Shut Down and Shut Out

Thanks to the inept folks in congress, we and many others are not able to visit the wonderful national parks here in Utah. It's a huge impact on tourism income, as well as personal income, in this state.

We feel real lucky we hadn't driven over 2 hours on gravel roads and settled in the campground at Canyonlands National Park (as planned), only to get turned back or kicked out -- that happened all over the place! We have a spot at a nice RV park in Blanding and are staying until Sunday, when we move down the road a bit farther.

While the parks' closing is a negative impact to so many, it's certainly a 'nonessential' government service, albeit a very nice amenity that we've come to take for granted.  Too bad we can't say the same about affordable, quality healthcare!