Sunday, July 25, 2010

Gobi Pics :)


Kevin and Laurence at the Sky lounge


Nomad ger (notice the raw meat hanging on the wall)


Sacred Buddhist area


Rock formation with ovoos


A group singing traditional Mongolian folk songs in the middle of a valley

Rock formation


Ger camp 1


Jess throwing a rock while circling the ovoo


Mathilda turning the prayer wheels


Vulture circling above a horse carcass

Village where we ate lunch on day 2


Mommy camel with baby camel


Pulling off the camel fur to make wool


Jess cooling off


Mini sand dune


Cool gecko


Ger camp 2


Flaming cliffs

Flaming cliffs


Gobi Gurvansaikhan national park




















"Windstorm of dust"

Khongor sand dunes




Mathilda on sand dune


Jess on sand dune







Ger camp 3


Us riding camels








Mongolians who took us out on the camels


Ger 3




Tribute to the best racing horse ever


The gods of union


Heads of winning horses


Arvaikheer; the province capital


Our favourite toilet (it was really just a hole but luckily had incense)


Our driver in front of ger camp 4


A tipped over truck on the road (ironic because this was one of the only times there was a road)

Us driving through water

Orkhon water fall


Near ger camp 5


Playing Big 2 (chinese poker)


Mathilda rockclimbing


Jess rockclimbing


Ger camp 5


River near the waterfall


Baby goat

Jess holding an eagle (it was really heavy)

Stupas at the Kharhorin monestary

Kharhorin monestary

















Cute mongolian musician who performed a traditional concert for us at ger camp 6


Us on horses at ger camp 7


Horhog (mutton made with hot stones)


Pagma (our tour guide)


Posessed sheep and lamb

3 comments:

  1. i want to see more horse carcasses!
    so when you guys come back, will you make us tons of mutton dishes?
    it actually doesnt loook half bad...

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  2. I just expanded the "possessed sheep" pic, cool I see what you mean.
    That waterfall looked awesome - did you jump in to cool off?
    If med school dosent work out - I see another profession as an animal handler in your future.
    Judy

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  3. amazing!!! love the one of jess looking sexy on the camel hahahaha
    and you two on the horses, so cute.
    looks like a great trip

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