Just got back from Ansel Adams

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Took a 5 day trip (31 miles) through Ansel Adams Wilderness. Averaged about 6 miles per day. The Rangers put up a fire ban about a week before our trip which was a downer. Im a huge camp fire fan. So i brought with me only my SS5LE since no wood chopping was needed.. My buddy took his BWM because thats the only knife he owns. We saw about 10 lakes and great scenery. Enjoy!

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Rosalie Lake

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I took the Bivy sack this year to save weight
A little cramped when waiting out rain storms

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Me in front of Thousand Island Lake

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Right before the hail storm

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Ruby Lake

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at about 7oz, its the perfect weight for long hikes

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The family

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Me in front of garnet Lake

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Climbed all the way from the stream to the top of Iceberg Lake


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finally at the top of Iceberg Lake

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Minaret Lake

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Finally ended the journey at Devil's Postpile National Monument
 
Wow, its beautiful there! Looks like you had an awesome time. Thanks for sharing :thumbup:
 
That's a very familiar looking campsite.

Six miles a day in that terrain is nothing minor. You burned some serious calories. :thumbup:

I have been using either a hammock/tarp (warm weather) or a bivy/tarp (cold weather or no trees) for many years. I have an 8oz. 8'x5' tarp or poncho in case of rainy nights with the bivy. It's more gear, but I sleep better with the sound of rain farther from my face. It also gives me room to make camp, cook, eat, and pack-up in the morning during a rain.

Great photos!

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Your pictures bring back allot of memories from my earlier backpacking days in the Sierra. Didn't have any Busse's back then though. Love that country. Thanks.
 
BillyJoeBobJim said:
That's a very familiar looking campsite.

Six miles a day in that terrain is nothing minor. You burned some serious calories. :thumbup:

I have been using either a hammock/tarp (warm weather) or a bivy/tarp (cold weather or no trees) for many years. I have an 8oz. 8'x5' tarp or poncho in case of rainy nights with the bivy. It's more gear, but I sleep better with the sound of rain farther from my face. It also gives me room to make camp, cook, eat, and pack-up in the morning during a rain.

Great photos!

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I thought I was eating a lot. We mostly were making mountain house type freeze dried food, cliff bars with peanut butter, and trail mix. I left weighing in at 184 lbs and 5 days later i was 172. (And that was with a full belly of In N' Out Double Double Animal Style). so i guess i was burning more than i thought. I usually use a Hennessey Hammock when i camp with a rain fly but i wanted something easier to setup since we were breaking camp each day. a tarp would have been worth its weight in gold on this trip. it rained hard for 3 days (from 1pm to 7pm each day). I was stuck in that bivy for 3-4 hours a night doing nothing and no room to move around.
 
very cool.
 
Sweet, I was out there last September but it was so dry the falls were barely running.
I would love to see it with lots of running water.
Thanks for the pictures
 
One of my dream trips! I have a picture of Garnet lake as my desktop. Thank you for sharing.
 
Man, that is beautiful. God's country for sure. Looks like an amazing trip. Thanks for sharing!
 
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