Geology Picture of the Day – Mono Lake Tufa
2008 April 17
Earlier today on my way to work, I was thinking of places I haven’t been to in a long time (or ever been to). Owens Valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada popped into my head. Besides Mt. Whitney, one of the most famous things in Owens Valley are the Tufa Towers on Mono Lake (which are actually located quite a ways north of Mt. Whitney).
KellyBear1 has quite a few great pictures of the Owens Valley and other desert areas in California.
For some truly awesome tufa towers, check out the Trona Pinnacles.
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