National Park Websites are shut down. What a Crock!

When I tried to open up the webiste to learn about Antietam National Battlefield - I got this (Notice all the Utah Parks and that is only because our County Commisioners declared our area a disaster.

Because of the federal government shutdown, national parks are closed and the National Park Service website is not being maintained. 

As a result of donations from states to the National Park Service, the following national parks are temporarily re-opened.

• Arches National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Canyonlands National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Capitol Reef National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Zion National Park (Utah, open October 11-20)
• Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado, open October 11-20)
• Statue of Liberty National Monument (New York, open October 12-17)
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota, open October 14-23)
• Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona, open October 12-18)

We sincerely regret any inconvenience the closures cause and look forward to once again welcoming you to your national parks. In the meantime, we respectfully request that you honor all park closures. With more than 20,000 National Park Service employees furloughed, the staff that remain on duty are focused on protecting park resources and human life and safety and cannot provide the visitor services that you have come to expect from us for nearly 100 years.
Thank you for your support during this time.
For more information, go to www.doi.gov/shutdown.

So I went to gov/shutdown and here is some of the headlines - It is interesting that they have time to take of this website but can't take care of all the National parks websites which can run on their own.  What a waste.  Obama just wants to make it as painful as possible!!

Latest Updates

• Statement on Continuing Efforts to Finalize Agreement with District of Columbia on Ford Theatre (10/16/2013)
  
• Wildlife Trafficking Advisory Council Meeting Postponed (10/16/2013)
• Refuge Week Events Cancelled (10/16/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of Tennessee to Re-open Great Smoky Mountains National Park (10/15/2013)
• Continued Government Shutdown message from Secretary Jewell (10/15/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of South Dakota to Re-open Mount Rushmore (10/11/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of Arizona to Re-open Grand Canyon (10/11/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of New York to Re-open Statue of Liberty (10/11/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of Colorado to Re-open Rocky Mountain National Park (10/11/2013)
• National Park Service Enters Agreement with State of Utah to Re-open Eight National Parks (10/11/2013)
• Message During Shutdown from NPS Director Jarvis (10/11/2013)
• Statement by Interior Spokesman on National Park Service (10/10/2013)
• Message to all employees from Secretary Jewell (10/9/2013)
• BLM postpones October 16 lease sale (10/9/2013)