His Friends Call Him "Lefty"

Hey, remember the dude who cut his own arm off after getting trapped in the Robber's Roost area near Hanksville?  They made a movie about it.

Mostly Morbid Utah News

• In June of this year, Ronnie Lee Gardner will become the first person in the U.S. to be executed by firing squad since 1996 (also in Utah.) 

 "Gardner's cousin, Jerry Hainsworth, said Gardner told him a few years ago: 'I'd rather do it that way because I've been shot a bunch of times.'"

• Zion National Park has already reached its yearly average for visitor deaths with the loss of two young men, apparently hoping to get on Man v. Wild.

"The raft was made of logs, said park spokesman Ron Terry, and the two men, both in their 20s, put into the river without seeking a permit from park rangers. The men were trying to navigate the river through the stretch known as The Narrows."

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Thought I'd hip you to this so you can set your TiVo.

Yellow-Yellow

This NYT article about a bear called Yellow-Yellow is even more impressive when you know that these cans stymy most visitors the first time they use them. This is one of the two models we use, the other being the Garcia, which requires a tool to open. Ball's in your court, bears.