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If you’re a mountain goat, that is.

In early summer, when the road up to Harts Pass first is drivable, a person can frequently get lucky and see the local mountain goats at a natural salt lick. It is shortly past the scary section of the road when it goes into the trees and just over the steep edge of the downhill side. Sometimes the goats will be on the road. They seem quite familiar and used to the minimal traffic passing by so a car or truck makes a good blind for observation or photography. I’ve only seen them in this season when they are shedding big chunks of fur and looking mangy. There are young ones and the moms tend to keep them away from the cars. Here are a few that I saw today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

>I am pretty far behind on my personal work and hope to catch up in the near future.

On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
a Pika
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
a surprising variety of wildflowers still in bloom
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
Glorious Larch Trees
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass
On the Grasshopper Pass Trail near Harts Pass