In the course of the project, the authors traveled over 40,000 miles. For one leg of the journey, they hiked into the Red Desert of Wyoming, relying on--what else?--goats to carry their gear.

The Year of the Goat

In a fascinating new book, photographer Karl Schatz and writer Margaret Hathaway spend a year traveling across the United States, capturing the heart of American goat culture

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