An 84-year-old Wyoming Navy veteran spent decades building a 207-acre llama ranch with his late wife; after donating it in 2025, the property has now opened as a sanctuary for veterans and first responders
- Al Ellis and his late wife Sondra had spent decades building the biggest vision of their lives, a 207-acre ranch near their two-story log home off US Highway 191 in Boulder, a town of roughly 100 people 12 miles south of Pinedale.
- Ellis, an 84-year-old Navy veteran and former commercial driver, had turned to become a llama expert later in life.
- According to him, he has followed what he calls "butterfly moments", seemingly small encounters or decisions that, looking back, changed the direction of his life.
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- Al Ellis and his late wife Sondra had spent decades building the biggest vision of their lives, a 207-acre ranch near their two-story log home off US Highway 191 in Boulder, a town of roughly 100 people 12 miles south of Pinedale.
- Ellis, an 84-year-old Navy veteran and former commercial driver, had turned to become a llama expert later in life.
- According to him, he has followed what he calls "butterfly moments", seemingly small encounters or decisions that, looking back, changed the direction of his life.
Sources: Times of India