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Sunrise at Mono Lake - 5:45AM, June 13, 2024
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Evening Light at Mono Lake
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Tufa Towers at Mono Lake
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Sunset Clouds above Mono Lake
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Dusk at Mono Lake
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The tufa towers at Mono Lake began to appear above water significantly in the mid-20th century, primarily due to the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power diverting water from the lake's tributaries starting in 1941, causing the lake level to drop dras-
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Sunset clouds - This view is one-third of Mono Lake
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Tufa towers and groves are formed when underground saurce of calcium-rich fresh water percolate up through springs and volcanic vents to mix with the carbonate-rich Mono lake water
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Alkali flies - Check out the interesting video by Mono Lake Committee: monolake.org/today/a-deep-look-at-mono-lake-alkali-flies/
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The brine shrimp in Mono Lake
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Sunrise at Mono Lake
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Sunset at Mono Lake
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Evening at Mono Lake
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Sunset on Mono Lake - The lake has trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies, millions of birds, and freshwater tributary streams. Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations known as tufa towers rise from the water’s surface.
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Sunrise at Mono Lake - To my surprise no one else there except my son and me in this beautiful and iconic place
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Dawn at Mono Lake
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The Beauty of Mono Lake - Located at the eastern edge of California, between the arid Great Basin and the snowy Sierra Nevada, Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles and supports a unique and productive ecosystem.
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Swimming at Mono Lake - Mono Lake, California is 2-3 times saltier than the ocean because it has no outlet and water evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals
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Mono Lake and my family in 1990 - This photo was taken with a Nikon photomic Tn in film era. Tufa that was once at the bottom of the Mono Lake has created this fantastic landscape as the water has decrease
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My daughter at Mono Lake in 1990, using a Kodachrome 64. - Public Trust resource protection at Mono Lake, established in 1983 by the Supreme Court of California and upheld by the State Water Board in 1994, remains as important as ever.
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My son and daughter at Mono Lake in 1990 with a Nikon Photomic TN -In 1941, the city of Los Angeles began diverting the freshwater streams that feed Mono Lake, sending Sierra snowmelt 350 miles south through the Los Angeles Aqueduct to the second most
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An Allen's hummingbird came to my persimmon tree
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An Allen's hummingbird on my persimmon tree
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A visitor - White-crowned Sparrow
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Red-tailed hawk - When there is a hawk in the sky, all the rabbits quickly hide, and even the hawk flies away, they take a long time to come out again
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Blue Jay on my plumeria - He found an acorn from oak tree
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A visitor - Clay-colored Sparrow
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Beautiful day at Pismo Beach
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Pismo Beach, California
