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I sat for a rest break before starting down 1000' of steep, rocky hillside, heard a noise behind me, and -- whoa! The herd of goats came over to check me out, and hang out in the vicinity for a while, before departing downhill ahead of me. Best mountain goat encounter ever!

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By Alan Silverstein, ajs@frii.com (page updated Tue Mar 10 18:16:39 MDT 2026)