John Burroughs so aptly said, "I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." Welcome to our morning...
One of our trip goals was to frolic in the Fall foliage. Needless-to-say, that goal was attained... gleefully.Traipsing in the Tufa was a high priority, too.Mono Lake is an ancient saline lake that covers over 70 square miles and supports a unique and productive ecosystem. The lake has trillions of brine shrimp and alkali flies, millions of birds, and freshwater tributary streams. Along the lakeshore, scenic limestone formations known as tufa towers rise from the water’s surface.Humans have called the Mono Basin home for thousands of years. The Kutzadika’a Paiute are this land’s native people and original stewards. In the mid-1800s prospectors and pioneers arrived to make a living from the bedrock and soil. The battle to save Mono Lake from excessive water diversions to Los Angeles began in the last century and continues on.It is something we admire each time we traverse 395 and is always a natural phenomenon worth visiting when the time allows.Covering around 320 acres, June Lake is one of the largest lakes in the region as well as one of the few natural ones. It was our home for the night.“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you
as sunshine flows into trees.
The winds will blow their own freshness into you,
and the storms their energy,
while cares will drop away from you
like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir
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