This Week in Yellowstone: August 6th to August 12th, 2026

All right, this week's Yellowstone news.

First bit of news is coming straight from a ranger that I talked to the other day, and it is pretty simple.

Stop speeding in the park.

A couple weeks ago, the ranger I was talking to... was telling me that they arrested somebody for going 102 miles an hour in the park.

The fastest speed limit in the park is 45 miles an hour.

Most of the sections that are populated are 25 and 35.

And by populated, I mean like busy intersections, things like that.

However, there's animals all over the place, and every year, dozens upon dozens of animals die because they're hit by cars in the park.

That's not including the little ground squirrels that you're going to see squished all over the place when you're driving through.

Those can also be avoided by driving slow and being alert.

So talk to a ranger.

They said, hey, can you please mention to drive the speed limit, use pullouts, be a responsible driver when you're in the park, and don't go 102 miles an hour, which is absolutely wild.

I have an idea of where that was, but still, it's inexcusable.

The park is a place to enjoy, to slow down, to get away from it all.

If that's something that you struggle doing... then maybe the park isn't for you.

I hate to say that, but if you have to rush to each of these places as fast as you can, or you don't respect speed limit signs because you're a good driver, Don't be that person.

The park is beautiful.

Not every place is going to be drop-dead gorgeous, but it's a place to be respectful, to be slower, and to enjoy nature.

So if you want to speed, go elsewhere, but drive the speed limit when you're in the park, please.

Also, this was brought up.

I was talking to this ranger about it.

Then later that day, there is a fatality accident because people were speeding and went out of the lane is what I've

heard.

So please be safe.

Please stay in your lane.