by Mark
This past Saturday Pieter Theron and I went looking for campgrounds to the east of Darhan. We intended to then drive south along the river and find the town of Sharangol (yellow river). Of course there are rivers and scouting for fishing opportunities around.
This area was listed as a canyon.
Turned out to be a very beautiful area- good possibility for future picnic spots
This journey brought to you by- Toyota. This was one of the times that we really did need 4×4 capability- roads, what roads?
This is looking back towards the canyon, note the herd of sheep in the foreground
I missed the spring daffodils and dogwoods but there are plenty of fields of wildflowers here, too.
This was the good bridge we crossed- entirely made of wood
The weather takes its toll. (Ok, that’s a bad pun but who can resist)
New foal
Several times I had the deja vous effect- where am I, Wyoming or Mongolia?
Horses in the river- they looked a bit hard up after the winter but the green grass will have them putting on weight soon enough. All of these sites were within an hour of Darhan. As we drove back we saw a new railroad that is being prepared to be put in- we think it is for the gold mines in the area. I also did not get to take pictures of the camels by the salt lake- that will be another time.
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May 5, 2009 at 9:39 am
Donald K Wood
The pictures are fascinating. What a unique area. I am sure we will see these again in the next few months as the back drop of a picnic. The horses do look rather slim, but amazing to see them all together. Are they in a fenced area or just ‘hanging’ together? Mom
May 5, 2009 at 9:52 am
Teresa
Hey, Mark, you ought to feel right at home in that country. It looks just like the hills of Vedauvou west of Cheyenne. Are those ponderosa pines on that hill side? Sure looks like it was a fun day. Too bad you don’t have ATV’s. They would make the trip lots more fun and let you cover lots more country in less time.
How was the stream? Any possiblities there? The Bear River looks about like chocolate milk as the runoff has begun. No good fishing for a couple of months yet. My first chance will probably be at our summer camp, which is when we keep the girls while Ryan and Dawn do Wilderness Week.
Morgan, our youngest granddaughter’s ninth birthday was last week. I got her a flyrod with all the fixin’s and a PINK fishing vest. Can’t wait for summer camp!
God bless you all. We’ll keep you in our prayers.
Teresa
May 5, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Mark
The horses are all free range- I saw a few that were branded this time, they had swastikas. They just range where ever they want to but seemed to stick close to the river. The foal had dropped probably within the last hour.
Teresa- ATV’s here would be great but we may need to settle for Russian motorcycles. The river was silty in parts and had a rocky bottom in other areas. I think we will have to go back to explore the possibilities further! We will miss y’all at camp and would love to see your granddaughter casting in the pink vest! Maybe there will be some flies headed her way.
May 6, 2009 at 8:50 am
Elizabeth
Amazing pictures! You really got some good shots. How beautiful it is–reminds a little of the streams in the Smokies last year!
Did you run into any people on this adventure? It looks sparsely populated. Please keep up the great photography.
May 7, 2009 at 9:17 am
Kelley
Mark, Even if you do ride Russian motorcycles, DO NOT take pictures! I can’t possibly resuscitate your mother and my mother at the same time!!!! Beautiful pics. K.