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Exploring the Ansel Adams Wilderness
Backpacking in the Ansel Adams Wilderness is an unforgettable journey into one of the Sierra Nevada’s most striking alpine landscapes. Towering granite spires, glacial lakes, and meadows overflowing with wildflowers make this wilderness a place of both rugged challenge and quiet beauty. Named for the legendary photographer and conservationist Ansel Adams, whose iconic images of […]
Choosing Between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness
The Sierra Nevada in California is a massive, glacially carved mountain range running north to south for 400 miles through the heart of the state. Encompassing three National Parks and millions of acres of National Forest land, the Sierras are home to the highest peak in the contiguous US (Mt. Whitney at 14,505 feet), some […]
The Ultimate Guide to Yosemite National Park
Photo by Dan Newman on Unsplash Yosemite National Park is one of the crown jewels of the National Park Service. Enormous Sequoia trees dwarf visitors and granite walls tower thousands of feet over the Merced River in unusually smooth, sheer shapes. The park is famous for its many influential admirers, such as Ansel Adams and […]
Thru Hiking the John Muir Trail
Step, breathe, step, breathe… That’s all there is to thru-hiking, right? That’s what I kept telling myself as I climbed the steep switchbacks of Mt. Whitney, the tallest peak in the lower 48 and the start of a much larger journey. My feet crunched on the sandy trail beneath the dim glow of my headlamp, […]