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Channel Islands National ParkShannon Davis sets a waypoint along the Montanon Trail.Darter Channel Islands 1 
The craggy coast west of Scorpion Anchorage.Darter Channel Islands 2 
Davis, in a stylish yellow helmet, paddles into Little Scorpion Anchorage.Darter Channel Islands 3 
The day winds down at the Campo Del Norte tent sites.Darter Channel Islands 4 
Davis and sea kayaking guide Andy Babcock paddle in for lunch.Darter Channel Islands 5 
Shannon Davis leaps across the Canada Del Puerto Creek.Darter Channel Islands 6 
Cruising Montanon Ridge.
The Montanon Trail is one of Santa Cruz Island's most scenic.Darter Channel Islands 8 
Fennel, an invasive plant, growing near Scorpion Anchorage.Darter Channel Islands 9 
A giant coreopsis, an island native, clings to the cliff side.Darter Channel Islands 10 
Shannon and Andy paddle out of a sea cave on the island’s northwest side.Darter Channel Islands 11 
View of Scorpion Rocks from above Scorpion Anchorage.Darter Channel Islands 12 
Surveying the mainland's snowcapped San Gabriel Mountains.Darter Channel Islands 13 
One of the few remaining feral pig carcasses on the island.Darter Channel Islands 14 
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