Dale ready to go.
Unusual rocks
Officially entering the Ansel Adams Wilderness
Dale on the trail.
Pollination action.
Checking our progress with Shadow Lake in the distance.
Shadow Lake and the Minarets
So far, so good.
Descending towards the river trail.
Taking it in.
More strange rocks.
Some aspens changing colors.
I deserve a break.
Saplings glowing red from the sun.
Getting close to Thousand Island Lake
Small alpine lake.
Looking back from where we came.
The trail opens up to Thousand Island Lake.
The water was crystal clear.
Better view of Thousand Island Lake
Lone pine.
Trail wrapping around the lake.
Interesting roots and trees.
Leaving Thousand Island Lake.
Interesting fauna along the trail.
Garnet Lake
Campsite tucked under a tree.
Full moon cast weird shadows on the tent.
Garnet Lake the next morning.
Eastern end of Garnet Lake.
Bridge
Easily visable dead wood in Garnet Lake
View of Garnet Lake, JMT bridge and Mount Ritter.
Steep trail
Looking down the trail (where we weren't supposed to venture but did anyway)
More Garnet Lake
Small talus field.
Descending into the valley.
A curious squirrel.
Mountain stream.
Stream with a log crossing.
Some cascades.
More mountain stream.
Wildflowers and waterfalls.
Waterfall
Wildflowers
The trail had quite a few small waterfalls.
Black Volcanic Range
Ediza Lake
Trail wrapping around Ediza Lake
Heading up.
One last look at Ediza Lake.
Trail
Iceberg Lake
Dale navigating the talus field.
We were heading straight through this mess.
High above Iceberg Lake.
Boulder hopping around Cecile Lake.
Sun dropping down behind the Minarets.
Dale downclimbing.
More downclimbing.
Believe it or not, this was the easy part.
Dale trying to figure out our route down.
This part wasn't too bad... we put up the camera for the really tough parts.
Safely on the ground.
It doesn't look like much, but this is where we came from.
Dusk at Minaret Lake.
Next morning.
Lake was a beautiful blue-green.
One of the Minarets. Reminds me of the Price is Right game - Cliffhanger.
Minaret and reflection in Minaret Lake.
I think I'm being felt up.
Picturesque stream on the backside of Minaret Lake.
Different view of the stream.
Looking back up at the Minarets.
Nice little waterfall.
Wildflowers along the bank of mountain stream.
Fall colors along the trail.
Cascades
Cascades and a waterfall.
Bigger waterfall.
Lake near Devil's Postpile.
Glowing yellow plants.
Easy stream crossing.
We made it to the Postpile.
Meadow and bridge.
The postpile!
Huge chunks of hexagon rocks scattered everywhere. You weren't allowed to climb on them.
Tops of the basalt formation.
Close up of some smaller formations.
View from the top.