Tourist life in the Tetons goes on, but shutdown hits short-staffed Park Service workers

Tourist life in the Tetons goes on, but shutdown hits short-staffed Park Service workers

by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK—Uriev, Nerina and Tash Ellapen were anxiously tracking the news from their Yellowstone hotel room when it became clear Tuesday night that the United States’ federal government was going to shut down.  Expecting that might happen, the tourist family hailing from South Africa and Germany rearranged its itinerary to ensure they’d be able to hit the best of the best during what was shaping up to be …