Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

That’s it. – Meredith

You’ve probably gathered from a few of our posts that there’s some hard work going on “behind the scenes” to make our trek run smoothly. A big part of that is 5 Kazakh guys hired to take care of all things horse or camel. They are always there when you need some help with your […]

Most of the people we have met in Western Mongolia are Kazakhs who have lived in Mongolia for generations (Kazakhstan is only 40 miles away). We also met some Tuvan families who are of Russian descent. If you haven’t guessed from our other posts, horses are a huge part of the culture, not only in […]

Running an expedition in western Mongolia requires hauling around a lot of gear. Not just everyone’s personal gear but all the stuff that keeps the show going like food, cooking gear, tents, tables, chairs, etc. Since the culture there is so focused on horses, you might think that they do all the hauling. But – […]

Here is the view from our tent at the Tavan Bogd camp, where we stayed two nights: – Meredith

The moment I realized I loved my horse was when Opie valiantly and sure-footedly took me from our Yak Milk Valley camp, which was at about 7500 feet, up over a pass at 9400 feet.  No complaints, no wheezing, just pure strength. That’s more than I can say for some of the other horses.  UPS […]

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

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

Here is the view from our tent at Yak Milk Valley, where we stayed for two nights: – Meredith

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 […]