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Mono Lake

One of the oldes lakes in the United States, Mono Lake is a small remnant of a much larger inland sea.
Tufa Towers
volcanos form two islands


Looking north to the lake from the side of Highway 395.


Mono Lake in the distance.

Looking at the lake from the northwest.

Mono Lake as seen from the rim of Panum Crater.


Looking north from south of Mono Lake.


Looking toward Mono Lake from the north.


Looking toward Mono Lake from the northwest.


Looking toward Mono Lake from the northwest.


Looking toward Mono Lake from the northwest.


Cemetery on the north side of Mono Lake.


Looking at the lake from the north side.

Volcano on the north shore.

South Tuffa

We visited Mono Lake, South Tuffas late in the afternoon of a Memorial Day weekend. It was cold with a wind chill factor that brought it to near freezing. Foam from the natural sope-like materials naturally in the water covered the shore. We returned a few years later to enjoy the sunset and two days later, just after sunrise. South Tufa is magical, especially early in the morning when there are fewer visitors and the water is still.

More South Tufa...

Kayak.

Tufa off shore.

South Tufa at Sunset, July 3, 2009

Looking at the sunset beyond the tufa.

Tufa against a dark sky.

West Side


Looking down to the lake from Highway 395 to the west.

Volcanic island in Mono Lake

Volcano on the shore of Mono Lake.


Looking down to the lake from Highway 395 to the west.

Volcano on the north shore of MonoLake.

Gulls on the lake.


Brine flies.


Brine flies.


Looking along the surface at more brine flies.

Rock covered and surrounded with brine flies.

Looking across teh surface and brine flies and gulls.


Brine flies.


Brine flies.

Brine flies and penny for scale.

Kayak helmed by a naturalist.

Gull on rock, looking for brine flies.

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