 Llamas are the dolphins of the mountains. Our hiking trips provide an opportunity for you to experience their gentle companionship as they escort you into the vast solitude of the Oregon High Desert. Your llama companion will carry your gear as you move into a magnificent and timeless setting.
Our trips are designed to give you a taste of the Oregon High Desert environment. This is sagebrush steppe, complete with wildflowers, pronghorn, soaring raptors and wild clouds. Every day is different. Every trip holds something special. For those who wish it, each participant is given a llama companion for the outing. You will have the opportunity to interact with your llama as much as you like. You will be shown how to saddle and load, how to lead, handle and communicate with your companion. All the llamas are well trained and are certified with the Pack Llama Trial Association (PLTA) as competent pack llamas. Check out our training standards page to see what goes into making our llamas so special. Your trip leader is a retired botanist, artist  and naturalist. She knows the country well and will happily introduce you to the flora and natural history of the area. Groups with specific interests such as birding, wildflower study, geology, photography or artistic pursuits are welcome to request hikes that focus on those subjects. Day Hikes: We have several locations for our day hikes. All are near Burns, Oregon and in view of Steens Mountain. At this time, March 2024 we are providing half-day trips only. Bring your own lunch and meet us at the trailhead for a delightful experience. Please contact us for information about times, dates, and location. We look forward to sharing the backcountry with you. Fees:
Half Day (4 hours):
$200 per person each with a llama to lead.
Minimum 2 people. Maximum 4 people.
Burns Llama Trailblazers provides training, mentoring and support at all times. It is our mission to help people and llamas work together to their best capacity. 
We also provide backcountry services listed below as our access to permits and insurance coverage allows. Please contact us for current details. TRAINING TRIPS Our training trips teach the basics of traveling with llamas in the backcountry. We teach you the necessary llama handling techniques as well as teach outdoor safety and travel skills. These trips are designed to teach you how to work with and care for your pack llama in rough waterless country. This is a working outing designed to teach you new skills and afford you a magnificent entry into the Oregon Outback. See our BLT llama school pages for details. | 
