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Mongolia's Gobi Desert

Head south from Ulaanbaatar, and the desert begins... as Lonely Planet puts it, "the Gobi reveals itself in pockets of amazing scenery, bridged by vast stretches of desolation." The towns are tiny, windswept settlements, the roads are typically gravel tracks.

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The Moltzog Els tracts of sand dunes
The Moltzog Els tracts of sand dunes		 The Moltzog Els tracts of sand dunes
The Moltzog Els tracts of sand dunes		 A few hardy Siberian elms survive along the dry watercourses
A few hardy Siberian elms survive along the dry watercourses
Gnarled trunk of a Siberian elm
Gnarled trunk of a Siberian elm		 Milking time - and it does taste good, too
Milking time - and it does taste good, too		 Shearing a Bactrian camel is serious business
Shearing a Bactrian camel is serious business
Some sheared already, others await their turn...
Some sheared already, others await their turn...		 Bactrian camels
Bactrian camels		 Wildflowers at the White Stupa or Tsagaan Suvarga
Wildflowers at the White Stupa or Tsagaan Suvarga
Desert life
Desert life		 Desert wildflowers blooming after rain
Desert wildflowers blooming after rain		 Tsagaan Suvarga, the cliffs of the White Stupa
Tsagaan Suvarga, the cliffs of the White Stupa
Looking down over the Tsagaan Suvarga cliffs
Looking down over the Tsagaan Suvarga cliffs		 Ger or yurt camps accommodate visitors to the Gobi
Ger or yurt camps accommodate visitors to the Gobi		 A cabin at Meekhi Tourist Camp, near Bayandzag, the Flaming Cliffs
A cabin at Meekhi Tourist Camp, near Bayandzag, the Flaming Cliffs
Bayandzag, the 'Flaming Cliffs of the South Gobi.
Bayandzag, the 'Flaming Cliffs" of the South Gobi.

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danad06-Jul-2019 08:58
A very interesting start ! V.
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