Hello everyone, I just found this thread last night and am very excited about this trip. I was on the LBL site today though and saw the following:
Due to the lapse in federal government funding, the USDA Forest Service Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, as with other federal agencies, is closed with the exception of certain essential services. However, we will attempt to make timely updates about public health and safety on this website as appropriate. We sincerely regret this inconvenience. For general information on Forest Service shutdown procedures, please visit the USDA’s website,
www.usda.gov.
Roger