This is our sleeping yurt (canvas cover)
Love this view, especially at night
sleeping inside a yurt in mid-winter. Most excellent
So comfy
You do need a stove
Love wintertime
We are building a yurt like this one
Need to work in the rain
Someone has to do the heavy lifting
I got me a billhook. do you?
Splitting a 10 foot ash pole with a froe. Exceptionally cool
Bruce using a powered hand-tool, Hey! We only have 2 days
Harder than it looks to keep tension
Nice to see the finished product just behind us. Better than a set of plans
Sean and Sara
We have 8 people in this yurt. Lots of room
The boss: Alex.
Everybody learns each task
The 'croo
amazing how a bunch of poles become a living structure
Lots of knot-tying
Roof raising party
Aw, that is just so damn cute
sara helping with the roof poles
This is technical stuff
Hey! We did this!
And we get to celebrate with song
Ken on berimbau, an instrument I had never even heard of much less seen and heard. A very cool evening.
Yurts are amazing spaces