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melhow
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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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amandasgramma
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Oct 04, 2013
Lauren wrote:
We live close to Madera Canyon south of Tucson - in the Santa Rita Mountains; view it from our back yard. In the National Forest.

We picnic and hike up there.

Off for a picnic yesterday and all parking & picnic areas closed off. That, and pit toilets is all they have there.

Going to make this as visible and painful for the public as possible.
YIP -- we're in a BLM cg..no tp/no garbage service.....yet, we have to be out by noon.

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