Man Gets Jail Time, Banned From Yellowstone National Park for Breaking Key Rule
A Colorado Springs man will serve jail time and be banned from Yellowstone National Park, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming recently announced. His crime: leaving the trail in a thermal area of the park.
62-Year-Old Colorado Man Faces Jail Time, 5 Year Ban From Yellowstone After He Unknowingly Wandered Into Protected Area
A summer trip to the great outdoors for one Colorado family has turned into a great big mess. 62-year-old Joseph Aita and others he was traveling with accidentally and unknowingly went off the beaten path at Yellowstone National Park, and now the Department of Justice is bringing the hammer down on him.
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It really feels more like four or five parks with vastly different landscapes including forested mountains, bubbling mudpots and steamy fumeroles, the largest high elevation lake on the continent, and Lamar Valley, which has been called the Serengeti of North America for of its abundant wildlife viewing opportunities.
Yellowstone National Park October visits up from 2023
Yellowstone National Park saw a 16% increase in October visits with 346,025 recreational visits in 2024, up from 299,127 in 2023.
Visitation continues to rise in Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park is seeing more visitors. The park hosted 346,025 recreation visits in October 2024, a 16% increase from October 2023 (299,127 recreational visits). This October's visitation showed a 9% increase from October 2021 (316,662 recreation visits).
‘That was our mistake, and we acknowledge that’: Colorado Springs man speaks after Yellowstone Park ban
"If we had seen the sign or anybody warning us, you know ‘hey! hey! hey!’” Aita recalled. “But nothing that I saw gave me that immediate flag.”
Colorado man banned from Yellowstone National Park after entering protected area
A Colorado man was sentenced to jail and banned from Yellowstone National Park after officials say he walked off a designated trail and entered a protected area.
Man banned from Yellowstone for something many visitors do
While the 63 national parks across the U.S. delight visitors with scenery and wildlife not found anywhere else, untapped nature also poses many dangers — particularly for those who wander off the official trails.
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Mystery animal near Yellowstone likely one of area’s rarest critters
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