Show Opinion 16 Crossword 18 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 9 1996 Home Siueet Two yurts dome-shape- tents used by Mongolian nomads stand against the Teton Mountains near the tiny town of d Priced out ofJackson’s sky-hig- h Kelly Wyo housing market some residents are turning to an north of Jackson age-ol- d solution Those arc their day jobs But listed on the ceiling has a circular plexiglass window suitable for of Joel’s business card arc his “right moonlight glows through flip-sid- e (he translucent beige canvas walls brain” professions — “holistic practitioner One winter a moose lived near Kreilkamp’s massage and body work movement educaWyo — Ann Krcilkamp life differently than most yurt and often kept her awake at night with its tion” “But I don’t want it to sound like people is a dome-shaptent snoring Some yurts are built on platforms who live in yurts are made of canvas it has but the original yurts — circa 1980 — are built on the ground The no telephone running water completely woo-woo- ” wooden doors are about tall It’s to live on the kitchen or bathroom Kreilkamp said “It is holding a and proud of and seem built for gnomes (yurt Krcilkamp is a land and not make a wholelife) in radius — 314 it different value “It's “The first time I went in a yurt I went square feet — system in this valley that huge impact is being overrun by blaa Brad new Brask “ahhh" — it's just the way I’ve always wantyurt jokes tant pretentious matered to live” said Kreilkamp 53 who has owner Or for those who don’t — Mack McFarland ialism” lived in a yurt since 1984 “It’s so simple so think in circles that is the area of about seven king-size- d beds Brask knows that dose to the earth You just have a skin of canworld of high rents and “Roundness has its own psyvas between you and the birds flying and you We are chology” Krcilkamp said “The circle is the questionable accommodations can really hear their wings beating In the past five years he has lived in a getting in touch with an aspect of life that first shape that a child draws it is the simplest form” most people have forgotten” campground on a friend's couch in a baseBrask once worked to pay bills back in ment and in a deteriorating garage with four The yurt comes from Mongolia where such Minnesota Now he makes his other people Although his yurt is spare — a tents are used by door serves as a table — at least it’s nomads But resimoney as a sky cap at the Jack-so- n cast-o- ff home and his costs dents of a small keeps It’s so simple so close to downAirport “This is my place for the first time ever it by living in a yurt That community You I walk in here and I’d be like ‘This is my the have a he like earth can he what in northwest way pursue just — in he said “I shut the door and it's me such vacation as a wants hold yurt”’ Wyoming skin canvass between Peru where he that's it This is my place” plans to backjobs a nurse phoand the birds flying Mack McFarland 29 and his wife Kathy pack and leam Spanish tographer book- you have a more fully furnished yurt They have a Krcilkamp and her husband keeper — Ann Kreilkamp Jeff Joel 48 believe In Teton County yurt life normal size entryway thanks to a wooden addition A cat curls up on their where the average brings them back to earth after storage-roohome assessed jobs couch gray carpet lines their floor and a dealing with their high-tec- h horseshoe is tacked up on their wall over a value is $223000 and the average rental price in Jackson edits the “The Chronc is $800 to $1200 per month the yurts promagazine light fixture Kreilkamp “I think you'll And that everyone has a difChronicles: a Journal of Conscious Aging” vide affordable if unconventional housing consultant and ferent reason for living here" said McFarabout 15 miles north of Jackson Yurts go for Joel is a part-tim- e computer land who has lived in his yurt for six years between $4000 and $12000 depending on bookkeeper He has a doctorate in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Techand works with the US Park Service “We age and condition Inside Krtilkamp's yurt is a black cast-iro- n nology she has her doctorate in philosophy See YURT on Page 14 stove where she burns wood for heal The from Boston University By Danny Katayama The Associated Press star-gazi- KELLY ed ct yurt-dwcll- cr 10-fc- ct d” 10-yu- of m Vegas takes a gamble on family vacations LAS VEGAS (AP) — There are more than high stakes and dancers to make this gambling town a high-steppi- tourist mecca Since Vegas no longer has a comer on gaming — American Indians Atlantic — City and riverboats are taking a cut with obsessed and Americans ate being entertained the casino hotels are building theme parks and creating activities for the entire family As the focus on tourism changes along Las Vegas Boulevard a k a the Strip so does the skyline Lights in neon brights outline distinctive new architecture as diverse as a New York-styl- e skyline a pyramid: a castle a circus tcnLand the observation world's tallest tower With so much to ofTer Las Vegas is a good bet as a family destination To bring in the gamblers air fare often is a good buy hotel buffets offer good food value and room rates are reasonable Families can beat the casinos at their own game: take in the attractions take advantage of the amenities and never bet a dollar Start at the amusement park in the Stratosphere Tower Move on to Grand free-standi- Thursday Religion: Jews who love Jesus Slam Canyon a theme park owned by Circus Circus Hotel the King Activity Center at the MGM Looey-Yout- Grand and the Magical Empire at Caesars Palace The Stratosphere a hotel with 1500 rooms casino and entertainment complex opened in April The 1149-foobservation tower is topped with a entertainment pod that includes a ot 12-sto- ry revolving restaurant and two thriller rides best experienced on an empty stomach The tower elevator $5 per round trip sucks you to the top in 30 seconds If you are a hotel guest room rates — from $39 to $149 double occupancy — include two tickets Each action ride — Big Shot and Let It Ride High Roller — also is $5 Strapped into Big Shot (made by a Logan company) you alternately rocket 160 feet straight up then drop back Grav itational forces range from four to nil The High Roller is billed as the world's highest roller coaster zipping around the pod's periphery more than 900 feet aboc ground The Circus Circus and MGM Grand hotels have roller coasters too The double-loo- double-corkscre- p w “Canyon Blaster” is at Grand Slam ithin the Circus Circus theme park A carnival midway with games and rides and a one-rin- g circus are under the Big Top a tent that never folds At the MGM Grand the Lightning Bolt roller coaster cum space adventure is sprinkled with video projections of meteor showers interstellar dust and other phenomena The roller coaster is one of 12 attractions in the hotel's w Canyon climate-controlle- rc d 3-- D See GAMBLE on Page 14 Features: 752-212- 1 0 |