Mountain goats crash a mountain top sunset in Montana.
Mountain goats crash a mountain top sunset in Montana.

MONTANA – Leave it to a mountain goat to crash a stunning sunset on top of a mountain in Montana. Almost as isolated as you can possibly be from everyone and everything and boom, a goat, right there in front of you. Obviously the reality is that this is a super cool experience, but still. Mountain goats always look like they’re waiting for you to explain a joke that didn’t land. They just stare. It kind of makes me uncomfortable.

I had a close encounter with mountain goats on the summit of a peak in the Bridger Range at sunset. I went for a sunset hike and they approached me on top.

Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work...