CAMPE VERDE — Yasmeen Mustafa approached the locked gates at Montezuma Castle National Monument and let out a deep, frustrated sigh as it dawned on her that the monument -- and other national parks in Arizona, too -- would have closures after the government shutdown began Wednesday.

“I really have no words to describe how I’m feeling right now,” she said. “I’m so upset.” Copy article link

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