Monday 4 September 2017

Mongolia -South to North-

Mongolia has vast range of field 
It has variety of climate and nature 
Large part of southern Mongolia is called Gobi, and 
northern Mongolia is covered with needle tree forests and fresh water

Luckily I had chance to visit many beautiful places in Mongolia
Mongolia is one of the most beautiful place in the earth



Flaming cliffs (Bayanzag) in Southern Gobi
Many dinosaur were found in this area
It is surprising that this place was used to be a jungle area and many huge dinosaurs were living in this area 






Sand dune of Gobi desert




It was my first experience to go to the desert
I was so amazed by the power of the nature














A small pond in the middle of the desert
There were so many small creatures in the water





A farm in the desert
Goats are strong animals and they have guts






Ghost town
I visited several towns in the desert and every town looks so empty
There are houses but really few people








Middle of Mongolia 

Karakorum
The city used to be the biggest city in the world in 13th century
Many people from all around the world came and served for king, trade goods from East to West
After Soviet era, the city was destroyed and now the city is quite empty.
 Only walls and several temples
I wish I could see the busy time of the city




People say there were little rain in Mongolia in this summer
So this herder was already moving to a new place to reach the rich grass land















Northern Mongolia (Khovsgol area)
Khovsgol lake is one of the beautiful lake, keeping 1% of entire fresh water in the world 



A yak looking the day after tomorrow 





Several horse pictures 



















Horse riding
I went for a horse riding with a local herder
Horse is such an amazing animal. I can understand that horse is a gift from god to human
It is amazing that human can ride a horse
Great appreciation to horses and many animals that supporting human life

















Khovsgol lake


Morning is the best time to walk
Calm, quiet and fresh air
I can see many beauty at this time








A young yak refreshing by the lake
How clean the water is!! 












Evening is also a good time
But evening light made me little bit sad because I always need the warmth of sunlight




Lake and a Tipi 










Additional 



Ulaanbaatar city
Ulaanbatar is a nice city, great mixture of Asian culture and European culture
After rain, sun light made the city looks more beautiful


Unknown writing on the gate
I just like the gate because it is exactly the same color as sky!!













Sunday 3 September 2017

Mongolia -The herder life-

I had a chance to spend my time in Mongolia  
I haven't seen such a vast field with tons of animals 
Many nomad people live as many ancestors had been living in the land
They were living with land, sky, wind, sun and animals



Morning milking of yaks
People let a calf suck the teat of its mother, then people get some milk




Cows and yaks were so calm while they are milked
It seems people and animals have been building a good relationship





A stubborn calf 






Milking horses
In summer, herders have plenty of milk
They make alcohol called "airag" from mare milk
It has sour taste with really weak alcohol















All the animals are relaxed and enjoying the summer time





A calf challenge 






Mongolian children 





No matter how age they are, everyone steps on a horse and rides like wind
Children help parents well
It seems family members are supporting each other




Evening joy











I heard that Mongolians have strong eyesight and didn't know that
such a little boy uses a telescope






A boy uses my stethoscope  and listens to his heart beats














Animals and nature




Sun set time













Smell some rain coming
 




Squashed animals
Goats and sheep have totally different nature
Goats are playful and sheep are so timid







So it's hard to catch a sheep








Haven't seen such a beautiful night sky for a long time





And late coming moon was shining like the sun








I found that Mongolian clothes washing is pretty easy
There were plenty of places to dry




 

Breakfast




 








Colts are tied to a rope so that mere stay near by
This is how people can get milk from horse















The meat seller
I got a great peace of sheep meat from this herder
My life is supported by many great lives