If Beltway Insiders' talk of the sequester has made your eyes glaze over so far, here's something that may make you open those eyes wide: This postponed and renamed Son of The Fiscal Cliff, which goes into effect March 1 if no action is taken to prevent it, may mean at least $7 million in cuts to California's National Parks, Monuments, Recreation Areas, and Historic Sites. That could mean no seasonal ranger hires, closed campgrounds, and limited visitor center hours.

It could also mean you have to drive a few extra hours to get to the other side of the Sierra Nevada until the snow melts: **the cuts would mean no budget for Yosemite National Park to plow Route 120 over Tioga Pass.**

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