Conscience Files, The

Used commonly on signage by the U.S. National Park Service, “Take only photographs, leave only footprints” is often seen as the umbrella code of conduct for all visitors. But for many visitors to Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park, the temptation to procure some of its glittery, colorful rocks as keepsakes has proven to be irresistible. THE CONSCIENCE FILES tells of the woes and now (hopefully) redemptive journey of some of these notorious “return” visitors, in their words, as written.