DAY SEVEN: * Lee Vining * Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center * Mono Lake * Brideport * Walker * Coleville * Topaz * Monitor Pass * Markleeville * Luther Pass Road * Tahoe Valley * South Lake Tahoe * Stateline * South Lake Tahoe *

DAY EIGHT: * South Lake Tahoe * Camp Richardson * Emerald Bay State Park * Tahoe City * Truckee * Sierraville * Calpine * Greenville * Lake Almanor * Chester * Mineral *

tufa formations, Mono Lake	Mono Lake
Mono Lake: sand is actually covered thick with buzzing brine flies	Country Bear Cafe: long2 men2 ke4 zhan4 in e tiny community of Walker, Antelope Valley, where locals have seen Asian faces only on TV
East African Rift Valley in California @ Monitor Pass, section of HWY 89 just before Big Springs Road after turnout from HWY 395	someone who came to watch us taking photos
sis outside 'her' souvenir store, South Lake Tahoe
gorilla feeding time, Safeway supermarket, South Lake Tahoe
Emerald Bay State Park, Lake Tahoe: stopped here together with a bunch of Harley bikers, who seem to be everywhere on California highways
Mineral Lodge, e one & only long2 men2 ke4 zhan4 @ Mineral, population 90: there ARE places smaller than Lee Vining *grin*	e one & only public school in e tiny settlement of Mineral: they were having some celebration & e entire community fitted nicely into e school hall with plenty of space to spare

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