"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold



"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Mountain Goats, Bear Tooth Highway, Montana


My last post was about two mountain goats that we found in Jasper National Park, Canada.  This post will feature some that we encountered on the Bear Tooth Highway in Montana.
When one finds goats on the Bear Tooth they are often in alpine meadows...



Mountain goats are not goats at all.    They belong to the order Artiodactyla and the family Bovidae that includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle.  Usually we have to view mountain goats from long distances, so finding this group closer to the road was a rare opportunity...



One of the best things about looking for mountain goats is the scenery one must "endure" to find them...






These photos were taken during our 2015 visit to the 
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; a huge area that encompasses parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.  It has become our favorite destination each year.  One is never guaranteed a sighting of a specific species, but the odds greatly improve with perseverance...


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