Tufa Sunrise

Photograph Story | Tufa Sunrise

It's been one year since my visit to Mono Lake, on a very crisp fall morning.

My original plan was to arrive well before sunrise, to capture the changing of colors in the sky. Shortly into my trip north, through the Sierra Nevada region, I learned my "mid-size" Yaris rental car was not well equipped for the inclines. I putted along at 40 mph (in a 65 mph zone) coaxing the car along the way.

Dawn lacked color, so I was not terribly disappointed with my late arrival.

Walking through the South Tufa region while the soft sun rays poked through was majestic. The lake was very peaceful. Birds were chirping nearby while coyotes howled in the distance. And the tufa formations were impressive, from afar and up close.

I captured this photograph while standing between several formations, surrounded by tufa goodness.