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gunlock8.JPG (145942 bytes) Heavy rains left many pools.  This is the early part of the hike.

Arch alcove

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Sandstone is easy to hike on gunlock1.JPG (93852 bytes) gunlock18.JPG (106937 bytes) gunlock3.JPG (95122 bytes)
gunlock14.JPG (88000 bytes) The "vortex" usually isn't filled with water

Another angle of the "vortex" containing about 2ft of water

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gunlock9.JPG (132652 bytes) Not warm enough to take a dip in November

The same pool on a much, colder, brisk morning

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gunlock13.JPG (145498 bytes) Another pool on the left, and 2 views of a larger pool to the right gunlock15.JPG (107089 bytes) gunlock11.JPG (121072 bytes)
gunlock2.JPG (74642 bytes) Can you see a face?  I thought maybe Alfred Hitchcock

This is up behind the "face"

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4 phenomenal views
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Wash in spring, normally not filled with water

gunlockwash.jpg (113865 bytes) 4 views from above of the Gunlock Reservoir. Click to see the reservoir from ground level (not on this hike) and some spectacular WATERFALLS!
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