Avoid ☠️DEATH☠️ in Yellowstone -- Safety Tips for Newbies!
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My visit in 2014 was AMAZING! At one of the geyser walks a young couple had a dog on a leash, a park employee stopped them and said the dog wasn’t allowed. They objected because of the heat. They said no, it was too hot. The ranger replied open a window. They went back and forth and the woman just wouldn’t shut up, so the ranger raised his voice saying that a few years back a family’s dog jumped in, their son jumped in to save the dog, and the father jumped in to save his son and all three died. They passed us after they turned around and were just livid, so mad that the ranger would dare speak to them that way.
I bet those are the types of people who blame and sue afterwards (assuming they survived a mishap) because no one warned them about the dangers. 😁 Bless the rangers for standing their ground.
Why are most dog owners so entitled omg that is so selfish.
@@veednttrip93 -- I am not sure that applying that stereotype to "dog owners" would be fair. People can be jerks, idiots, and entitled. I hesitate to blame that bad behavior on the ownership of a dog. 😊
“You don’t want to surprise a Grizzly bear.” 🤣🤣
Lol understatement of the year
This is the best public service video that I can remember ever watching. You two are the best in every way. Thank you!!!
Wow! What a nice compliment! Thank you so much! 😊
It is not bears we need to worry about. It is the crazy humans who have anger management issues and psychotic episodes that place us at risk. They can be found everywhere, not just in the inner cities of America. I do not expect to ever find myself in that sort of situation, just saying it is people that create worry about personal harm.
I had to tell parents to move their child away from a Bison for being to close last year. Every year someone is going to be the Florida man in Yellowstone.
The one thing that is very important is COMMON SENSE. Some folks are very much lacking this super power
Great job , I am 62 and have been to Yellowstone many times. I witnessed a person who deliberately stomped through the crust and Fried their foot
I always use caution when in the Forest (I love the wilderness) good common sense (which seems to be a rarity these days) will keep you safe, make noise, keep your distance, and be alert.
The mountains are calling and I must go!
Also i once tripped over a tiny little branch sticking up in a trail and fell down a bank of a rushing river in CA. Thankfully my bf was able to reach way down and grabbed me by the wrists and yanked me back up to the trail. Literally saved my life. Scared the crap out of me.
These tips are not only helpful, but they just may save someone's life!
Last October we watched a father kneel down on a boardwalk by Grand Prismatic to help his little boy touch the hot water! In 1999 when we visited we watched someone trying to put their child on top of a bison! We bought the Death in Yellowstone book and read it at night in our cabin to the family!
The last three years we have spent a lot of time at YNP and Grand Tetons. Last year wear were at Norris one a perimeter trail, trying to get a good spot for a photograph when a teen aged boy jumped into one of the momentarily quiet hot pots. I yelled at him to get out and fortunately he jumped right out. His father was maybe 100 yards away and running towards us.
Years ago a couple of boys canoeing on the lake when their canoe overturned one swam right away to the nearby shore and survived the other had been told to stay with the boat if it overturned and did not.
And of course every year people try to get close to the big critters.
We've spent a lot of time in those parks over the years and still have more to see but sensible caution is needed there as well as many other parks.
I have been very lucky, because we Mom, Dad and I started going to Yellowstone in 1955. The best times were camping at Fishing Bridge Campground "Tent camping" and bear in the campground day and night. I remember chasing bears out of camp most day and you would hear them at night. The garbage cans were in the ground it had a big metal lid on it and a foot lever you used to open it, the bears are very smart animal's they would put a paw on the lever and open the lid stick their heads in the garbage can and have a good dinner. Fishing Bridge has changed the General Store, and gas station is still there but the old post office building, and The Haynes Picture Shop are all gone. Across the road and a little toward east was the entrance to the old tent campground which is gone now.
Thanks for the great safety review of Yellowstone. We went in the 80's after the fire and seen a Bison chase a lady's St. Benard across the parkinglot. She got herself and the dog in her car just before it caught up to them!
Thanks for your great advice, I was amazed how people didn't realize bison are wild animals.
