Bend / Central Oregon News, Sports, Business, Weather, Entertainment, Classifieds and Local & State Headlines | The Bulletin

Use Advanced Search to filter by date and category. *keyword is required in search field.
start date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
end date (MM-DD-YYYY):
 -  - 
category:
Archive Home > 2002 > May > 02 > Thinking outside the box; living in circles

Thinking outside the box; living in circles

Nomadic home comes off steppes to the Cascades

By Lisa Rosetta / The Bulletin
May 2, 2002

EUGENE - When Genghis Khan was busy piecing together his empire during the 13th century, yurts were providing shelter for wandering Mongolians. Portable and warm, the circular, energy-efficient structures shielded the nomads from high winds and frigid winters.

Centuries later, the concept of....

Read complete article

Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.