We flew back to Ulan Bator View image over the desert. Back to U.B. for a tour of the Fine Arts Museum. The Museum has the collection of Buddhist artwork that toured the U.S. with “Legacy of Genghis Khan” exhibit. Other than that and Kharakhorum, there were no actual visual traces of Genghis Kahn anywhere [...]
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Ulan Bator, Mongolia….Journey’s End
June 14th, 2006 
Sheila Simkin 
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Tugrisin Shiree and Hongoryn Els Sand Dunes, Mongolia
June 13th, 2006 Sheila Simkin Tugrisin Shiree is a white escarpment that is the site of the famous “Fighting Dinosaurs.” A Polish expedition explored this area in the late 1960′s and found Protoceratops and Velociraptor locked in combat. As we walked through the rocks, I hunkered down and started picking away at an indentation in the ground. Sure enough, the [...]
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The Gobi Desert “Flaming Cliffs” of Mongolia
June 12th, 2006 Sheila Simkin The Gobi is Mongolia’s southernmost province of semi-arid desert. It lies in the heart of Asia’s remotest area, between Siberia to the north and the Tibetan Plateau to the south. The morning was spent visitng a nomadic family of herders. The husband, and two sons, were “nomading” around somewhere out in “nowhere.” The family goats [...]
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The Gobi Desert, Mongolia
June 11th, 2006 Sheila Simkin We flew to the Gobi on MIAT, Mongolia’s national airline, from U.B. to Dalanzadgad for our 3- day stay. I was very excited about this portion, having a chance to see the “Flaming Cliffs.” The landing strip was right by our Ger camp, filled with Japanese tourists, and just us two Americans. This Camp was [...]
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Bulgan Mountains to Tseterleg, Mongolia – End of Trek
June 10th, 2006 Sheila Simkin One woman in our group managed to break an ankle. Linda is a devout horse lover, and while visiting a Ger, the mare reared up when she got too close to the foal causing her to trip backwards Fortunately, there were two Japanese Doctors in a village not very far from our camp who set [...]
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Trekking in The Undur Har Mountains of Mongolia
June 9th, 2006 Sheila Simkin The trek began in the Undur Har Mountains which are about 7,000 feet above sea level. Horses and a supply truck supported the trek. Some of our group took turns riding horses. Mongolian horses are short, stocky and strong. “Ex-Marine” rode one day when his leg was sore, but never realized that their saddles were [...]
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Kharakhorum, Mongolia
June 8th, 2006 Sheila Simkin It was a very long drive to Kharakhorum (7-8 hours). The “roads” (if they can be called that) in Mongolia are flat, hard earth. All the trucks and 4-wheel vehicles just make their own “roads” and the landscape is cross-crossed with lines of ruts going everywhere. Once is a while, there would be a traditional [...]
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Planning Our Trip to Ulan Bator, Mongolia
June 7th, 2006 Sheila Simkin The planning started:: Air? We flew United, Chicago to Beijing, and Air China, Beijing to Ulan Bator, Capital of Mongolia. Korean Airlines, and MIAT (Mongolian Airlines) are other options. Visa? You need one. We let MT-S get ours. Health Concerns? The hiking was not considered particularly difficult but you should still be in good physical [...]
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Mongolia? A New Destination
June 6th, 2006 Sheila Simkin All I have ever wanted to do was travel. Geography was my favorite subject and each time I said, “Oh, I would really like to go there”, my Dad would reply, “I suppose you want to go to Mongolia, too!” And, I did! I was looking through my new end-of-the-year catalogs from different tour operators, [...]
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