The Fam and I have been to Lake McDougal before. I've tried to capture on film that elusive bit of white rock that's in the middle of the lake but without watercraft, it's hard to establish what it is. Nice place... .:)
I agree that it is quite forlorn, perhaps even ugly. But it is most definitely a yurt - notice the crosshatched stick construction, which is collapsable and rollable, just like the Mongolian type. The method of covering does not a yurt make... or something like that.
vicarious on August 23, 2008 04:09 PM | Permalink
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"The Yurt, now six years old, has seen better days"
oh, i dunno a little (non VOC) paint, a fresh tarp or two...maybe some throw pillows...
Posted by: zra. | August 23, 2008 04:23 PM
where is this? my brothers made a fort similar to The Yurt in the umd (bagley) nature center
Posted by: sam | August 23, 2008 06:08 PM
Yurtville and Pod City exist in the realm of the mind. And also in Lake County near Lake McDougal and the Stony River.
Posted by: vicarious | August 23, 2008 06:20 PM
This dwelling is clearly the handiwork of the native sasquatch population.
Posted by: The Professor | August 23, 2008 06:21 PM
I've been called worse.
Posted by: vicarious | August 23, 2008 06:49 PM
The Fam and I have been to Lake McDougal before. I've tried to capture on film that elusive bit of white rock that's in the middle of the lake but without watercraft, it's hard to establish what it is. Nice place... .:)
Posted by: tamara | August 23, 2008 08:39 PM
Damn, those are cool. Especially the pod. Reminds me of my secret "fort" in Cook County, I need to remodel badly.
Posted by: Nick | August 28, 2008 10:33 PM
you insult the glorious peoples of the steppe by calling that thing a yurt.
Posted by: chris | September 3, 2008 10:32 AM
I agree that it is quite forlorn, perhaps even ugly. But it is most definitely a yurt - notice the crosshatched stick construction, which is collapsable and rollable, just like the Mongolian type. The method of covering does not a yurt make... or something like that.
Posted by: vicarious | September 3, 2008 03:53 PM