Mountain Dangers

Holy shit, Marissa, another goat murder just 2 years ago? I had no idea. As far as checking out the dangers before taking young children on trails, if I had seen a head of goats up a trail, I would have rushed back excitedly saying "C'mon kids, hurry! There's GOATS up this trail!" Now I realize that would be like saying "C'mon kids, hurry! There's GRIZZLY BEARS up here! Let's go feed 'em!" I'm a bad parent. Now, why does it make you think of Monty Python. You're not thinking of the vicious rabbit that killed half of the Grail Knights before they pulled out the Holy Hand Grenade, are you?
Bad Dad

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From: Marissa Bea
To: [many family emails removed]
Subject: RE: mountain dangers
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 08:41:13 -0700

So, you don't check out the dangers of these hiking routes before you take young children onto them? That's just great. Apparently no one is safe, see article below.

http://www.wsmv.com/news/15642032/detail.html

The idea of being killed by a goat totally makes me think of Monty Python. Dad, why is that?

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From: Home
To: [many family emails, removed]
Subject: mountain dangers
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:20:54 -0700

Hi EVeryone,
Did you all see the story just a few days ago about the man in the Olympics who was killed by a mountain goat? At first I thought he must have been startled and fallen or something, but no, he was GORED in the thigh and bled to death before a helicopter got to him. That made me think of our hike in the Goat Rocks a few years ago when we were surrounded by goat herds. Or Bethany feeding M&Ms to a goat up in the Enchantments. Who knew we were in mortal danger? I just read that grizzly bears killed fewer than 20 people in the whole 20th century. Wonder if anybody else has the distinction of being killed by a goat?
And just tonight, I read that they are rescuing people from the top of Mt. Whitney by helicopter. From the "shelter" at the summit. Chris, do you remember seeing a shelter at the summit? Me neither.
Steve