UNICORN

 

We saw a "unicorn"  (really a slightly-the-worst-for-wear Mountain Goat) while on this wonderfully scenic Jeep ride with our son a few years ago.    


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Below are a few more members of the large herd: 

 

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More Colorado memories from a few years ago for Misty's  CAMERA CRITTERS.

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32 responses to “UNICORN”

  1. your adventures amaze me Sallie. Love the cute Unicorn and mountain scenes.

  2. Sallie, is that your photograph of the ‘unicorn’? That’s absolutely beautiful.

  3. I wonder what happened to the other horn. Amazing photos!

  4. I knew it! I just knew there were real unicorns!
    Nice photos of these high country acrobats.

  5. Cool! I have never seen a real unicorn. I really want to see one in the future!

  6. sweet warrior goat!
    looking like a unicorn isn’t a bad thing

  7. Nice shots of the unicorn!

  8. Wonderful photo!

  9. I thought the Unicorn was a horse, lol. Lovely Aussie goat.

  10. thought it was a Welsh corrie at first sight

  11. Interesting animals! Great shots!! I like the edit.

  12. Oh, wow, that’s awesome! These shots are so wonderful. I really love the way you edited the first one with the white vignette. Looks like a dream!

  13. No mountain goats in Europe ! I saw them, years ago, in Glacier park. It was a wonderful discovery !

  14. what handsome animals, I hope he wasn’t treated badly by the herd all due to only having one horn

  15. I think he’s gorgeous!

  16. Fabulous! Unicorns DO exist.

  17. I have never seen a unicorn though I have heard about it. Wonderful capture, Sallie 🙂

  18. A so unique critter you have shared.
    Never in my dream I have seen it.

  19. That is a great photo. He sure looks like an unicorn wearing a shaggy coat.

  20. That’s the best looking unicorn capture I’ve ever seen! 🙂
    My Granddaughters would be awestruck.
    I thought the same as EG – a perfect magical creature for St. Paddy’s Day.

  21. I Love your “unicorn.” It’s perfect for St. Paddy’s Day. 🙂

  22. He does look like a unicorn, lovely shots.

  23. More beautiful than any unicorn in books or movies!

  24. also es gibt sie doch..
    tolle Bilder vom EINHORN und der Herde.
    LG vom katerchen

  25. Fantastic shots. It really does look like a unicorn.

  26. Love your unicorn, Sallie.
    I used to live in an area where there were mountain SHEEP. Very different from the mountain goats, but just as much fun to see.
    K

  27. You are brave to get so close to them. Beautiful photos!

  28. Great capture, Sallie!

  29. I knew there were unicorns out there somewhere! I thought it would be a bit a more elegant though 😉

  30. poor guy! makes for a great post, though. 🙂

  31. I’m loving your high-altitude photos from my state – they certainly are beautiful. I need to do some above-timberline hiking this year, it’s been a while. I remember those summer snowdrifts when climbing 14ers!

  32. Cool, seeing the mountain goats. They are pretty critters, great sighting, Sallie!

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