Guess the spot: Maps Edition

I camped here (rafting) late one May and heard the strangest sound I've ever heard coming down off the rim around 5 AM. Nobody else heard it, but I was wide-awake, looking at the stars. I can't really describe it, but I'll never forget it. Where is this?

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I laughed pretty hard when I figured that one out. How LarryBoy knew about it is beyond me. I scanned a list of CA state parks and when I got to that one I knew it was it w/o even having to check the topo, which I did to confirm it. HAHA

I think we should have a BCP meet up there.
 
Am reposting in the spirit of organization:

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Clues:
not in Utah
ran it the end of May
a sorrowful place
one of the rapids is named after a famous woman scientist who died of radiation poisoning
 
It was a lot of fun, even though the release for that year was only around 300 cfs. Actually got the raft stuck on a big rock at one point. The section I posted is Slickrock Cyn which is really beautiful. Saw almost nobody else, just a couple of friends and myself (well, I didn't actually see myself...). :)
 
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Yes, @Ben guessed it correctly (Dolores River), and the rapid is named for Marie Curie. She got the ore for her research from a nearby area in Colorado (Uravan). She basically discovered radioactivity, IIRC.
 
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i'm looking for the name of a type of feature that could be found in a kitchen.
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That picture's zoomed out a ways. There's not much to make out other than broader features.
 
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