Mono Lake – California’s Gold (311) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University

Join Huell for this entire episode devoted to one of America’s oldest, strangest and most beautiful lakes. Located in the eastern base of the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains, Mono Lake is famous for its tufa, or curious formations of calcium carbonate.

Also see California’s Gold #138 “Mono Lake Today” for an update to this show. It includes most of this show and a look at what is new after 15 years.

Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. The date shown represents the earliest, approximate airdate for this episode.