While on my September 2006 trip to California, I couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to visit the unique and spectacular Mono Lake which is located in California\u2019s Eastern Sierra. In the mid 1900\u2019s, the State of California diverted water in the Mono Basin area to the growing city of Los Angeles, which in turn lowered the water level of Mono Lake and allowed the limestone pillars, or \u201cTufa\u201d to become visible. At 5:04 am, just before sunrise, I loaded my camera onto my tripod and took a silhouette photo of the Tufa.<\/p>\n

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