9 Glorious Days in the Gobi Desert

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Hello my peoples!

Just got back from 9 days touring the Gobi Desert and Central Mongolia. In a word? AMAZING. There is nothing that I can mentally compare to the astounding beauty and mutability of the Mongolian landscape. We experienced forests, lush grasses, bleak plains, flaming cliffs, ice glaciers, golden sand dunes, and the more atypical desert landscape you might expect. All in all, the Gobi is an amazing place that cannot be defined or explained in any adequate form.

But I'll do my best :-)

Next time that is. Not enough time to go through the whole thing at this moment but no worries! It will be up very shortly and in the meantime I leave you with some pictures!

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Photos

The Gang
About to embark on our awesome journey!

Ovoo
Our first Ovoo!

Oren and the Horses
A band of horses out to graze. Mongolian horses are half-wild and are only brought in when needed for their owners or for tourists to ride. As a result? They make for EXCELLENT fun! :-)

Steppe
A view of the magnificant emptiness all around. But even in the emptiness, life has found a way to survive and even flourish.

The Flaming Cliffs
Totally reminds me of certain places in the US. Simply beautiful.

CUTE!
Mongolian children hanging out at a Petrol station. Have to wonder... where are your parents?!

Valley
Beautiful valleys leading to "Vulture Gorge," site of the Gobi glacier.

The Glacier Itself
Weird to remind yourself that you're still in the Gobi Desert. What desert?!

PUPPY!
A very cute and sweet Mongolian pup who hung out with us on our last night.

Our Last Camp
At the foot of beautiful mountainous upheavals.