szurszewski Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I got a slightly newer one of that kind for sale if you're looking to slow your roll... 1 Link to comment
Rob Nowell Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/23/2024 at 4:38 PM, szurszewski said: I got a slightly newer one of that kind for sale if you're looking to slow your roll... Slow? DENNIS???? Link to comment
szurszewski Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 We all slow down at some point. The question is only if it will be gradual or abrupt. 2 Link to comment
Dennis Andress Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Patience ya'll, patience. I've got a year to do this in. And a Volkswagen bus isn't slow, it's punishment. 2 Link to comment
Dennis Andress Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 The Owens River Valley was described by an early explorer as containing 10,000 acres of very fine grasses. In 1905 the Los Angeles Water Commission approved a plan for an aqueduct from the Owens Valley to L.A. Los Angeles soon began acquisition of land and water rights. By 1933, Los Angeles had purchased 85% of the valley's residential and commercial property and 95% of the farm and ranch land. Owens Lake, at the bottom of this map, wasn't dry until 1924. In 1941 Los Angeles completes construction of an 11-mile underground water tunnel to hydraulically connect the Mono Basin with the Owens River. Which brings us around to the red VW bus. Link to comment
Dennis Andress Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Mono Lake occupies part of the Mono Basin, an endorheic basin (it has no outflow to other external bodies of water). Dissolved salts in the runoff remain in the lake and raise the water's pH levels and salt concentration. Mono Lake has an unusually productive ecosystem based on brine shrimp, which feeds millions of migratory birds annually. The Mono Craters Tunnel which Los Angeles constructed diverted water from Mono Lake's tributaries resulting in the lake losing half its volume and its water level dropping by 45 ft. by 1990. In 1975 David Gaines, a young teaching assistant at Stanford, secured a grant from the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of Mono Lake. In 1976 a group of students were camped near Mono Lake collecting data. (One of whom drove the red VW bus). In 1977 the UC Davis Institute of Ecology published their report: An Ecological Study of Mono Lake, California. In 1978 the students formed the Mono Lake Committee. In 1983 the California Supreme Court agreed with the Mono Lake Committee, ruling that the state has an obligation to protect places such as Mono Lake. A decade later, in 1994, the State Water Board unanimously approved Decision 1631 amending Los Angeles' water licenses to protect Mono Lake. Today Mono Lake is much prettier than when I first saw it in 1980. 6 Link to comment
Dennis Andress Posted September 6 Author Share Posted September 6 5 hours ago, mbelectric said: June Lake or Mammoth! What about them? Link to comment
mbelectric Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 On 9/5/2024 at 7:04 PM, Dennis Andress said: What about them? June Lake Loop, Mammoth Lakes. Great places to visit, especially when the crowds of summer have left. Also on the list should be Rock Creek out of Tom’s Cabin. Link to comment
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