Vitamin sunshine isn’t in short supply for this trio of yurts listed as an unconventional 1,960-square-foot home near Pinedale.
Each of the three connected yurts has its own built-in skylight, letting natural light spill into an unconventional rural home that inside is nothing like the minimalist lifestyle its tent-like exterior suggests.
Inside, this yurt ranch complex is pure Wyoming Western luxury that inspired a joke into a sale the first time listing agent Sara Truluck showed the property to its current owner.
Now she’s selling the home and its 35 acres again, with an asking price of $550,000.
Her client had some pretty strict criteria at the time. He wanted to be closer to the mountains, he wanted something different, but he didn’t want to spend $1 million.
When the yurts popped up for sale, she sent him a text.
“Ha ha! You want to live in a yurt?” she recalled asking him.
Turns out he did.
He came out to see the property and, Truluck said, “just fell in love with it at the time.”
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties)
Not Just A Tent
From the outside, the three round yurts don’t look like anything other than giant red tents.
Once you step inside, the home makes a great first impression with wooden rafters rising to the central skylight while wooden walls and wood-look floors give the interior a cozy cabin feel.
“I walked in and it’s nicer than my house,” Truluck said. “And I live in a traditional-looking house.”
And while the home has a cabin feel, it’s not at all a tiny home.
There’s a kitchen with full-sized appliances, roomy bathrooms, and lofts in two of the yurts, adding to the overall space.
“This is a full-blown house,” Truluck said. “It just looks different.”
Some homes have a place to leave your muddy boots. This one gives them their own yurt.
The smallest of the three serves as a mudroom entryway, with a big bench and plenty of places to hang outdoor gear. It can be closed off from the rest of the house if desired.
The largest yurt sits in the middle and holds the living room, kitchen and dining area, along with additional bedrooms, a bathroom, and a loft used as a reading and play area.
“You’ve got granite countertops, butcher block countertops,” Truluck said. “You’ve got full appliances.”
The primary bedroom doesn’t just have its own master bathroom, it’s a full yurt of its own.
The suite includes a large walk-in shower and another loft. The current owner uses it for storage, but it could also be a private reading room or office space.
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties)
Livable
Truluck’s favorite spot is the main kitchen and living area, although the primary bathroom is a close second for its size.
“The kitchen is super roomy,” she said.
The yurts sit on a permanent foundation with accessible space underneath. The home has both propane wall heaters and a pellet stove, while electrical service is through Rocky Mountain Power.
The insulation is thick, Truluck added.
“You’re kind of like, ‘Oh it’s a tent,’” she said. “But it’s really way more than a tent.”
There are some differences from a conventional house. Wind and rain are audible, Truluck said, comparing it to what one might hear beneath a metal roof.
The current owner also treats the exterior with a UV-protective coating each year.
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties)
An Old Idea For A Modern Home
Yurts might sound unusual for a Wyoming real estate listing, let alone one at $550,000, but the idea behind them is anything but new.
Yurts have sheltered people across Central Asia for thousands of years. In Mongolia, they’re called gers, and their portability allowed herding families to take their homes with them when moving livestock to fresh pasture.
Their framework was designed to come apart and go back together easily, with wooden lattice walls that fold in, roof poles and a central roof ring.
Modern versions have adapted the design with newer materials and aren’t necessarily meant to be transported anywhere.
The wooden lattice walls and radiating rafters remain as recognizable features, while steel tension cables add strength and the acrylic skylight domes let in natural light but keep weather out.
Many yurts are built on solid foundations and meant to serve as year-round homes. That includes this property near Pinedale.
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
Inside the luxury connected yurts outside Pinedale, Wyoming. (Pinedale Properties) 
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties)
Bring Your Own Plane
In case the driveway feels too conventional, this property also has a shared airstrip, so you can bring your own plane.
“It’s just a nice little shared feature, and everybody understands what it is and it’s part of the sale,” Truluck said.
One of the home’s original owners was a bush pilot in Alaska, while the other raced sled dogs, Truluck added.
The current owner doesn’t fly a plane from the property, but the neighbors do. They coordinate to ensure the strip is usable when someone needs to get in or out.
One neighboring property, which Truluck’s office sold this summer, takes the aviation theme a little further.
“We called it the hangar house because it was a giant airplane hangar with a little house attached to it,” she said.
That property is also sitting on 35 acres. Its large hangar doors open to a space where an owner can bring a plane inside.
“Everybody out there has got something unique going on,” Truluck said.
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties) 
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties) 
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties) 
From the outside, there’s nothing special about these connected yurts near Pinedale, but inside they’re pure Wyoming Western luxury, listing for $550,000. (Pinedale Properties)
Room To Roam
For the current owner, the attraction to this property was less about taking to the sky than heading into the mountains.
His preferred cargo carriers all have hooves.
“He hikes and he has the goats who pack his stuff in,” Truluck said.
The property has plenty of space for the goats, as well as a couple of horses if the next owners wish.
There’s a barn for hay and gear storage, along with space for livestock. The original owners used part of the acreage for sled dogs.
There are no subdivision covenants, although county regulations still apply, which is another part of this property’s appeal.
“You can do a lot with 35 acres and no covenants,” Truluck said.
The home is near trailheads that lead into the mountains, and Bureau of Land Management property borders one side, with state land across the road.
That setting helped meet the current owner’s original request for a home closer to the mountains without a million-dollar price tag.
The unusual exterior grabs people’s attention, but not every caller is looking to buy this particular property. Some just want to know who built the yurts and how they might get their own.
“I have a lot of calls on this one all the time,” she said. “People are so fascinated by this idea.”
Renée Jean can be reached at renee@cowboystatedaily.com.
