On our way from Gun-Galuut we passed this typical herder encampment, complete with car, motorbike, solar panel and satellite dish

Another not-uncommon scene when one is on the road in Mongolia...a truckload of the ever-patient Mongol horses

We passed through a small soum center, the last town we saw on this leg of the trip

Then it was back out into the glorious countryside on the earth roads, heading north

Pokey had become very interested in the cashmere goats as possible sculpture subjects, so we stopped any time there were some near the road. The markings on this one were definitely a bonus!

The afternoon light was really beautiful.

This family had stopped to get water from the spring, which is enclosed with a fence to keep livestock out. I've rarely seen a western style livestock or horse trailer in my travels. The animals ride in the back of trucks, sometimes with very simple barriers to keep them onboard.

Did I say we wanted to see goats? We came up over a rise and....

As we went higher up into the mountains, we found ourselves in forested areas and came across this herd of really stunning horses.

Ovoo up on the pass.

Traveling along one side of a valley, we saw these two boys herding a couple of yak/cattle hybrids.

We were happily taking photos when one of them abruptly turned and started towards the car. His "minder" suddenly wasn't smiling and it got a little tense as we wondered if we needed to get ready to brace for impact.

But within a few yards, the boy got him turned and we all exhaled.

Our last view of them riding off into the early evening light.

Onward...

We finally had mountains on either side of us and saw a variety of deciduous and evergreen trees.

A local herder family setting up their ger

At last we arrived at the ger camp, which was situated on a bluff above the Tuul Gol.