Colorado Plateau Photo Odyssey 24: Mono Lake
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Mono Lake was the last stop on my Colorado Plateau Odyssey. I arrived a little after three in the afternoon in Lee Vining, where I would spend the night, before leaving in the morning for home. This would give me an evening and a morning at Mono Lake. Who could ask for more?
When I arrived at the lake it was cloudy and windy, with the occasional drop of rain:
Toward evening the setting sun found a few crevices along the horizon to sneak out a few rays and put some glow the tufas:
Soon the glow brought a distinctive color to the sky:
The morning brought more clouds, but also room for the sun to shine out in the east. The colors were amazing:
Soon it was time to head home. The skies were clouding up, and I had a nine and a half hour trip home. I took one last look at the lake with the Sierras in the background:
When I arrived at the lake it was cloudy and windy, with the occasional drop of rain:
Toward evening the setting sun found a few crevices along the horizon to sneak out a few rays and put some glow the tufas:
Soon the glow brought a distinctive color to the sky:
The morning brought more clouds, but also room for the sun to shine out in the east. The colors were amazing:
Soon it was time to head home. The skies were clouding up, and I had a nine and a half hour trip home. I took one last look at the lake with the Sierras in the background:
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