This morning, I drove through Yellowstone park, on my way to Jackson Hole. Just before noon, I saw a sign that said, “West Thumb Geyser Basin.” It looked interesting, so I wheeled in.
After seeing the geysers, I noticed a couple people sitting behind a desk with a display beside them. On their other side was a sign that said something like “This group is exercising its first amendment rights. It is not affiliated or endorsed by the park in any way.”
The man had short, dark, greasy hair. The woman was sitting under an umbrella. As I made my way around the front, sure enough, the display was featuring the “What does Dog Require of us” brochure, and they had a sign inviting people to sign up for a Bible study, or check them out on line at watchtower.org.
Now, this park was virtually full. There must have been 200 cars in the lot and several tour busses. The walkways and the building were bustling with people. But, there wasn’t a soul within 50 feet of these two rejects. It’s like they were wearing normality repellant, or something.
I can’t believe they are embarrassing themselves like this. They are putting themselves into the same category as Moonies and Hari Krishnas.
But, it’s a pretty slack way of getting their time in. Say, at just before noon on a Sunday, shouldn’t they be at the meeting?