And always carry a daypack even if going on the shortest day hikes. Water, 1st aid kit, food, communication device, shelter and light. I see so many youtubers on day hikes with nothing but a small water bottle. Same with day hikers out in our parks. I have had to use my 1st aid kit on a day hike and having a pain deadening 1st aid spray and bandages for my hands made it easier for me to concentrate on my footing and make it safely back to camp. (grabbed onto a bush to prevent myself from going down when a trail, it's soil loosened by rain, suddenly gave way underneath me)
Great video. This can apply to other National Parks or visiting mountains in the Western U.S. Being a Westerner and spending a lot of my life in the wild places, it always amazes me how people think and act when in the wild. A lot of these people think of Yellowstone as the world's largest petting zoo. Not to mention dressing inappropriately to avoid exposure or dehydration. Most come through without a scratch, fortunately, and have had the time of their life.
Thanks for the Rubber Meets the Road reality check. Great heads up discussion. We are newbie’s to Yellowstone and so looking forward to seeing it up close late September. 🤙🤙
Make sure u have plenty of very warm gear, especially if camping.
You two are incredible. Love your humor Sean! Great info as always. 2A guy here too and I'm in total agreement with you. We got to keep our children AND everyone's lives safe!
I traveled to yellowstone in 2021 and had an great time. Based on information from your channel I was able better to prepare for the trip. Thanks.
Thank you for the 7 safety tips! It is critical to watch out for yourself and others to enjoy but still be safe at the same time. Great video as always. Dave
Nice stuff. I was last in Yellowstone in 1977, yup 45 years ago...lived through it too.. .. Plan to be back there this fall.for my second visit. It is amazing that the place looks like it has not changed that much, other than more crowded now I guess....really looking forward to getting there again. Thanks for the great content...you guys are the best, and as always safe travels.
That wonderful and to even think you are just planning on going back this fall after 45years must be exciting for you .. I was there with my daughter 3 years back and it was really fun , seeing the beautiful animals and i always played safe because i wouldn't want anything to go wrong especially when i am with my daughter . Do you have kids ?
@@jamescollins2499 lol yes, we are very much looking forward to getting back there. We do have kids, but all grown up now. Next step: grandkids maybe :) I was 13 at the time when we went in 1977. We live in eastern Canada but my parents were both teachers and they had a small travel trailer, and every summer we had some amazing trips. This particular one took us from the Atlantic to the Pacific in a 47 day journey. Great memories
We went to Yellowstone on our Honeymoon in 1966. Yep, we had a Black Bear in our tent campsite one night. Now, we have our Airstream to keep us comfortable.
Sean and Kristy - Thank you SO mich for the informative and life saving video. As a Floridian I am not used to other parts of the country with different features so I appreciate the education and heads up. Looking forward to Yellowstone someday and will remember these tips!! Y'all are awesome as always! God bless and stay safe! Loloho! 🙏🌼🙂
Worked in West Yellowstone in 2020. What amazed me the most were the speeding drivers. This is a huge park. It takes an hour to get anywhere. You have to plan for long days. Part of the beauty of the park are the views and vistas. Take some time to enjoy the natural beauty, you might even see an animal in the woods. Don't take risks while driving, just slow down and enjoy.
It’s often said that common sense isn’t that common, so thanks for the tips.
Back in the late 50's my family stayed at Yellowstone park for 2 weeks. It was grand. My older brother and I shared a pup tent and my parents and younger brother slept in a larger tent In a designated Tent camping area..We woke up one morning to watch a Black bear being chased by a bunch of kids. WE also saw parents putting their kids on Bears to take pictures! So, Stupidity is nothing new at Yellow Stone.
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I live in SE Idaho, I have been to Yellowstone more times than I can remember. Camped in Island Park for years then owned a cabin there. I agree with your advice, I don't get why folks approach bison, there are signs literally everywhere about the dangers with that. We have been having a winter like spring, Yellowstone had issues getting the early roads open. Maybe I will see you there in the Fall, late summer. Thanks for informing folks about the place!
Wyoming resident. Same here.
