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rbuzby
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 Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:04 pm |
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I love shooting goats. You probably do too. If you have any shots you especially like, I would love to see them.
Goats are an important part of the fun in the Cascades.
This female left her kid and trudged over to me as soon as she saw me approaching Headlight Basin. Her coat is ready for winter. You can see every hair. The horns look like they have been sharpened and are ready for use. A lucky shot for sure. This was early October 2012.
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texasbb
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Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:30 pm |
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These two were cute and endearing as we set up camp, but quickly showed their true saltaholic colors. The mosquitoes weren't nearly as annoying.
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RichardJ
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Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:12 pm |
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Camp visitors at Headlight Basin
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rbuzby
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:28 am |
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Cool shots Texas and Richard.
Here's a couple of a little guy, He looks well fed.
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Jim Dockery
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rbuzby, that first one is great - I like the selective focus on it's face, but throws the background into a nice blur. 
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tigermn
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:52 am |
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Funny in all my hiking I have not seen very many goats.
In places where "everyone" seems to see them, I have not. I.E. Headlight Basin, Mt. Ellinor etc...
Ok not the best shots, but my goat sightings are limited.
I still find it amazing seeing where they can go and feel like it is nothing.
These are from like August of 2008 from the Rock Mountain summit area at quite a distance, even with a decent zoom lens.
 Mountain goat on cliffs east of Howard from summit trail junction sign.  Mountain goat on cliffs east of Howard from summit trail junction sign.  Mountain goat on cliffs east of Howard from summit trail junction sign.  Mountain goat on cliffs east of Howard from summit trail junction sign.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Mountain goat just below Iron Peak saddle.  Friendly Mountain goat. Had been following a backpacker. When he saw both of us he shortly departed down the steep bank.
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rbuzby
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 6:09 pm |
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Nice shots Tiger!
Thanks Jim.
Look at this guy.
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marta
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 7:21 pm |
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Got Goats - yes I do. Our one encounter with a goat on the Iron Peak Trail in the Teanaway in 2010. This was the first time we came across a goat on this trail. What was really funny - our friend had just asked "Do you ever see goats on this trail?" And a bit later - who show up!
 Iron Peak Goat  IronPeakAug2 051  IronPeakAug2 058  IronPeakAug2 069  IronPeakAug2 070  IronPeakAug2 078
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rbuzby
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:38 am |
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Nice shots Marta, that is a healthy looking goat. Perfect new coat.
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The Angry Hiker
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The infamous goats of Ellinor.
 Goat overlooking Lake Cushman  Papa Goat checking us out.  Goat sharpens it's horns.  Guess we know where all the flies are coming from.
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rbuzby
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 5:54 pm |
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Those are good shots TAH. The quality is good enough on that first one, you just needed the goat to be a little closer to the edge.
"The (infamous) goats of Ellinor" sounds like a lost chapter from one of Tolkien's books.
Was that where the guy got gored in the leg and died?
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Gil
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Sat Jul 25, 2015 10:08 pm |
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 Mountain goats at play, The Enchantments, Washington. Nikon D50, Nikkor 200mm f4 Ai  tml6
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contour5
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Sun Jul 26, 2015 1:19 pm |
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Enchantments:
These insidious creatures escaped from a seekrit, clandestine government facility and fled into the mountains where they now subject unwary hikers and climbers to full spectrum Jedi Mind Control. Don't look into their eyes or they will enslave you...
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The Angry Hiker
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| rbuzby wrote: | | "The (infamous) goats of Ellinor" sounds like a lost chapter from one of Tolkien's books.
Was that where the guy got gored in the leg and died? |
I think that was in different part of the Olympics. Someone was injured on Ellinor, but I don't think there were any fatalities.
Ellinor used to be the go-to place for goat sightings, but they got too aggressive and the park had to shut the trail down for a while to teach the goats to fear humans.
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Riptide Rush
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Poor guy had a broken horn. He snuck up on us and wanted to chew our ropes. Yellow Jacket tower climb (Leavenworth, WA.) (pre DSLR)
Seen in the Enchantments, on the trail somewhere around Nada Lake.
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