Backpacking Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness

I took my first couple of days off this year for a 4 day, 90 mile backpacking trip through the high country of Yosemite and the Ansel Adams Wilderness in the Central Sierra.  A grueling trip through splendor and sunny weather ... and a much-needed exploration of the beauties of nature and the limits of my endurance.

The high point of the trip, geographically speaking, was climbing Koip Peak Pass on the first day, at 12,240' the second highest pass in the Sierra (after Forrester Pass at 13,180').  But each day brought its own glories, including glittering lakes, towering mountains, pleasant meadows and rushing streams.

Pix here ...