National Parks CLOSED

 October 5, 2013

 I am linking up with Gemma's  Scenic Weekend 
 also please visit with Oh, the places I've been @ Tablescaper And Our World Tuesday

I am sharing my views of our National Parks..which are now CLOSED due to the shutdown.

Our government should be ashamed of themselves...the politicans are acting like children instead of doing the job they were elected to do..FOR THE PEOPLE..not for Corporations and not for themselves.

I hope they can come to some kind of agreement and end this silly shutdown..put furloughed workers back to work and open our National Parks. Not only is it a loss for the visitors.. the National Park System and the local economy is taking a hit...hotels, stores and restaurants will all lose business.

Acadia National Park, Maine

Arches National Park, Utah

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Canyonlands Natiional Park, Utah

Cascades National Park, Washington

Everglades National Park, Florida

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Glacier National Park,, Montana

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Hawaii

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee and North Carolina


 

Lassen National Park, California

Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Redwoods National Park, California

Olympic National Park, Washington

Sequoia National Park, California

Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive Virginia

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yosemite National Park, California

Zion National Park, Utah

Millions of people from the USA and from around the world visit our National Parks every year.. In the year 2012...280 million people visited the National Parks..As you can see hubby and I also love our National Parks...Over the years, hubby and I have visited many of the National Parks around the USA. I can not imagine being turned away and not allowed to enter. I feel sorry for the people who were made to leave, who reserved hotel rooms and planned a yearly vacation all around visit the National Parks. Hubby and I have a trip planned soon to visit Carlsbad National Park and Guadalupe Mtns Nat'l Park.. I am hoping this shutdown is over before our trip..

I hope you enjoyed my scenic weekend post.  I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday weekend.  

 Thanks for stopping by and I appreciate your comments. Thanks for stopping by to see my post and thanks to Gemma for hosting Scenic Weekends. also thank to the host @ The Tablescaper
thanks also to the hosting team at OurWorldTuesday