点评:In May of 2026 a group of 5 females (myself included) hiked the narrows. It was great. We were the last out and waiting for one of the final busses. As we stood at the bus stop, alone, this man who introduced himself as “Larry” began a conversation with us. He told us we “seemed like a hoot” asked us about our trip and generally seemed like a sweet older man. That quickly turned south. When he asked us to guess his age as the women gave their guesses he responded with “well I could kiss you” then I lastly gave my guess he responded with “well I can’t say the things I’d like to do to you” I responded with “well that’s inappropriate” and actually kicked him in his shin. He then said “ooo she touched me” Then this man asked us if we all SHOWERED TOGETHER. Yes. Showered together. Now we are 5 women to one man but we were alone. Unknowing if he was armed, had buddies and all of us are past victims of SA. We were actual in Zion on a retreat for headlining with an additional 15+ women. We froze, we have beat ourselves up over that. Luckily the bus pulled up just then and we got on. It didn’t stop there though. He told the bus driver “Those girls are trouble and laughed” In our previous conversation he had told us he bikes the canyon often, usually weekly and waits until the last bus so he has the ride of the canyon all to himself. Well he did not this night. He followed our bus. He got beside it in the opposing lane of traffic and rode up beside our window and shook his butt at us. The bus driver noticed this and asked if he had been bothering us. We explained the situation and she radioed in what happened. They told her to not make extended stops and hurry back to drop us off at the visitor center where we had parked. We thought we lost him. When we got off the bus neither the driver or us saw him. But as we were briskly walking to our vehicle there he was. Combing in and out through the lanes of the parking lot looking for us. We ran to our car, loaded up and pulled away as fast as possible. This was scary. At that moment it became very real that he very much so could have other people there waiting to snatch us. He told us he was local to the area, he bikes from town to the narrows and back home. He even went as far as to suggest a “secluded and serene” hiking trail we should visit the following day because it would be nice. This is grooming. This is not ok. Please be on the look out for this man, and do not engage. As I am sure there are others but we just want people, especially women hiking and such to be safe.
翻译:2026年5月,包括我在内的5名女性一起徒步走完了那条小径。体验很棒。我们是最后一批离开的人,当时正在等候最后几班巴士。当我们独自站在巴士站时,一个自称“拉里”的男子开始和我们攀谈。他说我们“看起来很有趣”,还询问了我们的行程,给人的印象是个和蔼可亲的老大爷。但情况很快发生了恶化。当他让我们猜他的年龄时,那些女士们纷纷给出了自己的猜测。他回应道:“嗯,我真想亲吻你们呢。”接着轮到我猜测,他则说:“嗯,我实在说不出想对你做些什么。”我回应道:“那样说可不合适哦。”说完还真的踢了他的小腿一脚。随后他说:“噢,她碰到我了。”接着这个男人问我们是否一起洗过澡。是的,我们一起洗过澡。现在我们有5个女人对上一个男人,但当时只有我们几个人。我们根本不知道他是否携带武器。我们有几个伙伴,我们所有人都曾是性侵犯的受害者。当时我们真的在锡安国家公园参加一个静修活动,还有15名以上的女性也一同前往。我们愣住了,事后也一直为此自责不已。幸运的是,就在这时巴士开来了,我们便上了车。但事情并未就此结束。他对着巴士司机说:“那些女孩很麻烦”,还大笑起来。在我们之前的谈话中,他曾告诉我们他经常骑自行车穿梭于峡谷中,通常每周一次,而且总会等到最后一班巴士才出发,这样就能独自享受整个峡谷的景致了。嗯,今晚他可没得逞。他跟着我们的巴士。他在对向车道上与巴士并排行驶,然后来到我们的车窗旁,还冲我们摇屁股。巴士司机注意到了这一幕,便问他是否在骚扰我们。我们把情况解释了一下,她便通过无线电报告了所发生的事。对方指示她不要长时间停车,要尽快把我们送回停车处附近的游客中心。我们原以为甩掉他了。可当我们下车后,司机和我们都没看到他的踪影。不过,当我们快步走向车辆时,他出现了。他在停车场的各个通道间来回穿梭,寻找着我们。我们冲向车子,迅速装好东西后尽可能快地开车离开。那真的很吓人。就在那一刻,我们真切意识到:他很可能还叫了其他人在那里等着绑架我们。他告诉我们,他是这附近的当地人,经常骑着自行车从镇上往返于狭窄地带再回家。他甚至建议我们第二天去一条“僻静又宁静”的徒步路线走走,说那样会很不错。这就是一种诱导手段。这是绝对不可取的。请大家务必留意这个男人,切勿与他接触。我相信还有其他人有类似行为,我们只希望所有徒步者,尤其是女性,都能平安无事。