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A rare sighting in this country
A rare sighting in this country
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Herdsmen outside UB
Herdsmen outside UB
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Precious metal - dropped from a US spaceship. Yes, really!
Precious metal - dropped from a US spaceship. Yes, really!
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Takhi - wild horses
Takhi - wild horses
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Coaxing the rear diff into life
Coaxing the rear diff into life
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He smells supper, but isn't having any of it...
He smells supper, but isn't having any of it...
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Evening at Khustai NP
Evening at Khustai NP
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...he soon finds others who'll appreciate him
...he soon finds others who'll appreciate him
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Our coldest breakfast yet
Our coldest breakfast yet
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Local herder
Local herder
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At least there's actually a road in front of us
At least there's actually a road in front of us
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The coldest Buddhist monastery in the world? Kharkorin.
The coldest Buddhist monastery in the world? Kharkorin.
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The main temple - a ger
The main temple - a ger
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Tibetan style prayer drums
Tibetan style prayer drums
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Maybe it should be spring - there's people trying to sell us tourist tat!
Maybe it should be spring - there's people trying to sell us tourist tat!
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A confused onlooker
A confused onlooker
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Mongolian golden ducks (forgotten their proper name)
Mongolian golden ducks (forgotten their proper name)
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Typical winter scene - amazing there's anything to eat
Typical winter scene - amazing there's anything to eat
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Wonderful flat snow...
Wonderful flat snow...
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...no wonder our steering's stuffed though
...no wonder our steering's stuffed though
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Locals in Tsetserleg market...
Locals in Tsetserleg market...
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...selling local produce as well as Chinese goods
...selling local produce as well as Chinese goods
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Keel cloth (for the large warm Mongolian coats)
Keel cloth (for the large warm Mongolian coats)
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'cheese' - rancid, oily and generally horrible
'cheese' - rancid, oily and generally horrible
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Tseterleg locals wearing keels
Tseterleg locals wearing keels
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Russian jeeps are everywhere
Russian jeeps are everywhere
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It may be April, but the snow's not going anywhere
It may be April, but the snow's not going anywhere
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We've seen a few cowboy hats
We've seen a few cowboy hats
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Scarves outside a monastery
Scarves outside a monastery
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Tsetserleg - residential houses on the left, town on the right
Tsetserleg - residential houses on the left, town on the right
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Yet another struggling herder
Yet another struggling herder
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He doesn't know he going to have a dry birthday yet...
He doesn't know he going to have a dry birthday yet...
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You would've thought they'd choose a straight line?
You would've thought they'd choose a straight line?
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The Great White Lake near Tariat
The Great White Lake near Tariat
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Tunga carving from the frozen joint
Tunga carving from the frozen joint
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Keeping snug until the ger warms up
Keeping snug until the ger warms up
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Amara's brother lasooing our rides
Amara's brother lasooing our rides
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Ready to go
Ready to go
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Herding the others to the river
Herding the others to the river
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Heading into the wilderness
Heading into the wilderness
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Nina's horse won't keep up!
Nina's horse won't keep up!
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Evidence of a previous hard winter
Evidence of a previous hard winter
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Skating on a river - no fishing for us here!
Skating on a river - no fishing for us here!
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Typical plateau scenery
Typical plateau scenery
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Spring nomadic exodus...
Spring nomadic exodus...
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...calves aren't strong enough for the move
...calves aren't strong enough for the move
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Very orderly - ponies, cows, then sheep and goats
Very orderly - ponies, cows, then sheep and goats
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The only photo we stopped to take on this stretch...
The only photo we stopped to take on this stretch...
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Sunset outside Totsensengel
Sunset outside Totsensengel
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...as the road is our worst yet, with only 3 shock absorbers
...as the road is our worst yet, with only 3 shock absorbers
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Hopefully we can do a better job with the dampener than the locals!
Hopefully we can do a better job with the dampener than the locals!
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Main street, Tosentsengel
Main street, Tosentsengel
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Tom, Ahnya and Lisa's wonderful hospitality keeps us going
Tom, Ahnya and Lisa's wonderful hospitality keeps us going
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Main road north out of Tosentsengel, the coldest town in Mongolia
Main road north out of Tosentsengel, the coldest town in Mongolia
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Slowly slowly, the snow melts
Slowly slowly, the snow melts
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Top of the Fish pass
Top of the Fish pass
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Disaster for the day
Disaster for the day
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Now you see our professional Mongolian driver...
Now you see our professional Mongolian driver...
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...now you don't
...now you don't
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The car's becoming camoflagued
The car's becoming camoflagued
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No idea who uses this loo - haven't seen anyone for 100 miles
No idea who uses this loo - haven't seen anyone for 100 miles
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A brief respite...
A brief respite...
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...before he's at 60pmh again
...before he's at 60pmh again
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Har Lake
Har Lake
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With Amara in her apartment
With Amara in her apartment
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Looking across to the Altai mountains
Looking across to the Altai mountains
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On the way to Khovd, its all easy so far...
On the way to Khovd, its all easy so far...
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...plenty of time for photos...
...plenty of time for photos...
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...nice smooth roads...
...nice smooth roads...
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...then - after 1 1/2 hours digging, we're nearly free from the frozen river
...then - after 1 1/2 hours digging, we're nearly free from the frozen river
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Snowclouds over Lake Tolbo
Snowclouds over Lake Tolbo
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Filthy and exhausted after our icy river ordeal
Filthy and exhausted after our icy river ordeal
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Kazakh eagle hunter with his two year old eagle
Kazakh eagle hunter with his two year old eagle
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On the way up the hill for a training run...
On the way up the hill for a training run...
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...and in full flight, after a fox
...and in full flight, after a fox
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Getting a little reward
Getting a little reward
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Still the roads aren't improving!
Still the roads aren't improving!
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