Gobi Desert & Central Mongolia

Shank Khiid Monastary Bekki spinning prayer wheels at the Shank Khiid Monastary in Central Mongolia near Karakorum.	Baga Gawriin Chuluu Rock formations on the way to the Gobi.	A table Notre repas a l'entrée de Yolan Am, la vallée de la glace.
L'équipe dans une yourte Orkhon Valley National Park. Nous avons goûté un bon bol d’arag.	Our sturdy steeds Khongorin Els Sand Dunes	Mongolian motorcycle gloves I wish that I had had a set of these on my Vespa in the winter!
Elsen-tasarhai (Central Mongolia) Stilvolle Sandmalerei: ein Kamel :-)	Zuutiin Khiid Monastary	Dear Stones Not too far from UB.
La Cascade d'Eau "Rouge" Orkhon National Park.	Abandoned Monastary This monastery was hidden in some small hills on the way down to the Gobi. It was not clear if it survived the communist period, however according to our guide it was build here to keep it a secret. Today, it is a ruin.	Erdene Zuu Workers repairing the stuppa.
Yeti Erdene Zuu	Unser Team Yolan Am (Eistal)	Gobitour Lecker! Frische Ziegeninnereien.
Bekki goes native	Shank Khiid Monastary	Jamie escale une dune Khongorin Els
Elsen-tasarhai Bekki verweifelt daran die Sandduene zu besteigen.	En route pour la Gobi Du chevre tres frais. Bon appetit !	Erdene Zuu
Orkhon National Park	Erdene Zuu	Erdene Zuu
Khongorin Els Erklimmung bei Sonnenaufgang.	Orkhon National Park	Orkhon National Park The team (from left to right): Jamie & Meg (New Zealand), Iffy (Quebec), Bekki, Nara (Mongolia), John, Olivier (Quebec), Batraa (Mongolia).
Arvaikheer Bei -16 Grad und sehr starkem Wind. Wir haben nur eine kurze Runde um das Denkmal gemacht, das dem schnellsten Pferd (es war schneller als 1000 andere Pferde!) gewidmet ist.	Turtle Stone near Karakorum We were not sure if we were supposed to walk around it three times like you do with a stone oval, so we did it anyway so as not to anger any gods.	Erdene Zuu
Yolan Am Also called the Ice Valley	Yolan Am	Zuutiin Khiid Monastary Gobi Desert
Khongorin Els Bekki sliding down the sand dunes after our hike at sunrise.	Shaving in the Gobi	Bekki et Iffy partagent un verre ... du lait de cheval fermente...
Cool boots cowboy	Khongorin Els bei Sonnenaufgang	Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs) Gobi
What sound does a camel make?	Bayanzag (Flaming Cliffs)	Male Sex Organ Rock Near Karakorum. Monks, do not sin!
Erdene Zuu	Boots Worn by our intrepid guide Batraa (whose name means hero in Mongolian - which he was!).	Khongorin Els
Orkhon National Park	Flaming Cliffs	Zuutiin Khiid Monastary
Elsen-tasarhai Geschafft! Aber nur mit Hilfe...	Mittagspause!	Elsen-tasarhai