Anyone interested in Mono Lake should check out this page on the LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-mono24-2008jul24,0,2037539.story It has an encouraging story about the recovery of the lake in recent years and a video program with excellent views of the lake. In fact the video plays well on full screen on my computer. I have a special interest in the lake, not merely because of what Mark Twain wrote about it but also because I've visited it several times. It really is a special place.