A family trip to national parks and the nightmare of the shutdown
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On a trip that spanned 3,200 miles and four parks, two stood out: Yosemite National Park, and Redwoods National and State Parks — one was affected by the shutdown and the other was being propped up with state funding. The contrast between the two was stark.