After a sleepless night due to the wind, the wind is a bit kinder this morning and not blowing a gale so the riding on Gobi tracks is a bit easier, but still challenging with banks of small gravel and sand. Initial going is slow and we leave behind the amazing rock formations of Ikh Gazrin Chuluu and continue west. After 30 kilometres or so the tracks harden up and we set a good pace into the first major town, Mandalgov. Mandalgov is one of the best maintained towns we have seen with well looked after gardens and relatively nice buildings. We stop at The Gobi Hotel for lunch and find that as usual, there is only one meal available from a menu of 10 meals. After lunch we head north out of town with our GPS set for the rock formations at Baga Gazrin Chuluu. The rock formations appear in the distance across a sea of green grassy plains...the Gobi is turning green
again the further north we ride. After dipping into shallow valleys and crossing small hills we arrive at the rock formations and search for a camp. There are many grassy places for camp hidden among the rocks and we find a secluded spot to pitch the tent. This place is amazing and the landscape is dominated by the rocky and mountainous peak of Baga Gazrin Chuluu. There are vultures circling the ramparts of the peak and we see occasional heards of goats walking precariously on the rock formations. We eat some pasta and go to sleep looking forward to a well-earned rest day tomorrow.
After a sleepless night due to the wind, the wind is a bit kinder this morning and not blowing a gale so the riding on Gobi tracks is a bit easier, but still challenging with banks of small gravel and sand. Initial going is slow and we leave behind the amazing rock formations of Ikh Gazrin Chuluu and continue west. After 30 kilometres or so the tracks harden up and we set a good pace into the first major town, Mandalgov. Mandalgov is one of the best maintained towns we have seen with well looked after gardens and relatively nice buildings. We stop at The Gobi Hotel for lunch and find that as usual, there is only one meal available from a menu of 10 meals. After lunch we head north out of town with our GPS set for the rock formations at Baga Gazrin Chuluu. The rock formations appear in the distance across a sea of green grassy plains...the Gobi is turning green 
again the further north we ride. After dipping into shallow valleys and crossing small hills we arrive at the rock formations and search for a camp. There are many grassy places for camp hidden among the rocks and we find a secluded spot to pitch the tent. This place is amazing and the landscape is dominated by the rocky and mountainous peak of Baga Gazrin Chuluu. There are vultures circling the ramparts of the peak and we see occasional heards of goats walking precariously on the rock formations. We eat some pasta and go to sleep looking forward to a well-earned rest day tomorrow. 
1 comment:
hi guys
looking at doing a similar trip
where is the rest of the blog ???
are you going to the horizons meeting in march
hugo
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