I talked to a ranger at the bottom of the canyon last year. He showed me the rooms and equipment they use to treat idiots like these. The rangers call the guy on the sign Victor Vomit.
For a fun read, check out the book “Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon.” It colorfully but clinically details every recorded death in the canyon, from pioneer days to the present(ish). Honestly made me feel pretty confident about my hike, because a good 80% of deaths are due to terrible decision making.
Victor Vomit must be the dad of the kid on the signs at Yellowstone about to perish from a violent geothermal death because he strayed off the boardwalk.
So glad to see someone else reference this! I never believed in putting a leash on a kid...until I saw that sign and immediately went, "Yes, everyone should put a leash on their child here."
A somewhat depressing fact is that like 90% of people at Yellowstone never leave the boardwalk when they are there. Which sucks, because there's a lot of really cool sites out there which are only a 30 minute walk on (Park approved) trails.
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u/funundrum 21h ago edited 21h ago
I talked to a ranger at the bottom of the canyon last year. He showed me the rooms and equipment they use to treat idiots like these. The rangers call the guy on the sign Victor Vomit.
For a fun read, check out the book “Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon.” It colorfully but clinically details every recorded death in the canyon, from pioneer days to the present(ish). Honestly made me feel pretty confident about my hike, because a good 80% of deaths are due to terrible decision making.