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This guy later apologized to the bison after getting 130 days in jail.
This guy later apologized to the bison after getting 130 days in jail.

The 8 Dumbest Things to Happen in the Outdoors in 2018

From peeing in geysers to stealing linens

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This guy later apologized to the bison after getting 130 days in jail.

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Every year there are plenty of inspiring and monumental things that happen in the ϳԹ world. This is not a list about any of those moments. Rather, it’s a celebration of achievements you might, under a certain light, call stupid. In no particular order, our favorites of 2018 are:

Oregon man in Yellowstone National Park. Gets away scot-free until he’s arrested in Glacier National Park for making a scene in lodge dining room.


(Courtesy NBC/Ashley Lemanski)

Man tries to urinate Old Faithful.


(Courtesy The Santa Fe New Mexican/Santa Fe Police)

Hunter of Forrest Fenn’s treasure—and owner of —arrested for attempting to Fenn’s linens.


(Courtesy Anchorage Daily News/Brook Falls Live Stream)

Man in cargo shorts wades into Brooks Falls, favorite snack spot of fat bear Otis, to .


(Alexis Boichard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

Mikaela Shiffrin’s French boyfriend Olympic team for failing to show appropriate amount of team spirit.


(U.S. Forest Service)

Off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent with a high-powered rifle during gender reveal party.


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Estonian man tries to return to his hotel after a night of drinking, by accident instead.


(Courtesy The Weekly Times/marcvisa14/Storyful)

French policeman mistakes cyclist Chris Froome for a Tour de France intruder, him off his bike after Stage 17.

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