When Karla Colom zips down the Paseo del Morro National Historical Trail at sunset in a golf cart loaded with food, water and cleaning supplies, the cats of Old San Juan come out of hiding. Colony by colony, they materialize from nooks in the rocks along the ocean and hiding places in the greenery at the foot of ancient walls built to protect the Puerto Rican city from attack by sea.

Beryl, once a hurricane but now little more than a disturbance, brought heavy rains and gusting winds to the Caribbean, prompting closure Monday of all units of the National Park System there.

Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, is heading for Puerto Rico, and National Park Service staff there are ready just in case the storm stays on track and arrives Monday.

Halloween has come and gone, the World Series is over, Thanksgiving isn't too far off...and the recovery efforts are ongoing at National Park System units in the Caribbean.