Entering Bayan Ulgii Province (Day 04)

Photo: Mountain pass roadside ger stop, entry to Bayan Ulgii province.

 

Photo: Kazakh encampment atop hillside.

 

Photo: The rocky foothills of the Altai Mountains.

 

Photo: Made by travelers, for good luck.

 

Photo: You have to step back from the camera's viewfinder to get a feeling for just how vast this landscape is.

 

Photo: This ain't Kansas no more, Toto..

 

Photo: Kazakh encampment, mudbrick & stone construction.

 

Photo: Extreme cold tolerant grass (minus 50C).

 

Photo: This Island Boy looks a little lost... which way to Hawaii from here?!

 

Photo: Descending into Ulgii City in the shadow of the mountains.

 

Photo: Coal-fired powerplant provides Ulgii City with electricity and central heating, and a thick coat of sooty coal dust to boot.

 

Photo: ADRA Mongolia's Ulgii City offices.

Special thanks to Canadian Foodgrains Bank, major funding sponsor for Bayan Ulgii SEAL Project 2011.