Tag: Mongolia Middle Gobi
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Sept 11, 2025 – Khongoryn Els, Mongolia
Lot of driving yesterday, deeper into the Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia. There’s a strip of sand dunes up to 900 feet tall stretching 180 km with a width of about 5 km. We climbed one, or tried to. We were loaned sleds to slide down. Great views. Cheers
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Sept 10, 2025 – Yolyn Am, Mongolia
Drove farther south into the Gobi Desert today. Long driving day putting in about 300 miles. The landscape kept getting drier and drier and the wind blew harder. Staying at a ger camp with kinda warm showers and clean bathrooms. Unexpectedly nice. Cheers
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Sept 9, 2025 – Ulaanbaatar to Baga Gadzrïn Chuluu, Mongolia
Today, drove into the Middle Gobi. The steppe around Ulaanbaatar became clumpy grass and bare ground. Sheep, goats and horses made the most of it. Some of the route was rocky roads, some roads more like stone filled ditches. Visited an important Buddhist monastery built after the previous one was almost completely destroyed by the…
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