Started acquiring llamas from around the U.S. and Canada as the foundation for our newly formed breeding enterprise, Great Divide Llamas, focused on producing and training pack llamas for wilderness packing in the Rocky Mountains.

Designed the first Great Divide Llama Chute for vetting our brood females

Conducted our first family pack trip with two llamas to Brown’s Lake in the Roosevelt National Forest, CO.  Experienced the potential of pack llamas, 

Designed the first CO Pivot Pack

Put out our first government leases with a 4 animal lease to RMNP, a two animal lease to the Red Feather Ranger District, and a 2 animal lease to USGS

Moved the family and llamas to Fort Collins CO.

Became a cooperating research herd with CSU under the leadership of Dr LaRue Johnson.

Organized the Fairplay Llama Race.

Exhibited the first llamas at the NWSS in Denver, CO.

Started conducting guided llama pack trips in CO and UT under permits from USFS and BLM.

Formed Buckhorn Llama Co., Inc. as an entity separate from our breeding enterprise, Great Divide Llamas, to train pack llamas and offer llama packing services for guided trips, leases, drop camps, and back country business support.

Began building trails under contract with the USFS and BLM.

Began making and selling Christmas wreathes from boughs hauled by llamas.

Began offering trips in Southern UT and Northern AZ from headquarters in Bluff UT.

Paired with Trek for Light to lease to blind hikers paired with sighted guides to do 5 day pack trips into the Rawah Wilderness.

Began building our new headquarters facility.

Member of Canyonlands Task Force that successfully rescinded a disease-based ban on llamas in Canyonlands National Park.

Produced professional model of the Great Divide restraint chute for veterinary teaching hospitals and vet clinics.

Conducted a 4 day Tactical Weapons pack animal training course for 101^st Airborne Special Forces Mountaineering Group.

Began providing pack lamas for annual CSU South American Land Managers summer course.

Formed Altiplano Insulation, Inc. to produce 100% llama fiber garments.

Conducted testing and designed llama fiber clothing for outdoor and casual wear.  Began marketing though retailers and online.

Began producing llama fiber garments in Peru and Bolivia.  These countries had the necessary fiber volume and technical expertise to produce our clothing. 

Began providing pack llama support for trail building NGO’s and conservation nonprofits.

Conducted a second 5 day Special Forces pack animal instruction.

Hauled steel and supplies to build exploders for avalanche control on Loveland Pass.

Formed Ad Hoc Committee for Llama Access to Public Lands with Scott Woodruff and Phil Nuechterlein in response to Wild Sheep Foundation initiatives to ban llamas from wild sheep ranges in Canada and the U.S. based on false disease threats.  www.packllamas.org was created to aggregate research information and give researchers and owners necessary information to counter WSF efforts.