Experience life on a sustainable homestead! Your home away from home is a spacious yurt that comfortably fits a family or group of 3 (up to 6 if you bring sleeping bags). It has a full kitchen, half bathroom, dining area, queen size bed, sofa, desk, and wood burning stove. Right outside your doorstep is a private sauna and shower where you can relax after enjoying the great outdoors! WiFi is spotty. The yurt can get quite warm during the day in July and August but cools to 50s/low 60s at night. Our 40-acre property is located on a hillside with picturesque scenes of pastures, valleys, forests and mountains. You can enjoy spectacular panoramic views of the sunset from the property. We raise sheep, chickens, and geese on our farm, all of which are free-range, so you might find them roaming outside your front door. Sustainability is important to us. The farm, including the yurt, is completely solar powered. Water comes from our well and heating is from wood sourced locally. You'll have full access to everything inside the yurt, including kitchen essentials to make your own meals and we will provide wood for your fireplace to keep you toasty and warm. The sauna is also for your use and it is conveniently located right next to the yurt. A note on the bathroom: you have a small half bathroom inside the yurt with a sink and bidet, but no toilet/shower. The shower is located inside the building where the sauna is, and you can use the bathroom that is on the side of the cabin near the driveway. It has its own private entrance and is only a few steps away from the yurt. You are also welcomed to walk around and explore the farm and ask us questions as you wish. We are usually available onsite to assist with anything you need. Depending on your length of stay and your interest in company, we are happy to share a glass of wine together over a bonfire as we enjoy the sunset. This is an ideal area for outdoor enthusiasts and skiers/snowboarders. We are right by Flowery Trail Road, where 49 Degrees North Mountain Ski Resort is located just 30 minutes drive. There is also good skiing in Rossland, Canada which is about 2 hours drive away (don't forget your passport!) Our backyard is the Colville National Forest, where you can enjoy great fishing, hunting, horseback riding, mountain biking, climbing, off road vehicles, and winter activities such as cross-country and downhill skiing and snowmobiling. We are nearby several lakes (Waitts Lake is well known), the Columbia River, Kettle Falls, and Sandpoint and Lake Pend O'Reille in Idaho. The town of Chewelah is just 10 minutes away, where you can find a barbecue restaurant, several breweries , a Mexican restaurant and Pizza parlor and the quaint Flowery Trail Cafe for healthy breakfast options and organic coffee. If you need recommendations, just let us know! We are 3 miles from town. There is a paved for most of the way up to our farm. Road or mountain biking is available right from the door. As we are in the country it can get quite dark at night. You may wish to bring a few flashlights with you to make navigating in the dark easier. We will provide a loaner flashlight if you don't have any. Winter Notes: * The yurt is moderately insulated but requires a regularly running fire to stay warm. We are supplying the firewood and supplement the wood burning stove with an electric space heater. Please let us know what time you plan to arrive so we can get the space warmed up ahead of time for you. At night it is suggested that you keep the stove going so that the yurt will be warm in the morning. * During the winter the yurt does not have running water available to the kitchen or the bidet, as the pipes are not yet winterized. We provide plenty of clean drinking water from our well in 5 gallon carboys for your drinking & cooking needs. There is also a large pot of hot water on the wood stove so that you can wash your dishes effectively. There is hot running water available in the detached bathroom. * The shower has hot water available but the room is not heated. If desired the shower room can be heated by coordinating your sauna session before your shower. * Please bring plenty of warm clothes including lots of layers so you can stay warm and comfortable as you explore the farm and surrounding areas! Bring slippers for indoors where we ask your shoes be removed and a headlamp for walking to the bathroom, * If you plan to walk around the farm some areas are likely to be wet or muddy so you may want to bring appropriate boots or shoes.