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Article: Pinnacles gets bigger and better.(Central California monument)(Brief Article)
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- October 1, 2000
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Central California's newly enlarged national monument has more space for hikers, more protection for wildlife
From Dry Wall, an eroded cliff in the new eastern addition to Pinnacles National Monument, resource management chief Larry Whalon can spot rocky Hawkins Peak rising among the park's otherworldly volcanic spires. His view takes in some of the 7,960 acres President Clinton recently added to the monument, but Whalon sees more than chaparral: He sees opportunities under every rhyolite boulder and behind every chamise bush.
"There's so much to do," Whalon says. He flushes with energy as he talks about what the added lands mean to the park. "It's ...