It took me about three hours to skin up the south side of the Spanish Peaks starting at about 6 am. I was being a bit more cautious than normal since I was heading up alone, which I hardly do in avalanche country any more. After getting stuck several times in the deep trenches and underbrush in ten feet of snow, I finally came to an opening where I could plan my route and begin the cat track up to the top................This view is from just below the top of a ridge in the Spanish Peaks, just west of the Beehive Basin saddle. It encompasses the entire Jack Creek drainage with views of a good portion of the Madison Range and Madison Valley with Ennis being visible on the far right.....Shot in February, 2007
