It’s that time of year again: the Estes Park Wool Festival, when wool lovers flock to the mountains to gaze upon Jacob sheep, Karakul lambs, and Rambouillet rams. And to see the llama limbo. Here’s an adorable vicuña-colored alpaca, freshly groomed. You’re welcome. I love the placid expression on this blue-ribbon llama, standing apart with […]
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Homestead Meadows
On Labor Day weekend, we hiked up Lion’s Gulch to a place called Homestead Meadows, near Estes Park. It’s a steep, rocky trail in the mountains, and the sunny meadows at trail’s end are more than 13 miles from the nearest town. A woman named Sarah Walker homesteaded here alone, with only a cow and […]
Estes Park Wool Market
The Estes Park Wool Market had so many woolly animals to admire, I didn’t have time to buy any wool. (That’s right: I went to the wool market and bought no wool! Too much to see.) There were sheep herding demos: Golden-eyed Kashmir goats: Leaping llamas! And all kinds of insanely beautiful beasts.
Llama Parade
So I’ve now discovered the joys of Instagram, which makes mediocre phone photos look quaintly cute. A few quick photos of the llamas at the Estes Park Wool Market. More photos tomorrow!