http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Mongolia , Arkhangai en-us Thu, 10 Dec 09 07:32:49 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 07:32:49 +0000 Au sortir du Gobi sur la route qui nous mene vers Karakorin les paysages se transforment a une vitesse tonnante. Les plaines arides a perte de vue font place aux collines verdoyantes les hardes de yacks remplacent les troupeaux de chameaux les aigles dominent les cieux et les premiers arbres pars se manifestent. L'ambiance au sein de notre petite troupe est plus que jamais au beau fixe. Jo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/blog-408628.html Dawn had given fresh colour and perspective to the grassy oceanic expanse of the steppe. The deep green gently rolling contours flecked here and there by the tiny white outline of a distant ger were now free of the bullying heat that had harassed me for the previous three days. After a mammoth train journey from London to Ulaanbaatar Mongolia's congested capital I was relieved to be on the r http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/Tsetserleg/blog-406138.html Km travelled 1238329.10.08We stood silently looking at the frost particles sparkling in the air supported by a slow wind.It's time to go. Everything is already packed inside the car. We felt very comfortable here at the lake and leaving is always a bit sad. Moogi and his family have been very nice and friendly. How different is their life from ours. A life dictated by the sun and the moon the w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/Tsetserleg/blog-341557.html Km travelled 1216328.10.08This morning at 6.00 Moogi came to our ger to light the fire. The night inside two sleeping bags and under a rug has been warm enough. We relax inside while the animals are taken out for the day. We have plenty of time until midday when we'll go for a horse ride around the lake. We read our books inside the ger with sunlight coming from the top ring. During the night the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/blog-341534.html test http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/Tsetserleg/blog-260794.html Have to stop Tsetserleg to do some food shopping then camp inside the KhorgoTerkhiin National Park one of the most beautiful place I've ever camped in. Rain was on and off our first night woke up and it was a bit overcast we prepared our packed lunch and off we go to explore this wonderful place Bruce Ron and Peter and I head towards the other side of the valley into the White lake area http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Mongolia/Arkhangai/Tsetserleg/blog-208065.html