Mongolia is...

... car camping in a minivan - only it's supped up with 4WD, shortened wheel-bed and lifted. And the road is a rut in the sand with only two street signs for the entire country. And you're traveling with other strangers who just want to see like you do.



... keeping warm with a fire made of wood if you're lucky, sheep shit if you're not. But your tent is a ger and lined with wool to insulate everything.



... like the plains east of the Rockies, or the hillsides of Montana and Wyoming, or the deserts of California, but then a herd of camels cross your path and you remember.


... Amazing.