Fun with Emily and Mountain Goats
posted on September 1st, 2008 by Eileen
My identical twin sister Emily, who is gorgeous, was in town a few weeks ago, and we decided to visit the nearby 14,130 foot summit of Mt. Evans. Driving up the mountain is kinda tricky, so Joe was kind enough to offer his expert piloting skills. When we reached the peak, Emily and I explored the summit and left Joe by himself for just a few minutes…
That was a bad idea. When we found Joe, he was face to face with a mountain goat. Apparently Mama Goat was quite concerned that Joe was getting a little too friendly with the baby goats. “But they look like Darth Vader,” Joe said. And yes, that’s true. They do look like Vader, if Vader had horns.
In the end, the encounter with the mountain goat was no big deal. Mama Goat stared down Joe for a while, who resisted the temptation to give the goats a big hug. We took some great photos at the summit, and then spent some time exploring the little mountain towns of Evergreen and Idaho Springs. (The folks at the Little Bear Saloon know how to throw a party, let me tell you.) Days like this are why Colorado is so great.
[More pictures of this and other adventures can be found in the Photo Album, which is password-protected. If you are a friend of ours, please email us and request a password!]