Mono Lake, California, made me feel like I was visiting a lake on the moon! The bright blue topaz coloured lake is 2.5 times as salty as the ocean and is very alkaline. This is a result of salts and minerals washing into the lake from the Sierra Nevada streams, evaporating fresh water, and the fact that the lake has no outlet. The lake is one of the oldest lakes in … [Read more...] about Mono Lake, California