'Closed' doesn't deter park visitors

A couple leftovers from the big government shutdown here.

We went up to Duluth for the Fourth to get away from the heat. Damn gorgeous weather there and we had a good time.

Driving up the North Shore we saw a lot of cars parked on the highway with folks going into the closed parks, in some cases in front of state patrol cars.

It looked a lot like this:

Well, you know me.

Along with many, many others, we went to Gooseberry Falls State Park and enjoyed a good hour hiking to the falls and playing in the water. Mono came along too, which was a really nice extra perk for us.

I'd do it again in a heartbeat. No Tea Bagging asshat is going to ruin my family's vacation!