Dalanzadgad Airport, the starting point for our trip to the Gobi

Eznis Airways is a relatively new airline in Mongolia, and we flew their modern turboprops everywhere we went

Bactrian Camel near Dalanzadgad

Bactrian Camels near Dalanzadgad

The Southern Gobi Desert, green from summer rains, is criss-crossed by dirt roads

Interior of our ger at Gobi Discovery Camp

Gers at Gobi Discovery Camp

Mountains in the Southern Gobi

The Southern Gobi is dotted with gers belonging to local residents

Mountains on the way to Yolyn Am Canyon

Small museum at the entrance to Yolyn Am

This was our transportation in the Gobi -- a Russian-made jeep

Scenery on the way into Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Daurian Pika in Yolyn Am Canyon. These small, noisy rodents were everywhere in the Canyon, but getting pictures was quite difficult!

Daurian Pika in Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Yolyn Am Canyon

Gobi Discovery Camp

View of mountains from Gobi Discovery Camp

The Southern Gobi's flat plains seem to go on forever

The Traveling Dunes, one of the areas of sand dunes in the Southern Gobi

The Traveling Dunes are so named because they move slowly under the influence of wind

Traveling Dunes

Young Bactrian Camel

Bactrian Camels -- all set for our camel ride!

Bayanzag (the "Flaming Cliffs")

The Flaming Cliffs get their name from the red color of the exposed soil and rock

The Bayanzag area was a rich source of dinosaur fossils as well

Bayanzag

Child near Bayanzag

Gobi Discovery Camp at sunset

Southern Gobi Sunset

Southern Gobi Sunset