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melhow
Explorer
Sep 13, 2013

Federal Park Camping and Looming Government Shutdown

The family (10 of us with four sites total) and I have our annual 12-day trip planned for Elkmont in the Smokies beginning October 2. I am sweating the very real possibility of a government shutdown e...
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tandk
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Oct 01, 2013
We are in the same boat. We were leaving next Monday for Great Basin, Capitol Reef, Bryce and Zion for our 30th wedding anniversary :( I am now checking out state parks in the area or deciding whether to re-think our destination. Sigh.

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