What people say:
"Both Eileen and I had a wonderful time with you and Brad in the
Eagle Cap. Many times, in what has turned out to be a hectic summer, I
look back and relive a little of the time there. Thanks again for doing
a wonderful job." - NG (Portland, OR)
"I loved every minute of it. The scenery, the companionship, the
hiking, the sweat, was all so welcome to me. I can’t believe the
beauty of that place, nor can I get over the warmth of your hospitality.
I will be raving about the experience for weeks on end." - R (Portland,
OR)
"As the fall schedule begins to wind up and the less structured days
of summer come to and end, I find my thoughts going back again to our
wonderful llama trip… What a new and great adventure for the four
of us. I wouldn’t have changed a thing. Thanks for all your planning
and hard work." - J (Eugene, OR)
"The Wallowa Llama trek was very beautiful and a total bargain. You
get to see (and sleep in) virgin alpine wilderness, with guides who cook,
clean, fetch water, load, lead and care for the llamas who carry all your
stuff while you lark along high mountain trails more or less as if you
were on your way around a very long block. Our guides could identify the
birds (Clark’s nutcracker, mountain bluebirds, hummingbirds, kestrels),
beasts (one herd of 80 elk), rocks (including the names of the mountains
we could see, and a short discussion of how this part of Oregon began
life under the Pacific), flowers (a local variation of Indian paintbrush
among many, many others – at one point a hiker said, “This
is a rock garden! I am walking through a rock garden!”) and stars
(I finally identified Hercules, something I had been trying and failing
to do under starry skies in Maine) all the while keeping house in the
camp, listening patiently to all our conversation (there were ten of us
on the hike) and plotting the next day’s adventures. There was nothing
bad about the whole experience. No bad weather. No dangerous situations.
You woke up to (real) coffee and took turns with a solar-heated shower
in the afternoon. Gill’s and my tent was brand new and had windows
with a view. Because of the carrying capacity of the llamas, they are
able to serve fresh food, so we had stir-fry for dinner and vegetables
for lunch and fruit for breakfast. Mosquitoes were there, but they came
and went. We both want to do another trip!" - AR (NY, NY)
Link
to "Walking with Llamas" article
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