I am from Montana and have been in Yellowstone at some point most of my life. Thank you for sharing this information.... It is important to follow the rules. I really liked the part about the bison. It's not Thier fault people make poor choices where they are concerned.
Thanks Guys. Yellowstone is on our bucket list. We adore your piranha
Entertaining and informative as always! Thank you for your show!!
Thanks for the tips. My wife and I have been there once but it was a fast visit. Can't wait till next time and we plan on taking our time, probably about a week at the park.
Safe travels my friends!
Thanks for the tips! I know from watching a young lady get flipped in the air by a substantial bull bison that they take their personal space seriously! That’s a big hula hoop folks!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us , I appreciate your time in making this video for us. Safe travels❤️🌞
Love your little applehead!!!
LOVE the closing of Baby Girl with her dad. I have an 18-mo old Chi male who's only bonded to me; won't tolerate others reaching to pet him. He's so funny; interested, but, leave me ALONE! Our vet calls him a Mexican Snap Dragon; don't hurt my pop!
Y'all Be Safe!
Great video, your channel is growing on us. Loved the generator video with you "Air Drumming". Very well put together.
Hope you guys go for even a much much more longer time than ever. Watching this blog is like taking the health temperature of our National Parks. You have to be there to know what's going on.
Thank you for the his video. We went to Yellowstone in 2010 and were surprised at how close some people got to the wildlife to get pictures. I preferred to stay a safe distance and use a zoom. Using common sense is the key here.
We met a hungry moose that was as friendly as it could be. It got bored with us and went to some other people that had chips. Moral of this story, BRING CHIPS! 🤣
If we’ve learned anything in the last 2 years, it’s that common sense isn’t always a bountiful commodity these days. Interpret that as you may. LOL
Always look forward to your videos! Hope people learn that the great outdoors are great and fun to visit, but also full of hazardous situations.
Be aware! Thanks for educating all of us!
Thank you for the good tips. We’re planning to visit Yellowstone this summer.
Great video! Definitely a video for first timers to YS. And a good reminders for us. Thanks 😊
Thanks for another great video. We are planning a trip to Yellow Stone next spring. These informational videos really help.
Love you guys and you better keep that dog on a chain. I am leaving next week to travel with my travel trailer from Nevada to Ohio to visit my 8 Grandchildren. Going to stay at RV Parks on the way and spend 42 days total away from home. I will be watching for you. God bless you in your travels!!!
Want to thank you so much for this video. I’m travelling to Yellowstone from Ireland in May . It will be my first time in America so I’m very excited. I’ve watched all your videos they’ve been so helpful. Best of luck to you both !
Love your videos and I could feel the power from your dog, she's scary sweet.
Baby gyrl so funny. Great episode guys!
In '74 we rode our motorcycles to Yellowstone and camped near Fishing Bridge. On Hwy 20 was a small meadow with pull out parking. We were riding along when we noticed a small group of
people pointing at (what we could see) a mother with 2 kids. We stopped to see what was going on and then saw the main attraction .... 2 small cub bears! The mother was trying to feed the
bear cubs some sliced bread! Instantly my wife and I started yelling at them while I sent my friend to find a ranger. The mother refused to listen to all our warnings... the cubs were 'so cute'.
Soon a ranger came to the area code 3! He ran to the mother/kids and grabbed the kids... mother followed of course and was talking about 'the cubs are so cute' all the time. When they finally
made it to his vehicle he read them the riot act. The father soon arrived and the entire family was ejected from the park. Mother had no idea what danger she was putting her family in.
Because the mother bear wouldn't be as cute as the cubs!
Here at the local eastern Idaho hospital, we say it's summer when we get our first bison goring. Stay safe and follow the rules, people! We're busy enough as it is
Wow! I bet you have a lot of crazy stories that you could tell!
Thank y’all so much! It’s good to see y’all again! 👍👍😃. By the way, what type and size of Airstream do you guys have? Have fun and be careful!
Love the intro. Long long time fan!!
Happy Trails
We were so blessed to spend a week at Yellowstone last summer with our two boys. We even made a video about it! We were super mindful of the dangers. Even that one bison we had to scoot by.
