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Come visit
With a luxurious fleece, you can see why alpacas are the world's finest livestock business.

We provide:
  • - Sales
  • - Breeding
  • - Boarding

Cascade Alpacas of Oregon is a member of the Hood River County Fruit Loop drive, which is a 35-mile scenic loop through valleys, orchards, forests, farmlands, and friendly communities. We invite you to visit. Call for an appointment if you want to visit outside our business hours.

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Alpacas for sale
We have a complete range of alpacas for sale, from low-end to high-end, and can put together a package that will meet your needs.
Click here to see our herd and the alpacas we broker on AlpacaNation. Call us to find out more about these fine alpacas.

Foothills Yarn & Fiber
In addition to the largest selection of alpaca yarn in the Columbia River Gorge, our full-service yarn shop offers a wonderful selection of quality yarns and knitting and crocheting tools, books, patterns, and gifts. We also sell Kromshi spinning wheels and Schacht and Kromshi weaving looms and supplies. Visit our website.

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Learn about our alpaca socks
Want to know more about why people love alpaca socks? Check out the Copper Crew style.

Purchase a durable pooper scooper
These heavy-duty aluminum construction pans have a curved and comfortable handle and grip and an extra-wide mouth for rake or broom. Easily and quickly clean show pens or seating areas. For more information, go to Quality Llama Products.

Quarter share available
The Duke of Cascade Alpacas won a White Color Championship at Heart of the Valley as a juvenile. At the 2008 national conference he won second place in composite and his fleece took first place! His offspring are winning ribbons in the show ring. A one-quarter share of this handsome boy is available.
  • - Hemiaccoyo with Hemingway, Mr. President, Mister Antonio, and Vengador bloodlines
  • - Super fine fiber
  • - Strong crimp with high frequency
  • - Bright fiber with tiny pencil-like bundling
At his 2010 shearing, his fleece was 14.5 lbs! The Duke will add genetics, high-frequency crimp, fineness, and density to your breeding program.

Cascade Alpacas of Oregon, Inc.
Thomas and Connie Betts
4207 Sylvester Dr
Hood River, OR 97031
541.354.3542
541-354-1209 (fax)
info@cascadealpacas.com

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See us on TV and on the Web

Thomas, Connie, and some of their alpacas are in an American Express TV commercial that was filmed in Hollywood and is still airing. All of those alpacas are so much fun!

See us in a feature that was aired on NBC's Today show on Arpil 13. Jane Pauley visited our ranch to interview Thomas about his career change from being an Operations Manager at West Marine to becoming an alpaca rancher. You can read three articles about us and about alpacas:
- A Rural Reinvention
- Alpacas Are Awesome
- Reality Check: Alpaca Ranching

Did you see us in USA Today on May 25?

On August 19, American Express posted a video profile of our alpaca business that is available on their website.

Here are some of the publications that have featured Cascade Alpacas:

  • - Fortune magazine, Special Investor's Issue, June 23, 2008
  • - Off the Beaten Path Oregon, book published April 2009
  • - Northwest Travel, May-June 2008
  • - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, November 2007
  • - American Express OPEN BOOK, summer 2007
  • - Ruralite magazine, November 2004
  • - Many articles in newspapers, such as USA Today, the Hood River News, The Oregonian, Capital Press (Northwest's Ag Weekly), The Northwest Connection, and the Bend Bulletin
Also see us on the The Central Cascades Geotourism Project of Oregon & Washington website.