Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Secure Livelihoods Conference, Terelj

The UB 2 Hotel in the National Park to the North East East of UB by about 80 km. We SL Vols had our 2 day conference here mid-March. Nice and snowy with cold. We did work long 11:15 pm I will have you know, but


we did get time to enjoy..........riding for Maiji and walking for the rest.

We met this character on the way into the valley. It was decided that 'it' was a cowyak.

The park has a lot of Ger camps for tourists. Not occupied at this time of year, though. The Mongolian landscape is very, very fragile. There is little rainfall and as a result very thin vegetation anywhere. The top soil is just a skin on the earth. The park is doing a good job in trying to restrict the damage hoards of tourists would do to the delicate balance nature was achieved here over the millenia.

The snowscapes are wonderful. Unfortunately for me, the best photo opps were on the drive out of the park.....but no time to stop.

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