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<p>Llama trekking guide Chris Schuler says llamas need a short break for every eight minutes of hiking. A llama will stop and lay down if it is overworked and over heats.</p>

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Patient packers: Outfitters rely on llamas for trips into the wilderness
August 5, 2012 7 a.m.

Patient packers: Outfitters rely on llamas for trips into the wilderness

Bridled, the llamas followed dutifully along on a day hike from Napa to Inspiration Point at the western edge of the vast Bob Marshall Wilderness.