Basin and Range - Owens Valley

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View of the northbound lanes at the Diaz Lake turnoff.

Diaz Lake was formed by the 1872 Lone Pine earthquake. The land dropped slightly here creating a depression that filled with water. US 395 is an expressway here with the southbound lanes comprising the original lanes of the highway. Until early 2000, the highway narrowed to two lanes at this point heading northbound.

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