Outfitters often rely on pack animals to haul their camp equipment into the backcountry. Those animals are traditionally horses and mules, but more recently llamas are showing up on trails. They stand guard around tents and signal warning of approaching predators. They also see, and smell, grizzlies when you don’t. 

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