There is a whole lot of wide open space. It is truly amazing at how much open space there is in Mongolia. You can drive for quite a long way and not run into much of anything. One thing we did see along the way were several ovoos. Ovoos are essentially a pile of rocks that are a site of worship for Mongolians. These are used when travelling as a way to offer thanks to nature and the gods for providing on the journey and to seek safety on the rest of the journey. This is one of the biggest ones and is fairly close to the city.
Still driving - we are now about an hour into the drive. This is what's around.... Also, I am not one to get car sick, but I definitely should have considered motion sickness pills - it is a bumpy ride.
Almost there... still not a lot of civilization to be seen but I definitely have a greater appreciation of truly how big and undeveloped Mongolia is. And - we still have pavement at this point - which is not at all the case once we get into the national park.
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