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Article: Staying and playing in tepees on island near Seattle.(The Seattle Times)
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- July 6, 2004
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Byline: Jennifer Lloyd
VASHON ISLAND, Wash. _ At first glance, the meadow's contents seemed out of place.
Tall evergreens, nurtured by the Northwestern climate, surrounded a field of tepees, which are characteristically a plains dwelling.
Co-manager Jake Mulhair had just finished setting up our tepee when we arrived at AYH Ranch Hostel. Our stay marked the beginning of tepee season, a warm-weather Vashon tradition that continues at the hostel through October.
A friend and I began our journey by fighting our way through Seattle's downtown traffic on a Friday evening, only to battle boredom in the hourlong wait for the Fauntleroy ferry. ...