![Camels](/administrator/cache/preview/f2830bcd994365ad753a8f81f4543901.jpg)
We are now in the vastness of the Gobi desert.
![Camels](/administrator/cache/preview/646f94019c32fb79ccee8fe472d04c2a.jpg)
Does not need to be sand in a desert
![Lots of camels](/administrator/cache/preview/1624bd1c27b7228d146aff4b5ef00101.jpg)
And gravel does not need to be on a road
![Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/6ab8f77f92a0f3222fc656e1420266a4.jpg)
So far, so wide
![Camel](/administrator/cache/preview/b4fe5e0fce739cf18867340a5ad82149.jpg)
Yes, a wet camel. Light rain drops falling all the time.
![Camels](/administrator/cache/preview/4dc951d91bd5a47a0eb17d44c478159e.jpg)
![Camel](/administrator/cache/preview/d1b25a89d0cc6e32b8dc9f53bcb278dd.jpg)
Not really a pleasant weather
![Flora](/administrator/cache/preview/3553fa223d4b9b2f908d477ad73318b7.jpg)
to be found all over the plain
![Herbs](/administrator/cache/preview/a9eb58a138b9e7da99d05ef098b185e7.jpg)
This one grows everywhere as well; a significant scent
![Another group](/administrator/cache/preview/f6f99baf967dc17546cf8b610f51f395.jpg)
These camel herds tempt people to make a photo stop.
![The wide open space](/administrator/cache/preview/79e7a5861666e5c2f35e68bf3a1fc4ac.jpg)
![This way](/administrator/cache/preview/ff5446dfa3ef7849bbd1c5830d6e406c.jpg)
A compass should be handy right now
![Car dashboard](/administrator/cache/preview/a07ee70035fc5091df47ce63654c4c55.jpg)
Simple but functional. No luxury.
![Bones in the Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/b7ea6a629b9da156a08b913081f41b8a.jpg)
You can find bones all over the country. Who should collect them anyway?
![Saxaul region](/administrator/cache/preview/db0f3997fbcd0fff67b0b9e6b6a11400.jpg)
![Saxaul region](/administrator/cache/preview/d11d615af2a92bb43e2cc952f3ee10e7.jpg)
![Temperature](/administrator/cache/preview/38a7d64eeaa4f71fe35b5a09a3d2ef45.jpg)
That is, in the desert. 23°C, moist ground
![Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/b2c8453149ca82425f4b49d21a78598b.jpg)
OK, you may have seen other „forests“
![Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/ed1b4473e687e232dece165d515fa0b2.jpg)
![Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/c208bec559d9660bf6b64596477acc80.jpg)
![Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/06bcc2eb6e6222384121f45ee6623d9b.jpg)
Some higher examples
![Saxaul forest](/administrator/cache/preview/a5cc123cf8b76f79b435ee0a53dab095.jpg)
![Yurt in the camp near Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/692800a71523e796a75a547399b8b222.jpg)
Mongolian Gobi Luxury Tourist Camp
![Big yurt](/administrator/cache/preview/2177cb69b6d661a50040d0d5b9ea7d23.jpg)
Four beds to choose from
![Big yurt](/administrator/cache/preview/776d4e5d3786f71d065e4696057c5de1.jpg)
Very spacy
![Mongolian Gobi Luxury Tourist Camp](/administrator/cache/preview/33d2705326f08ce3e084c761b5537c16.jpg)
![Mongolian Gobi Luxury Tourist Camp](/administrator/cache/preview/1e5b847fda115f1fa787666b841b70d2.jpg)
![Mongolian Gobi Luxury Tourist Camp](/administrator/cache/preview/5773b2537488251072874e0c5aa2aeba.jpg)
![My yurt](/administrator/cache/preview/0dec03d593fd4a98edb3c0ab9c3f8650.jpg)
Mongolian Gobi Luxury Tourist Camp
![Lavatories](/administrator/cache/preview/0db5fdef6fc5acb1aeac5f4388392170.jpg)
Clean again, shows signs of age
![Main house](/administrator/cache/preview/904034fa7b9cc8299c74eddf83d29710.jpg)
with restaurant
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/f328ff997829d74e734b4578444fb655.jpg)
Find our camp about one third from the right edge, at the horizon
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/9d9405f0693e1ed5b5baefd318560d14.jpg)
Glowing colors in the afternood sun
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/34e2754b9f1513b67f72333bd6603c94.jpg)
Also known as „Flaming cliffs“
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/e49a7edc3ea241c371a7acb496f03ea9.jpg)
„bayan-dsag“ = rich (in) saxaul
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/ef5d087c660d5bdbcf7a19b6b7dc32d1.jpg)
Another name is „Ulaan ereg“ = red cliffs
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/cd1a79510e72e0df59fb54ca2a7bfa5c.jpg)
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/d635ba52227d8f77ca0ef61859308db2.jpg)
![Panorama with Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/cbc8922bae2218b93df19ee8ab906657.jpg)
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/bb84e24d84da4f1794246fdcacceb45e.jpg)
The rocks are made of sandstone.
