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Mountain Goats in the Gorge And Hood
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Wow, I wonder if the cold February drove it to lower altitude. I once saw a billy goat at Soda Peaks Lake. Seemed very out of place.
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This summer, I saw a herd of goats on the PCT near Three Fingered Jack. And this week, a trail crew (including me) saw one on the Eagle Creek Trail in the Columbia River Gorge!
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did they cross the Columbia on the Cascade Locks bridge?
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I think it's more likely that they're creeping up from the Mt. Jefferson area.retired jerry wrote: ↑December 10th, 2023, 12:24 pmdid they cross the Columbia on the Cascade Locks bridge?
But, they ARE capable of swimming. See: Rideout, Chester Bernard. 1974. A radio telemetry study of the ecology and behavior of the mountain goat in western Montana. Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas. 146 p. Dissertation.
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ahhh... there's a gap in the alpine area between Jefferson and Hood but I bet goats could negotiate that
they could hike on the PCT
I've seen bear and deer hiking on the PCT
they could hike on the PCT
I've seen bear and deer hiking on the PCT
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Forgot about this thread myself, but got an email it'd been resurrected.
I was likely one of the first ones heading south on the PCT after it re-opened. Probably some trail crews ahead of me, but the area was hugely undisturbed still.
Just south of Camp Smokey's remains, I found goat hair alongside the trail on a bush. They'd definitely been hiking the PCT while we weren't!
I was likely one of the first ones heading south on the PCT after it re-opened. Probably some trail crews ahead of me, but the area was hugely undisturbed still.
Just south of Camp Smokey's remains, I found goat hair alongside the trail on a bush. They'd definitely been hiking the PCT while we weren't!
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...
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Spotted one today while at meadows above cascade