We got a late start leaving town the first night, so only made it to Lone Pine. We parked near Tuttle Creek for the night. Had a UV flash light so went looking for scorpions.
Another shot using a white light to light the scorpion. I found over ten of these in a few minutes using the UV light. This was the biggest one, some were just a quarter of an inch long, they must have just hatched.
The next morning while on the way to Tuolumne Meadows to pick up the overnight permit, we decided to stop at Mono Lake and take a quick look around. The water was really flat, never seen it so calm out here.
There were some seagulls at the lake, but with their breeding season over, most have flown off.
This one was busy eating the black alkali flies that carpet the shoreline. It was entertaining watching it run back and forth, head down, jaws munching.
Sooz was having fun with the flies. As you walk through the flies, they move out of the way.
These little shore birds feeding on brine shrimp (aka "Sea Monkeys").
Sooz scooped a few up to get a better look at them.
Sooz enjoyed her first visit to Mono Lake. We'll get great views of the lake druing the up coming hike.
Me, Joe and Sooz at the Mono Pass Pass Trailhead at 9,700 feet. We plan to hike over Parker Pass and set up camp for the night. The others will be meeting us there tomorrow afternoon.
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