EAST MONO LAKE
The eastern shore of Mono Lake is probably one of the least visited parts of this incredible body of water. To get there requires a four wheel drive and a love of being “out there”. However, the rewards are plentiful.
As the sun rises, it first touches the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains, then slowly makes it way down their flanks toward Mono Lake. When the light begins to brush the faces of the large tufas, the effect can only be described as magical – like being immersed in fairy tale. It is Nature at its very best.
All images we created by Jonathan PJ Smith of The Environment Makers.






The landscape around Mono Lake can at times be almost alien but perhaps the strangest natural formations to be found there are the sand tufas. Their bizarre, organic, otherworldly shapes really makes them look like they belong on another planet.


Separating the lake from the arid desert surrounding the eastern part of Mono Lake, is a lush marshland, alive with insects and birds. Amidst this sea of unexpected green, enormous land bound tufas, stand out like islands.
