https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/03/insiders-guide-to-yosemite-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-park/ > CLICK HERE if you are having trouble viewing these photos on a mobile device > The majestic peaks and snow-dusted landscapes of Yosemite National Park never fail to inspire wonder. But they inspired concern, too, during the recent 35-day government shutdown. The park kept most of its gates open and fires still crackled in the grand Ahwahnee-era fireplaces of the Majestic Yosemite Hotel, but even Yosemite was not immune to the effects of the shutodwn.