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21-FEB-2012 Jola Dziubinska

Mono Lake

Mono Lake, California

Seen from Navy Beach.

Mono Lake is a large, shallow saline lake in Mono County, California.
The lake has been formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in a basin that has no outlet to the ocean.
Because it lacks an outlet, dissolved salts make the lake very alkaline and saline.

Perhaps the most intriguing of Mono Lake's phenomena are the tufa (pronounced "toofah") towers visible along much of the shoreline.
Tufa are made from calcium carbonate which makes its way into the lake from underground springs. The calcium and carbonate combine to form limestone which builds up over time around the lake bottom spring openings.
Declining lake levels have exposed the tufa towers we see today.
Some of these tufa towers are up to 30 feet high.

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Guest 24-Mar-2012 18:07
Very nice presentation. v
J. Scott Coile24-Mar-2012 15:46
Perfectly composed subject.
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography24-Mar-2012 13:55
Very nice capture, Vote.
Ken Duckert24-Mar-2012 12:33
Excellent work Jola! What grand scenery and wonderful detail. Your visit to Mono Lake was a Jackpot.
Stephanie24-Mar-2012 11:57
Beautiful details Jola! :)
David Hobbs24-Mar-2012 10:47
I have been there. These are fine representations of the place. I like your commentary. V
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak24-Mar-2012 08:45
Beautiful image composition! ~V~
zyziza24-Mar-2012 08:02
Extra shot! BV
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