Meet Frankie, the adventurous goat who has traveled over 60,000 miles across the US with her owners in their colorful Airstream trailer.
Cate Battles and her husband Chad moved from their house into a trailer in 2016, and they’ve been traveling to beauty spots with their favorite pet ever since.
“She’s an awesome travel companion,” said Cate, a 34-year-old artist and travel writer from Grants Pass in Oregon.
“She’s visited all kinds of scenery with us; lakes, beaches, mountains, and caves. We’ve covered dozens of states and national parks together.
“At this point she’s probably been about 60,000 miles all around the country, all the way from the east to the west coast. She must have been to over 20 states already.
“Frankie loves being on the road and having adventures, she finds joy in any place she goes, in the desserts she climbs all over the rocks and at the beach she loves to lick the salt off the stones.
RELATED: German Shepherd Stars in Family Game Nights, Playing Anything They Put in Front of Her – WATCH
“She’s a great hiker, wherever we go she loves run around and explore. She’s even been to the Grand Canyon.”
The happy trio have managed to continue to travel during the pandemic, because they stick to places that are way off the beaten track.
“We don’t go to camp grounds, we always go out into the middle of nowhere, so Covid hasn’t really affected us at all. We’ve done multiple trips this year already, including North Eastern Nevada and Idaho,” said Cate.
Frankie, a 6-year-old Nigerian dwarf/pigmy goat, will cover a lot more ground in the coming months.
“Next we’re going to do a whole loop around the south west—Nevada, Arizona, Southern Utah, and New Mexico,” said Cate.
A die hard “goat mom,” Cait said she and Chad couldn’t imagine taking their trips without Frankie by their side.
MORE: A Miracle on 34th Street for Tiny Owl Found Stowed Away in Rockefeller Christmas Tree
“She’s so much fun, she looks tiny but she actually weighs about 80 pounds, she’s a stocky girl and she’s very well fed by us. We have a great time with her.”
Ready to see some more of Frankie?
Looks like someone’s found the perfect salt lick…
And one colorful home to live in on the road…
She’s certainly in her habitat here…
Though, truthfully, every rocky place is pretty darn good when you’re a goat…
So what do you think, would Frankie make the perfect travel companion for you?
BLEAT Your Approval of This Fun Story by Sharing it With Friends…
I presume Cate did the artwork on the Airstream? Very beautiful & appropriate!
I love goats – if Frankie is happy….
I do wonder if she misses her own though?