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Maple Wind Farm – VT Yurting At Its Best

One of my more memorable yurt trips has been to the Maple Wind Farm Yurts in Huntington, VT. I’d invited two local friends for an Easter weekend hike up 4000′ Camel’s Hump mountain, and reached out to a hiking group … Continue reading

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Dog Friendly Yurts in Colorado

One of my ventures in ‘retirement’ is working as a Project Consultant for GreenPlay, LLC, a recreation & park master planning firm based in Lafayette, CO.  From time to time, I need to travel out there for meetings, and I … Continue reading

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5 Reasons To Choose A Yurt Adventure

1. Yurts remind us of our nomadic origins – we were all world travelers once. 2. Yurts inspire storytelling – let’s face it, staying in yurts is still pretty unusual here in the West. 3. Outdoor adventures with yurt lodging … Continue reading

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Yurts in New Hampshire – Old & New

We knew a major snow storm was predicted for our February women’s outdoor adventure excursion to Philips Brook Yurts in Dummer, NH.  What we didn’t know was that we’d be blessed with over three feet of snow to play in … Continue reading

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Frost Mountain Yurts – Brownfield, ME

It was late April 2009, but there was still plenty of snow for cross country skiing at Frost Mountain Yurts in Brownfield, Maine. We planned on staying two nights to explore the north woods in ‘spring’.  Upon our arrival we … Continue reading

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Gatineau Park, Ottawa, Canada

We arrived in Gatineau Park in Ottawa on Easter weekend, expecting to cross country ski to the yurt we had reserved only to see blacktop as our trail. The Park Ranger gave us a warm welcome and invited us to … Continue reading

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Adventure Yurting On The St Jacques de Compostelle, France

On a chilly and rainy October day walking on the Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle near Nasbinals, France, we spotted a white canvas roof amidst the barren landscape. I immediately knew it was a yurt, the first one we’d … Continue reading

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