Mongolia:
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TGNP sunset view 2 Magnificent scenery at Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, about 50kms from the capital, Ulaanbaatar sunset at gtnp2 Gorkhi-Terelj National Park sunset view GT2 Sunset over Gorkhi-Terelj National Park dorch and pet eagle Young man with his pet golden eagle, used for hunting in Western Mongolia. yiha 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. building gers b&w Taking a rest during the construction of a ger. Gers only take about an hour or two to construct. closed gers khongoryn els b&w A ger camp (for tourists) in the Gobi desert dunes ke Dunes in the Gobi desert dune talk 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. mongolian man portrait b&w Monastery gatekeeper, Tsetserleg yak herding silhouettes Herding at sunset in the Tamir Valley landlady vint Wonderful lady who looked after us in the Gobi men in glasses b&w Staring contest, you and me. You win, you always do. dalanzadgad skyline vint Electricity pylons at Dalanzadgad dalanzadgad smokstack Scene at Dalanzadgad, a typical town in Mongolia. A country with outstanding natural beauty but incredibly grim towns. mongolian shops 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. baby herding Young boy herding baby yaks door knocker b&w A door knocker at Erdene Zuu Khiid man and ger vint Man in a traditional Mongolian coat, called a del, standing in front of a traditional Mongolian home, called a ger (or yurt) girls day1 Little girls, Arhangai silhouette dune vint Walking up a dune in Khongoryn Els holding up eagle Man with his pet eagle erdene buddha vint Buddha statue at Erdene Zuu Khiid boy on horse b&w Boy with his horse, Arhangai old chaps chatting vint Old man in a traditional del and Spyder hat light and shadows terelj vint Sunset shadows in Gorkhi-Terelj National Park dortch sun leaning on yak Young man with a yak ger day1 Aha, there you are. galloping off Riding off across the plains, Arhangai road to sunset The road out of the Gobi dortch sun and eagle A young man proudly displays his pet eagle half man half beast Strange half-man half-beast statue at a monastery in Tsetserleg ice crystal patterns Ice patterns on a frozen river at Yolyn Am eagle staring vint Eagle stare rocks terelj Bizarre natural rock formations at Gorkhi-Terelj National Park riding Herder setting off for a day's work in the Arhangai region lovely lady vint crop Lady from the Gobi path trek The road ahead in the Tamir Valley sand The Gobi desert snow scene yolyn am b&w Snow and rock at Yolyn Am square tsetserleg Stark scene at Tsetserleg town square sunset nr yolyn am Grassy plains in the Gobi desert hut A boarded up hut in the Tamir Valley sunset view Gorkhi Gorkhi-Terelj National Park temple door and cobbled stones Monastery door, Erdene Zuu Khiid old lady smoking square Market stall holder, Tsetserleg trees and hills Arhangai region while building a ger Man in the process of building a ger for his family sunset Gorkhi 2 Sunset over Gorkhi-Terelj National Park tongue out Little girl, Arhangai

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