Two rubberneck at Yellowstone National Park were of late imprison after breaking the law during their visit , having ramble from designated routes into some of the park ’s caloric region .

According to astatementfrom the US Attorney ’s Office , District of Wyoming , 44 - twelvemonth - old Angela Flaherty of Seattle , Washington , pled guilty to leaving the designated boardwalk and consider domain around the Old Faithful geyser , one of Yellowstone ’s most darling thermal features .

Flaherty was catch on camera by another visitant digress around 3 beat ( 10 feet ) into the geyser ’s cone cell . Not only was this a public nation ravishment , landing Flaherty a seven - daytime Erolia minutilla in jail , but it was also not a sensible idea . When Old Faithful erupts , it expelsthousands of litersof stewing pee , alongside blister steam . We ’ll quell flop back , give thanks you very much .

Yiyang Shen , aged 25 , of Doraville , Georgia , also lately wound up with a calendar week - long jail sentence , five twelvemonth of unsupervised probation , and $ 1,050 in mulct and court price after he was caught having driven off the intend route , proceeding to park his auto in one of Yellowstone ’s caloric areas and get out and take the air around . Shen also managed to cause harm to park resources .

It ’s not just your average Joe that face punishment for breaking the rules , either . Back in 2023 , formerJames Bondactor Pierce Brosnan had to cough upover $ 1,500aftergoing off the designated trailat Mammoth Hot Springs , having even post pictures of his illegal outing to his Instagram page .

We do n’t like to crush anyone ’s spirit of exploration ( particularly that of outside superspies ) , but there ’s a good reason why the rules here exist , and why people get in so much trouble for breaking them – it might be opened to visitors , but a head trip to Yellowstone National Park can still come with risks . The feature that make it so popular can be both dangerous and irregular .

Just last year , a surprise eruption at Biscuit Basinsent visitors fleeingafter the geyser spat out a bunch of dust , some of which weighedhundreds of pounds . No one was hurt , but there was important wrong to the surrounding boardwalks , and the arearemains closedeven nigh a year later .

Of course , millions of people still visit the park each year and issue forth out very much unscathed . One of the main reasons for that is because of therulesabout where holidaymaker can and ca n’t go , which help to keep everyone as safe as possible while still catch to enjoy some of the best that Yellowstone has to tender .

After all , no one want to end up crispen , or as an ingredient in theforbidden soup .