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Mono Lake
The lake is located about half way between Lake Tahoe and Lone Pine on highway 395 and is east of Yosemite. The strange formations in the lake are called Tufa, which is basically calcium carbonate spires. It's an alkaline lake and is 2.5 times more salty than the ocean. There are no fish, but brine shrimp are abundant. We saw quite a few Ospreys and their nests are actually on these Tufa. They must be fishing in other lakes nearby. It was close to 100 f that afternoon, quite amazing how the Osprey's have adapted to these conditions.
Mono Lake
The lake is located about half way between Lake Tahoe and Lone Pine on highway 395 and is east of Yosemite. The strange formations in the lake are called Tufa, which is basically calcium carbonate spires. It's an alkaline lake and is 2.5 times more salty than the ocean. There are no fish, but brine shrimp are abundant. We saw quite a few Ospreys and their nests are actually on these Tufa. They must be fishing in other lakes nearby. It was close to 100 f that afternoon, quite amazing how the Osprey's have adapted to these conditions.