Snapshots of the Week: a yurting adventure

Have you heard of yurting? In my mind it’s the perfect combination of a tent (connectedness to the great outdoors) and a cabin (heated space with a padded bed above the ground), especially when you’re looking for a winter camping get-away.

Last weekend Nic and I went to the Oregon coast for our second-annual yurting adventure and crab feed. Even though it was cold outside we enjoyed walking along the beach, chowing down on fresh crab with melted garlic butter, the ‘excitement’  of cooking live crab on a small camp stove, defending our crab from lurking raccoons and endless laughter while playing card games inside our warm and cozy heated yurt.

Enjoy some of our photos from the weekend. And if you want to book your own yurt-getaway visit this website to find a campground that has yurts and make a reservation.

The yurts can sleep 5 (if needed) but I’m not sure if would be comfortable with more than 2 or 3 people. You can’t see it in these photos but there is a small heater inside that keeps the yurt nice and toasty.

The crab was wiggling in the white plastic bag while we drove him back to our campsite. He sure didn’t like being out of the water!

In the future I highly recommend you buy crab that has already been boiled, cooked and cleaned. Then all you need to do is warm the crab up when you get back to your yurt. We didn’t have that option on this trip so this was our alternative cooking method. The crab fought Nic the entire way!

The feast! Crunchy french bread, garlicky butter, salad (yes, I served the salad from the bag because I forgot a bowl!) white wine and a few Reces cups for dinner. High class camping :)

Yum, yum, yum, yum……

No trip to the Oregon coast would be complete without a trip to the Tillamook Cheese Factory!

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Mary