Tucked in the foothills of the eastern Sierras, Mono Lake is a prehistoric alkaline lake dotted by bizarre limestone tufa. On calm evenings, such as the one photographed in this image, there is an otherworldly stillness and sense of quiet, broken only by the occasional coyote call. Though not as famous as the Great Salt Lake, Mono Lake has featured in obscure popular culture from an early work of Mark Twain to an album inset by Pink Floyd.