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/221320d096a9c40cd34072e3da7893f3.jpg)
At the horizon on the left side, another camp can be seen
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/ea55707b5aa8718c3ed460ac14235c0c.jpg)
If there were no plants, this could also be located on Mars
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/ef350d69c8c3985a81de892a24b9a504.jpg)
Apart from this rock, there is no hill or mountain anywhere
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/4e72ddcb3ae6932ee6044831c4de4d72.jpg)
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/6a03bf85b60e24ff79cb8b6571f539f9.jpg)
![Our camp near Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/7311d14dd40b88561bcca55a7a969d54.jpg)
Shot with the longest focal length
![Camping near Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/7cb41f43471037449ed22522c277f821.jpg)
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/c79ae72d0611785d7170c32805e151fa.jpg)
Could be that these are our buses; they all look alike
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/87179ccecd53f92a124a3229e1e96473.jpg)
Those colors are really breathtaking
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/9c26ea1b51652708140731934dd27785.jpg)
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/df6f772fc58a45a957704ae45595f20e.jpg)
![Nomad](/administrator/cache/preview/41aa0e5f995ca17901c7a74107f84253.jpg)
This is pure solitude. No trouble with the neighbors.
![Bayandsag](/administrator/cache/preview/49a0bd1c68b335cfd5dbac17ece29459.jpg)
![Wandering back](/administrator/cache/preview/6d04c906ec6802d463ad49a644b572bf.jpg)
There is our camp again, half an hour walking away
![Abholung](/administrator/cache/preview/b16c3726ab58d6d13ff73228f12914bd.jpg)
Our drivers were already seeking us; we seemed to have walked another way.
![Wandering back](/administrator/cache/preview/21b28f4033ca6c6c2b0935f13ab9b5a1.jpg)
We prefer walking, actually.
![Wandering back](/administrator/cache/preview/fe18d91788db2b6c8e4e2a4af2bfa17b.jpg)
The evening is coming.
![Power generator](/administrator/cache/preview/d856b49e28de023cd3ee667e7b2f88cb.jpg)
I doubt that this is our generator; a bit too far away from the camp.
![Evening mood](/administrator/cache/preview/43b889e4e97970a672a5766c28af85e7.jpg)
Magnificent colors
![Early in the morning](/administrator/cache/preview/c74f7d241bf8075f2dd0d79d2cc99d6f.jpg)
About 6 am. The souvenir stands on top of Bayandsag are clearly visible.
![Early in the morning](/administrator/cache/preview/8299f7a15d436d58ef482e4d519af53e.jpg)
About 6 am. The souvenir stands on top of Bayandsag are clearly visible.
![Early in the morning](/administrator/cache/preview/b26f6539e55fa9bc9d6f5ec726264420.jpg)
The souvenir stands are a bit left from the middle. The sun is about to rise.
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/c138b273257d14ab64c963b71ae1bee2.jpg)
Here comes the sun. Time: 6:13 am
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/ae49bffc4b2d5f92a064061aa185bb52.jpg)
Full focal length (300 mm).
