Madeline was charged with a week in jail and over $2,000 in fines after walking off-trail and onto thermal ground at Yellowstone National Park. Not only could this have destroyed her, it destroys the landscape and the parks preserve that cannot be fixed.
This is a 50 square mile stretch of Yellowstone National Park that is within the Idaho boarder. This is a legal no-man's land where a legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder and other serious crimes.
Don't you kinda wish we could keep a secret? I mean it's nice that Idaho gets recognized for being awesome and all, but as more people find out about the greatness, the bus loads of looky-loos want to roll in and clog up our roads and make our lines longer for snacks.
It IS good for the economy when Idaho gets recognized for having one of the top tourist spots in the country, even though we've go