This article first appeared in the November/December edition of Yampa Valley Adventures. Yurts offer visitors to Northwest ...

The lack of snow on the ground has not deterred area adventurers who want to spend a night in the mountains using the local yurt system. Dana Olson, the director of Idaho State University’s Outdoor ...

IN THE BOISE MOUNTAINS, Idaho — Daybreak’s rose-colored light glows over the snowy mountain peaks surrounding Stargaze Yurt in the Boise Mountains. It’s minus 6 outside, and the January air is so cold ...

At the center of the glamping craze across Colorado and beyond are yurts. These are the round, wood-framed tents paneled by windows looking out to surrounding beauty and topped by skylights letting in ...

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI - For the last few years, the Enchanted Trail has been an early winter and holiday staple at The Highlands at Harbor Springs. This four-season resort invites overnight guests and ...

IN THE BOISE MOUNTAINS, Idaho — Daybreak’s rose-colored light glows over the snowy mountain peaks surrounding Stargaze Yurt in the Boise Mountains. It’s minus 6 outside, and the January air is so cold ...

GUNNISON NATIONAL FOREST — The cold never stops invading, kept at bay only by the constantly burning wood stove. The World War II-era metal bunks creak at every muscle twitch. Smoke from the stove ...

It’s time to book a yurt in the Idaho backcountry to ensure that at least for one long weekend this winter — or more likely, several days during the week — you can look forward to having a great time ...

This yurt system, our destination on a mid-January weekend, is the highest in Colorado, in the San Juans south of Lake City. The Rambouillet Yurt, which by next winter will be in a new location high ...

If you’re prone to cabin fever during our long Midwestern winters, then an escape to a wintery cabin may be, in fact, just the right medicine. Many of Michigan’s state parks keep their campgrounds’ ...

Yurts, greenhouses, igloos, tents and all kinds of partly openoutdoor structures have popped up at restaurants around the country. Owners have turned to these as a lifeline that can help fill some ...