Trip Report - Ansel Adams Wilderness

[LVRAY]

Just got back from a trip in the Ansel Adams Wilderness. If you haven't been to this area, which is just southeast of Yosemite, I would highly recommend it. We did the Minaret-Cecile-Iceberg-Ediza-Shadow Lake loop (with a side trip to Nydiver Lakes), starting at Devils Post Pile and ending in Agnew Meadows. A fairly short trip, but with some great cross country parts and fantastic lakes. Cecile & Iceberg are absolutely beautiful. For the end of July, still lots of snow and mosquitos (even in the higher elevations).


Minaret Lake:




Looking down on Minaret Lake, climbing cross country up to Cecile Lake:




Cecile Lake - still a lot of snow around:




Cecile Lake - still partially frozen. We camped in the clump of trees at the far side of the lake:




Looking down on Iceberg Lake - even more frozen:




Ritter Range above Iceberg Lake:




Iceberg Lake - the cross country route down from Cecile Lake goes through the gap across the lake and then down and across the snow fields (from right to left in the photo):




A closer view of the snow field, with our foot prints:




Ediza Lake and the Ritter Range:




Looking down on lower Nydiver Lake:




Shadow Lake - very buggy, but pretty:

[kathy]

W-O-W! Awesome pics!

[bill-e-g]

Thanks LVRAY. Beautiful

[baseline bum]

Incredible pics; thank you LVRAY for sharing them.

[jeremy1701]

Wow!! Gorgeous!! We'll be there shortly... I cannot wait!!

[shan1203]

Fabulous pictures! Wow-e-woW!!!

Will be in the area in just a few days - YAY!

Shannon

[oakroscoe]

Wow, well I guess I have to put Ansel Adams Wilderness on my list...very pretty pics