I'd always wanted to see Mono (pronounced "mow-no") Lake so we detoured on the way back to see it. It's 3 times the salinity of the Pacific Ocean! When you walk down to the lake the smell really hits you. It smells like low tide at the ocean. Besides the birds there are millions of Alkali Flies on the shores. The Gulls feed on them. The lake is also full of brine shrimp. A very unique place!
90% of the California Gulls in the area are hatched at Mono Lake.
The famous Tufa formations.
Karen on the boardwalk at the lake.
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