Mongolia

Last September I set off on a journey to the other side of the world, to Mongolia. I was invited by Max Muench who owns a company called Followthetracks. He invited a bunch of really cool creaters to explore the country together with him as he had been there multiple times over the last couple of years and I can now see why he fell in love which this beautiful country.

We started off in the main city Ulan batur where we all had a good night rest before heading on this amazing adventure. From Ulan Batur we had to drive all the way north west to our last destination Ulgi city where nearby the eagle hunters were living in the mountains practicing their traditions. Our first stop was white stupa, a beautiful area with stunning cliff and rock formations all around. We arrived at sunset and were stunning by the beauty, stayed for the night and camped right beside the cliffs. The next morning we woke up early to catch the sun rising in a even better direction. This place is a absolute beauty for photographer like myself and hopefully you can see why in the following image.

White Stupa

The following day we made our way up to the next place, where we stayed in a gyr camp nearby. This place was called the flaming cliffs due to it's red color when the sun set and rises. A beauty sight that no one of as have ever seen quite like it. I had never expected such formations to be in Mongolia and I think by these photos you can agree with me that these are quite unique places.

Our next stop was something I really looked forward to as I am a big fan of desert landscapes. The gobi desert. The Gobi measures over 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from southwest to northeast and 800 km (500 mi) from north to south. The desert is widest in the west, along the line joining the lake Bosten and the Lop Nor. It occupies an arc of land 1,295,000 km2 (500,000 sq mi) in area as of 2007; it is the sixth-largest desert in the world and Asia's 2nd largest. The are some families living around the desert and we stayed with one of the local families. We learned about their traditions and saw how the camels were free during the day and would come back around 8 pm to get fed.

Local making his way through the Desert home

The Gobi is overall a cold desert, with frost and occasionally snow occurring on its dunes. Besides being quite far north, it is also located on a plateau roughly 910–1,520 metres (2,990–4,990 ft) above sea level, which contributes to its low temperatures. Luckily the gyr camps are very farm and isolated.

We also visited the big dune which was situated an 40 min drive from the local family we were staying with. We all took a sledge and walked our way up. It took around 45 minutes to get up and after sunrise we al sled down back to the car to make our way back for a relaxing day at the camp.

We also visited the big dune which was situated an 40 min drive from the local family we were staying with. We all took a sledge and walked our way up. It took around 45 minutes to get up and after sunrise we al sled down back to the car to make our way back for a relaxing day at they camp.

Our next stop was Ulgi city and the eagle hunters. The drive was beautiful and it took us two full days. We camped and stayed in hotels along the way. But the stops might have been as beautiful as the destination it self.

Eagle hunter and his son