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Thursday August 28, 2008
Mono Lake
On our way home from our annual camping week at the Bear's Lair, we drove home by way of Mono Lake, Mammoth Mountain, Devil's Postpile and Rainbow Falls, and Yosemite.
We drove past Mono Lake on our way to Mammoth and then stopped back at the lake on our way to Yosemite. Besides its lovely setting, Mono Lake is remarkable for its Tufa Towers and its Brine Flies. Tufa Towers form underwater from freshwater calcium-bearing springs entering the salty lakewater. The decline of Mono's water level has left these bright white towers standing like stalagmites in a roofless cave. Black brine flies were thick on the lake border and in the water when we visited. The flies avoid other animals and people. It is interesting to watch the flies scatter under the path of a low-flying seagull. The color contrast of the black flies on the white tufa against the bluegreen lake is strange, a little icky but interesting.
Tufa Towers, Mono Lake
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Exploring Mono Lake
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Black Brine Flies, Mono Lake
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Mono Lake Seagulls
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Brine Flies on Tufa
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Mono Lake grasses and wildflowers
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Images Copyright 2008 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 10:29AM Aug 28, 2008 by katysblog in News & Reviews | Comments[1]
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Posted by seagull on August 30, 2008 at 06:32 AM PDT #