Preparing for Naadam Horse Race
Horse Race or Car Rally?
Practice Naadam Horse Race
The jockeys and dad
Two humped camels
Yolyn Am Gorge
Ice Glacier in the Gobi desert
Mongolia or Central Australia?
So many tracks
The main highway
One of many river crossings
Shearing time, with scissors
The town of Tsetserleg
This is Mongolia
Common sight in Mongolia
Alpine River
A very rare sight in Mongolia
Land of many rivers and creeks
Traditional GER living, with satellite dish!
More stunning scenery
No electricity until 6pm
GER with Satellite TV
Camping at Khosgol Nuur
Countryside covered in wild flowers
Mongolian Countryside
Naadam Festival in Tsaagan Uul
Naadam Wrestlers
More stunning scenery
If the old track gets rough then start a new one
Grazing stock in yet another valley
Shearing is a family affair
Time to move house and goat to new pastures
Some of the bridges were very suspect
Please take our photo!
8000 foot pass
8000 foot mountain pastures
Driving through the mountains
A land of contrasts
Horses everywhere
Trying to work out what's on the menu
Kienny asking directions
A constant dilemma - which road to take
Mongolia, a land without fences!
U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A few additional photos
Lakes in the Khurkh-Khuiten valley (Tseveenmyadag, N., Mongolian Academy of Science).
Lake Uvs (courtesy of WWF International/Anton Vorauer)
Spoonbills, Lake Uvs (courtesy of WWF International/Anton Vorauer)
2 comments:
the photo "more stunning scenery" looked like a painting -well, a beautiful painting at that. of course, reality's always better. Such a beautiful place.
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