Zion National Park visitors rescued after mocking rangers, hiking The Subway unprepared

[Outdoor_Fool]

We had a couple instances where the GPS led people onto the tarmac at the airport here. What a disaster that could have been.

 

[Shirt357]

Oh, I've done it too. We were in Virginia for my brother's wedding a few years ago and the GPS drove me right into a restricted area on a Navy base!

How did the asphalt taste?

 

[Rockskipper]

I once drove to the guard gate at the Trinity site. The guard of course wanted to know why I was there - I told him my GPS made me do it. (He didn't know I don't own a GPS.) I asked if I could take photos and he said that if anyone asked, he'd said no, so I took a few. If you've seen one plutonium bomb site, you've seen them all, so I didn't stay long. They give guided tours once a year, so I don't think it's all that top secret anymore anyway.

 

[Rockskipper]

Suspect in Yellowstone bison incident arrested at Glacier National Park

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/18034.htm

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Last night, August 2, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Glacier National Park rangers apprehended Raymond Reinke, age 55, from Pendleton, Oregon. Reinke was wanted following an incident earlier this week at Yellowstone National Park when he was captured on video harassing a bison.

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk said, “We appreciate the collaboration of our fellow rangers in Glacier and Grand Teton national parks on this arrest. Harassing wildlife is illegal in any national park.”

Reinke had been traveling to multiple national parks over the last week. On July 28, he was first arrested by law enforcement rangers at Grand Teton National Park for a drunk and disorderly conduct incident. He spent the night in the Teton County Jail, and was then released on bond.

Following his release, he traveled to Yellowstone National Park. Rangers at Yellowstone stopped his vehicle for a traffic violation on July 31. Reinke appeared to be intoxicated and argumentative. He was cited as a passenger for failure to wear a seat belt. It is believed that after that traffic stop, Reinke encountered the bison.

Yellowstone rangers received several wildlife harassment reports from concerned visitors and found Reinke later that evening, issuing a citation requiring a court appearance. The video of the event surfaced after that citation had been issued.

On Thursday, August 2, Yellowstone rangers connected Reinke’s extensive history, and seeing the egregious nature of the wildlife violation, the Assistant U.S. Attorney requested his bond be revoked. The request was granted and on the night of August 2, a warrant was issued for Reinke’s arrest.

Reinke had told rangers that his plans were to travel to Glacier National Park. Last night, August 2, Glacier National Park rangers began looking for his vehicle. Simultaneous with that search, rangers responded to the Many Glacier Hotel because two guests were arguing and creating a disturbance in the hotel dining room. Rangers identified one of the individuals involved as Reinke.

Glacier rangers transported Reinke to Helena late last night, where they met Yellowstone rangers. Yellowstone rangers transported Reinke to Mammoth Hot Springs and booked him into the Yellowstone Jail. He is scheduled for a court appearance today.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Suspect in Yellowstone bison incident arrested at Glacier National Park

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/18034.htm

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Last night, August 2, at approximately 10:45 p.m., Glacier National Park rangers apprehended Raymond Reinke, age 55, from Pendleton, Oregon. Reinke was wanted following an incident earlier this week at Yellowstone National Park when he was captured on video harassing a bison.

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Dan Wenk said, “We appreciate the collaboration of our fellow rangers in Glacier and Grand Teton national parks on this arrest. Harassing wildlife is illegal in any national park.”

Reinke had been traveling to multiple national parks over the last week. On July 28, he was first arrested by law enforcement rangers at Grand Teton National Park for a drunk and disorderly conduct incident. He spent the night in the Teton County Jail, and was then released on bond.

Following his release, he traveled to Yellowstone National Park. Rangers at Yellowstone stopped his vehicle for a traffic violation on July 31. Reinke appeared to be intoxicated and argumentative. He was cited as a passenger for failure to wear a seat belt. It is believed that after that traffic stop, Reinke encountered the bison.

Yellowstone rangers received several wildlife harassment reports from concerned visitors and found Reinke later that evening, issuing a citation requiring a court appearance. The video of the event surfaced after that citation had been issued.

On Thursday, August 2, Yellowstone rangers connected Reinke’s extensive history, and seeing the egregious nature of the wildlife violation, the Assistant U.S. Attorney requested his bond be revoked. The request was granted and on the night of August 2, a warrant was issued for Reinke’s arrest.

Reinke had told rangers that his plans were to travel to Glacier National Park. Last night, August 2, Glacier National Park rangers began looking for his vehicle. Simultaneous with that search, rangers responded to the Many Glacier Hotel because two guests were arguing and creating a disturbance in the hotel dining room. Rangers identified one of the individuals involved as Reinke.

Glacier rangers transported Reinke to Helena late last night, where they met Yellowstone rangers. Yellowstone rangers transported Reinke to Mammoth Hot Springs and booked him into the Yellowstone Jail. He is scheduled for a court appearance today.

Sounds like a great guy....too bad the bison didn't gore him....

 

[Rockskipper]

Sounds like a great guy....too bad the bison didn't gore him....

Well, yeah, except then they have to kill the buffalo. I say they should instead use them for breeding and make the herd stronger.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Seriously though, how does someone reach the age of 55 and still act like this? I could maybe understand a 20 year old or something....

