| On the Loose Expeditions' two luxury yurts are in a secluded corner of a 150-acre working organic farm in Vermont's Green Mountains. |
| Today, yurts are only used as temporary shelters by shepherds in remote, seasonal pastures. |
| Inuit igloos in the Arctic and felt-covered yurts on the Mongolian steppes, for example, have been used for centuries. |
| At one time, the nomadic Kazaks lived in yurts, cone-shaped tents of white felt stretched over a framework of wooden poles. |
| A few kilometres south of the gas crater people sleep in yurts and drink rainwater. |
| Located on the ridge above Galena, three backcountry yurts are accessible by a short ski or snowshoe. |
