Last morning in Tahoe - and on our way to Mammoth Lakes...

Oct 27th

Leaving the mountains on a cold crisp morning... Snow is on its way!

Mono Lake and the 'tufas' - 'do not climb or collect tufas'.....

What is a tufa????

"Tufa is essentially common limestone. What is uncommon about this limestone is the way it forms. Typically, underwater springs rich in calcium (the stuff in your bones) mix with lakewater rich in carbonates (the stuff in baking soda). As the calcium comes in contact with carbonates in the lake, a chemical reaction occurs resulting in calcium carbonate--limestone. The calcium carbonate precipitates (settles out of solution as a solid) around the spring, and over the course of decades to centuries, a tufa tower will grow. Tufa towers grow exclusively underwater, and some grow to heights of over 30 feet. The reason visitors see so much tufa around Mono Lake today is because the lake level fell dramatically after water diversions began in 1941."

On the road to Mammoth Lake (Video).

Last word from Billy.

This is Mono Lake.

On the road to Beatty

These are some of the lakes around mammoth.

A waterfall half way up the mountain, not sure where it goes.

On the road to Beatty.

On the road to Beatty more mountains and plains with long straight roads.

Long day glad to stop.

Bonnie 29 10 11

Well as you know we heard this funny noise as we stopped in the street. It turned out our brakes were "shot"

Here's Bonnie up in the air wheeless as Jorje starts on fixing the brakes.

That's certainly a new view,

Here's the boss keeping up her end?

Looks like some old bum has wandered in from the cold!!

The mechanic just ignored him.

Great he's putting the wheels back on.

Jorje gets call from the wife, " hey your'e enchiladas are ready".

We're happy got the car back, Jorje is happy he's been paid and is off for his Enchilada's.