Weird Things Seen In National Parks

[lordmongrove]

Forteana in national parks

 

[Spudrick68]

Thank you for the link. Being off sick for a month and not being able to walk I now have the luxury of watching stuff like this.

 

[kesavaross]

Forteana in national parks

There's some really weird stories. Really enjoyed listening to that. Thanks.

 

[lordmongrove]

More odd things seen in national parks.

 

[ramonmercado]

A weird instruction.

"Never push a slower friend down," when fleeing bears, writes National Park Service​

The National Park Service has a protip for fleeing the angry/hungry bear you stupidly approached:

CNN Travel helpfully overexplains the joke:

The service points out that as spring approaches, bears will become more active. On their website, the National Park Service advises visitors who encounter a bear to keep their distance from the animal and to not surprise the bear if it hasn't noticed you yet. If the bear notices you, you should "identify yourself" as a human by standing still, talking calmly and waving your arms. Hikers should also travel in groups if possible.
The website also notes that bear attacks are rare but can occur.

Question: if the friend is slower, why push them?

https://boingboing.net/2023/03/06/n...eeing-bears-writes-national-park-service.html