I remember as a kid going through there a couple of times and dozens of bears would be everywhere along the road taking handouts from tourists. Bears would jump up on cars, stick their head in to get potato chips, and periodically jump in cars. Here is an example, on a side note the dude looks like Ted Kaczynski.
Originally Posted by Bwana:
I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer
It was always the worst going to fish the Lamar from the north entrance. All the cars stop for the first buffalo they see and spend about 20 minutes parked taking pictures, only to find out there are hundreds more 15 more miles down the road. I'm going back to visit again this summer the week of the 4th of July. I'm dreading the drive through the park-especially that week. If I didn't have a friend coming with me thats never been there's no way I would go anywhere close to the park. [Reply]
Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED:
It was always the worst going to fish the Lamar from the north entrance. All the cars stop for the first buffalo they see and spend about 20 minutes parked taking pictures, only to find out there are hundreds more 15 more miles down the road. I'm going back to visit again this summer the week of the 4th of July. I'm dreading the drive through the park-especially that week. If I didn't have a friend coming with me thats never been there's no way I would go anywhere close to the park.
I go to Cooke City almost every year for the 4th, but I don't venture the extra 3 miles into the park. [Reply]
Staying a safe distance from wildlife is not only the law, it's the smart thing to do.
Wild animals are dangerous, as shown in this video posted by REBOOT.
Last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, wildlife guide Jody Tibbitts caught a video of an elk that got fed up with a woman who got just a little too close.
According to Tibbitts, they pulled up to view an elk on the side of the road near West Thumb and saw a woman walking very close to the elk.
You can hear Tibbitts in the video warning her to back away, but before you know it the elk charges the woman and she stumbles backward and falls.
Fortunately, the woman didn't appear hurt.
Tibbitts then calls out to tell the woman that he was about to remind her that park regulations require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from wild animals.
"It won't happen again!" she replied.
"I bet it won't!" Tibbitts said. [Reply]
Staying a safe distance from wildlife is not only the law, it's the smart thing to do.
Wild animals are dangerous, as shown in this video posted by REBOOT.
Last weekend in Yellowstone National Park, wildlife guide Jody Tibbitts caught a video of an elk that got fed up with a woman who got just a little too close.
According to Tibbitts, they pulled up to view an elk on the side of the road near West Thumb and saw a woman walking very close to the elk.
You can hear Tibbitts in the video warning her to back away, but before you know it the elk charges the woman and she stumbles backward and falls.
Fortunately, the woman didn't appear hurt.
Tibbitts then calls out to tell the woman that he was about to remind her that park regulations require visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from wild animals.
"It won't happen again!" she replied.
"I bet it won't!" Tibbitts said.
Originally Posted by Bwana:
I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer.
This picture was taken in 2016 - that's how long those cars have been stuck there. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Bwana:
I also remember being caught in several Park traffic jams like this, which is why I avoid it like the plague in the summer.
Try filming by yourself in the dark a mile or two from any road or person, Yellowstone is fucking deserted at night, and then see if any of the splashes or gurgles sound weird in total darkness. And I'm usually without bear spray.
Originally Posted by : Boy burned at Yellowstone National Park thermal pool
BILLINGS -
A 13-year-old boy is recovering after he was burned at a thermal pool during a visit to Yellowstone National Park.
Park officials said the incident was initially reported Saturday evening near Morning Glory Pool, but both the teen and his father were located near Castle Geyser.
The boy sustained burns around one of his limbs, but officials would not say which limb or the extent of the burn, nor how it happened.
Officials declined to release more specific information about the incident, citing patient privacy, but they did say the boy was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital for treatment.
Here's another quote from that story. This shit pisses me off to no end.
Originally Posted by :
Long a favored destination for park visitors, Morning Glory Pool was named in the 1880s for its remarkable likeness to its namesake flower. However, this beautiful pool has fallen victim to vandalism. People have thrown literally tons of coins, trash, rocks, and logs into the pool. Much of the debris subsequently became embedded in the sides and vent of the spring, affecting water circulation and accelerating the loss of thermal energy. Through the years Morning Glory's appearance has changed as its temperature dropped. Orange and yellow bacteria that formerly colored only the periphery of the spring now spread toward its center.
