My teenage daughter, Jordan, and I were on a five day guided llama trekking trip through Colorado’s Weminuche Wilderness with Redwood Llamas. We had spent the last two nights at Elk Creek Camp, a rocky ledge in the San Juan Mountains a few miles south of Highland Mary Lakes. (Read Part 1 here.) Today was time to move […]
When I had asked my 17 yr old daughter what she’d like to do this summer she’d said, “Something with llamas!” Frankly, it came as no surprise. Her current fascination graced water bottles, mugs, phone covers and even socks she’d accumulated over the last year. So I googled “llama trekking” out of curiosity. Several options […]
Great story and wonderful photos. No one can say you don’t plan a trip.
Awesome!! These photos are amazing and the trip sounds super fun. Boy I love Colorado. We didn’t do nearly the acclimatization prep that you two did, wow. What a cool experience for you and Jordan, especially with her leaving the nest in a year, which nobody wants to talk about I’m sure. Great article!
Thank you! Yes, I’m sure our acclimation was probably overkill but didn’t want Jordan’s first experience at high elevation to come with any possible symptoms of altitude sickness. It worked. She’s as smitten with the mountains as I am 😉
Thanks kindly! Yeah, I have a hard time going anywhere without researching the heck out of it first …
Great pictures and text! Wonderful, inspiring story.
Thank you so much, John!
Kim and Jordan,
Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey with us. I believe you sent it to me 40 years too late.
Thanks for reading it and taking the time to tell me you enjoyed it!! 🙂 I know what you mean about discovering things too late…I guess that’s why I feel so compelled to share info about places & adventures on this fascinating planet! So much to see and do…so little time…
Off-road driving, hiking, mountain biking, ice climbing, rappelling down waterfalls…you can do it all in this tiny mountain town! Sitting 7,800 ft high in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, Ouray is known as “Switzerland of America.” It’s separated from the surrounding mountain towns of Silverton, Ridgway, Lake City and Telluride by giant mountain passes. […]
Imogene Pass is a 13,114 ft mountain pass in southwestern Colorado perched high in the sky between Ouray and Telluride in the San Juan Mountains. Each September, 1,600 runners participating in the Imogene Pass Run sprint out of Ouray to tackle the steep ascent up this fabled pass before descending down the other side of the […]
After an active, whirlwind 3 week trip to Colorado, my 17 year old daughter and I were exhausted on our early morning flight home. Thoughts of the time-consuming hassles of installing a new computer waiting for me when we landed nagged my mind. Closing my eyes, I envisioned being back at the Chipeta Solar Springs […]
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marco baldini - Your photos look amazing. I would love to go here after reading your post. Thanks for some great tips on where to go
admin - Thanks so much, Marco! It is an epic trip made easy with the adorable llamas and knowledgeable guides. Highly recommend!!