Mono Lake, near Yosemite National Park, is estimated to be one million years old; one of the oldest lakes in North America. It’s also one of the saltiest. Throughout its long existence, fresh water streams have fed into the lake but because there is no outlet, water can only leave the lake through evaporation which leaves salt and minerals behind. Mono Lake is a sister lake to the Great Salt Lake and is more than twice as salty as the ocean. But most visitors to the area don’t come to see the lake because of its age or saltiness. They come to see the tufa (too-fah) towers; unusual spires and knobs formed hundreds of years ago when calcium and carbonate combined to make limestone columns.
When Mark was 15 years old the band, Pink Floyd, released the album “Wish You Were Here.” In 1975, when Mark bought the album, he not only got some incredible music but the band included a postcard insert, made at Mono Lake, that said wish you were here. Today, he finally made it “here.” It was too cold to stage a dive in the water, in front of the tufas, to replicate that old postcard, but we did the best we could. To all the folks who have shown interest in our travels, these pics are for you…..wish you were here!
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