Mono County
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This is High Plains Drifter country, made famous by Clint Eastwood's motion picture. It is a land of sage-brush-covered plains leading to towering, snow-flecked sawtooth ranges and dormant volcanoes. Mono County was named for the Indian people who lived here prior to the arrival of American pioneers. The Mono people were a band of the Paiute-Shoshone Indians. Two national forests, the Inyo National Forest and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, as well as three wilderness areas, the Hoover Wilderness, Ansel Adams Wilderness and John Muir Wilderness can be explored in Mono County. Nearly all the two million acres in Mono County are government owned. What isn't is ranchland for cattle and sheep or supports the county's largest industry... tourism.
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woman sitting near mountains
Summer 22, Day 26 - The majestic Mono Lake I couldn't stop myself from gazing at this majestic Mono Lake. The water was green and crystal clear. It felt as if I was close to a beach. The mountain ranges at the back of the lake made it gorgeous. The lake is home to trillions of brine shrimp, millions of birds, and world-famous tufa towers. Its tributary streams supply water to Los Angeles.
June Lake
The view of the mountains from Mono Lake
The Sierra Nevada mountain range dominates the landscape between California and Nevada. On the eastern side of the range, you’ll find Mono Lake. This is a large, shallow soda lake that’s saltier than the ocean. Each year Mono Lake serves as an important resting stop for millions of migratory birds.
gray concrete road
woman sitting near mountains
Summer 22, Day 26 - The majestic Mono Lake I couldn't stop myself from gazing at this majestic Mono Lake. The water was green and crystal clear. It felt as if I was close to a beach. The mountain ranges at the back of the lake made it gorgeous. The lake is home to trillions of brine shrimp, millions of birds, and world-famous tufa towers. Its tributary streams supply water to Los Angeles.
June Lake
The view of the mountains from Mono Lake
The Sierra Nevada mountain range dominates the landscape between California and Nevada. On the eastern side of the range, you’ll find Mono Lake. This is a large, shallow soda lake that’s saltier than the ocean. Each year Mono Lake serves as an important resting stop for millions of migratory birds.
gray concrete road