Kat Sack here! Sometimes Katastrophic Sackrilege to the running community, but most definitely The Mountain Lioness to those who follow and join my adventures. I currently call Tallahassee, FL home. The mountains are my favorite place to be and explore but given my location, I dive into other types of rad places too!

I created this blog as a personal project to document my adventures. Photos are great, but I love text describing more of the story and to recall what I have learned. I am no expert at outdoorsy activities, but I learn as I go! If you end up here, I hope you can get something out of it.

My original focus was on backpacking, hiking, camping, kayaking, and mountain biking. I have thus shifted the scope as I discovered my love for National and State Parks. I have the National Parks Passport and the Florida State Parks passport which have allowed me to discover places I originally would never have seen. Now I write about national monuments, history, run-cations, etc.

At some point I hope to dive into personal growth as well with topics including self-sufficiency and improvement, turning boredom into adventure, steps to heal my body and mind, and overcoming social adversities.

Life is an adventure. Go outside. Pay attention to all that is around you. Get lost in the moment. Everything has a story. Listen for it, even if you do not speak the same language.

*Day 21 - The National Park Service & Environment VS The Federal Government Shutdown

The National Park Service & Environment 

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               The Federal Government Shutdown


Day 21 - January 11, 2019



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  • Did Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park Cut Down Trees During the Government Shutdown
    • https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/joshua-tree-shutdown/
  • What fees can (and cannot) do for our national parks
    • https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/424802-what-fees-can-and-cannot-do-for-our-national-parks*
  • Stop Playing Shutdown Politics with Our Parks
    • https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/government-shutdown-national-parks-partisan-politics/
  • The Government Shutdown Has Halted Wildlife Conservation and Research
    • https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa5jqb/the-government-shutdown-has-halted-wildlife-conservation-and-research*
  • Pensacola: National Seashore closed due to federal shutdown
    • https://www.pnj.com/picture-gallery/news/2019/01/11/pensacola-national-seashore-closed-due-federal-shutdown/2548501002/
  • 'We have people counting on that': Fla. governor weighs in on using hurricane funds for border wall
    • https://www.fltimes.com/tns/national/we-have-people-counting-on-that-fla-governor-weighs-in/article_257bea48-533a-5b9e-8ad7-24aad18dcd18.html
  • The View From Shenandoah: The Shutdown Is a Middle Finger to Our Civil Servants and National Parks
    • https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/government-shutdown-shenandoah-national-park.html
  • Shutdown Day 21: White House considers using storm funds to pay for wall; no pay for 800,000
    • https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2019/01/11/government-shutdown-puerto-rico-storm-funds-wall-federal-workers-no-pay/stories/201901110100
  • Puerto Rican Officials Livid At Reports Trump May Use Disaster Funds To Pay For Wall
    • https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/puerto-rico-trump-disaster-relief_us_5c38b7e0e4b045f6768b70c4
  • Shutdown moving event from Hopewell Furnace to Morlatton Village near Douglassville
    • https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/shutdown-moving-event-from-hopewell-furnace-to-morlatton-village-near-douglassville
  • Shutdown Affects Local Parks
    • http://www.wmra.org/post/shutdown-affects-local-parks#stream/0
  • Smokies trash pileup during shutdown may have lasting effects on black bears
    • https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2019/01/11/smoky-mountains-black-bears-trash-government-shutdown/2524824002/
  • People are cutting down Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park during the government shutdown
    • https://www.brownwoodtx.com/lifestyle/20190111/people-are-cutting-down-joshua-trees-in-joshua-tree-national-park-during-government-shutdown
  • NM Environment Review: Kicking off 2019 with snow, a shutdown & plenty of news
    • http://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/01/11/nm-environment-review-kicking-off-2019-with-snow-a-shutdown-plenty-of-news/
  • Shutdown Impacts: Water Infrastructure, Environment and Public Lands
    • https://citiesspeak.org/2019/01/11/shutdown-impacts-water-infrastructure-environment-and-public-lands/
  • 10 House Republicans cross aisle to support ending shutdown of Interior-Environment programs
    • http://www.rollcall.com/news/10-house-republicans-cross-aisle-to-support-ending-shutdown
  • Nonprofit raises money to help national parks recover from shutdown damage
    • https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/424897-group-fundraises-to-help-national-parks-recover-from-shutdown
  • Shutdown hits American farmers already hurt by China trade war
    • https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/09/shutdown-american-farmers-china-trade-war-trump
  • The Impact of the Government Shutdown Is About to Snowball
  • Foundation raising funds to repair national parks when shutdown ends
  • Florida governor Ron DeSantis fires Rick Scott Everglades appointees
  • “On Jan. 11, 5,207 federal workers in Alaska missed their first paycheck, with no guarantees of when the next check will come.”
    • https://www.adn.com/opinions/2019/01/21/shutdown-impacts-piling-up-across-alaskas-national-parks-and-communities/




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