CALIFORNIA CRUISING
In fact, we were eager to do some more windSUP later that day in Mono Lake, a large, shallow, saline lake in Mono County, California. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake and form these amazing salt tower-like sculptures.
It was a reality check to find out that this desert lake is slowly disappearing due to climate change and the severe drought California has been experiencing in the last few years. We learned it has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, and provides critical nesting habitats for two million annual migratory birds, and so most parts are closed to any water activities. California has always known climate change and desertification as can be clearly seen in ghost towns present in several parts of the state.