Another criminal idiot in the National Parks

I just don't understand.

Did this guy misread the sign that says "Death Valley National Park" to read "Death Valley (your name here) Park"?

It belongs to ALL of us, so it makes sense to treat it as you'd treat someone else's property. I am constantly amazed at the lack of respect on public lands.

"Leave it cleaner/better than you found it"

And let's not forget that these two caused over 500 MILLION dollars damage, and murdered more than a dozen helpless people. At least they are in custody, and facing many charges, including Murder. And they will probably just get their hands spanked for being bad boys, and turned loose after a bit.

Smoky Mountain Fires

They couldn't have been from Michigan and the salty winter roads. Nothing nicer than staying OUT of salt. I wont even go back to Padre Island. Duuuhhhh

Stupid is as stupid does. You can't fix stupidity.

Not to long ago forest off road
access was easy. Today most service/logging roads are gated to keep us out due to the morons.

my440 wrote:
Not to long ago forest off road
access was easy. Today most service/logging roads are gated to keep us out due to the morons.

Maybe you are one of the "morons" causing the roads to be gated. Sounds like you entered when not wanted. :S

agesilaus wrote:
Damages salt flat at Badwater

He drove across the salt flat at Badwater in DVNP, got stuck and abandoned the van. Faces $5000 fine and 6 months in jail

What if the van was stolen?

Hopefully the new admin will fix some of that. The locals hate it.

Hope the new administration does not follow through on threats to close some park days do to his budget cuts.

Well the article did say (And I will use the article's wording)
Some of the folks who go into the Prohibited areas and do stupid things do it for the photo op.. (And many of those fall into the next group as they post said photo to Facebook et-al)

Some are just Dumbasses

It appears this idiot was the latter kind.

Now.. He left the van.. I've seen many cases where someone took the license plates to disguise ownership but he did not even do that (We still know who the owner is) So Dumbass applies no matter what the reason

And the fine is too small
And the jail term too short.