After a week of bad weather everywhere, Eric Scranton and I ran out of time (or he did to be more accurate). Back in Bozeman he and his then girlfriend Bobbie recommended Cowen as a good thing I could do alone. Bobbie's only comment was that I should make note of the fact that this region was on the edge of griz habitat. Okay. read more
THE MT COWEN MASSIF EMERGES FROM THE CLOUDS WITH LOTS OF NEW AUGUST SNOW, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
OPEN TERRAIN NEAR THE TOP OF UPPER SAGE CREEK APPROACH TO MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
STORMY SKIES OVER PEAKS AT ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN RANGE, BEARTOOTHS
MORNING VIEW ABOVE ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN CIRQUE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
CLEARING SKIES OVER PEAKS ABOVE ELBOW LAKE, MT COWEN RANGE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
ONE OF THE SMALL TARNS ABOVE ELBOW LAKE ON THE S SIDE OF THE MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
EXCELLENT ROCK CLIMBING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
UPPER ELBOW LAKE ON THE S SIDE OF THE MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE EXCELLENT ROCK CLIMBING OPPORTUNITIES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
COMPLEX RIDGES AND GULLIES ON THE NE SIDE OF MT COWEN HIDE THE MAIN SUMMIT FROM VIEW, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
THE 'MOE' GULLIES ON THE NE FACE, COWEN MASSIF, WESTERN BEARTOOTHS
THE SW FACE OF 'EENIE', COWEN MASSIF, WESTERN BEARTOOTHS
MORNING VIEW WEST FROM THE TOP OF THE APPROACH AROUND THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
MORNING VIEW WEST OF SPIRES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
MORNING VIEW OF THE EAST SIDE OF MT COWEN FROM THE TOP OF THE APPROACH, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING BACK UP TO THE SHOULDER ON THE APPROACH TO THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING OUT TOWARDS THE WEST FORK OF BOULDER RIVER FROM THE APPROACH TO THE NE ARETE OF COWEN
THE FIRST REAL GOOD VIEW OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
THE FIRST REAL GOOD VIEW OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
GETTING STARTED ON THE NE ARETE OF COWEN AFTER A FALSE START TOO FAR DOWN THE ARETE
LOOKING BACK TO THE EAST FROM PARTWAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING DOWN THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN FROM ABOUT HALF-WAY UP THE ROUTE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING DOWN THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN FROM ABOUT HALF-WAY UP THE ROUTE
LOOKING OVER TO 'FIRE S[ORE' - PT 10842 FROM THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING SOUTH PAST THE APPROACH VALLEY FROM HALF-WAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
THE VERY ALPINE NW FACE OF THE S PEAK OF SEEN FROM HALF-WAY UP THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING UP THE UPPER HALF OF THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
ANOTHER VIEW OF 'FIRE S[ORE' - PT 10842 FROM THE NE ARETE OF MT COWEN
THE 1000 FT WALL ON THE NE FACE OF THE SOUTH PEAK OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING DOWN THE BACKSIDE OF MT COWEN
LOOKING DOWN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF MT COWEN AT THE TWO SMALL LAKES BELOW THE STD ROUTE ON THE PEAK, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING SOUTH PAST THE SOUTH PEAK TO YELLOWSTONE NAT PARK FROM MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
LOOKING FAR TO THE EAST AT THE GRANITE, VILLARD, GLACIER PEAK REGION OF THE BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
SMALL TARN NESTLED IN THE SCREE BELOW THE WEST SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
THE FIRST REAL BREAK OF THE DAY AFTER BEING ON THE GO SINCE SUNRISE
ELBOW LAKE FROM THE DESCENT FROM MT COWEN
ELBOW LAKE FROM THE DESCENT FROM MT COWEN
LOTS OF WALLS, ARETES AND BUTTESSES ON THE SW SIDE OF MT COWEN, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
THE SW FACE OF EENIE IN THE COWEN CIRQUE
BASIC CAMPSITE SETUP FOR FOOD AND FLUIDS 3LB TENT, 1LB BAG ... TOOLS FOR THE MIDDLE-AGED ... ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
CAMPSITE AT ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
EARLY MORNING VIEW OF A REFLECTION OF PEAKS SURROUNDING ELBOW LAKE, BEARTOOTHS, MONTANA
AN EVENING WITH BOBBIE AND ERIC AT THEIR HOME IN BOZEMAN, MONTANA