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Article: A lake for birds and artists. (Mono Lake, California)
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- Sunset
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- July 1, 1992
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Artists and birds have always seen the beauty in the harsh moonscape of Mono Lake. On placid days, Mono's glassy surface throws back mirror-sharp images of the snaggled, snowcapped Sierra Nevada to the west, black volcanic cones to the south, and gnarled white tufa sculptures around the shore. Sunsets can paint the waters sapphire or lilac. That's what draws artistic souls.
The birds appreciate what's on the menu here--brine flies and brine shrimp--and the feast is sufficiently beautiful for them.
But for others, seeing loveliness in this forbidding landscape may take time. Give it a chance. Glide over its briny waters in a canoe, hike among weirdly ...