An Explosion In Visitors Is Threatening The Very Things National Parks Try To Protect Ever-growing crowds at America's National Parks have prompted some to allow entry by reserved tickets only. Arches National Park in Utah may be next, and there's renewed controversy over that. Kirk Siegler
Unexpected Ways The Government Shutdown Might Affect You In the second week of the federal shutdown, consumers might notice fallout in unexpected places, from poop in national parks to closed museums. Cat Schuknecht
National Parks? Many Are Open During The Shutdown. Their Bathrooms? Not So Much Some state governments and tourism boards have been using their own funds to keep the parks open. Elsewhere, open but unstaffed parks have become something of a free-for-all. Laurel Wamsley
How The Partial Government Shutdown Could Affect You Mail service and Social Security checks won't be interrupted, but national parks and small business loans will see some temporary changes. Shannon Van Sant