 

[DuneElliot]

Well, yeah, except then they have to kill the buffalo. I say they should instead use them for breeding and make the herd stronger.

They don't kill bison for goring a person...never happened before, won't happen in the future.

 

[Rockskipper]

Glad to hear it. Not like bears.

 

[Outdoor_Fool]

Seriously though, how does someone reach the age of 55 and still act like this? I could maybe understand a 20 year old or something....

Yeah no kidding. What a fun guy to have known all these years.

Hey @Rockskipper , things have changed a lot over the years, for the most part. If a bear is doing what bears normally do, the bear lives if they injure/kill a person. There are notable exceptions (human-food-conditioned, consuming human corpse, etc) but even here in AK, a bear defending it's personal space, food source, cubs, etc, is usually allowed to live. Not always, of course, but usually.

 

[Rockskipper]

Oh, I know. They used to think if a bear ever tasted human blood, it would turn into a killer. Me, I worry more about the bear contracting giardia from the human or something.

But they do kill them if they eat your stock:

https://www.agweb.com/article/grizzly-euthanized-after-killing-cattle-in-montana/

 

[Rockskipper]

Seriously though, how does someone reach the age of 55 and still act like this? I could maybe understand a 20 year old or something....

They should make him hang out in a herd of buffalo as punishment.

 

[Outdoors24]

I just found this link on Facebook. Looks like someone is trying to share their side of story. Thoughts?
"Other side of the story"

 

[DuneElliot]

I read the reply and it sounds like a lot of BS excuses. There are a LOT of trails in the backcountry that require navigation by cairn, including those in National Parks. and from my understanding the "top down" trail is classed as a backcountry "trail" with minimal maintenance. Someone who knows this particular trail should expect that a log that has been "used every time" could also have been washed away every time...and prepared accordingly,,,nature changes everything.

The guy doesn't like the permit system BUT it is only through permits that we keep these trails and locations as pristine and untrampled as possible. I actually walked up the night before to get my permit as a solo hiker.

As someone who hiked this trail barely 6 months ago, granted from bottom up and back, I had few problems finding the trail and the odd location I had an issue I was a competent-enough hiker that I could figure it out and the sign back to the parking lot and TH is well-marked. The trail is NOT an easy trail to start...there is jumping, scrambling and a little route finding...it's the freaking backcountry.

 

[Rockskipper]

I think every backcountry trail in a NP should have signs that read:

CAUTION: You may encounter rattlesnakes and other poisonous snakes, wolves, bears, gun-totin' rangers with PTSD, rabid bats, coyotes, head-butting elk, buffalo, deer, and mountain goats, wolverines, flashfloods, inclement weather, rockfall, mudbogs, mosquitoes, @scatman, heat-seeking missiles, Bigfoot, politicians and other dangerous humans, tornadoes, fire, survivalists, lightning, earthquakes, mountain lions, badgers, poison oak and other poisonous plants, falling snags, and possible annihilation from various other sources. WE WILL NOT RESCUE YOU!

The rangers should then all take the rest of the season off (except the gun-totin' ones with PTSD).

 

[DuneElliot]

I think every backcountry trail in a NP should have signs that read:

CAUTION: You may encounter rattlesnakes and other poisonous snakes, wolves, bears, gun-totin' rangers with PTSD, rabid bats, coyotes, head-butting elk, buffalo, deer, and mountain goats, wolverines, flashfloods, inclement weather, rockfall, mudbogs, mosquitoes, @scatman, heat-seeking missiles, Bigfoot, politicians and other dangerous humans, tornadoes, fire, survivalists, lightning, earthquakes, mountain lions, badgers, poison oak and other poisonous plants, falling snags, and possible annihilation from other sources. WE WILL NOT RESCUE YOU!

The rangers should then all take the rest of the season off (except the gun-totin' ones with PTSD).

Dang, that would be a GREAT sign. MAYBE it would keep at least some of the riff-raff out.

 

[Perry]

But you assume these people will even bother to read the signs.


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[Yvonne]

Sounds like a great guy....too bad the bison didn't gore him....

that was exactly my first thought

 

[Rockskipper]

But you assume these people will even bother to read the signs.


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You're right. They'll just take a selfie under the sign and carry on. Oh well. you just saved the Park Service a lot of money.

 

[Cool Danish]

I think every backcountry trail in a NP should have signs that read:

CAUTION: You may encounter rattlesnakes and other poisonous snakes, wolves, bears, gun-totin' rangers with PTSD, rabid bats, coyotes, head-butting elk, buffalo, deer, and mountain goats, wolverines, flashfloods, inclement weather, rockfall, mudbogs, mosquitoes, @scatman, heat-seeking missiles, Bigfoot, politicians and other dangerous humans, tornadoes, fire, survivalists, lightning, earthquakes, mountain lions, badgers, poison oak and other poisonous plants, falling snags, and possible annihilation from various other sources. WE WILL NOT RESCUE YOU!

The rangers should then all take the rest of the season off (except the gun-totin' ones with PTSD).

Off all the dangers listed on your NP sign, the one that scares me the most is: Politicians!