El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is one of the world's favorite challenges for rock climbers
![Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species[1] and is an unusually productive ecosystem.[2]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Nature/Only-in-California/i-zw7gChK/0/e5cd5b0a/Ti/Tufa-sunrise2-Ti.jpg)
