Bronco owner vandalizes Moab rock during Bronco Safari; UBC helps with restoration

[DefNotBuddyLee]

Meanwhile aliens making crop circles...

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[TopRecon]

Clearly the mom wrote that.. She has her Facebook locked down now and I’m assuming has taken lots of heat on this.
I like how they threw a kid under the bus lol

either way Bronco has brought a lot of new people to the off road world so things like this can happen. I would hope bronco safari is discussing topics like this before trail rides

I bet the Finn clan will not gravity up any more National areas

That's what I was thinking, no teenaged daughter has the urge to publicize their family, they almost always want nothing to do with them. Mothers on the other hand...

I initially thought people were overreacting to a removable chalk drawing but the more I think about it, the more I think it's for the best that this narcissistic "It's not worth doing if no one sees me do it," behavior be loudly discouraged, particularly outdoors where it only takes one self-centered person who thinks they're the exception to the rules to permanently damage something. Maybe this will keep more of them off the trails.

 

[Bruno]

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT AND THIS??

 

[KirchTX]

I’m not going to pile on - the online mobs are too much as it is in today’s world. I’m sure they’re feeling the heat if they’ve locked their social media.

Hopefully they learned a valuable lesson and their experience taught someone who might come across the story the same lesson without the same consequences. Social learning.

I’m very much leave no trace. Even compostable things I pack out. In the grand scheme of things, however, this will be ok. It’s fixable. The vandalism of ancient art or when someone knocks over a standing boulder are more heart breaking. It doesn’t fully excuse this family but just gives some perspective.

 

[Red Mountain Pass]

I doubt a child/teenager did that. I don't know any that know cursive these days. And, if that child did know cursive, they sure as hell wouldn't waste their time writing that - it would likely be something more entertaining.

That the family tried to throw their own child under the bus is even worse than sodomizing a rock.

 

[Bruno]

Bad look for us, but nice job Richard and Steve. I ran into both down there and Steve spotted me up Hell’s Gate, great guy.

https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/05/16/rock-defacement-near-moab-causes/

I THINK - St. Clair and Strope - BETTER GET A FIRE TRUCK FULL OF WATER AND AN ARMY OF PEOPLE WITH SCRUB BRUSHES AND ORGANIC SOAP TO CONTINUE THEIR "WRITE THE WRONG" CAMPAIGN

 

[Iron Oxide]

The damage alone is bad enough, but the Pumpkin Spice Cursive really sends it over the edge

 

[AllthePonies]

Meanwhile in NYC…

 

[EvanPeterson]

ETA: fines are good, but they should be required to do trail cleanups as well

Agreed

 

[BroncoJoerg]

This screams pretentious, ooh look at us we are the Finn fam, not a good look for Bronco owners.

Yup, and they admitted that they let the kid go ahead so that pictures could be taken which, no doubt, they intended to post on social media. People today are exhibiting behavior like this just to get their 15 minutes of internet fame.

 

[FowlBronco77]

Is there a way we could show that this is a jeep guy that's infiltrated the bronco group?

 

[Aaonter]

I'm with you. Natives and pioneers drew on rocks and it's considered history. I don't want to encourage people to deface public property, but in the grand scheme of things, what was done there was pretty small potatoes.

No, not really. We go out to explore and enjoy nature. If I want to see graffiti I would go into Seattle which makes the place look like hell. Tagging in a national park is so wrong on so many levels.

 

[GToddC5]

Is there a way we could show that this is a jeep guy that's infiltrated the bronco group?

The only way to be sure is to check her purse for either plastic ducks, or bucks.

 

[emkayw]

Dang, so many people quick to judge and demonize this family. A little kindness, patience and understanding goes a long way.

This may come as a shock to some, but "leave no trace" is not exactly common knowledge and is, as others have pointed out, a nebulous concept at best. Many people would not immediately equate this to vandalism, especially in a world where so many family vacation spots actively encourage people to make their mark or leave something behind/take a souvenir. And it's obvious there was no malicious intent here.

Now, was this a teachable moment? Yes. But did the family do the right thing once their error was made known? Yes. I'm actually impressed that they took accountability, contacted the appropriate agency, paid the fine, admitted their lapse in judgement, issued a sincere apology, and promised to do better. That is the correct response.

Equally impressive? Families who still spend time together. Teenagers who actually know cursive. People humble enough to admit their mistakes.

CYA is not an acceptable excuse for wanton stupidity.

 

[TheGriffin1313]

what are the odds the mom on this trip did that? then blamed the kid

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