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Mono Lake's South Tufa.
Panum Crater at daybreak.
The Mono Craters are the youngest mountain range in North America.
Mono Lake's strange landscape is a favorite of photographers.
Overlooking Mono Lake from the top of Panum Crater.
The boardwalk at Old Marina.
Photograhers stop at the famous Mono Lake Overlook on Highway 395.
Crumble breccia inside the plug of Panum Crater.
Alkali flies feed the millions of birds that migrate to the Mono Basin each year.
A couple walks the trail from Navy Beach to South Tufa.
The Mono Basin lies just east of Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada.