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Ansel Adams Wilderness, September 2002 

Day 1

Early the next day we were up and at the Mono Lake ranger station, getting our wilderness permits and eating cold cereal overlooking Mono Lake.  After a short drive down 395 we parked at the trailhead near Silver Lake and began the climb up to Agnew Lake.  En route, we encountered tracks for a funicular, which must have been used to haul up labor and materials for construction of the two dams that formed the first lakes we would encounter.

Mr. Dahl crosses into the Inyo National Forest.

No, this is not the trail but we crossed these tracks en route to Agnew Lake, the first of many (lakes, not tracks).

Overcast skies made the climbing easy and soon we were in the aspen surrounding the north end of Gem Lake.  At this point Henrik got that look in his eyes and went off to “be with the aspen”, in all of their glory with changing leaves while I sat by the lake and starting writing to you.  We continued past Waugh Lake and set up camp just after crossing Rush Creek and joining the Pacific Crest Trail.  After a dinner of Annie’s Macaroni and Cheese with tuna in a pouch we went to bed at about 9,000 feet elevation.

Henrik took this “aspen” shot way off of the trail; looks like a great view for a poo.

Normally I take my shoes off to cross rivers so this “bridge” was a real treat.

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