Colorado reacts as federal government shuts down

Listen Now
5min 22sec
Congress Shutdown
J. Scott Applewhite/AP
The Capitol is seen at dusk as Democrats and Republicans in Congress are angrily blaming each other and refusing to budge from their positions on funding the government, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Fall foliage can be seen in the Sangre de Cristo mountains behind Great Sand Dunes National Park, Sept. 30, 2025.

GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL PARK
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Scott and Traci Craner take a selfie in front of the Great Sand Dunes National Park entry sign, Sept. 30, 2025. The couple, who now live in their motorhome for six years, are from Missouri and have been traveling around the west. They arrived at this national park without making camping reservations, and understanding the park might close the following day because of a potential federal government shutdown.

Related reporting