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Mtn Goat exploring his domain

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Mtn Goat roaming in the Olympics. Mt Duckabush and Mt Steel rise in the distance above the North Fork of the Skokomish River Valley. The glacial mass of Mt Olympus can be seen in the middle on the horizon.

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SoCalHiker

Great Picture!

Voted 10/10

It certainly does not appear to be a well-groomed goat (judged by the scruffy hair)...LOL.
Were you that close or did you use a zoom?

Thanks for posting.

Posted Apr 6, 2008 12:08 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Great Picture!
	Hasn't voted	Yeah, he was an old goat, and I was pretty close. If I had used the zoom then you could have seen the scar on his shoulder where he fell once;) Thanks for the comment:)
		Posted Apr 6, 2008 5:22 pm

Fredd C Dobbs

Excellent!

Voted 10/10

Looks like one tough old goat!

Posted Apr 6, 2008 1:17 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Excellent!
	Hasn't voted	He is a tough guy! Those massive shoulders must have climbed a lot of cliffs:) Thanks for the comment.
		Posted Apr 6, 2008 5:23 pm


	vancouver islander	Re: Excellent!
	Voted 10/10	Fred. Lots of those on this site! lol
		Posted Apr 7, 2008 3:47 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Excellent!
	Hasn't voted	I just now got your comment! Very good observation! ;) I'll be there too someday
		Posted Apr 10, 2008 9:01 am

Diveria

These

Voted 10/10

goats are fantastic, they almost remind me to the Yeti, Ibexes here in the alps are very different.
Great shots!

Posted Apr 7, 2008 2:50 am


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: These
	Hasn't voted	Thank you! They are quite the amazing creatures:)
		Posted Apr 7, 2008 5:02 am

cp0915

Terrific

Voted 10/10

What a shot!

Posted Apr 7, 2008 5:53 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Terrific
	Hasn't voted	Thank you! I just followed this herd of 18 goats around up on the ridgeline and they kept posing for great shots! It was a photographer's paradise, complete with the backdrop of the Olympic Mtns:)
		Posted Apr 7, 2008 6:10 pm

swm88er

Awesome!

Voted 10/10

Thats so cool, must have been neat to see...thanks for posting!

Posted Apr 14, 2008 4:23 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Awesome!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks for the comment:) Yeah, it was in the early morning, just after sunrise, and this old patriarch was rambling around with the herd enjoying the Olympic high country. I was just happy to get him in an action shot with the mtns behind him.
		Posted Apr 14, 2008 5:11 pm

rasgoat

Nice shot!

Voted 10/10

OMB, was this photo taken recently? there does not seem to be much snow for this time of year?

Ralph

Posted Apr 17, 2008 6:15 pm


	OlympicMtnBoy	Re: Nice shot!
	Hasn't voted	Thanks for the comment. Well, I'd say that right now this area is under a good 10 feet of snow, atleast. This was taken in July of last year, late July, 26th. Thanks for stopping by:)
		Posted Apr 17, 2008 7:09 pm