1914: Parking at the Grand Canyon

[Perknose]

Tres kewl!

 

[lozina]

Today that guy would get tazed and thrown in jail

 

[JMapleton]

Today that guy would get tazed and thrown in jail

With good reason. Today that guy could have sued for emotional distress and endangerment.

 

[Spike]

Wow, that takes balls, I seriously doubt I would be able to get that close.

 

[lozina]

Wow, that takes balls, I seriously doubt I would be able to get that close.

Yeah well, the male gene pool was not polluted with so much pussy genes back then as it is today :sneaky:

 

[cubby1223]

Yellowstone National Park used to be the same way, no guard rails, no restrictions. Someone could walk anywhere, pitch a tent, and sleep the night, no one could tell them no.

Until the first idiot figured out he could win a lawsuit full of cash.

 

[norseamd]

Wow, that takes balls, I seriously doubt I would be able to get that close.

doubt he drove it that close

he probably pushed the car to the edge of the cliff and then took the picture

 

[feralkid]

Today that guy would get tazed and thrown in jail

Actually there are many places you could still do that today.

The entire Grand Canyon is not a fenced in government compound.

 

[Slew Foot]

back when America wasnt full of pussies

 

[Printer Bandit]

the greatest generation

 

[Pocatello]

Bah, if we allow that type of foolish behavior, you're going to see people with big SUV and Harley motorbike lining up the edge of the Grand Canyon to take pictures, fat-asses who are too lazy to walk from the the parking lot. Imagine what that could do to the plants and animals if people could park their damn vehicles anywhere they want.

 

[Mai72]

Today that guy would get tazed and thrown in jail

Damn right. Who knows best? You or the US government?

 

[IronWing]

back when America wasn't full. of pussies

The Grand Canyon gets ~4.5 million visitors per year now. That's over a million cars/year. All the cars in the world in 1914 would have had to journey to the canyon in order to have a similar impact.

https://irma.nps.gov/Stats/SSRSReports/Park Specific Reports/Traffic Counts?Park=GRCA

 

[rockyct]

Yellowstone National Park used to be the same way, no guard rails, no restrictions. Someone could walk anywhere, pitch a tent, and sleep the night, no one could tell them no.

Until the first idiot figured out he could win a lawsuit full of cash.

Not to mention the damage that the current number of people visiting national parks would cause. People could get away with that when it was a pain in the ass to get to the parks, but the shear number of idiots who visit every year would quickly destroy some of the more sensitive areas. Read about the shit people threw in the geysers: http://www.yellowstonepark.com/2014/03/this-is-yellowstone-things-stuffed-down-a-geyser/

 

[twinrider1]

The Harold Lloyd theme song popped into my head when I looked at that picture.

 

[JTsyo]

Damn right. Who knows best? You or the US government?

Who know best the lower 2 sigma of the American population or the government? That gets a lot harder to answer since we don't really go for Darwinism these days.

 

[Zebo]

Just looking at that pic scares me. I hate heights. We've taken the kids to the Grand Canyon, Eiffel tower and other places high and I stay far back from railing. They have this one spot thats all glass walkway under you and I didnt even step on it.

 

[MongGrel]

We used to drive up to the Pali Lookout on Oahu and hang our legs over the edge like that after climbing to the side a bit while drinking beer, he he.

The ones to the left of this pic, actually found the exact spot in a pic.

But I used to do a lot of silly things.

 

[alkemyst]

Yeah well, the male gene pool was not polluted with so much pussy genes back then as it is today :sneaky:

I am polluted with pussy every day.

 

[lozina]

I am polluted with pussy every day.

 

[alkemyst]

We used to drive up to the Pali Lookout on Oahu and hang our legs over the edge like that after climbing to the side a bit while drinking beer, he he.

The ones to the left of this pic, actually found the exact spot in a pic.

But I used to do a lot of silly things at least I tell folks that online...

FTFY