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Oakman wrote:Jim Shoe wrote:
I've been going to YNP since I was a child. On a couple of my last trips after I retired, I found it fascinating to watch folks that think they're in an open air zoo where all the animals are tame.
Saw a woman complaining to a Ranger about the huge dent in her car door. She attempted to drive through a herd of Bison and their babies while they crossed the road. I also spotted a guy, armed with his trusty camera, walk up past the rear end of a male elk so he could get a pic of the elk's head. He was less than a yard away from a rather impressive rack of antlers. Neither human was hurt.
A Ranger that I talked to said that they spend a good part of their day explaining to visitors that they aren't in a petting zoo or are walking around pools of steaming water safe for bathing.
There are people on this earth that are too dumb to live and spend their lives proving it.
Yes, too many people are clueless when it comes to wildlife.
โOct-18-2013 01:06 PM
Jim Shoe wrote:
I've been going to YNP since I was a child. On a couple of my last trips after I retired, I found it fascinating to watch folks that think they're in an open air zoo where all the animals are tame.
Saw a woman complaining to a Ranger about the huge dent in her car door. She attempted to drive through a herd of Bison and their babies while they crossed the road. I also spotted a guy, armed with his trusty camera, walk up past the rear end of a male elk so he could get a pic of the elk's head. He was less than a yard away from a rather impressive rack of antlers. Neither human was hurt.
A Ranger that I talked to said that they spend a good part of their day explaining to visitors that they aren't in a petting zoo or are walking around pools of steaming water safe for bathing.
There are people on this earth that are too dumb to live and spend their lives proving it.
โOct-18-2013 08:11 AM
newk wrote:
I read today that all the roads in Yellowstone and Teton NP are open except for Dunraven Pass. The story said park employees were back on the job, but they expected it would take 3 days to get everything opened up again, just as it took 3 days to close it down. Then it'll be closed again in a couple weeks.
Weather for the coming week looks pretty good, but keep an eye out for changes. Your escape routes could diminish quickly with a good mountain storm.
Elk should be in rut. That's always fun... just keep a good distance from them, as the bulls can be pretty cantankerous this time of the year. You might also find some good fall colors. Colors are very late arriving in eastern Wyoming this year.
I'd expect most of the Park to be closed by Nov. 1 at the latest. The Black Hills is at a lower elevation, so you might enjoy that if the weather chases you out of Yellowstone. Most of the Hills, except for private tourist attractions, is open all year.
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