Just like Bighorn Sheep, maybe even more difficult in finding and photographing are Mountain Goats. And, just like Bighorns, luck is a key factor. In the first three photos, the Mountain Goats are difficult to see with the naked eye. You essentially, have to scour the mountains with a scope, binoculars, or telephoto lens. It's always nice to find them, but in these situations quite impossible to get close enough for a good photo. Still, it gives the viewer an idea of the terrain these beautiful animals live in.
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| Mountain Goat with Kid on Grays Peak, Colorado |
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| Small Band of Mountain Goats on Grays Peak, Colorado |
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| Mountain Goat on Baronette Peak, Wyoming |
And, also just like the Bighorns, sometimes roads take you deep into the mountains where getting close is possible if you find them. The last two photos come from Mt. Evans at about 13,000 feet. Mt. Evans has the distinction of having the highest paved road in the world. It's paved to 14.138 feet. In the situation below a herd of 40-50 Mountain Goats were in a 13,000 foot meadow above the timberline eating what grasses there were. Slowly and carefully I moved about until I could get close enough for a photo -- as in the two kids below.
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| Herd of Mountain Goats at 13,000 feet on Mt. Evans, Colorado |
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| Two kids, on Mt. Evans |
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