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The Bugaboos are completely hidden from view until you've left the highway and driven 48 km of logging road, deep into the Purcell Range.    Only then does this alpine Shangri-La reveal itself.    But before we can start the 700m (2200 ft) ascent to the Kain Hut, we have to protect our vehicle from porcupines who like to chew on brake cables and wires.    The last thing we want is to find out the hard way that we don't have any brakes while driving 48km back down the logging road.

Wayne surrounds the truck with chicken wire, held in place with sticks and rocks, to thwart the little varmints.