Trip/Event Location: Los Angeles, CAUS
Trip Leader(s): CJDGO
Max # People: 5
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: Yes, but only to cover shared expenses, and I too am paying
Difficulty Level: Strenuous
There’s a reason it’s called the Ansel Adams Wilderness. This high country of granite spires and glacial lakes inspired some of the famed photographer's finest work.
We’ll meet up to consolidate our carpool in L.A. (Atwater Village, near the intersection of Los Feliz Blvd. and Interstate 5) at 12:30pm SHARP on Thursday, September 16, then carpool 5-6 hours up Highway 395 to our reserved drive-in campsite.
Bluebird early autumn weather greeted the four of us as we charged up the Rush Creek Trail on Friday, beginning our grand loop of jewel-like lakes in the Mammoth / June Lakes high country. We savored quick swims in chilly lakes and a lazy afternoon in camp before continuing on Saturday to wondrous Thousand Island, Garnet, Emerald and Ruby lakes. The winds picked up Saturday night and bedeviled us all night, but as we made our triumphant descent back to the car through the dramatic gorges and meadows above Agnew Lake, we realized we had done the wilderness well.
Outdoor Fitness Level: Strenuous