I was camped in Yellowstone in 1994. I was driving south through Hayden Valley when I came across a traffic accident involving a cow bison and a small rental car. The car had two guys from Germany apparently driving too fast when they came over a small rise in the road right into a herd of bison. The two tourists were miraculously not hurt but the car was totaled. I was told that the cow bison stood up and stumbled off of the opposite side of the road and about 40 feet out into the sage brush where she collapsed and died. What really angered me was that cars were blasting through the accident sight and were cussing me out when I was telling them to slow down.
Usually what kills you in Yellowstone is a ride to the “train station”... lol..
Great tips !! People do not realize what moving water will do. 5 mph water will sweep you off your feet and make it hard as hell to get back up especially if you bust your knoggin when you hit the ground !!
Ha! Yes, avoid a trip to the train station at all cost! ;)
I'm currently reading a book "Death In Yellowstone" which I purchased there last fall. There are chapters on each subject you mentioned plus deaths related to avalanches, falling trees, falling rocks, lost people freezing to death, poisonous plants, kids throwing rocks from cliffs trying to reach the river and there were people on trails below them and many more stories of fatalities. It is a graphically detailed book. It's a very interesting book and if more people read it there may be fewer people wanting to visit YNP. To steal a movie title, "A Million Ways To Die in Yellowstone". On the subject of guns, if you did shoot a bear it would only pi$$ him off.
I've actually read that book, and yes, it's an eye opener for sure!
Also read this book. Now there is a Volume 2!
Great points all thank you for providing it for us to learn...somber but important points all....thank you.
Another great video. Thanks! We just got back from a road trip and my holding tank gauges are acting erratic. Link me to your video about tank treatments or when you can, make a new video. I know Shaun likes to discuss Stinky Slinkys ;) .
Great video. Would love to see content on: Cross-country travel challenges (finding campgrounds, boondocking tips, harvest host?, miles per day, avoiding traffic?) Kristy - any grocery hacks/dinner and lunch ideas? How long do yall stay out? How long do you stay at one spot? Do you have down days or is it just go go? What do you do on your down days? How long are you planning in advance? If your not planning in advance, are you finding places to stay? If you are out for months at a time, how do you stay married? ha! Where are your fav state/county parks that you just love? (if your like me you may prefer not to say!) Love your videos Thanks so much!
Hi Nancy! We do have stand alone videos that address finding campgrounds, tips for boondocking and harvest host. We also have videos about typical travel days, miles we travel in a day, etc. Just click videos on our channel and scroll back to find them. Or you can search our channel for different topics. Hope this helps you find what you're looking for! Thanks for watching! 💗🤙🏻
Thank you so much for all your interesting videos!
I now realize (again), Yellowstone isn't your typical vacation stop. Mattie are dog will be on a very short leash. I always feel like we hang out together watching your vlogs. I love it.
Where can I purchase your stickers? 🤓✌️
Great video thanks for sharing all your info. In the park do the rangers monitor any walkie-talkie channels. Can’t wait to get there this September Thanks From Wisconsin
Speaking of Bison, a good friend of was riding his Harley through the park and road up on a heard and he was not able to get off the bike and to safety before they were right next to him so he sat there ever so still, not even blinking his eyes as they passed.
Yellowstone is both fascinating and formidable. You have obviously encountered the book Death in Yellowstone, so have I. On one of the geyser trails, my sun glasses fogged up, I couldn’t see and tripped. Luckily, not into boiling water, but a hundred years ago this happened to a woman with glasses and she lost her life.
Yes, back in the 1980s there was a terrible incident involving a young man who worked at Old Faithful during winter. He went camping with friends near Lake Yellowstone, and they encountered some heavy snowfall. He took a wrong step and fell into a hot spring. After suffering through a torturous night in his tent with no medical attention, he died the next morning. Truly horrific. I live Yellowstone but a healthy fear is also in order.
Thank you for the great tips!🤙🏻
Love your LTM6! I've got one too!
Great video. I never saw any bears in Yellowstone.
Good show!
