Mountain Goat On Mt. Evans

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Nice catch, good dof. 6/5

Thank you Sondra, both for looking and for commenting.

Yes, very nice catch! You got such great detail in the face and expression! I've never seen one of these in the wild...don't you have to hike for hours straight up mountains to see these? (I only see their hides and horns) Is that fur hanging off it's sides? That fur is amazing. I'm rambling...great capture!

To take this I did have to climb over a bit of rock but it didn't require hiking for hours. Mount Evans provides you the easiest access to mountain goats of anyplace I know. You still have to get up to an extremely high elevation to see them but you can drive most of it.

 

This photo was taken at an elevation of just over 14,200 feet. When you start moving around you notice very quickly that there isn't much oxygen in the air.

 

This guy still had a little of his winter coat he hadn't rubbed off yet. Their fur looks just like wool. To be honest I am surprised they ever shed it. At that elevation its cold year round but in the winter its absolutely brutal.

That sounds like a wonderful place to take photos. I've tanned a few mountain goats, and their fur is very soft and silky. This shot is so good, I'll bet a close-up of his face would work well, too. He doesn't look too concerned about your presence.

Kim. You are right. As long as I didn't try to get higher than he couldn't have cared less I was there.