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Bwana 07:51 AM 05-15-2016


It's off to a fast start already this year! A list of incidents involving people trying to obtain the coveted Darwin Award. I will keep you up to date of all the stupid tourist tricks.

This yesterday: We thought it was cold! (this is a first) :-)
http://www.ktvq.com/story/31975424/y...ed-it-was-cold



How this lady lived and was not gored is beyond me: Buy a Powerball ticket lady:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfk1O9_quxs

This from last week: Amazing no one got taken out:
http://www.krtv.com/story/31915893/v...nal-park-video

Much of the time, this is what happens: Fat guy vs Bison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNvTHOrTf_Y

At this rate, it should be a record year for goring incidents, Chinese tourists seem particularly clueless. So far no goring's, but it's coming.

If you have any from your area, post them up.
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rockymtnchief 08:30 PM 06-07-2016
Originally Posted by Bwana:
Not to be outdone by burn guy, this guy went the extra mile today. The temperature of that spring is 203°F.

http://www.ktvq.com/story/32169065/y...nto-hot-spring

Yellowstone National Park visitor presumed dead after falling into hot spring:

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -

A Yellowstone National Park visitor is presumed dead after a witness reported the visitor fell in to the Norris Geyser Basin.

According to YNP Public Affairs Officer Charissa Reid, a search was underway for the man who disappeared Tuesday afternoon.

Reid said the man is presumed dead because he has yet to be found.
“The recovery process is very difficult because of the hazards of the environment,” said Reid.

Reid said the man is in his 20s, but she would not identify the man or where he is from. He reportedly walked about 225 yards off the board walk before falling into the hot spring.

The springs are known to reach temperatures that would be deadly to humans on contact.

"Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest and most changeable thermal area in Yellowstone," according to the YNP website.

Norris Geyser Basin was closed following the incident.

Reid said she wanted to remind people of the danger of the springs and directed all visitors to the safety page on the YNP website.

Earlier this week, a 13-year-old boy and his father suffered thermal burns near the Castle Geyser.

They were flown to Salt Lake City for treatment.
The guys name was Stewart. Now they just call him Stew.
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Bwana 08:31 PM 06-07-2016
Originally Posted by rockymtnchief:
The guys name was Stewart. Now they just call him Stew.
:-) Ouch
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Rain Man 08:34 PM 06-07-2016
And that, my friends, is why you don't step off the boardwalk. Now, if you'll excuse me I'm going to go throw up and then sit in a corner and hug myself as I try to forget about dying that way.
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unlurking 08:35 PM 06-07-2016
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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kcpasco 08:50 PM 06-07-2016
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
And that, my friends, is why you don't step off the boardwalk. Now, if you'll excuse me I'm going to go throw up and then sit in a corner and hug myself as I try to forget about dying that way.
Boiled to death doesn't sound very pleasant. OUCH!!
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Lonewolf Ed 05:01 AM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by kcpasco:
Boiled to death doesn't sound very pleasant. OUCH!!
It depends if you go in head first or feet first.
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Bwana 07:08 AM 06-09-2016
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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Lzen 07:44 AM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by rockymtnchief:
The guys name was Stewart. Now they just call him Stew.

Oooohhhh.......burn!
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Fish 08:45 AM 06-09-2016

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DJ's left nut 01:59 PM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
And that, my friends, is why you don't step off the boardwalk. Now, if you'll excuse me I'm going to go throw up and then sit in a corner and hug myself as I try to forget about dying that way.
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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rockymtnchief 02:02 PM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by kcpasco:
Boiled to death doesn't sound very pleasant. OUCH!!
Park spokeswoman, Charissa Reid, said: “They were able to recover a few personal effects. There were no remains left to recover.
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Dave Lane 08:28 PM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by Fish:
I thought that it was the danger due to the ground being so fragile and unstable around the springs. People think the ground is firm, but break through the crust into the hot water below like a layer of thin ice.
If the grass is growing I'll consider it. No grass? No way.
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Dave Lane 08:32 PM 06-09-2016
Originally Posted by Dartgod:
So, in order to "accidentally" fall into the pool, one must climb a fence.

Not at Norris there are almost no guard rails at all. Some places have no boardwalks (generally where it is safe)
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Dave Lane 08:36 PM 06-09-2016
Most are like this. Easy to walk into.


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unlurking 08:32 AM 06-10-2016
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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