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Sleepin’ in a Tipi! Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park, tipi

Sleeping in a tipi is super fun. As Northwesterners, tipis are not something that are very available to us. But, as we were in Plains Indian territory we had some tipi luck! Our merry band traveled to the Lewis and Clark Caverns for a look-see at the stalagmatic glory and in a rewarding turn of events were able to bunk up in a park-owned tipi. During the night a mighty wind came and rattled the outer covering prompting Aviva to race outside, collect all of our hot-spring soaked garments and return them to the tipi. A great benefit of tipi living  . . . hanging stuff to dry inside on the poles. Wicked! A tipi feels essentially like a loft apartment. The “vaulted ceiling” makes a regular camp chic dwelling like a tent seem outrageously cramped. A tipi also looks absolutely gorgeous. They say the best designs are the simplest. In this case, it’s absolutely true! In terms of good design . . . just wait for the cave talk. But, another day, another wonder of mother nature. Now, some phots of the whole tipi-ification process.

(infrared tipi)