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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 451513" data-attributes="member: 9240">I think there's a subconscious trigger in the brain that equates &quot;park&quot; with &quot;less dangerous&quot;, and in the case of nature lovers and photographers there's the extra trigger of &quot;opportunity&quot;.&nbsp; You also have the safety in numbers mentality that makes you believe &quot;if that guy thinks it's safe then it probably is&quot;.&nbsp; Both in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park and Yosemite, if I stopped my car and got out with my camera and pointed off road you could guarantee the next car past would stop and ask, &quot;Whatcha got?!&quot;.&nbsp; During the Elk rut in RMNP you'd see people getting dangerously close to these huge antlered beasts thinking, &quot;If he hasn't moved yet then he probably won't&quot;.&nbsp; Personal anecdote about bears. I live in the country and we have Black Bear that occasionally see to it that I replace all my bird feeders.&nbsp; I know when I'm walking in the woods that a bear cub is a more dangerous thing to see than a full grown bear because it means I could be between it and its momma.&nbsp; But while in Yosemite Valley we saw some cubs up the road a piece as we were getting ready to leave the par. So, with a camera in my hand, while on a vacation to see this very thing, I got out of my car and started moving toward it (it was easily 400 feet away).&nbsp; That's when the Ranger I hadn't seen gave me the, &quot;Where do you think you're going?!&nbsp; Get back to your car!!&quot;&nbsp; After being slightly disappointed I quickly realized just how stupid that could have been.&nbsp; But there were people over there much closer than me, so I figured I'd be just fine.&nbsp; And back then I could run faster than most of them.&nbsp;&nbsp; LOL</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 451513, member: 9240"] I think there's a subconscious trigger in the brain that equates "park" with "less dangerous", and in the case of nature lovers and photographers there's the extra trigger of "opportunity". You also have the safety in numbers mentality that makes you believe "if that guy thinks it's safe then it probably is". Both in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park and Yosemite, if I stopped my car and got out with my camera and pointed off road you could guarantee the next car past would stop and ask, "Whatcha got?!". During the Elk rut in RMNP you'd see people getting dangerously close to these huge antlered beasts thinking, "If he hasn't moved yet then he probably won't". Personal anecdote about bears. I live in the country and we have Black Bear that occasionally see to it that I replace all my bird feeders. I know when I'm walking in the woods that a bear cub is a more dangerous thing to see than a full grown bear because it means I could be between it and its momma. But while in Yosemite Valley we saw some cubs up the road a piece as we were getting ready to leave the par. So, with a camera in my hand, while on a vacation to see this very thing, I got out of my car and started moving toward it (it was easily 400 feet away). That's when the Ranger I hadn't seen gave me the, "Where do you think you're going?! Get back to your car!!" After being slightly disappointed I quickly realized just how stupid that could have been. But there were people over there much closer than me, so I figured I'd be just fine. And back then I could run faster than most of them. LOL [/QUOTE]

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