Is That A Polar Bear?
That was the remark the young lady made to me, while I was at the
Lewis river Falls on Thursday (Sep 29, 2016) afternoon around three o'clock.
I hestitatedvfor a moment turned back around to see the white object, she was
referring to. Turns out it was mountain goat grazing along the river
just above the lower falls, pics of goat are below, just had time for these.
. Pnwhiker....
Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
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Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
amazing! Nice picture!
and I bet you didn't see that black bear to the right
and I bet you didn't see that black bear to the right
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Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
The darker thing 20 feet to the right is a miniature bison (the rare mossy green variety).
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Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
okay, maybe a Bison...
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I have seen a dark spot like that before that on closer inspection turned out to be a bear actually
Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
Second time I've seen a pic of low-elevation mt goats posted on oregonhikers. Interesting. I've seen countless goats, but never one below treeline.
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This WDFW page has a "report a mountain goat encounter" link, which may or may not work.
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Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
Great catch. Thanks for sharing.
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." - John Muir
Re: Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
Thanks for sharing that pic. I've always wondered how goats get from place to place. Your pic proves the obvious. They hike there just like we would do. Now I wonder what the concentration of goats might be in places other than where we typically see them.
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Lower Lewis River Falls, Is That A Polar Bear?
Definitely a goat this time. But it might have been a Kermode bear. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermode_bear