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A Ger or Yurt or Yurta is an ancient Mongolian tent.
Accommodations: The Yurt/Ger is a 700 square foot circular, insulated tent with a 5-foot operable skylight at the center complete with bedroom, living room/dining area, kitchen, bathroom with composting toilet, sleeping Loft and small deck. With a full sized bed in the bedroom, a king sized and a single pull-out futon couch in the living room and room for up to two small/agile adults or children in the sleeping loft, the Yurt can sleep up to six people. It is located in the middle of a horse field, behind a hill facing the stream. Cars are left on the main driveway (about a city avenue away) to preserve the natural experience of this eco abode.
Solar panels are mounted on a stationary wagon next to the Yurt that also houses the inverter and batteries. The Yurt experience is a bit simillar to a sailing trip without the sea sickness. Lots of 12 volt appliances, lots of tarp like windows to roll up, the sound of the wind on the sails...
The Yurt is our effort to create and share with others a harmonious home with a small foot print on the earth. |