click an image to see the large version - 12 pictures out of a total of 49 Pictures of the USA - Mono Lake to Death Valley
Mono Lake, a large shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California
Tufa (Limestone) columns exposed above the water line
Tufa deposits and flora on the lakeside
Tufa columns
tourists exploring the lakeside
Tufa towers
a soda lake in Mono County, California, was formed some 760.000 years ago
Tufa columns
Tufa towers and flora on the lakeside
Tufa towers and flora on the lakeside
Tufa tower, a variety of limestone, formed by the precipitation of minerals
Tufa towers, a variety of limestone, formed by the precipitation of minerals
Tufa towers, a variety of limestone, formed by the precipitation of mineralsa
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