My ger for the 1st night

I almost froze to death here. I had 3 pairs of pants on, 4 shirts, two tuques, a pair of gloves and 3 covers including a -25C rated sleeping bag... and still I was cold!

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Mongolia

January 18th 2006
Mongolia Jan 13-18, 2006 Temp: -25 to -30C during the day and -33 to -40C at night… WHOA Momma! Snow cover: 7cm (very arid here) Warning: this is a LONG blog… for this reason I have included an index: 1) Intro 2) Irkutsk to Ulaabataar (UB) Train Ride 3) UB 4) Mongol Empire History 5) JDV’s Dog Sledding Adventure 1) Intro I can now say that I have lived through some of t ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more

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