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Articles of interest

Literature and links, and Other resources

These articles are found at various web sites and are collated here for your benefit. While at another web site, one might also want to explore that site before returning here.

This list is not exhaustive and we are willing include others that will be of interest to pack llama owners. If you suggest an article, please include the web page name and the article topic. The BCL makes to endorsement of any of the ideas. Read, compare and learn.


Llama articles

Culture of the Andes

General llama information

Llama FAQs

Llama facts

Llama Q & A

Introduction to the llama

About llamas

18 Things for a new owner to know

Llamas - the environmental animal of the 90s

Conformation

Conformation, utility and llamas

Llama packing

Lost Creek - Llama packing

Packing

Llama packing 101

Paradise View - Buying your first pack llama

Introduction to packing

Packing with llamas

Packing with female llamas

Preparing for a trip

Loading your packer

Picking a packer

Lost Creek - Selecting a pack system

On the trail with llamas

On the trail

Camping with llamas

Hiking with llamas

Picketing llamas

Packing stories

Hiking the Grand Gulch in Utah

We sent a bear packing

Hiking Montana's Continental Divide

Several stories by Melinda

Packing trips

Lost Creek packing

Forest fire packing

Hunting with llamas

Hunting with llamas

Packing stories

On the Loose Expeditions

Llama care and training

Lost Creek training

Lost Creek training basics

Llama training and haltering

Click and Reward training

Llama Care, Management, and Resources

Snake bites

Medical

Llama training

Llama rescue and rehabilitation

Heat stress

Veternary links

Sheep guarding

A true story

Guarding sheep story

Sheep guard news story

Sheep guarding

Selecting a guard llama

Sheep guard news story

Llama Web Guard info

Guard llamas

Guard llamas

Trail work and public service

Trail work and volunteers

Miscellaneous topics

Dealing with crossing high water

Landis - Stream crossing

Tom Landis Resources

Lost Creek driving

Harness Training Llamas

Carting

Golf caddies

Communicating with llamas

Pack Trials info

Pack trial information

Miscellaneous article sources

WILA

LOWS

Llamapaedia

Llama Crossings

LlamaWeb

Other info

Trail and wilderness

LL Bean Park search

Northwest hikes

The Backpacker

Northwest Recreation site

GORP: parks and forests

GORP: recreations resources by state

Utah Wilderness areas

Colorado recreational sites

Montana wildernesses

Sagi's Outdoor News

Outdoor Enthusiast

 

Backcountry ethics

Impact of llamas

Llama impact (pdf)

New Leave No Trace

Backcountry trail etiquette

Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics

Leave No Trace ethics

Wilderness wisdom

wilderness wisdom, learning, and advice

The Lightweight Backpacker

Cooking

Cooking over a camp stove

Backcountry recipes

Navigation

How to use a compass

Map and compass

Make your own online map

How not to get lost

Magnetic Declination

Giardia and Lyme disease

Seven Steps to Survival

Outdoor medical advice

Alaskan bear tips

How to handle mountain lion encounters

Safe Travel in lion country