Herders and Hustai

This last weekend, I went with Joe and Liv to Hustai National Park.  Now, let me tell you a few things about this park and this trip:

1.  While it is only 60 miles away from UB - it took us three hours to get there.
2.  It is truly in the middle of nowhere - the tourist camp/park headquarters has a satellite phone for emergencies.
3.  Our "expert" guides had been there a combined three times (there were two of them).
4.  It got very cold again here. It was approximately 22 degrees - with a strong Siberian wind. Let's just say this - brrrrr.......

So, I'll begin this series of posts with a lovely photo of a local herder that greeted us on our way into the park.  Seriously - it's almost like some of this was done with props.