All of these pictures were taken in Glacier National Park on Going to the Sun Road. This road is ranked number one in most beautiful roads in America. After traveling on this road, I agree with that statement 100%. I have never seen so much beauty during an hour drive before. The mountain goat in the first picture was my favorite part of the road. We were driving along when we saw some mountain goats on the side of the road, so we pulled over to snap a few pictures. After we were satisfied with the number of pictures we got, we saw a metal walkway leading to the cliff. We decided to walk up it and look over the side of the cliff, but when we got there, we turned a corner and were shocked to see this large male goat standing square in the middle of the walk. I simply stopped dead in my tracks when I saw him, but my Mom let out a nice loud, “Oh shit!” She has a habit of screaming that when she is surprised.

I also want to warn everyone reading this to be very wary around any wild animals. I know some of you are thinking that a goat can’t be that dangerous, but the truth is, they are. Some people forget that they have weapons built into their skull and their feet are made to jump on rocks all day. Every animal is equipped their own defenses and will use them if they feel even the slightest bit threatened. It looks like I was close to the goat, but I was about twenty feet from him and I didn’t think twice about getting any closer. Remember, don’t get close to ANY wild animals and especially don’t feed them. Take pleasure in watching them live in their natural habitat. Save the close encounters for petting zoos