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Magnificent scenery at Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, about 50kms from the capital, Ulaanbaatar Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Sunset over Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Young man with his pet golden eagle, used for hunting in Western Mongolia. Live music club, Ulan Bataar Billboards, Ulan Bataar Young boy with his horse. Boys and girls learn to ride from 3 or 4 years of age. Mongolians are renowned for their riding skills; in the days of Genghis Khan they would ride backwards while firing arrows at the enemy. Typical ger camp Taking a rest during the construction of a ger. Gers only take about an hour or two to construct. A ger camp (for tourists) in the Gobi desert A man with his pet eagle. Dunes in the Gobi desert A Gobi camel at the 'singing dunes' in the Gobi desert, so called because of the whistling sound the wind makes as it blows over them. In my sights. Yak and man in Monastery gatekeeper, Tsetserleg Herding at sunset in the Tamir Valley Staring contest, you and me. You win, you always do. Electricity pylons at Dalanzadgad Scene at Dalanzadgad, a typical town in Mongolia. A country with outstanding natural beauty but incredibly grim towns. A selection of typical shops in Dalanzadgad. It can be difficult to guess what a shop sells from the outside and often not much easier from the inside. Young boy herding baby yaks A door knocker at Erdene Zuu Khiid Man in a traditional Mongolian coat, called a del, standing in front of a traditional Mongolian home, called a ger (or yurt) Little girls, Arhangai Walking up a dune in Khongoryn Els Man with his pet eagle Buddha statue at Erdene Zuu Khiid Boy with his horse, Arhangai Old man in a traditional del and Spyder hat Sunset shadows in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Young man with a yak Aha, there you are. Riding off across the plains, Arhangai The road out of the Gobi A young man proudly displays his pet eagle Strange half-man half-beast statue at a monastery in Tsetserleg Ice patterns on a frozen river at Yolyn Am Eagle stare Gobi camel Bizarre natural rock formations at Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Herder setting off for a day's work in the Arhangai region Lady from the Gobi The road ahead in the Tamir Valley The Gobi desert Snow and rock at Yolyn Am Stark scene at Tsetserleg town square Grassy plains in the Gobi desert A boarded up hut in the Tamir Valley Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Monastery door, Erdene Zuu Khiid Market stall holder, Tsetserleg Arhangai region Man in the process of building a ger for his family Boy with his horse, Sunset over Gorkhi-Terelj National Park Little girl, Arhangai

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