Driving From Tonopah to the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains Mono Lake California

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Today we take off from Tonopah, NV and head east to the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Destination? Mono Lake! This ancient California saline lake has quite the history an impressively alien landscape. • ▬▬ C A C T U S A T L A S . C O M ▬▬ • ⚪ Read our review - https://cactusatlas.com/adventures/mo... • ⚪ Get more information - https://cactusatlas.com/information/m... • The Mono Lake Basin is the result of millions of years of Earth’s constant change through volcanic activity, the pulling apart of crust layers, and the formation of mountains. Ice sheets and runoff flowed from higher elevations into the basin creating what once was called Lake Russell when the lake was deeper and fresher than it is today. • Mono Lake is interesting as the basin has no place the water drains out to naturally. Over time, the area dried up causing the salinity in the lake to rise giving life to the biodiversity seen today such as alkaline flies, brine shrimp, and several species of birds. • Due to the fluctuation and eventual drop in the lake level, Mono Lake has left behind fascinating remnants of its earlier days. Located within the lake and along the shoreline are many columns of craggy-looking material that render the landscape almost surreal. Appearing as underwater coral or an alien landscape is tufa, petrified deposits of minerals leftover from springs in the area. The water in the area was rich in carbonates and the emerging hot spring water was rich in calcium. Where the two materials met, calcium carbonate formed, also known as limestone. • Walking among these imprints of the past is fascinating and thankfully there are many opportunities to get up close and personal. The South Tufa Trail is just under 1-mile long and allows visitors to walk and hike out to the shoreline next to the South Tufa Area before looping back. The trail is easy and accessible for many ages as well as dogs. • In addition to the South Tufa Trail, there are several other trails and areas to visit along the lake including the Boardwalk Trail at Mono Lake Park, the Nature Trail, Mono Lake Trail, and Lee Vining Trail. • VIDEO FILMED: 07/02/2021 • • ▬▬ L O C A T I O N I N F O ▬▬ • ⚪ Mono Lake - https://www.monolake.org/ • ⚪ Directions to Mono Lake - https://goo.gl/maps/jNvTXFhNJ8VMxKen9 • ▬▬ T I M E S T A M P S ▬▬ • 00:00 Departing Tonopah's Mitzpah Hotel • 01:47 Coaldale Ghost Town • 03:10 Route 6 East • 04:34 Crossing into the Eastern Sierras • 05:48 Scenic Pull-off • 07:38 Wildflowers and Mountain Views • 08:57 Mono Mills Mono Craters • 11:31 Mono Lake South Tufa Trail • ▬▬ L I N K S ▬▬ • ⚪ Gear we use - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thecactus... • ⚪ See where we've been - https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi... • ⚪ Music from Epidemic Sound - https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... • _____________________________________________________________ • ✅ Find us on Instagram, Twitter Facebook - @cactusatlas. • ✅ Check out our website - https://cactusatlas.com • Welcome to the Cactus Atlas! Join us as we visit all sorts of locations across the American Southwest. We tour both natural and man-made attractions - National Parks as well as theme parks. • Our base of operations is in the Phoenix, AZ area. We do a lot of hiking and day trips as well as campground reviews and hope that we will be a great resource if you are planning a trip to the American Southwest. We also hope to delight you with our exciting adventures!

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