Sunday, February 12, 2012

Mono Lake

Mono Lake lies in a basin near Yosemite National Park with no outlet and is thus very saline and alkaline.  The formations in the photo rise around and above the water and are called tufa.  They are formed by calcium rich springs that form the calcium carbonate formations as they bubble into the lake.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I like this picture, Frank
Mom