I remember clearly, decades ago when I was a child, a family visit to Yellowstone.  We walked the boardwalks and were mesmerized by its strange beauty, but we also took notice of all the signs warning against leaving the safety of the established boardwalk.  

Boiling water?  Dangerous spots that can collapse into superheated mud?  No thank you!  

Even as children we reasoned that the warnings were there for good reason.  Why in the world would people today ignore them and take a hike on the surface of one of the world's most complicated and thermally active little patches of ground. 

I'll never abandon my support for Search and Rescue efforts. I do, however, sincerely hope that we don't part with any additional  funds as a society, to give these idiots, and/or their families, restitution for willfully ignoring posted rules.

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