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Mono Lake - Tufa's

            Another surreal stop in our journey of "The Long Way Home."  Hwy 395 California

The unusual rock formations that grace Mono Lake’s shores are known as tufa.
Tufa is beautiful, and it’s also important habitat, from nesting sites for Osprey and owls to underwater habitat for alkali flies. Tufa forms in a variety of ways at Mono Lake, but the most visible and remarkable formations are the towers that stand tall along Mono’s shoreline.

All tufa at Mono Lake forms underwater. Beneath Mono Lake, calcium-rich freshwater springs seep up from the lake bottom and mix with lake water rich in carbonates (think baking soda). As the calcium comes in contact with the carbonates in the lake, a chemical reaction occurs, resulting in calcium carbonate, or limestone. The calcium carbonate precipitates  around the spring, and over the course of decades to centuries, a tufa tower will grow. Tufa towers can grow to heights of more than 30 feet underwater.

Taken in: United States / California / Lee Vining (show map)

Taken on: June 2, 2025

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Camera: Nikon D7200, f/11.0, 1/500 sec, 31mm (=46mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7200
Lens:	16.0-80.0 mm f/2.8-4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	31mm (35mm equivalent: 46mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 20.0 (Windows)
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