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  • Mono Lake is home to the second largest gull rookery for California Gulls in North America. Here the gulls are safe from land based predators. By early May they have scratched out a spot for the nest and lay black specked eggs. They feast on Mono Lake's brine shrimp and alkali flies and stay through Fall, when they head back across the Sierra to the California coast.
    California Gull, Mono Lake
  • Cafe, California Hwy 395
    Cafe, California Hwy 395
  • The foothills leading to the High Sierra of California, adorned with oak trees.
    Live Oaks, California
  • California Poppies (Cross Processed)
    California Poppies (Cross Processed)
  • California Hills surrounded by morning fog
    Morning Fog, California
  • Tufa at Mono Lake, California
    Tufa
  • Every Thursday night at the Mobil Station in Lee Vining, California during the summer months there is live music and dancing.
    Dancing at the Mobil, Tioga Pass, Ca..rnia
  • A llama stands along a road in the golden hills of California
    Golden Hills, Llama
  • West Side Road in Death Valley, California
    West Side Road
  • A raven takes flights from the Alabama Hills in California
    Raven, Alabama Hills
  • A Jeffrey Pine stands sentinel over Jennie Lakes in the Jennie Lakes Wilderness in California.
    Jeffrey Pine, Jennie Lakes
  • Wildflowers and a small stream along the John Muir Trail in California's High Sierra.
    The High Sierra
  • The Eastern Sierra and foothills as seen from Highway 395 in California
    Eastern Sierra
  • The Milky Way shines bright over Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra of California.
    Milky Way over Mono Lake
  • Comet Neowise stands in the night sky above the walls of Kings Canyon National Park in California.
    Comet Neowise in Kings Canyon
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs, a secret slab, one of the few facing the heavens, is believed to be Paiute in origin.  Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, California.
    Petroglyphs, Owens Valley
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs, a secret slab, one of the few facing the heavens, is believed to be Paiute in origin.  Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, California.
    Petroglyphs Facing the Heavens
  • The soft light of evening falls on the Alabama Hills in California
    The Alabama Hills
  • Comet Neowise in the night sky, California
    Comet Neowise
  • Morning dawns with a fresh coat of snow along the shores of Mono Lake, California
    Tufa in Snow
  • A Jeffrey Pine stand sentinel over Jennie Lakes in the Jennie Lakes Wilderness in California.
    Jennie Lakes Wilderness
  • Rae Lakes along the John Muir Trail in California
    Rae Lakes
  • Painted Lady and Rae Lakes as seen from inside a tent along the John Muir Trail, California
    Painted Lady and Rae Lakes
  • Stars shine above the walls of Kings Canyon in Kings Canyon National Park, California.
    Starry Night, Kings Canyon
  • A big brown bat climbs a tree in order to take flight, Sierra National Forest, California
    Big brown bat
  • A raven takes flight in California's Alabama Hills near Lone Pine.
    A Raven Takes Flight
  • Redwoods stand tall in Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park, California
    Redwoods
  • First light plays across a prominent ridgeline and summit of Mt Shasta in California.
    First Light, Mt Shasta
  • Indian Paintbrush and Sulphur Buckwheat adorn the north shore of Mono Lake in California's Eastern Sierra.
    Wildflowers and Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  In this photo tufa towers stand beneath Cassiopeia and the starry sky.
    South Tufa Beneath the Stars
  • Sky Pilots adorn the summit of Mt. Dana in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    Sky Pilots adorn the summit ridge of..rra.
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs, a secret slab, one of the few facing the heavens, is believed to be Paiute in origin.  Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, California.
    Morning, Sky Rock
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs, a secret slab, one of the few facing the heavens, is believed to be Paiute in origin.  Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, California.
    Sky Rock Petroglyphs
  • Rae Lakes and the prominent feature Painted Lady in the High Sierra of California along the John Muir Trail.
    Rae Lakes and Painted Lady
  • West Vidette Peak as seen along the John Muir Trail in California
    West Vidette
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photograph, tufa towers are seen at dawn.
    Tufa Towers, Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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Sand Tufa is formed in more sandy regions of the lake near the shore. When the lake level dropped these tufa were exposed to the elements, the wind blew away the remaining sand, leaving these unique formations behind.
