Man sentenced to jail time after reckless stunt in protected national park: 'Caused damage to park resources and foot travel'

Man sentenced to jail time after reckless stunt in protected national park: 'Caused damage to park resources and foot travel'

Yiyang Shen, a 25-year-old of Doraville, Georgia, was sentenced to fines and jail time for damaging the iconic Yellowstone National Park, according to NBC Montana.  "Mr. Shen was charged with operating a motor vehicle in a prohibited area in a manner that caused damage to park resources and foot travel in a thermal area not confined to any designated and marked trail or boardwalk," said a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office of Wyoming. For…

Tourist Casually Walks Across Protected Hot Spring @ Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park is home to one of the most extraordinary collections of hydrothermal features in the world. The park contains 10,000 hydrothermal features including fumaroles, travertine terraces, hot springs, mudpots, and geysers. Hot springs are the most common hydrothermal features in Yellowstone. Hot springs begin as rain at the surface, with the water seeping through the underlying bedrock and becoming superheated by Yellowstone’s…