{"id":9141,"date":"2021-09-09T14:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T21:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=9141"},"modified":"2021-09-09T15:10:57","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T22:10:57","slug":"week-4-llamarama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2021\/09\/09\/week-4-llamarama\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 4: Llamarama!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For many, many years we&#8217;ve heard about Leadville&#8217;s burro races (part of their annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadvilleboomdays.org\/\">Boom Days<\/a> celebration), but the timing has never worked out for us to attend. Fortunately this year our trip overlapped with a similar quadruped-fest in nearby South Park. Not only does it feature burros, it has a whole day called <a href=\"https:\/\/burrodays.org\/llama-rama\/\">Llamarama<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1p9gdWMs8dRhBfmt6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-6-922x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9357\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-6-922x1024.jpg 922w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-6-270x300.jpg 270w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-6-768x853.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We joke that Seamy identifies as a llama, and he was more than a little intrigued by these big, curly guys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1p9gdWMs8dRhBfmt6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-9-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9352\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-9-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-9-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-9.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It turns out that llamas &amp; alpacas are both members of the camelid family, so it was cool to bookend our trip with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CQ4VO95Jj2H\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=9c451bf0-49b8-4755-88a5-ab15ff2e2dc0\">camels<\/a>. Check out Shepherd Finn escorting a llama through the <em>grueling<\/em> obstacle course. &#x1f643;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Llamarama: Shepherd Finn\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yKGm5us3kLs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1p9gdWMs8dRhBfmt6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"845\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-20-845x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-20-845x1024.jpg 845w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-20-248x300.jpg 248w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-20-768x931.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llamarama-20.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As you can see in our <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1p9gdWMs8dRhBfmt6\">gallery<\/a>, we all had fun meeting the creatures, as well as exploring the town\u2014especially its Wild West-era buildings and trains. Here&#8217;s hoping we can meet these guys again someday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/1p9gdWMs8dRhBfmt6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llama-selfie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9354\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llama-selfie.jpg 960w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llama-selfie-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Llama-selfie-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many, many years we&#8217;ve heard about Leadville&#8217;s burro races (part of their annual Boom Days celebration), but the timing has never worked out for us to attend. Fortunately this year our trip overlapped with a similar quadruped-fest in nearby South Park. Not only does it feature burros, it has a whole day called Llamarama! 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