Awesome Mono Lake

By Parker Olenick

During the summer I went on a camping trip to June Lake.  One of the days we drove to Mono Lake with my family and friends.  We walked on a sand trail to get to Mono Lake.  Mono Lake was very hot and beautiful.  There were white puffy clouds in the sky and reflecting in the water.  The water was different shades of blue.  I walked on the gravely beach and touched the water.  It was very cold and tasted strong and salty.  There was dirty water along the shoreline.  There were even bugs in the water and a bunch of flies on the ground and in the air.

Learning about Alkali Flies

The Tufas look like giant drip castles.  They were made under the water, but the water level dropped and now you can see them above the water and around the lake.  Tufas are made out of limestone.  They are made when calcium water hits the salty water.  Some of the Tufas were thirty feet tall.

There were a lot of birds there that were flying around and landing on the Tufas.  Some of the birds were seagulls.  There were birds of all sizes.  They were eating the flies and larvae along the water’s edge.

Mono Lake was very awesome.  I would recommend that you go.