I don’t know who was more surprised—the nanny and her kid of the woman who nearly stumbled over these two mountain goats on the Hidden Lake Overlook Trail in Montana’s Glacier National Park. At least she said “Excuse me” to the startled animals as she continued downhill under the glare of the group of us who had stopped a respectful distance away.

The goats, meanwhile, rose slowly and ambled into the brush. Mother and child both boasted shaggy white coats and beards. Baby had two stubs where his mother’s horns arched toward her ears. They’d been lying in a relaxed pose, Mom’s legs underneath her to one side and her black lips open in a smile, Baby mimicking her.

Previous hikers had respected the park rule that you’re too close to an animal if it reacts to you in any way.