Outside

The Llama Whisperer

For most people, living next to a herd of llamas would be entertaining—probably a great story for cocktail conversation. For Lisa Wolf, it became a life-changing experience that revealed a special ...
Outside

Want to Travel in the Backcountry with Small Children? Rent a Llama.

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. It was around ...
The Gazette

Rent-a-llama for your next wilderness adventure

After all, they were domesticated in similar terrain in the Andes about 5,000 years ago, and since then they’ve been used almost exclusively as pack animals on rough, high, dry trails.ACE IN THE ...
The Montana Standard

Should pack llamas and goats be banned in bighorn country? Advocates disagree

Llamas and goats are an increasingly popular means of packing into the backcountry, but one that a major conservation organization fears could threaten wildlife. The Wild Sheep Foundation’s 2020 ...
Missoulian

Home for the castoff - Llama sanctuary takes in once trendier pack, guard animals

Llamas, originally from South America, are a member of the camelid family. They're used to guard sheep and as pack animals on mountain treks. Other owners breed and show llamas, train them to pull ...