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Ansel Adams Wilderness

Ansel Adams Wilderness is a stunning natural area located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Named after the famous landscape photographer Ansel Adams, this wilderness area is known for its breathtaking scenery, including towering peaks, crystal-clear lakes, and lush forests. It is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and photographers alike, who come to capture the beauty of the landscape through their lenses. Some of the most popular photography locations in Ansel Adams Wilderness include Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, and Shadow Lake, which offer stunning views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature...
Rainbow falls
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Auguste Rodin.

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Another shot from our days at Big Pine California, this is the impressive Rainbow falls a 4mile hike along the Devils Post Pile National monument will get you here. True to its name we got to see a rainbow along the base of the waterfall. My wife was actually pretty sick while we took this hike and I don’t know how she pulled off walking under the hot summer sun. Thankfully she got better in the days that followed, thanks to the clean air of the Sierra.

Thanks for visiting and have a nice weekend..

North Glacier Pass
Sky Island

Ansel Adams Wilderness - To the right of Banner Peak is North Glacier Pass. The walk to the pass in the summer is a wonder of flower-filled meadows...

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Sky Island
Sky Island

Ansel Adams Wilderness

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Parker Lake Autumn
Parker Lake

We had such a beautiful autumn day for the 1.8 mile (3.6 with return) hike to Parker Lake. The lake sits at just over 8,000 feet of elevation and...

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Banner Peak on Island Pass
Sky Island

The sun rises on Banner Peak from a small lake at Island Pass.

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Rainbow Falls | Base
Rainbow falls

This is the reward once you finish catching your breath at the upper viewpoint and venture down the steep stairs to the base of the falls. You try...

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Rainbow Falls, Devils Postpile
Rainbow falls

Things I learned while hiking to Rainbow Falls:

  1. If you've been sick for most of the week prior to heading to Devils Postpile, maybe hiking 4...
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Banner Peak Reflection
Banner Peak from Thousand Island Lake

...a spectacular sunrise on the shores of Thousand Island Lake.

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Banner Peak 2015
Banner Peak from Thousand Island Lake

Banner Peak looms over Thousand Island Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness at the end of a day filled with stormy weather.

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Rainbow Falls | Details
Rainbow falls

A more intimate view of the lower right side of Rainbow Falls, Devils Postpile National Monument.


5DmkII 24-105mm @...

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Ansel Adams Wilderness
Ansel Adams Wilderness

Mt. Ritter, Mt. Banner – Ediza Lake – Ansel Adams Wilderness

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This area is one of the prime wilderness destinations...

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*** Morning at Lake Ediza ***
Ansel Adams Wilderness

#HappyEarthDay, Folks!

From a solobackpacking trip to Sierra Nevada range, California

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Ediza Lake Sunset.. "A song of the dying day"...
Ansel Adams Wilderness

| Facebook | Despite of the the very late start for this solo backpacking trip, I managed to beat all the odds and catch the last rays on the...

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Thousand Island Lake Sunset
Thousand Island Lake

At sunset I climbed to a high point above our camp and parked myself while I waited for the sky to change color. With all the clouds, not much...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Ansel Adams Wilderness!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas.