Mono Lake - Spring, 2014

I just returned from a 1,500-mile road trip to California's coast, southern deserts and Eastern Sierras, and I took many, many photos. Editing down my thoughts and images from the trip has been, what I'd call, a task. So here's Mono Lake, because it's simple and direct.

Mono Lake, technically, is anything but simple, being full of salt, seabirds, tufas, and decades-long water-rights issues between conservationists and Los Angeles consumers—but as a photo subject—it is simply the eternal muse. I will never tire of gazing at Mono Lake. It is full of magical moments. You just have to show up.

Mono Lake, California - Sunset

We got there right at magic hour and the tufas were literally crawling with photographers—hauling their tripods this way and that to capture the moment. I only have a point-and-shoot at this time, so here's what it could manage. Mono Lake—a truly special place.