Y is for yurt.
A few years ago, (seems like yesterday) we gathered the youngsters for a ski tour to a yurt. (There are several in the Uinta Mountains, all maintained by the Forest Service.)
The yurt, yellowish in color, is way up yonder in the mountains. Yipes, there is an outhouse about 20 yards away -- if you have a yen for every modern convenience, this yurt would not be your accommodation choice. A wood-burning stove -- primitive but handy -- provides heat and a stove for cooking up yummy treats.
Inside this structure, composed of heavy canvas on a frame, we spun yarns and played games until we yawned and yielded to sleep.
We stretched out on clean, dry bunk beds. No one yelped or yammered in complaint about yet another family trip.
Yes, we have good memories of our cozy stay in a yurt.
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A few years ago, (seems like yesterday) we gathered the youngsters for a ski tour to a yurt. (There are several in the Uinta Mountains, all maintained by the Forest Service.)
The yurt, yellowish in color, is way up yonder in the mountains. Yipes, there is an outhouse about 20 yards away -- if you have a yen for every modern convenience, this yurt would not be your accommodation choice. A wood-burning stove -- primitive but handy -- provides heat and a stove for cooking up yummy treats. 
Inside this structure, composed of heavy canvas on a frame, we spun yarns and played games until we yawned and yielded to sleep. 
We stretched out on clean, dry bunk beds. No one yelped or yammered in complaint about yet another family trip. 
Yes, we have good memories of our cozy stay in a yurt. 
A long time ago in a social studies book, there was a picture of a yurt in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, and a description of how people would ride up on camels, sit around the campfire, and drink tea. That always sounded like such an excellent adventure. I've loved yurts ever since and so very much enjoy reading about your experience here. :-)
ReplyDeletewow I've never heard of a Yert..I always learn so much from your blog..looks like you had a great time
ReplyDeleteI love yurts! And I got to see several of them today! How fun! And it looks as if you guys did have fun!
ReplyDeleteFun post and great shots for the day, Janie!
Have a great week!
Sylvia
very interesting Janie--I've never heard of these things.
ReplyDeleteOK, it's a conspiracy: 3 yurts in 20 posts! Do you folks talk with each other duruing the week?! ;-)
ReplyDeleteYurt is a great Y! And I love these family fun photos.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun family outing. I'm seeing yurts at KOAs and the on our National Forests. What a great way to go camping.
ReplyDeleteYou all look scantily clad inside the yurt. The heating must have been excellent.
ReplyDeleteI've always imagined yurts to be the sole preserve of Mongolian nomads and Welsh hippies - now I know better. The question is - was it warm?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you had a great time in that yurt. Was the 'outhouse' a mini-yurt as well?
ReplyDeleteGreat story and one feels your "so lovely remembering" this trip!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful!
have a wonderful day!
ciao elvira
I only saw them in books or in Discovery channel shows, I even don't know the name until YOU post your Yurt story here. ^_^ Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYOU
Lack of indoor plumbing would have been my only complaint. lol
ReplyDeleteThis looks so interesting!! What an adventure for your family.
ReplyDeleteSuz
I have stayed in yurts and cabins during the winter rented from the forest service. It is always interesting especially when there is no electricity available. Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, Janie! I've never heard of a yurt before. And I love your new header photo--it looks like a magical winter wonderland.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back in Blogland, and congratulations on the new grandbaby!
We don't have any backcountry Yurts here in CO (I don't think) - mostly we have huts which are pretty sturdy, and some even have composting toilets and solar showers! I have been to a private Yurt though, for an anniversary dinner and celebration - we snowshoed to get there. (Didn't stay overnight - much to my husband's relief!)
ReplyDeleteLaughing. I, too, chose yurt but unfortunately, even though I yearn, I've never had the opportunity to stay in one but it does look high on the comfort/cozy level. Great pictures!
ReplyDeleteI have neighbors who vacationed in a Yurt in Northern California a couple of years ago. They had a great time and it looks like your family did too.
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings,
Amazing, 3 yerts in the lst few posts.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us the inside of one. My son has camped in one many times in Oregon. He loved it.
I hadn't even heard of a yurt before. Great "y" post!
ReplyDeleteI have been tent camping in the Smokies --but that's as close to being in a yurt that I've ever been.. AND --our tent did not have any heat!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLooked like a great trip up in the mountains.
Hugs,
Betsy
That looks like a wonderful place. So cozy and lovely.
ReplyDeleteI am not aware of any yurts in the Sierra. We have, a few times, skied the five miles to our cabin where we "camped out" in comfort.
ReplyDeleteI could do a yurt. They have them in southeast Idaho I'm told and are in great demand.
ReplyDeleteGreat post and photos. I wouldn't mind trying a vacation like that, but I'm not sure about needing to use the outhouse in the middle of the night...there might be bears out there! O.O
ReplyDeleteThat looks like so much fun ... and warm as an igloo is cold on the outside (... or something like that).
ReplyDeleteI have never stayed inside a yurt,,,but I find the whole idea very inviting. I used to hike a lot in the New Hampshire mountains and stay in remote log cabins with wood fireplaces and yes, outhouses. But never a yurt. :(
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool! It's hard to imagine being warm enough though.
ReplyDeleteI bet someone else asked you that already. I'm going to go have a look at your comments!
I thought one could only find yurt in Mongolia , didn't know there are in the mountains of America too. I don't think I can survive the coldness there, just not used to it. I'm from a tropical island of Singapore and it's sunny all year long.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great time you must have had. I wish I could capture the attention of my children to do such things...I just can't compete with the computers, cell phones, iPods and xBox. If I could go back to them being little we would spend less time in the hockey rink and more time doing awesome things like this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletewonderful take on the theme as usual!!
ReplyDeleteThere was one summer camp in the yurt with the Girl Scouts where Denise and I tried to burn it down. That was fun!
ReplyDeleteFirst I thought yurts are only found in Mongolia or central Asia. It seems a nice cozy place to spend the night with the whole family.
ReplyDeleteJanie, that must have been a wonderful experience for the whole family to share. Skiing and backpacking through the snow covered mountains I'm sure has its challenges but can make wonderful memories.
ReplyDeleteA lovely adventure by all of you. This is great!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post Janie. For more places to stay in a yurt check out http://www.coloradoyurt.com/yurts/stay_in_a_yurt/index.php
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! I bet you have great memories of that trip.
ReplyDeleteHello,Janie!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful experience!Great memories!
Wish you a Happy New Year for you and for your's beautiful family!
Kisses,
Irina
I love the look of them, and hanker after them a little, but no, they would NOT be to my taste to actually sleep in. I need more mod cons!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice for Y!
That is a fancy yurt! I was just looking at the ones for rent in Algonquin Park in northern Ontario. But my husband said no, especially in the winter. They were more "on the ground" and tent-like.
ReplyDeleteA YURT??? Actually doesn't sound too horrible - sounds kind of fun!! YAHOO ~ ♥
ReplyDeleteI almost did yurt, too, but relaized that I had done it last round with the exact same pictures I had chosen for this one. Lucky, me, I live in the YAKIMA Valley, so a replacement topic was easily at hand..
ReplyDeleteI think it would be very interesting to stay in a yurt, although I'm not sure I would want to do it in the middle of winter. Thanks for another wonderful 'ABC' post.
ReplyDeletethat is actually fun Janie!
ReplyDeleteMind you, i love cooking in wooden stove.
please yell out and i'll do the cooking next time.
i love adventure too even in my old age! but my girls would rather have it! :)
thanks for the well wishes. yes, am going to be a granny like you... and soon! :)