Mono Lake
Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in Mono County, California. It is believed to have formed at least 760,000 years ago making it among the oldest lakes in North America. The lake contains approximately 280 million tons of dissolved salts, with the salinity varying depending upon the amount of water in the lake at any given time.
Ever wonder what these “spire-like” things sticking out of the lake are? They are called tufa. Tufa is a soft, friable and porous calcite rock formed by calcium carbonate (CaCO3) deposits.
On one of the trails that we took at the Mono Lake South Tufa area, I read that if you taste the lake water it would taste salty and bitter at the same time. This is due to the alakalinity of the lake. I tasted the lake water (for the heck of it LOL) and it tasted a bit bitter but not so salty to me.
At the visitor’s center, you can see a close view of the two large islands, Negit Island (black island) and Puoha Island (white island). I’m not sure if I got photos of both islands, though.
I made a slideshow of my Mono Lake photos. You could also go and check out my flickr photostream.
Interesting fact: Glam metal band Cinderella filmed the music video of their power ballad “Don’t Know What You Got (Till It’s Gone)” (video on youtube) at Mono Lake South Tufa area. If you notice near the end of the video, there are also scenes shot at the Bodie Ghost Town (I will show my photos later) teeeheee. Hubby would really love this little tidbit. I remember him telling me that despite being a metal band, they have a “girlie” sounding band name. LOL
Sources:
http://www.monolake.org ·
Wikipedia
19 comments in “Mono Lake”
May 30th, 2009 at 1:48 am aeirin(Quote)
great shots sis….. ang ganda
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May 30th, 2009 at 2:07 am Zeee(Quote)
thanks sis
May 30th, 2009 at 11:48 am jenn(Quote)
Nice shots!
Never been much of a fan of metal glam bands aside from motely Crue and bon jovi. Though I do love 80s music. Interesting tibdit.
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May 30th, 2009 at 1:45 pm Barb(Quote)
Hi Z,
Great pictures and story about your trip to Mono Lake. I came to visit you from your Mom’s blog.
May 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm Zeee(Quote)
thanks Miss Barb
May 30th, 2009 at 4:08 pm Zeee(Quote)
Me too Jenn…it’s my hubby who is a fan…and I listen to them sometimes…can’t help but love them, too…hehehehe
May 30th, 2009 at 11:56 pm Mirage(Quote)
Wow, is that paradise?
May 31st, 2009 at 10:05 am Zeee(Quote)
para nga ano? hehehe
May 31st, 2009 at 10:06 am Zeee(Quote)
thanks Miss Barb!
May 31st, 2009 at
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June 1st, 2009 at 4:18 am Arlene(Quote)
sis, the sky view and the tranquil lake mesmerized me.
Nice panoramic shot!
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June 1st, 2009 at 10:40 am Zeee(Quote)
thank you so much sis!
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June 2nd, 2009 at 2:14 pm Photo Cache(Quote)
REally gorgeous shots. It’s an amazing place, isn’t it?
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:54 pm Zeee(Quote)
yes it is!
thanks
June 3rd, 2009 at 4:30 am Denise(Quote)
What an absolutely gorgeous area and your photos are fantastic, stunning!
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June 3rd, 2009 at 11:38 pm Zeee(Quote)
thanks Denise!
the area was really very gorgeous! 
thanks for dropping by
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