Ansel Adams Wilderness

The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area that is part of the Inyo[?] and Sierra[?] National Forests. The Ansel Adams Wilderness was established as part of the original Wilderness Act[?] in 1964 (originally named the Minarets Wilderness). In 1984, the area was expanded and renamed in honor of Ansel Adams, well-known nature photographer.

The Ansel Adams Wilderness spans 230,258 acres. Yosemite National Park lies to the north and northwest, while the John Muir Wilderness[?] lies to the south.

Points of interest in the Ansel Adams Wilderness include

• The Sierra Crest
• The Ritter Range[?]
• The Minarets[?]
• The San Joaquin River[?] Valley
• Devil's Postpile[?] National Monument
• The John Muir Trail
• The Pacific Crest Trail

External Links

• QTVR photos of locations in the Ansel Adams Wilderness (http://www.virtualparks.org/parks/ansel-text-list.html)