Jeff Winter, his brother EJ and L.A. Times photographer Ken Hively head to the Ansel Adams Wilderness in California for a backpacking adventure. They’ve been taking backpacking trips nearly every year for the last 35 years.
Formerly the Minarets Wilderness, it was expanded and renamed the Ansel Adams Wilderness as a result of the Wilderness Act in 1984. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
EYEING COSTS: Alain Giraud, left, Josiah Citrin and other L.A. chefs say the economic downturn is changing fine dining. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
