GLR Rastamon is the densest (Follicle Density 68, micron 20.9) blackest, true black that we have ever produced on the ranch. His sire is Shavano, our true black 1/2 Accoyo Black Color Champion. His mother, LCA Jaimica, is a 5Peruvian Silken daughter, one of Snowmass Alpacas very favorite dams, and one of the reasons that we bought Jaimica from Jack and Kelly Armstrong a few years back. This guy is jet black with no tipping, what so ever, and very impressive in comformation and in bone. He stands upright and proud, even as a juvenile and was awarded the Reserve Black Male Color Championship at his first show, at seven months old, at the 2010 AAA Futurity. His first crop of kids produced plenty of Color and Reserve Color Champions and the second crop followed suit. In theory, based on his fiber stats and pedigree, we hoped that he would step up the quality of his offspring to another level from his dad, AAA Futurity 2010 Herd Sire of the Year, Shavano. So far we are more than impressed with his kids and have him bred to more than half of our foundation females for cria in 2014! His offspring in 2015 earned him the title of AAA Futurity Reserve Dark Herd Sire of the Year. GLR Rastamon is closed to outside breedings. Awards Received 2010 AAA Futurity- 1st, true black juvenile males- Reserve Black Male Color Champion 2010 GWAS- 1st, true black juvenile male 2015 AAA Futurity Reserve Dark Herd Sire of the Year

Black Eyed Pea was named by our son when he was 10 years old. She is a super dark silver grey, with incredible density, luster and commanding presence. Her half sister, GLR Ventania, sold at the 2005 Private Collection Sale for a record $84,000. Her mother, when imported in 1996, had a micron count of only 18.Her sire is Silver Marquis, sire of our 3rd generation Champion Platinum Marquis. She had a gorgeous Synergy daughter in 2009 and a black Shavano son in 2011. Pea's 2012 cria is a gorgeous black Rastamon daughter, GLR Paola who did well in the show ring in 2013. Her 2013 cria, GLR Pilar is a beautiful little classic grey GLR Rastamon female who is a member of our 2014 show team. Pea's 2014 Rastamon daughter is another black female, GLR Pia who will certainly show with us in 2015. With Black Eyed Pea's solid black and grey genetics she has done nothing but produce elite cria for us over the years. We bred Pea to GLR Kolaqua and she is expecting her next cria in August 2015.