Sept 26, 2010: Dam Goats
 

I got an email saying this is Mountain Goats on a dam in Montana.
As scary as it looks, it's not as steep, and less treacherous, than their normal haunts.

http://cellar.org/2010/damgoats.jpg

I think it's more likely they're goats, or Ibex, on a European dam.
Apparently they're licking minerals from the masonry.






Oh, and I'm taking tomorrow, monday the 27th, off.

I got those same pix, only attributed to Buffalo Bill Dam (in Wyoming). I looked the dam up, and it wasn't that.

I'd seen this too:

There are other clips too - and at different dams, it seems it's not too uncommon around the world.

What happens when you toss an M80 by them?

Whichever dam it is, the climbing ability of those goats is amazing.

Most US dams that size, are smooth faced concrete. But how they negotiate vertical rock walls is beyond me. I know they have hooves that will stick to a rock sticking out 2 or 3 inches, but their bodies don't fit in that space. That means their center of gravity is hanging out in space. It's magical I tells ya... ever wonder why the devil has goat horns?

I heard a story of a pipeliner in West Texas parking his "New"car inside of a gate to keep someone stealing his car. He came back that evening and hundreds of goats climbed on his car doing the "Happy Dance". The damage looked like a hail storm or a person beating his car with a little hammer over every square inch of the car body.

That's easy to believe, jano, goats just gotta get high. :)

...or why he's dammed to hell?

The Spectacular Spidergoats.

Holy shit, I'm a goat!:eek::fumette:

It was the "What's New" section of Snopes today.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/buffalobill.asp

They report it is not Wyoming but Alpine Ibex on the Diga del Cingino (Cingino Dam) in northern Italy.

Ah, so I was sorta right. I was thinking Spain/Portugal, but I'll take Italy. :D

I was under the impression Ibex are endangered, but that may be the Spanish ones. If so, maybe this is why.

What stupid goats they are, look at all the lovely green grass on either side of the Dam. Silly Billy Goats.:eyebrow: