Vent: I thought the 'no fires' rule in the Mojave was overkill until last month

Did a 3 day loop near Joshua Tree. Saw the signs but figured a small, careful fire would be fine. The wind picked up one night and a single ember lit a patch of dry grass in seconds. We stomped it out fast, but it was scary. Anyone else have a rule they learned to respect the hard way?

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harperp242mo ago

Man, that's terrifying. I learned the same lesson with the "no drones" rule in a state park (it spooked a whole herd of elk, not good). Now I just follow the posted signs, no questions asked.

henryt182mo ago

Ever think those rules were just for show? I used to, until a buddy's drone crashed and almost started a brush fire... now I get it. Some things you just have to learn the hard way.

jessem591mo agoProlific Poster

Sometimes it takes seeing the real danger to make the rules click, doesn't it?

wright.leo2mo ago

Yeah, I saw a guy's drone get taken out by a hawk at Yellowstone once. Bird just saw it as a big plastic pigeon and went for it. Rules are there for a reason.