![Mono Lake, California](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011522.23_21acopy.JPG) Mono Lake, California |
![Mono Lake is one of the oldest lakes in North America](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011520.04_03acopy1.JPG) Mono Lake is one of the oldest lakes in North America |
![Mono Lake](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011521.21_19acopy.JPG) Mono Lake |
![The water of Mono Lake is 3x saltier than the ocean](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011523.24_22acopy.JPG) The water of Mono Lake is 3x saltier than the ocean |
![The water of Mono Lake dropped 45 ft between 1941-81 as Sierra Nevada runoff water was diverted to the LA Aqueduct](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011524.25_23acopy.JPG) The water of Mono Lake dropped 45 ft between 1941-81 as Sierra Nevada runoff water was diverted to the LA Aqueduct |
![It has been agreed since 1994 to maintain the lake level at 6392 ft MSL](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011525.26_24acopy.JPG) It has been agreed since 1994 to maintain the lake level at 6392 ft MSL |
![Tufa Flower deposits, formed from calcium combined with lake-water carbonates](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011526.27_25acopy.JPG) Tufa Flower deposits, formed from calcium combined with lake-water carbonates |
![Mono Lake, California](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011527.30_28acopy.JPG) Mono Lake, California |
![Mnono Lake Tufa formations](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011528.31_29acopy.JPG) Mnono Lake Tufa formations |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011587.33_31acopy.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![A short distance north of Mono Lake is Bodie, the remains of gold mining town from 1874](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011565.01_01.JPG) A short distance north of Mono Lake is Bodie, the remains of gold mining town from 1874 |
![Bodie steadily declined from it's peak in the 1880s until it was a ghosttown in the 1940s](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011568.02_02.JPG) Bodie steadily declined from it's peak in the 1880s until it was a ghosttown in the 1940s |
![In 1962, the state preserved the remains as the Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011566.01_0acopy1.JPG) In 1962, the state preserved the remains as the Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie, California](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011567.02_01acopy1.JPG) Bodie, California |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011569.03_02acopy1.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011570.04_04copy.jpg) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011571.06_06.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![The mine buildings at Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011572.09_09.JPG) The mine buildings at Bodie |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011577.18_18.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011573.10_10copy.jpg) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011574.11_11.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011575.14_14.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011576.15_15.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011578.20_20.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011579.22_22.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![An old truck and gas station at Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011580.23_23.JPG) An old truck and gas station at Bodie |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011582.26_26.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011583.28_28.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Main Street Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011584.30_30.JPG) Main Street Bodie |
![A preserved shop in the business district](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011581.25_25.JPG) A preserved shop in the business district |
![An old wagon, Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011585.31_31.JPG) An old wagon, Bodie |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011586.32_32.JPG) Bodie State Historic Park |
![The rusting remains of an old Ford, Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011588.33_33.JPG) The rusting remains of an old Ford, Bodie |
![Ford motorcar, beyond dead in Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011590.34_34.JPG) Ford motorcar, beyond dead in Bodie |
![Bodie State Historic Park](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011591.35_35copy.jpg) Bodie State Historic Park |
![Old Methodist Church, Bodie](https://a4.pbase.com/v3/93/329493/1/49011592.37_35acopy.JPG) Old Methodist Church, Bodie |