So the retired Columbus, Ohio, instructor was more than a little disappointed that the federal government shutdown resulted in the closure of the Zion National Park visitor center and furlough of its interpretive staff.
“You don’t get the educational information from the ranger,” she said Sunday while exploring Zion with husband, Jim, and their two sons on a long-planned western vacation. “I would have asked the ranger how it was formed.”
Utah’s most popular park seemed quieter than normal Sunday — the second day of the federal shutdown. That’s probably more because late January is one of the slowest times of the year and road construction in nearby Springdale often brings traffic to a halt.