The weather was very nice in Bishop when we left at 8 am. Here in Lotus, CA near Placerville, CA, it is pretty warm. 10 pm and it is still 80 degrees. Not complaining a bit though. Found a nice spot with trees around us. It didn't take long for Chris to take the dogs for a swim in the American River and they found a playmate at the river, a chocolate male Labrador who was very generous and shared his ball with our dogs.



MONO LAKE, CA
Mono Lake is located north of Bishop and 13 miles east of Yosemite National Park, near the town of Lee Vining, California. Mono Lake is unique. Mono Lake was 60 times larger than the 66 square miles it covers today. It is naturally salty and loaded with alkalinity because it has no outlet.

The City of Los Angeles has been diverting water from the Mono Basin since 1941. That diversion has cut the lake volume in half and has doubled its alkalinity and salinity. An extended court fight has finally stopped the water diversion and Mono Lake is once again growing.