Yurting
Yurt - a round, Mongolian tent.
Yurting - Removing one’s family to a yurt for a weekend of family time.
A couple of weekends ago, we headed off to the Adirondacks for a weekend of yurting. I will freely admit that this was all my idea, and I imposed this on my family. I was worried that everyone would complain, that the prospect of using the outhouse would drive us out of the yurt into the nearest motel 6. But a funny thing happened. We loved it!
The kids came and went from the yurt to the small stream where we got our own water. They foraged in the woods, making fairy houses and gathering up fallen birch bark for the amazing fire we built. We explored trails and found waterfalls and everyone, even my most reluctant husband, had a great time. I even got to sit and knit by the fire, in between chopping wood.
I’m dreaming of returning to the yurt, but not sure my family will be as excited as I am to go in the middle of winter for a snowshoeing adventure. We’ll see.
1. December, 2008 at 09:10
So cool, yurting! Genghis Khan eat your heart out. I’ve always wondered waht it would be like to spend a night in one. Was it a real Mongolian one though and where did you get it from though Amy?
Ollie