Having a home gym is a convenient way to stay consistent with your workout routine, especially if your schedule makes it hard to make a daily run to the gym. But purchasing equipment for a home gym can be expensive, about $2 per pound.

That’s why we (my girlfriend and I) decided to build our own sets of 35, 45, and 65 pound concrete free weights. The weights turned out great, and I’ve been using them daily.

Note: Yurt availability and amenities may be affected by COVID-19. Weekends bookings fill up quickly, so plan your trip in advance. 

Yurt Overview

The word yurt is of Turkic origin and describes a portable round tent covered in animal skins used by the nomadic peoples of central Asia like the Mongols (who actually call them gers). 

Take a short drive past Hyde Park on Boise’s North End, right up 13th Street and on the right hand side at the corner of Heron Street you’ll find Camel’s Back Park.

The park itself has what you would expect. There is a wonderful lawn, tennis courts, a sand volleyball court, a playground, and even an outdoor adult “gym” donated by Bodybuilding.com.

The state of California will ban new, gas-powered vehicles beginning in 2035, setting in motion changes to the automotive industry that could impact folks in Idaho and around the country.

On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to require all new cars and trucks sold in the state to be “zero emission” by 2035. Effectively, giving automobile makers worldwide just 15 years to transition to electric vehicles.

Bruce McLaren was only 32 years old when he died on a test track in England on June 2, 1970.

From our perspective, now 50 years later, it may seem hard to believe that someone so relatively young, could have such a significant impact on the automobile industry.