[pct-l] Pack animals on PCT

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (John Mertes)]

Well I have an unique llama experience, though it occurred well off the 
PCT. I was hiking in Redwood Regional Park near Oakland, CA on a winter 
day. Lo and behold a group came the other way along the main trail. In 
front was a llama who came up and "kissed" (licked) me on the forehead. 
The other party was upset but it was a delightful experience for me. 
Llamas are interesting!

John

DjgPct@aol.com wrote:

> 
>In a message dated 6/6/2005 4:41:50 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
>ECPG@peoplepc.com writes:
>
>They are  not motorcycles and a bad/tired/confused animal will wreck your 
>hiking  plans faster than 20 feet of snow anywhere.
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> 
>This reminds me of a funny story that I heard.  A local fellow who  packs 
>often and has done so for years, was engaged to teach some young girl  campers 
>about packing with llamas.  He and the camp counselors planned a  long weekend 
>trip into our nearby wilderness area, where he had packed many  times.  He 
>brought along 15 or so llamas.  About 3 hours into the  trip, all the llamas sat 
>down.  He could not get them off the ground for  anything.  Finally they had to 
>cancel the pack trip.  The girls went  home.  The llamas stayed put just 
>sitting for TWO DAYS!  Finally they  decided it was time to get up, and they did.  
>It was his last llama  experience!
> 
>Betsy
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