![Tufas on Mono Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4283.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
For regular readers of this blog, you probably already know the name James Temple (@jtemple). He’s one of my backpacking buddies and a hobbyist documentary…
![A tufa rises from the waters of Mono Lake](https://i0.wp.com/www.hikerly.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_4282.jpg?resize=470%2C140)
The Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is a wonder of nature. It’s a saltwater lake that is 2-1/2 times as salty as the ocean…