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Crowley Lake Columns

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

7 miles from Mono County

June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

11 miles from Mono County

Mammoth Lakes, California

Devils Postpile National Monument

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

19 miles from Mono County

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historical Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay", this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

20 miles from Mono County

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

A former mining town left unchanged since the turn of the 20th-century.

20 miles from Mono County

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Extremophile expert Amir Sapir checking out some nematodes at Mono Lake.

California’s Saltiest Lake Is Chock-Full of Bizarre Roundworms

Life finds a way.

by Isaac Schultz

September 27, 2019