More of the strangeness that comes over the NPS radio frequencies during August and early September.
- Call of domestic dispute at the Madison campground registration office.
- Someone dropped keys into vault toilet at Midway. Call for maintenence assistance. Later call said cell phone, but that was incorrect. Never heard if recovered.
- Person at Inn front desk who missed the tour group. Then a second person at Lodge, but they were quickly reunited.
- Broken arm at Fairy Falls.
- Ford F150 dies in middle of road at Mary Mountain. Can't get into neutral to push off road.
- Shouting match in front of OF Visitor Center results in a couple of disorderly conduct charges.
- Found pouch containing jewelry in the middle of the road near Purple Mountain.
- Wrecker call to get car back on road at Midway.
- Three out in Kaleidoscope Group. One or two minors (unclear), engaged in vandalism while out there. Seeing magistrate later in the month.
- Unattended daytime campfire at Madison ignites a chair. That night they got a court date.
- Early morning drone pilot didn't count on maintenance being out, with radios, too.
- Someone "made contact with a road sign" near Seven Mile Bridge, knocking it out of the ground. Also scattered a bunch of cones.
- Drone pilot, over by ranger station, gets a court date. Fishing without a license gets you a court date, too.
- Three hitchhikers in the OF construction zone.
- Motorcyclist passing on right shoulder in bison jam backup, reported by maintanence. He got a warning.
- Loose child in Midway parking area. Looking for a van but refuses help.
- Five bicyclists reported at Artemisia headed toward Biscuit Basin.
- First report of woman hit by car south of Madison. Later info-- suicidal 14 year old at swimming area turnout south of Firehole Canyon exit. Also, bystander activated emergency GPS beacon. Someone sent north for mental evaluation.
- Visitor assist to rescue a phone that fell between the slats at the Old Faithful benches.
- Removing dams in river at Firehole Picnic area. Next day report of car high centered on a rock at Firehole Picnic area.
- Whole family of 5 at Midway going from Freight Road toward boardwalk. Another, separate single man got the mandatory appearance, then a ride back to his car at Ojo Caliente.
- Maintanence call asking about car debris along road at Madison. Turns out it was debris from three way collision two days earlier.
- Traffic stop. Unable to produce license. Person stalls. Finally produced Calif. ID card. No license. Consented to search. Passenger returned license expired in 2016. Missed the middle, but at the end, the driver got a court date for possession of marijuana. Also had to have car towed to West because neither had license.
- Escaped dachshund or chihuahua mix in East Lot, the seen on freight road, the on main highway, then next day down by Morning Glory. "Iris" still on the loose several days later.
- Update-- several days later I saw Iris run past my cabin door. Reported this, and an hour or so later, Iris was captured.
- Belligerent dog owner at Giant encounters NPS person who has radio. multiple units intercept. dog owner wants to talk with supervisor. last i heard was that a report would be done later.
- Nighttime bison vs. car 1 mile west of Madison Jct. Bison loses. Driver has minor leg injury, car is towed to West. Then second car drives up to report encounter with bison on road to Norris. No other details.
- At night, one patrol pointed out to another that the guy in the turnout was relieving himself close to the roadway. Response from second unit: "lovely"
- North of Madison, a dead porcupine in the middle of the southbound lane.
- Lockout at the morning West Entrance elk jam-- contact volunteer for assistance. Seems they had a drone outside with them. Volunteer asks if she should do "education" or does LE want to? Last I hear, LE was on its way.
- Verbal warning for a dog off leash in front of Old Faithful -- a "highly trained chihuahua doing tricks."
- Report from RV driver that their small dog mix disappeared somewhere between Old Faithful and Seven Mile Bridge. They said they think they were hit by a gust of wind crossing Fountain Flats and the dog fell out. They sounded confused about locations. Later reports from maintenance of similar appearing dog running around Lodge Cabins. (This was while Iris was still missing.) Dog captured that evening.
- Report of "inappropriate stickers" on signs at Fairy Falls and Biscuit Basin. Later report is that they are advertisements for a so-called "dispensary".
- Maintenance encounters lockout at dawn at Midway. Need to wait until someone who can help is in service. Vehicle is running.
- "Belligerent drone operator" at Old Faithful cabin area. Later seen in trees by cabins. Then group of four seen running down river.
- "Oversize vehicle" (35ft RV) on Firehole Lake Dr
- After dark on US 191-- motorcycle vs. moose
- In parking lot by ranger station. RV almost rips door off Toyota. Leaves info and then drives off. Eventually did return.
- Verbal warning for unsafe operation-- taking pictures while driving.
- Madison-- report of unattended dog in kennel in tent. Not causing problems.
- US 191 -- F150 towing trailer has engine problems. Is at park boundary, vehicle in park, trailer outside. Blocking traffic lane. Question of jurisdiction and who gets the tow.
- Madison campsite, which previous day had visit concerning food storage and garbage disposal, today gets a call for unattended fire and disposing of metal in fire ring.
- Lockout at Scaup Lake with "hot dog" inside.