San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
A grafitti-covered sign provides information about the national monument and asks visitors to remove their trash.
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Mark Yelton, owner of the Camp Williams Cafe & General Store.
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Families play in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
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The Melende and Guarded families cook under a bridge along the San Gabriel River.
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Esmeralda Bracamonte, natural resources specialist, holds a big cone Douglas fir seedling.
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Martin Jennings climbs out of his encampment to pan for gold in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
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Martin Jennings inspects gold flakes he found in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
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A sign is posted at the entrance to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
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George Melende, right, and his family relax under a bridge on the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
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Trash, including a beer box and bong, on a dumpster near the entrance to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
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Children play in the East Fork of the San Gabriel River.
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