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/2c489b598206cf495e0de23e74e85125.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/a8ebc427317acd0976cd367993d817d8.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/285805688654b39f43315329ed78cd4b.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/5be3a359cdada1d83e17be38baa61ee7.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/063a6adc8e9a059cf5fa82f1b2d84889.jpg)
Surreal.
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/f21c67f91b94d5285b0c492b09b71e46.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/d557251f0a6e77a069825e5d54f8145a.jpg)
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/94a76e2a216190a7c65092ecc001d543.jpg)
Yes, the sun looks wider than tall. This is due to refraction.
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/cdc3d42efef40f4130d4dc06792770d9.jpg)
Fully risen at 6:16 am.
![Sunrise in Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/4ca2f7892ad04ee62d215bbfd8e7aa37.jpg)
Fully risen at 6:16 am.
![Camp in the morning](/administrator/cache/preview/c891e40dd50dd96585881fc75b7bb505.jpg)
A bright morning in the Gobi desert.
![Camp in the morning](/administrator/cache/preview/791c3aec3cc24f8acf4b5199def19874.jpg)
A bright morning in the Gobi desert.
![Lonely tracks](/administrator/cache/preview/baf1b0af6d7202e7fcc9e3a19ba94f80.jpg)
Did I mention that Gobi is a stone desert?
![Lonely tracks](/administrator/cache/preview/de339fbafafb235451aed2f883584d3a.jpg)
The other bus some hundred meters ahead of us
![Bulgan (Ömnögov')](/administrator/cache/preview/0f0e6bd05dcdb26f38cc2bdeb17034dd.jpg)
Getting some supplies is always a good idea.
![Main road of Bulgan](/administrator/cache/preview/42c7e0356d1d2b8e76f99f05fec86b93.jpg)
„Dsoogiin gadsar“ = restaurant; „Beejin, Solongos / baraany delgüür“ = Beijing, korean / trade shop
![Main road of Bulgan](/administrator/cache/preview/c925e9583a3d468f580d8a245ad0f2ce.jpg)
„Töriin bank“ = state bank
![Main road of Bulgan](/administrator/cache/preview/1f40815b93d324d78169da367137e65f.jpg)
There are also yurts in the town
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/f7de72e2e2d12065a78d6569027c94fa.jpg)
Incredibly green
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/76662bec50c4c252e09b2131c5fa7eb1.jpg)
Quite a lot of traffic here
![Steppe](/administrator/cache/preview/df55ce71d97d2ba7a419bc27035ff079.jpg)
Flowers everywhere, even in this dry area
![Steppe](/administrator/cache/preview/16ec585e79b95e2dd2ede194d5e26595.jpg)
Flowers everywhere, even in this dry area
![Steppe](/administrator/cache/preview/ca70bfa3702f54cee24234999027810f.jpg)
So much variety
![Steppe](/administrator/cache/preview/5f38e981f18bb8c043263f8d94faece5.jpg)
So much variety
![Gobi vastness](/administrator/cache/preview/080a0253c9a5934210df1b08bc2c1e00.jpg)
Find it: Where is our second bus in this picture?
![Cattle](/administrator/cache/preview/da5b9d85846096478fcd0745fa710b8d.jpg)
This time, walking in line next to the road, not crossing it before us
![Temperature](/administrator/cache/preview/63d1748e7acc0de20e2d0fcc314bea02.jpg)
Comfortable 25°C in the shadow, that‘s how I like it
![Short break](/administrator/cache/preview/0f11aad86d4a8721cec7d75b175974d1.jpg)
I wonder whether they actually wait for tourist here
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/1aeba2bb26264b149c51434ded18a2b8.jpg)
Here is it pretty easy to spot the second bus
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/a84feacad27df6ca8b9becdfc1f7dfee.jpg)
Some stock?
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/6dab6f5811c5450c17a1a101769c775e.jpg)
Reaching a rocky formation
![Crossing Gobi](/administrator/cache/preview/1a2ff9d241e68b4602d21f1257daa070.jpg)