Been There, Do This: Mono Lake, California

Here’s what I intended to do on my trip to Mono Lake in Mono County, Calif.: take a couple of pictures, enjoy the scenery and climb up on a few of the lake’s beautiful salt deposits — they are, after all, what Mono Lake is known for.

Here’s what actually happened at Mono Lake: I took pictures, enjoyed the scenery, climbed up on a salt deposit — and then, lost my shoes and socks in the mud on the way back to the car.

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