Reddit mentions of Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition

If you're talking about the 1981 David Kirwin incident at Celestine Pool in Fountain Paint Pots (and I suspect that you are), I feel obliged to point out that it wasn't his dog. It was his friend Ronald Ratliff's dog. Quick plug for Death in Yellowstone by my friend Lee Whittlesey, former YNP historian.

This story and the whole book is morbidly fascinating...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687542&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1570980217&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=08Q8NMMD6A0ZJE00C1QD

The books Death in Yellowstone and Death in Yosemite contain a bunch of interesting stories.

They're going to have to release a third edition of Death In Yellowstone after this year's tourist season.

Highly recommended read:

Death in Yellowstone

Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America

I'm not going to lie and say there is zero percent chance of a bad bear encounter. But I'm not going to tease you or make fun by exaggerating the chances. You'll be fine.

4 million people will visit the park this year. More than half of them will not get eaten by bears. Like, a solid majority. Your odds are good.

For those having trouble comprehending how incredibly stupid these tourists were, I would recommend reading the book Death in Yellowstone. It is kind of a Darwin awards, Yellowstone National Park style. Want to feed the bear because he is so cute? There's a chapter on that. Want to put your toddlers on a bison for that perfect vacation photo? There is a chapter on that too. Feel like diving head first into a boiling pool of water because you think that the park ranger is lying about how hot it is? That chapter is like the first 100 pages of the book. There was one story in that chapter about a couple of ladies in the early 1900's who were burned because they thought that "DANGER' was the name of the geyser. Good read. Everything is laid out by chapter with a huge list of references and additional information at the back of the book.

My favorite book I read this year was Death in Yellowstone which recounts all of the deaths that have happened and have been confirmed in the park since its inception. It's a fascinating and morbid read, and yes, people die in the springs all the time.

Yes, read it. Death in Yellowstone is good too.... I still have chills over the one at Shoshone Geyser Basin.

They were so close to being added to the third rendition of Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_I4foxbCXDAGPH

There's a great book out there if you're into reading tales of hot springs and careless tourists. Oh, almost forgot about bear maulings, and more!

Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4fGKzbPT0KVX2

That's an excellent list.

In that vein, ["Death In Yellowstone"] (https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National/dp/1570984506/) would be a good addition. It's a compilation of YNP fatalities through the years, and a good read.

My friend made me read "DEATH IN YELLOWSTONE" before going to the park with her.

It was absolutely horrifying and absolutely necessary.