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Mono Tufa - Mono Lake - 2 members in 4 triplogs have rated this an average 4 ( 1 to 5 best )
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Jun 15 2021
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 Joined Jan 07 2017
 Fountain Hills,
Mono Tufa - Mono LakeSierra Nevada, CA
Sierra Nevada, CA
Walk / Tour avatar Jun 15 2021
DixieFlyerTriplogs 1,374
Walk / Tour0.50 Miles 20 AEG
Walk / Tour0.50 Miles
20 ft AEG
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After hiking up to Glass Mountain, we decided to make a drive to Mono Basin and to Mono Lake.

I had heard of Mono Lake but did not know anything about it. It was really interesting to learn about the geology and ecology of the area.

There is pop culture here also: The Clint Eastwood Movie "High Plains Drifter" was filmed on the shores of Mono Lake.

This place is well worth the stop if you are ever in the area.
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[ checklist ]  Jeffrey Pine
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[ checklist ]  Natural Arch
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Jul 20 2013
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52 female
 Joined Nov 22 2005
 Tucson, AZ
After-Muir, CA 
After-Muir, CA
 
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writelotsTriplogs 341
Car Camping2.50 Miles
Car Camping2.50 Miles4 Days         
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After hiking on the JMT for 6 days, I did some easy touristy kind of stuff with Mr. Wendy, Mr. Wendy's Mom and my sore, swollen feet. We headed into Devil's Postpile with Tiffani, then into Mammoth for some shopping and beer tasting. To be honest, after 6 days on the JMT, the Postpile was a bit of a let down. It is an amazing example of columnar basalt, but it's really the story of volcanism in the whole region which is interesting - and I got a better sense of that from driving around and reading signs near Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain.

Then the three of us moved the party to the June Lakes area for more r&r, as well as a little eating and beer drinking. Mr. Wendy and I spent a day wandering around the edges of Mono Lake, trying to get in closer to the Tufa without using the standard routes in. This meant some serious brush busting and a lot of fun crawling around half-hidden and buried tufa stands.

It was a lovely interlude, and a better reintroduction to life than just driving back to the big city might have been.
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May 10 2012
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 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Mono Tufa - Mono LakeSierra Nevada, CA
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar May 10 2012
AZLOT69Triplogs 2,215
Hiking4.20 Miles 48 AEG
Hiking4.20 Miles   2 Hrs      2.10 mph
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Out of this world. Science fiction. Did this last week but squeezed for time, had to make time to return.
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[ checklist ]  Mono Lake
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May 02 2012
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74 male
 Joined Feb 12 2002
 Gold Canyon, AZ
Mono Tufa - Mono LakeSierra Nevada, CA
Sierra Nevada, CA
Hiking avatar May 02 2012
AZLOT69Triplogs 2,215
Hiking3.30 Miles 177 AEG
Hiking3.30 Miles   2 Hrs      1.65 mph
177 ft AEG
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The mountain passes are still closed so there are very few people in the area. Had the location to ourselves. Fun day.
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average hiking speed 1.88 mph

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