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of the
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Joaquin Valley]; Bear State Books, Exeter, 2006. p.21
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is a canyon cut by Willow
Springs Canyon Wash. Its source is at the head of the canyon in the gap in the Portal Ridge of the
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Myrick Canyon in Portal Ridge two miles west of Willow
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