100 Images of Outer Mongolia

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Driving to Lammergeiger Gorge in the south	Steep sides of gorge	Hiking through Lammergeier Gorge	Inquisitive ground squirrels	Squeezing through the gap in the rocks
Wild hamster - the eagles favourite	One of so many goat herds in Gobi	Goats crossing en masse	A good looking Billy the Kid	Just 72 hours old
Rushing to water	Goats need to drink twice a day in desert	Large herd of Bactrian Camels in distance	Bactrian herd now on the move	Bactrian catching up on herd
A pair of Bactrians under midday sun	A Bactrian beauty	Experienced herdsman with daughter and grandson	Endless land of our herdsman	The cult of the Mongol Horse
Horses offer both transport and friendship in Mongol tradition	Horse training in South Gobi area	Growing potatoes in the Gobi	A very confident hare seen near Dalanzadgad	White tailed gazelles wary of us
Herdsmen resting at Buddhist shrine in Gobi	Far into the distance in Umnogovi	Singing Dunes of Khongoryn Els	An hour walking to the dune top	No dune singing today due to lack of wind
3000 year old petroglyphs at Khavtsgait	Petroglyphs on top of hill at Khavtsgait	The renowned Flaming Cliffs of Bayanzag	Home of dinosaurs 80 million years ago	Where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered
The rare Takhi horse saved from extinction	The takhi horse is now thriving in Khustai Park	A closer look at the beautiful takhi	Four stags at dusk in Khustai Park	Eagle in Khustai on hunting trip
Princess Lodge in Terelj at sunrise	5am at Princess Lodge looking down valley	High point in Terelj valley	Dense forest on hike to Gunjiin Sum temple	Forests on steeper park slopes
One of many different flowers on way to temple	Tree squirrel searching for food	Ruined temple of Gunjiin Sum built 1740	Horses waiting for temple visitors	4-wheel drive a necessity for this route
Herdsman and family in their Terelj ger	English looking scenery in Terelj	Tourists horseriding in Terelj Park	The famous Turtle Rock in Terelj	Steep walk to Aryabal Buddhist temple in Terelj
Yak bull watching his Terelj territory	Local herdsman on way to collect farm supplies	The gigantic Chinggis memorial near Ulaanbaatar	Vulture on display at Chinggis memorial site	The Soviet memorial in Ulaanbaatar
The famous Choijin Lama temple in Ulaanbaatar	Marco Polo - a close confidant of Kublai Khan	Four horses for daily hire in Ulaanbaatar	Friendly UB folk waving	National celebrations leading to Naadam Games
Traditional costumes outside Parliament	Kazakhs the largest minority group	Two very old friends meeting up	In the square every year	My favourite who was genuinely friendly
Both love to be part of the celebrations	Kindly posed for so many photographs	Like mother like daughter	Taking a breather in front of parliament	Just a little weary of the celebrations
All dressed up and ready to go for Naadam	Traditional warrior on guard outside parliament	Getting ready for the ceremony	Controlling the crowds in the square	Traditional military music in play
Seven banners tradition from 17th century	Banners being presented to horsemen	Seven traditional banners on way to stadium	President Battulga opening 2017 Naadam Games	Spectacular opening ceremony at Naadam Games
More action from Opening Ceremony	Miss Serious at Naadam Games	Relax boys - this is supposed to be a fun day	The 3 manly games at Naadam	Young jockeys getting brief from owners
Big crowd awaiting finish of 30K race	Packed crowd also on finishing line	The race leaders are way ahead of the field	Perhaps phoning through a late bet on the winner	No70 in orange top comes through to win
Wrestling is a favourite at Naadam Games	Keeping an eye on the wrestling	Traditional dress Traditional rules	National flag of Outer Mongolia	Symbol of the Mongolian free spirit

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