Mono Lake Moment: A trip to Old Marina
In today’s Mono Lake Moment we take a trip to Old Marina. The lake is a glass mirror, the mud is squelchy and crunchy, and a few Ruddy Ducks paddle by on this perfectly calm fall day. Sir Patrick Stewart…
Category: Videos
Mono Lake Moment: Singing ice
Today’s Mono Lake Moment sits you down on the side of a frozen freshwater lake in the Mono Basin to listen to it sing and crack in the warming sun. The sounds shoot through the ice and rumble below the…
Mono Lake Moment: Reading from Genny Smith’s Sierra East guidebook
Today’s special Mono Lake Moment is in memory of Genny Smith, the Naturalist Queen of the Eastern Sierra, who passed away in 2018. Genny played a key role in the protection of Mono Lake and was a fierce activist and…
Mono Lake Moment: The first snow of the season
This week’s Mono Lake Moment shows off the first snow of the season—ten inches in Lee Vining! It’s always a treat to see the land around Mono Lake draped in snow. Here’s hoping it’s the first of many snowstorms this…
Mono Lake Moment: Paddling through the tufa
Today’s Mono Lake Moment takes a paddle through the tufa towers. Most birds are gone, the lake is green with algae, and the silence is serene and deeply peaceful. Enjoy this unique perspective of the tufa towers while gliding over…
Mono Lake Moment: American Dipper
I was lucky to capture this rare moment with an American Dipper, Cinclus mexicanus, along Lee Vining Creek. Dippers are the only songbird that swims, almost flying underwater to capture their aquatic prey. Find all the other Moments we have…
Mono Lake Moment: Lee Vining Canyon fall colors
This year’s fall colors are still going strong. In this Mono Lake Moment, join us for three blissful minutes in Lee Vining Canyon wandering among the glowing trees. Find all the other Moments we have filmed here at the Mono…
Mono Lake Moment: Fall colors at Virginia Creek
This fall has been a calm, warm season so far, and on days when smoke from the Creek Fire isn’t too bad, getting out into the fall colors is the only thing to do. Immerse yourself in the glorious October…
Mono Lake Moments video series
When the Covid-19 pandemic began earlier this year, the Mono Lake Committee education team began producing Mono Lake Moments—short videos that bring the Mono Basin’s sights and sounds to you at home. Scroll down to see videos from much of…
Mono Lake Moments: Bringing the Mono Basin to you
Introducing Mono Lake Moments, a video series that brings the Mono Basin to you. In mid-March, as the state began to shut down and it became clear that a big change was coming along with COVID-19, our staff put our…