Inyo Mono 01

Desert / Ghost Town Trek #58

Inyo Mountains, Mono Lake, June 2021
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Inyo Mono 37

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Some gates, probably for releveling pressure in the rare extreme snowmelt years.
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Inyo Mono 39

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Then the water returns to the natural Rush Creek channel, which was dry for about 50 years.
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Inyo Mono 38

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And on down to Mono Lake. Yay!
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Inyo Mono 40

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Inyo Mono 41

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I followed the underground pipes that used to take the water to Owens River, along West Portal Road, out of curiosity.
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Inyo Mono 42

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Inyo Mono 43

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Inyo Mono 44

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Still evidence of old LA DWP adits, syphons and control sheds down there, but I think it is all in disuse with all the water going to Mono now.
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Inyo Mono 45

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Panorama of Mono Lake and the Mono Craters.
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