    Sand Tufa, Mono Lake
  • Evening light falls on Redwood Canyon in Kings Canyon National Park
    Redwood Canyon
  • A Joshua Tree in the Mohave Desert
    Mojave Desert
  • Mobias Arch in the Alabama Hills
    Mobias Arch, Alabama Hills
  • Ancient trees adorn the John Muir Trail between Dollar and Rae Lakes.
    Bristlecone Pines along the John Mui..rail
  • Sequoia trees beneath the night sky in Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park
    Grant Grove, Kings Canyon National Park
  • The full moon stands over Mono Lake
    Full Moon over Mono Lake
  • Comet Neowise above the walls of Kings Canyon National Park
    Comet Neowise
  • Mono Lake as seen from a viewpoint along CA Highway 395.
    Mono Lake from Hwy 395
  • A storm rolls over Mono Lake
    Storm Over Mono
  • A cottonwood tree after a spring snowfall, Mono Lake
    Cottonwood after snowfall, Mono Lake
  • Mt. Whitney and the Sierra Crest appear beneath an unnamed arch in the Alabama Foothills
    Mt. Whitney and the Sierra Crest app..ills
  • Mobias Arch and Mt. Whitney, A Classic View
    Mobias Arch and Mt. Whitney, A Class..View
  • Mobias Arch and Mt. Whitney at Dawn
    Mobias Arch and Mt. Whitney at Dawn
  • Mobias Arch beneath the Milky Way 12:57am
    Mobias Arch beneath the Milky Way, 1..57am
  • Last Light, Mobias Arch
    Last Light, Mobias Arch
  • The Milky Way rests over Painted Lady from Rae Lakes on the John Muir Trail
    Milky Way over Painted Lady
  • Painted Lady and Rae Lakes in the evening
    Painted Lady and Rae Lakes
  • Rae Lakes seen on the descent from Glen Pass while hiking counterclockwise on the Rae Lakes Loop
    Rae Lake descending Glen Pass
  • An afternoon thunderstorm rumbles over the canyon walls of Kings Canyon National Park
    Summer storm, Kings Canyon
  • The sun accents clouds on a morning at Mono Lake
    Morning at Mono Lake
  • Scorpio and the Milky Way Galaxy in the southern sky directly above Mt Shasta
    Scorpio above Mt Shasta
  • Evening light is reflected on the waters of Mono Lake from South Tufa
    Evening, South Tufa
  • Evening light reflects off a small tarn near the eastern end of Mono Lake's Navy Beach.
    Settling Storm, Mono Lake
  • A double rainbow appears after a summer thunderstorm over Mono Lake.
    Mono, After the Storm.
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs in the Owens Valley near Bishop, CA
    Sky Rock Petroglyphs
  • Mobias Arch at Sunrise
    Mobias Arch at Sunrise
  • Mobias Arch beneath the Milky Way, 1:58am
    Mobias Arch beneath the Milky Way, 1..58am
  • Mobias Arch beneath a falling moon and Scorpio on a night in June.
    Mobias Arch beneath a falling moon a..rpio
  • Mobias Arch, Evening
    Mobias Arch, Evening
  • Mobias Arch and Late Light in the Alabama Foothills of the Eastern Sierra near Mt. Whitney
    Mobias Arch and Late Light
  • The Bristlecone Pine is considered to be the oldest living organism on earth, reaching ages that exceed 4,000 years.  Here an ancient tree stands in the Shulman Grove in the Sierra's White Mountains.
    Bristlecone Pine Beneath a Sierra Sky
  • Paradise Valley, Kings Canyon National Park
    Paradise Valley
  • The night sky in the Alabama Hills
    Night Sky, Alabama Hills
  • Evening lights up Mono Lake
    Evenings at Mono Lake
  • Comet Neowise, Kings Canyon National Park
    Comet Neowise
  • A spring morning on Mono Lake after a fresh snowfall
    Spring Morning, Mono Lake
  • A fresh snow fall covers the tufa formations and the rabbit brush and sage along the shores of Mono Lake
    Snow, Mono Lake
  • Exposed tufa formations which used to lie at the bottom of Mono Lake give a surreal quality to the landscape.
