Eastham, Massachusetts
Last Tuesday morning, at The Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The beach access is closed because of storm damage, while information at their web site says that the across the board federal budget cuts have forced them to drop many of their ranger-guided tours of the area. The observation platform you see at the upper left is accessible, but the beach and many hiking trails are closed. Since this appears to have the biggest parking lot of any place on the Outer Cape, there has to be a severe impact on tourism. The municipally owned beaches are mostly open, with ramps or stairs from the cliff top to the beaches restored, but their parking lots are tiny, only suitable for local residents and the vacationers who take (expensive!) weekly rentals. I don't know how the majority of potential high season tourists will get to spend a day at the beach.
Eastham, Massachusetts
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