Minaret vista at Mamoth Lakes - those jagged peaks are the Minarets.
Lake Sotcher at Mammoth Lakes.
Devil's postpile. Vertical columns formed when basalt lava erupts from volcanic vents and cools, then shrinks and then cracks. This monument rests along the middle fork of the San Joaquin River on the Sierra Nevada's western slope
Tufa formations at Mono Lake. These were formed underwater by chemical-rich springs which calcified and grew over many years, at a time when the lake level was higher. The level fell since 1945 when water was diverted to Los Angeles: it is now slowly being raised again.
Canoe among the tufa.
The basaltic columns are interesting. We have seen the same at the Giant's causeway in Ireland, Mount Warning in Queensland and in Hong Kong Harbour although the columns in Hongkong are not basalt but something rarer, maybe andesite. Anyway, where are all the bridge clubs hiding?
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