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Mountain Goat at Glacier National Park
Image copyright Karen Schindeldecker

Karen's interest in photography began in 1980 with a black and white photography class. She continued to dabble in photography but mainly concentrated on a career in Veterinary Medicine. Once established in her career in 2000, she began taking images of lighthouses and a variety of ducks. Karen's interests in wildlife photography have continued to grow from that point on.

This mountain goat image was taken in October 2003 at Glacier National Park. Karen and two of her good friends left early that morning to make the long drive to Logan Pass and stopped at the visitor's center. From there they began the long, steep hike up the mountain where they met up with this mountain goat. He was quite patient with them and they were able to follow him as he ambled further up the mountain. It was very windy and cold that day, and after several hours Karen started the hike back down. Stopping to turn back, she saw this scene and took the photo. It is one of her favorites because of the beautiful mountain in the background.

To see more of Karen's images please visit her website at www.natureswildlight.com.

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