Category Archives: Local Wildlife

Some of our neighbors are pretty wild!

Goat on the Ridge?

Recently, a neighbor told me some interesting news: people have seen signs that a mountain goat has visited our ridge. The ridge is a fairly gentlly sloping toe of Mount Riley, but the sides are steep to the point sheerness … Continue reading

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Walkin’ My Baby Back Home

Yesterday afternoon, I prepared to walk Michelle home from work. I brought down my hunting rifle and loaded it, strapped my best headlamp to my forehead, and grabbed the fog horn from its nail near the front door. I carried … Continue reading

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