Yurts So Good

[create_destiny]

Sixty-five miles south of Monterey on Cape San Martin, there is a unique eco-lodging experience to be had at the Treebones Resort. Precariously perched on a ridge between the Big Sur coast and the Los Padres National Forest are sixteen yurts with wooden floors and canvas walls stretched across lattice frameworks.



We got lucky and scored a yurt with a full ocean view and a gas fireplace.


Unlike the yurts used by Central Asian nomads, the yurts at Treebones have French doors, plush beds, rattan easy chairs, a futon, a vanity sink, a wooden table with matching chairs and clear domed roofs for sunlight by day and star-gazing by night. None of the yurts have private bathrooms. This business must be conducted in a communal bathroom at the main lodge.

Here is my Mom demonstrating how to not lie on a bed if you suffer from lower-back pain.



My Dad sitting on the futon and taking a picture of me taking a picture of him.



The view from our yurt!



The main lodge features a real wood-burning fireplace, a gift-shop, a complimentary Belgium waffle breakfast and pricey dinners. Out on the deck is a hot tub and a heated pool.



Last shot of lucky yurt #13.

Comments

[langatmig.livejournal.com]

Oh, Big Sur! Oh, yurts! My heart is there already. I am checking this place out PRONTO.

[createdestiny.livejournal.com]

It's not necessary to pay more for an "ocean-view" because the lodge has a big deck with a great view and you can hang out there. There's also 5 campsites at Treebones. The dinners at the lodge are like $21.00 a plate so we drove south to Cambria for cheeseburgers and we got to see some elephant seals along the way.