While Washington remains in a stalemate, the partial shutdown that has sent thousands of federal workers home without pay for the past two weeks is taking a toll on the Point Reyes National Seashore.
The holidays and a stretch of particularly sunny days spiked visitation last week, at the same time that services were halted in the park. On Drakes Beach, visitors snapped selfies mere feet from huge elephant seals, and hikers and beachgoers, finding…