The irony of Yosemite National Park's birthday.

Thanks to today's Google Doodle, we find out that on October 1, 1890 Yosemite National Park was established through the efforts of the naturalist, John Muir.

But ironically, that protection also means that on its birthday, because most of the federal government is shut down, so too is access to the park.  Yosemite, as a national park that keeps America's natural areas accessible to all, is inaccessible.

And there's no timetable for the national parks to reopen, either.