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 |
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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 |