Yup - that one moves pretty rapidly to the top of my 'shitty ways to go' list.

Man, that's friggen horrifying.
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Thought this was pretty funny...

https://www.maxwaugh.com/2016/05/17/...national-park/

New Species Discovered in Yellowstone National Park


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http://www.krtv.com/story/32178350/r...-national-park

Update on well done lobster boy and 6 more taking a stroll across the crust a day later. :-) This is truly the summer idiots around here.
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Most are like this. Easy to walk into.


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I'd love to visit one day. What's the best time of year to avoid stupid tourists? I'm assuming winter, but I'd like to avoid snow too.
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You can avoid tourists if you walk 100 yards away from the main areas (and, no I don't mean walk off the boardwalks). It seems as if 95% of the people all crowd into the exact same places.

For instance, at Old Faithful there are benches set up near the Lodge where hundreds of people will sit and wait for the next eruption. You will be 20 people deep. If you simply walk on the boardwalk for 10 minutes you will be on the other side of the geyser and all by yourself.
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Good to know, thanks!
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I would have to go with September, after the kiddies are back in school.
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Good call. May head up there this fall.
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If you want to avoid tourists you can stay in Cook City and/or the eastern entrance.
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Chinese man fined for collecting thermal water in Yellowstone

http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyle...ampaign=LEEDCC
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You guys must all covet nature much more than me. Going to a national park sounds incredibly boring.
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You couldn't pay me enough to go through Yellowstone in the summer. I love going to the mountains to get away from people and relax on my ATV's with my fly rods. Going through Yellowstone at this point would not be a relaxing experience for me, dealing with morons stopped in the middle of the road for a gopher/bison jam would raise my blood pressure.

This is my Idea of a place to relax:





Not this:



This:
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Maybe when you get older you will appreciate a nice picnic in the mountains with a beautiful girl, skiing in fresh snow through white dusted forest, seeing all the different species of birds, plants and animals as you tackle a tough hiking trail-then reward yourself by dipping your tired feet into the glacier waters of a rambling stream.
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