Bob & Nancy Ulrich's Day Hiking Adventures with photos in Glacier National Park   Report # GP04

Momma Goat Coming Through!

Join Bob & Nancy Ulrich as they hike all over Glacier National Park taking pictures.

The official word on Mountain goats is: "If you scan the sides of cliffs,  you may be lucky enough to see a mountain goat". I considered myself lucky when to my surprise I saw not one but two, way up on a cliff. Better still, it was a mamma and baby goat. Time for some telephoto shots. Now you have to understand, I'm one to go along with the official word on most things. I wasn't concerned in the least, when the mountain goats started to move down from the cliff onto a ridge. I thought it odd that they started heading down from the ridge. I then became surprised at how fast they were descending, and thought I better change to a non-telephoto lens. I figured they were headed for a group of trees between me and the ridge. Little did I know, they had other intentions.  Now here is where I must interject an addendum to the Official Word on Mountain Goats  - "While Mountain Goats may first be seen near cliffs far away, they most likely will not stay there. Goats move very fast, and are not afraid of people. They will tend to head to green spots with flowers. If you are between the goat and were they want to go, you better move quick,  as they will run you over!" The next few shots were taken while jumping backwards out of the way of the momma goat! She came out  of the trees  right at me.  I had to  jump back  to avoid being  shiskabobed! Not a bad shot, considering I was jumping backwards at the time! I was able to get my  balance after landing  quick enough to get a  shot of the baby.  Note the trail  in the bottom left  corner of the  shot where I  was standing. As quickly as they came, they disappeared. Armed with this new understanding  of Mountain Goat behavior,  I was ready for some serious  Mountain Goat photography.  I would find them high up, and  be ready to photograph them  when they came down,  careful not to be in their  line of travel. Link to Another Adventure with The Mountain Goats of Glacier!  Link to Our Other Adventures in Glacier National Park Email Bob Photos by Bob Ulrich Copyright 1999 Robert M. Ulrich Suggested reading and maps Hiking Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks  This guide has good trail descriptions. I recommend it.   We used it to plan our hikes Click here to check prices and/or order from amazon.com. Link to Free Map of Glacier National Park Published by the Park Service   Suggested Reading and Maps More Info and Links Link to our other Glacier National Park Adventures Suggested Reading & Maps MAPS Link to Map of Glacier National Park Published by the Park Service BOOKS Best Easy Day Hikes : Glacier and Waterton Lakes (Best Easy Day Hikes) This is a smaller version of the book above, with just the easy hikes.No Need to buy both. Click here to check prices and/or order from amazon.com. Glacier and Waterton Lakes National Parks Roadguides (National Park Roadguides) This book has maps that show where to look for specific animals. Click here to check prices and/or order from amazon.com. More Info and Links Free Subscription Info Link to Bob Ulrich's Hiking Page Links to other places we've gone hiking Link to More Glacier Adventures Links to our other Glacier Adventures Link to Bob's Real Estate Pages What pays the bills so I can go hiking http://www.calphoto.com:80/wflower.htm Link to Wildflower Site bob@bobulrich.com Email Bob Ulrich BOB ULRICH, Century 21 Beachside 562/947-8125 Real Estate Community Hiking Amazon.com Thank you for visiting bobulrich.com All photographs and content Copyright 1999 Robert M. Ulrich Photos Copyright 1998 Robert M. Ulrich / E-Mail Bob