Across more than 20 trails and sprawling wildlife is a wildlife refuge nestled within the Denver metro area. And it is not immune to the federal government shutdown, now in its 23rd day .

"I was actually amazed at how big it is and how many animals you can see," said Kory Larvie.

Larvie and his family came to visit the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge for the first time this month.

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"We drive by it all the time, and we always see the buffalo signs and for once were like, we're going to check it out," said Larvie.

However, instead of witnessing the wild, his family saw something they weren't expecting: signs on the visitor center, located in Commerce City, alerting people at the refuge the building was closed.

"It's just disappointing having people come up to the

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