A large adult mountain goat grazes on hillsides near Mount St. Helens, just off the trail from the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A large mountain goat’s haunches cast a shadow against the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A large mountain goat’s haunches cast a shadow against the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mount St. Helens is seen from the Elk Rock Viewpoint along Spirit Lake Highway on Thursday, May 11.
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An adult mountain goat looks for his lunch on the hills near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Two mountain goats are pictured grazing near Mount St. Helens by the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A goat gets down in the dirt to graze for grass by Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A young mountain goat grazes just below Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Two adult mountain goats graze near Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat is pictured in front of Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat is pictured in front of Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat looks out over the valley beneath Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat looks out over the valley beneath Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat munches on grass and brush near Mount St. Helens, just off the trail from the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A young mountain goat grazes just below the Johnston Ridge Observatory at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats enjoy the sunshine and grass at Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat grazes against a backdrop of valleys once filled by volcanic ash and lava below Mount St. Helens near the Johnston Ridge Observatory on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze along Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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A mountain goat grazes along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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Reporter Isabel Vander Stoep stands along a backcountry trail with her camera looking to capture photos of mountain goats grazing along Johnston Ridge on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats walk along Johnston Ridge below Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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Mountain goats graze along Johnston Ridge at Mount St. Helens on Thursday, May 11.
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