Pigeon Spire and the Howser Towers as seen from the summit of Snowpatch.

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Pigeon Spire and the Howser Towers as seen from the summit of Snowpatch.

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Todd Gordon waits out a storm.

Kurt Johnson looking toward the Howser Towers from near the summit of Bugaboo Spire. Photo by Chad Bennett.

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Joe Leonhard

Sep 13, 2007

“Pigeon Spire and the Howser Towers as seen from the summit of Snowpatch.”

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First good glimpse of the Bugaboo's on the drive in.

Rock fall from the Bugaboo/Snowpatch col

Heading towards the Crescent Spire with the Snowpatch-Bugaboo Col and the tops of the Howsers in the background.

Looking east from near the summit of Bugaboo Spire.

Snowpatch, Crescent, Pigeon, and Bugaboo spires, and the North Howser Tower as seen from the summit of Brenta spire.

Porcupine barriers!

Looking south from Applebee Campground during a break in the rain.

Todd Gordon waits out a storm.

Pigeon Spire and the Howser Towers as seen from the summit of Snowpatch.

Kurt Johnson looking toward the Howser Towers from near the summit of Bugaboo Spire. Photo by Chad Bennett.

Looking out at the glacier from near the base of the Northeast Ridge of Bugaboo Spire.

Shot of Snowpatch Spire from the beginning of a route on Crescent Towers in July 2007. Try to beat that Bugaboo weather!

The classic view from Bugaboo Lodge. Houndstooth is the prominent tooth shaped peak in the center.

Great view of the valley heading into the park

Relaxing in the Kain Hut on a forced rest day.

Applebee Dome campsite under the East face of Snowpatch Spire

Kurt Johnson heading back down from the summit of Bugaboo Spire. Photo by Chad Benett.

Accommodations in the Bugaboos include a four star swimming pool

Early morning start in the Bugs.

The bugs

Bugaboo Spire as seen from the summit of Snowpatch.

East face of Pigeon Spire and the Howser Towers in the background.

Houndstooth, Snowpatch, Bugaboo. From Applebee camp

Avalanche coming off the Snowpatch. That thing is 5 acres!

Zowie! The central Bugs as seen from the summit of Brenta Spire.

September in the Bugaboos.

Bugs from, Bugaboo Lodge,

Glacier below Marmolata

Snowpatch, Pigeon, 1/4 of Bugaboo

Applebee Campground.

Houndstooth Spire.

Pigeon (L) and Snowpatch (R) Spires (showing namesake snow patch) from Bugaboo Lodge. Kane hut is barely visible - the light green dot at treeline near the bottom center of photo.

Pigeon Spire and the Howsers as seen from near the summit of Bugaboo Spire.

The Conrad Kain Hut

Camped below the hut, Chad Benett sorts gear for the next day's ascent of Bugaboo Spire.

Ready to go for 12 days in the Bugs!! Yeehaw! Some little critter still got to my spark plug wires. You can't put up too much chicken wire!

Applebee Dome.

My first view of the Bugs at long last.

Parking, Bugsboos Trail Head,

Bugaboo Col, Pigeon and Snowpatch

Sleeping loft accomodations at the Kain Hut

The trail in ...

Suzie (my Isuzu) finds a friend in the Bugaboo parking lot.

The Bugaboo (R) - Snowpatch (L) col - gateway to adventure! Pigeon Spire and the Howsers (in cloud) visible behind. (view from Cresent Spires)

View from camp.

Crescent Spire from the hike into the park.

In the Bugaboos, approach to route called "The Ears Between"

Bugaboo and Vowell Groups<br>
contour interval: 100 feet<br>
one kilometer grid

Looking east from the summit of Bugaboo Spire.

Avalanche off 5 acre snowpatch.

Overflow parking.

Perhaps the greatest spot on earth

Applebee fog

Howsers from B-S col, July 2007 ...

Unparalleled beauty

The shrinking Bugaboo Glacier. 1994 vs 2016.

The parking lot full of chicken-wire-wrapped cars. Good luck finding a parking spot on a midsummer weekend.

Last light at Applebee Campground

Sunset South Howser Tower - July 1990. We got passed by 3 groups around sunrise intent on doing the route in one day. They missed this magical moment and all the other positives that come with spending one or more nights over here.