| Lake Mono | One of the oldest lakes in the western hemisphere, Mono Lake, located in California’s spectacular Eastern Sierra, is hauntingly beautiful. The most distinctive feature of Mono Lake is its eerie tufa towers – mineral structures created when fresh-water springs bubble up through the alkaline waters of the lake while the water level drops half a foot each year. My visit to Mono Lake in 2006 left everlasting unique artistic impressions in my memory. |