driverside cam/valve cover removal

Is removing the driver's side cam cover as hard as it looks? I havent attempted to do it yet, it looks like a PITA. Is there any easy methods to accessing the 3 lower bolts that are croweded with the clutch cable and master cylinder and assciated stuff? I can't help but feeling like an idiot asking simple questions like this, so someone please tell me I'm not the only one that has small problems like this.