Yes it is really a good show Sally and also very informative which would definitely save lots of lives..
Years ago we were told when ever you go out hiking you should sew jingle bells to the bottom of your pants. That way the wildlife- bears, snakes and all in between well hear you coming and they well get gone before you get to where they were.
Thanks for another awesome well international video .... Much love and prays may you kids be blessed in Jesus name .. BBE .
Y’all are the Best!
Thanks guys, another great video. Take care,
Baby Girl!!! So glad to see you, darling! Lol. Fantastic advice, guys. This applies in all wilderness areas. 👍
"And I feed her." LOL, Kristy! 😁
I love you guys and I'm not even close to being an Airstream traveler. I just appreciate your common sense videos. 🙏
Thank you freedom dove. Much love to you ❤️❤️❤️
Ya wanna see bears? Go to Yosemite! Bears are everywhere and especially in the Tuolumne Meadows campground!
At the upper falls overlook, we could see a dead dog in river below. Obviously a dog was probably playing in the water upriver and got caught in the fast flowing river.
Goodness, that's so sad!
I live in Wyoming, so we see the stories in the paper all summer. The annoying ones are the people that ignore the warnings posted EVERYWHERE, and in multiple languages, to stay away from the animals. Usually somewhere in the article is the word, "touron." 🤷🏼♀️
Yay! Been missing you guys.
...and the number one safety tip, AVOID SUPER VOLCANO ERUPTION! 🌋😜🤠
Lol, yes! But when that thing goes, I think we're all done for!
Sean & Kristy: We will be camping in Yellowstone NP this coming September.
Thanks for the heads-up on “best practices” while visiting and staying alive.
I won’t say if I’ll be packin’…but between our killer cocker spaniel, my no-nonsense spouse, and bear spray…I think we’ll be OK.
Oh yeah, I think I’ll leave my wooden dutch hiking shoes at home.
Be prepared for very cold weather. Family went in August and froze camping out. My folks are from WY.
The cocker spaniel will be bear meat. Packin' and bear spray is great. Dogs are a big NO.
Great video! Y'all are fantastic.
Great video!
I can’t say I’ve never seen a bear in a campground in Yellowstone. In 1962 my family and I were camping in Yellowstone and the bears were numerous in the campground every time if day! I really think this was before they cracked down on trash being left out and food !
I’m 69 years old and
I was 10 so things have changed a lot.
Good review. Your overview reminds me of the time my family went to Yellowstone back in the late ‘70’s. I can’t wait to go back again in the next year or so to spend a few weeks if possible.
Out of curiosity, does Baby Girl react in a snarly way when Sean is not around?
She will growl if she is comfortably sitting with someone and another person tries to take her. 😁
Thanks for telling this safety info. When we were there … some people just didn’t get it! Someone was hurt while we were there.. I was scolded by the park ranger for jumping out of the car to photograph a bear! I realize now (after she explained) how this was very dangerous! Animals are so beautiful! I would have a BISON In My back yard! Love your photos of bison…
These animals are beautiful and yet very dangerous , simply because they may feel threatened and intimidated by the presence of a human and end up hurting the person.. I have always played safe on my visits to Yellow stone. Better safe than sorry i guess lol Nova . How about you ?
Nova, I felt the same way about Bison. Then I watched a few videos of bison ranchers. Yeah, no thanks. Extremely dangerous animals.
Yeah, i got too close to a little pool of hot water when i was there. The ground was slippery. I slid too close and almost got burned. Holy crap.
What?!? You’re not supposed to walk on the ground. That’s what the boardwalks are for.
@@ceciliapetrowsky2572 there was no walk around. It was in a way out area. Also 40-50+ years ago.
Sean & Kristy: We just returned from visiting Gros Ventre and Yellowstone/Canyon Campground. I can see why y’all keep going back to that particular Grand Teton destination!
Yellowstone was OK. Our cocker spaniel went nuts when bison were crossing the road in front of us.
We had to cut it short due to the weather getting crummy.
Is there another “good time” off-season to revisit these two parks?
Thanks!
You two would make great Parents, I know your furry baby is as important. God Bless you!
