Jun
25
2008
Here is the view from our tent at our next camp site where we stayed one night: It doesn’t really have a name – it’s just under a mountain pass we took to get from one part of the park to the other. – Meredith
Jun
24
2008
Today, someone forgot to put forks in the bag with the lunch for the riders. We had to get creative eating our tuna macaroni salad. Most people used a piece of bread to scoop it up. But not me: – Meredith
Jun
23
2008
Here is the view from our tent at Yak Milk Valley, where we stayed for two nights: – Meredith
Jun
23
2008
I’ve figured out a few things about my horse: 1. Opie loves to eat. If I don’t keep his reigns tight, his head is always in the grass. I watch him when he is resting in the afternoon, and while he clearly eats sometimes, he is capable of standing still and not eating, so I […]
Jun
22
2008
Here is the view from our tent at our third camp at “Mosquito Hill”: Actually, the mosquitoes weren’t too bad here. The reason for the name is that on previous trips, the camp site used to be down the hill at the junction between two rivers, which was really mosquito infested. That place was called […]
Jun
22
2008
We stayed at seven different camp sites during the trek, three of which were 2-night stays, and four of which were 1-night stays. At 1-night camps, our time was mainly focused on being efficient. We got into camp, set up our tents and the dining tent (for cold or inclement weather; otherwise, we ate outside), […]
Jun
21
2008
Here is the view from our tent at our second camp site at Upper Khoton Nuur: – Meredith
Jun
21
2008
Each camp site during our trek was between 15 and 20 kilometers apart. Some of the members of the group hiked, and some of us rode horses. All of our gear, food and camp equipment was carried from site to site on the backs of 8 camels (the road for cars petered out soon after […]
Jun
20
2008
We met our horses today and took them for a test drive for about an hour. My horse is the only red head in the group, and although he is one of the bigger horses, he seems a little pokey, so I decided to name him Opie. Other than the fact that he sometimes wanders […]
Jun
19
2008
Here is the view from our window (tent) at our first camp site at Lower Khoton Nuur. We stayed here for 2 nights: – Meredith