Sunset at the Swift Current Falls near Many Glacier in the Glacier National Park.
Looking down at Hidden Lake from the Hidden Lake Overlook trail at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.
A Mountain Goat at the Hidden Lake Overlook near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park. I was at this spot to shoot landscape photos of hidden lake but was pleasantly surprised by how close these goats seemed to get to you. It was not until later that I found the possible reason why they do so. Mountain Goats have very flexible and grippy hove's that allow them to be masters of very rugged and steep terrain, this allows them a certain level of safety from predator's. Mountain goats are typically sodium deficient, and are willing to do almost anything to get the salt they crave. They have even been known to aggressively pursue hikers to get to their sweaty, salty gear and clothing. Mountain Goats that do not have a lot of human interaction will leave the safety of the cliffs they cling to in order to get salt from natural salt licks. The Goats at Logan Pass have been observed getting their salt from human urine that visitors leave in the area and these goats seem to have become habituated to the ready source of salt and possible safety of humans scaring off predator's.