The size of gun you'd be carrying hiking in the park would only piss off a bear (unless you were extremely lucky were your shot went). Deer, moose, bobcats, wolves, coyotes, elk, etc....they are all dangerous because of their survival instinct. People just don't get that. There were people putting food out for a cougar in a foot hills area of Colorado Springs that got hurt.
Testing bear spray, hot damn I can’t wait for that video. Who gets hit in the face with that stuff Sean or Kristy?
Good information, Sean and Kristi.
If you ever do a Q&A video about packing for cross country trip i have a question.we are planning a5 month cross country trip next spring and want to know if its safe to carry an Xtra tank of gas secured in a crate as well as an extra propane tank secured in a crate, in the back in the bed of thr truck under the tonneau cover?
How are you able to keep your volume level up so high? (-1.9dB Stats for nerds.)
Baby Girl is Cute. I can't walk very good anymore, but I enjoy watching The Videos.
Great video. I can sum it up this way Don't Die Like an Idiot.
Come up to the Sierras; every campground has a resident bear. I boondocks in the national forest and have had bear in our campsite. Most of your tips are common sense; unfortunately that is in short supply during the peak season. Stay safe.
Wow toward the end of your video the guy with the pistol looks as if he was about to look down the muzzle!
You have to time bear spray perfectly. The bear must be within the spray’s range. Too far, and it has no effect. Too near, and it’s too late. If the bear is charging, you must time it so the bear runs into the cloud of spray. Get it wrong, and you get mauled, or worse.
Thank you guys for all the great information. My riding buddies and I are planning a trip to Yellowstone this September. Any advice for motorcyclists that we should consider?
Best tip: if going on a motorcycle, you have do the Beartooth highway!
@@johnlowell1734 thanks so much for the tip. We will be sure to add that road to our ride list.
Unless you are taking an absolute hand cannon (.44 magnum, .50cal), your normal self-defense type pistols (9mm, .40cal, etc.) will NOT do you any good vs a bear. Shooting a bear with a small caliber pistol will only anger it, which will in turn exacerbate the situation.
Absolutely! We try to tell people this all the time, but most of them don't believe us. 😬🤷🏼♀️
Read the book 'Death in Yellowstone' on the way to the park. It will cool your jets. I worked at Tower Falls one summer when someone just had to step over the barrier wall above the canyon for a better picture and got vertigo from the twisting patterns in the canyon walls instead and fell 1500 feet and was found down stream 2 weeks later far from where he fell. The same summer just outside West Yellowstone at Hebgan Lake two campers were pulled out of their tent by a grizzly. One was eaten like a burrito in his sleeping bag, the other one escaped. While at the top of Lower Falls I noticed a curious woman off trail standing by the river's edge. She took off her sweater, folded it neatly and set it on a rock. Then she took off her wedding ring, laid it on top of the sweater and
to the horror of everyone watching the river go over the edge, caught a glimpse of a body flashing over the edge of a 320' drop. Accidents are not the only way to die in Yellowstone!
My husband and I want to visit this fall. When do the large crowds dissipate?
Been with you from the start I now have all your hats and many of your product reconditions some that I just tell my wife it sounded good on the show. Sean I can relate to you more than any other creator. So a question, why do you put a loaded gun in a cooler? Weird no?
You know, I read several news stories about that incident after it happened because obviously it was quite shocking. I think it was a case of a young inexperienced gun owner who had literally just purchased his first firearm prior to his first trip to Yellowstone because he was worried about bears. He specifically stated that he bought the weapon to protect his family from bears. Obviously he made a tragic mistake with regards to managing the gun. Quite frankly, I think he was a young guy and did not know what he was doing.
It’s a sad story and I don’t like telling sad stories, but I felt like it would be cowardly of me to exclude it from this video since we are among the very few people who were there in the campground that day when it happened. Obviously the failure is not on the part of the toddler or the gun, but with the gun owner. That was a rare sad day in Yellowstone.
Yes, it's legal to carry a firearm Yellowstone, but it is illegal to discharge a firearm, i.e., a Federal offense.
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