    South Tufa
  • A Dappled Red Sky, Mono Lake
    A Dappled Red sky, Mono Lake
  • Canoeists Paddle Mono Lake
    Paddling Mono Lake
  • The Bristlecone Pine is considered to be the oldest living organism on earth, reaching ages that exceed 4,000 years.  Here an ancient tree stands in the Shulman Grove in the Sierra's White Mountains.
    Ancient Bristlecone Pine
  • A sliver moon descends towards the canyon walls in Kings Canyon National Park
    Sliver Moon, Kings Canyon
  • The June Full Moon rises over South Tufa at Mono Lake.
    Moon Rise over South Tufa, Mono Lake
  • Sixty Lake Basin and the distant Rae Lakes as seen from Glen Pass on the John Muir Trail
    View from Glen Pass
  • Mobias Arch and the High Sierra, Alabama Hills
    Mobias Arch in the High Sierra
  • When the Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power bought much of the land in the Owens Valley in Mono Basin, one family refused to sell. Their house still stands, perhaps as a proud testimony to the independent American spirit.
    Beneath Autumn Skies, an Abandoned H..rnia
  • Abandoned old houses along highway 395 near Lee Vining, California
    Old houses on 395
  • A llama on a farm in northern California
    Llama
  • Weaver Lake in California's Jennie Lakes Wilderness beneath the Milky Way with stars reflecting on the waters.
    Weaver Lake, Jennie Lakes Wilderness
  • The old house on 395 near Lee Vining, California
    The 395 House
  • My Old Nissan carries a canoe near the shores of Mono Lake, California
    My Old Nissan with Canoe at Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this image, tufa towers on Mono Lake lie beneath the stars as they appear to rotate around the North Star.
    Tufa of Mono Lake Beneath the Star Wheel
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photo, a tufa tower that was once exposed has been recovered by the rising waters of Mono Lake. It has begun to grow once again, an encouraging symbol of the healing of Mono Lake.
    Tufa Regeneration, Mono Lake
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  <br />
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In this photo, tufa towers exposed on now-dry land stand beneath summer's sky of fire.
    Tufa and Fire Sky
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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This image shows South Tufa beneath moonlight.
    Tufa and Casseopia
  • The Milky Way seen from Kings Canyon National Park in California
    Milky Way, Kings Canyon
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.<br />
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In this photo, tufa towers stand beneath a cloudy sky as the full moon rises in the distance.
    Tufa Towers and Full Moon Beneath a .. Sky
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.  <br />
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In this photo tufa towers can be seen above and beneath the lakes surface. Those beneath the surface are growing once again as they exposed to the high carbonate water.
    Tufa Submerged
  • Tufa is a type of limestone that is formed when calcium-rich spring water mixes with the carbonate-rich Mono Lake water and precipitates around the spring. The towers grow underneath the waters surface. These towers were exposed when the city of Los Angeles diverted four of the five streams flowing into Mono Lake.  Deprived of its freshwater sources, the lake volume dropped by half, exposing nesting colonies of gulls to predation and again doubling the lakes salinity. The entire eco-system began to collapse. In response David Gaines formed the Mono Lake Committee, a citizens group that was formed to reverse this trend and save the lake. In 1994 the California Supreme Court mandated that the lake should rise to a level of 6,392 feet, which will partially restore the ecosystem and migratory bird habitat.
    Evening, Mono Lake
  • Sky Rock Petroglyphs, a secret slab, one of the few facing the heavens, is believed to be Paiute in origin.  Owens Valley, Eastern Sierra, California.
    Sky Rock Dawn
  • Western Trillium stands tall amidst the giants. Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California
    Western Trillium, Redwoods
  • A juvenile spotted owl in a forest in Kings Canyon National Park
    Juvenile Spotted Owl, Kings Canyon
  • An Osprey brings a fish to a nest on Mono Lake. Osprey's mainly hunt fish but due to Mono Lake's alkalinity it contains no fish, yet they are safely protected from predator's by nesting on the exposed tufa towers. The Osprey's make a 6-25 mile round trip to catch their prey.
    Bringing Fish to the Nest
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