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Details for AA03

Updated 21 Jun 2008, see revision history for details.
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    Bear box 'AA03'
    (Reds Meadow Campground)

    Detail Map: (scroll down for directions, waypoints, and area map)

    1. AA03 is 3 standard boxes, at about 7700 feet, in the Ansel Adams Wilderness (formerly Minaret Wilderness) region.

    2. Directions from Cindy Miller (description Aug 2000) and Robert (GPS waypoint Jan 2006):
      Three boxes at Red's Meadow's Campground, elevation 7700 feet. There are bear boxes at every backpacker site (A, B, C).

    3. Find waypoint AA03 in region waypoints or all waypoints file.
      (NAD83 decimal degrees or NAD27 UTM data suitable for TOPO! software or Waypoint+ software)
        (lat,lon) = (37.6193200, -119.0745500) in decimal degrees, NAD83.
  (zone,east,north) = (11S, 316994.0, 4165404.0) in decimal meters, NAD27.
    4. Previous box is AA02: Agnew Meadows Campground.

    5. Scroll down for a regional map of the entire Ansel Adams Wilderness (formerly Minaret Wilderness) region.

    6. Use Google Maps or Google Earth to view this region overlaid with roads and trails on satellite images or maps.
      (Click on any icon to get details in a popup, double-left-click to zoom in, double-right-click to zoom out.)


    Map exported from TOPO! software, used with permission.