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10/14/2026

Hoping this is fake news.

Yellowstone Tourist Arrested After Taking a Dump in Old Faithful

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - A tourist was arrested Monday after allegedly leaving the designated viewing area at Old Faithful and defecating directly into the famous geyser.
Witnesses said the man crossed the barrier shortly before a scheduled eruption and walked toward the geyser while several visitors yelled for him to return.

Several people initially believed he was attempting to take a photograph. They quickly realized he was not. “I thought maybe he'd dropped his phone,” witness Karen Mitchell said. “Then his pants came down, and there really wasn't much left to misunderstand.” Park rangers responded while the man was still inside the restricted thermal area.

According to witnesses, the tourist told officials he had been unable to locate a restroom and believed the geyser would “take care of it.” Rangers reportedly informed him that Old Faithful is not part of Yellowstone's wastewater system. The man was taken into custody after returning to the boardwalk and faces multiple cit ations related to entering a restricted thermal area and the incident itself.

Old Faithful erupted approximately nine minutes later. Park officials said the eruption occurred normally andn o permanent damage to the geyser is expected. Visitors were permitted to remain in the area. Officials did, however, recommend standing upwind.

10/07/2026

09/28/2026

Massive Wyoming Landslide Reportedly Shifts Continental Divide, Reverses Direction of River

PINEDALE, Wyo. - Geologists are investigating an enormous landslide in western Wyoming that reportedly shifted a section of the Continental Divide far enough to change which side of the divide a nearby river sits on, causing portions of the river to begin flowing in the opposite direction.

The slide, believed to have occurred early Saturday morning, displaced millions of tons of rock and soil and altered the elevation of an approximately 11-mile section of mountainous terrain. Researchers arriving Sunday initially believed their equipment was malfunctioning after water previously flowing west appeared to be moving east.

“We recalibrated everything twice,” geologist Mark Treadwell said. “Then somebody threw a stick in the river. The stick went east. That's when the meeting got significantly quieter.” Scientists say the change could eventually redirect water that would have drained toward the Pacific watershed into waterways leading toward the Atlantic.

Crews are now mapping the newly formed ridgeline to determine whether the Continental Divide will need to be officially redrawn on federal maps. Officials emphasized that residents downstream should not notice immediate changes. They also asked people to stop driving into the area to see which way the water is going.

09/20/2026

Words to familiarize yourself with before Fat Bear Week starts on Tuesday:

Hefty — Packing extra poundage
Hoss — Has its own gravitational pull
Wide Load — Please allow extra room at Brooks Falls
Built Different — Mostly made of salmon
Mega Chonk — Final boss of chonks
Big Back — Self-explanatory
Winter-ready — Fat. Glorious. Prepared

Study up. There will be a test.

09/19/2026

09/14/2026