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Good! I had a similar incident on my first trip to the Grand Canyon in 2009 on my Harley. I paid my fee and entered the park and started around the loop of observation points. Everyone moves in kind of a loose herd, same cars in the parking lots, the same faces at the observation points. I was busy doing the tourist thing, taking dozens of photos like I was the first human to ever see the place and had to record it for posterity. I began to notice this skinny little hipster in cargo shorts, raw cotton blouse (it was NOT a man’s shirt), sandals, with a pony tail and wispy beard that looked like he stolen from Master Po. The Navajo warriors would still be jealous. Moving from one point to another I saw he was in a faux VW Beetle with Peace sign, Save the Whales, and CoExist stickers and California plates. The only thing missing was the “Empty Scrotum On Board” bumper sticker.

I began to notice him more and more because he had the habit of stepping over the low walls and guard rails and wandering out onto the rock outcrops to commune with nature. During a particularly lengthy period of meditation, as dozens of us tourists were waiting for a clear shot of the scenery I finally broke. “Hey, Bud, what’s your name” I called to Mr No Huevos. “Who, me? Why do you want to know?” he called back. “Because when I go home and show my pictures of the Grand Canyon to all of my friends and family and they ask “Who is that asshole in all of your pictures” I want to be able to tell them.” I called back. “Not cool, man” he said. “So I hear” I said, blank stare was all I got back from Mr No Huevos. Then an evil grin crossed his smug face “I might just stay out here, then what are you going to do?” I put one foot over the wall and said clearly and loudly “I’m going to tell the Park Ranger I tried to stop you from jumping”. He hurried past me with one last “not cool, man”, hopped in his faux bug and sped away. None of my co-tourists would make eye contact with me except for one little old lady of about 80. She grabbed my arm and said “Thank you, young man, I didn’t think that asshole would ever leave.”