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Month: November 2011

Exploring Mongolia’s Steppes

Exploring Mongolia’s Steppes

Landlocked between Russia and China… larger than the combined areas of Italy, Germany, France, and England . . . the most scarcely populated country in the world… Mongolia is a land of rugged mountains, desert, lakes, and vast steppes. Just a few miles outside ÜlaanBaatar, urban congestion is replaced by nomadic gers, wide open spaces and wildlife, all accessible at Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, part of the enormous Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area. As we drive out of ÜlaanBaatar, a paved road quickly takes…

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