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Visitors lounge in the waters at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park on Friday, June 22, 2018 in Reynolds County, Missouri.

Visitors scale rocks in the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors scale rocks in the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Michael Kennedy of Glen Carbon, Illinois, sits back as water flows over his shoulders Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Michael Kennedy of Glen Carbon, Illinois, sits back as water flows over his shoulders Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Gavin Schroeder, 13, of Jefferson City jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Gavin Schroeder, 13, of Jefferson City jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Lacey Sisler and Austin House climb rocks Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Lacey Sisler and Austin House climb rocks Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Jordan Fabian, center, and Joesph Lyons Jr., right, watch as Joseph Lyons, of Springfield, Missouri, jumps into the water Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Jordan Fabian, center, and Joesph Lyons Jr., right, watch as Joseph Lyons, of Springfield, Missouri, jumps into the water Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Cache Nelson, 13, of Sandy, Utah, jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Cache Nelson, 13, of Sandy, Utah, jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Matthew Foust, of St. Louis, watches his daughter, Farrah, 8, attempt to scale the shut-ins with his son, John, 6, on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Matthew Foust, of St. Louis, watches his daughter, Farrah, 8, attempt to scale the shut-ins with his son, John, 6, on Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Austin House, 5, of St. Charles, perches on a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Austin House, 5, of St. Charles, perches on a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors migrate through the shut-in's waters Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors migrate through the shut-in's waters Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors cool off in the waters of the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors cool off in the waters of the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors cool off in the waters of the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Visitors cool off in the waters of the shut-ins Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
James McNally, 12, jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
James McNally, 12, jumps from a rock Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Kevin Manes of Bloomfield helps his son, Kip, 3, swim Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Kevin Manes of Bloomfield helps his son, Kip, 3, swim Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Rhiannon Randall, 6, of Cole Camp, Missouri, lies on a rock while watching park visitors swim Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
Rhiannon Randall, 6, of Cole Camp, Missouri, lies on a rock while watching park visitors swim Friday, June 22, 2018, at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park in Reynolds County, Missouri.
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Visitors lounge in the waters at Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park on Friday, June 22, 2018 in Reynolds County, Missouri.

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