3 years ago, #Mongolia's parliament declared the #snowleopard stronghold of Tost a Protected Area, thanks to a grassroots campaign led by the local community & our Mongolia team. Now all mining licenses in Tost are cancelled & this crucial habitat is safe. snowleopard.org/securing-the-f…

They may be small, but these Mongolian "war" horses are mighty! #FishOrDie

During my 2003 horsetrek I placed a blue khadag on an ovoo near Otgon Tenger for my Nan. She loved me traveling & fully supported my Mongolian trips, even when my parents thought I was mad & discouraged me. bit.ly/2RJcbV0 #Mongolia #travel #spirit #ovoo #memories

Shijray was the guide who joined Jennie and I on our week long horsetrek through Khangai Nuruu National Park in Mongolia, in June 2004. bit.ly/2L6hVWH [Image: Jennie S] #Mongolia #adventure #travel #horsetrek #camping

While horsetrekking across the Khangai Nuruu National Park, families from nearby gers would often come for a visit bearing gifts. bit.ly/2VriKxf [Images: Jennie S] #Mongolia #horsetrek #camping #adventure #nomad #travel #girl-in-a-ger

Wooden cart in Bulgan, Mongolia. These are used by families when moving their gers from season to season and are usually pulled by slow plodding oxen. Note the modern tyre trim around the wheel. #Mongolia #travel #adventure #countryside #nomad

The days were hot as we rode through the Khangai Nuruu National Park, taking us up barren, dry river valleys strewn with fist sized rocks. bit.ly/2Dz6BMq #Mongolia #horsetrekking #nomad #travel #adventure

Beauty in the everyday. A small family altar in a Mongolian countryside abode. bit.ly/2DCu4wf #Mongolia #travel #adventure #nomad #beauty #journey

As we rode along we were joined intermittently by local herders who chatted with our guide and then went on their way. Read more: bit.ly/2LnrYH9 #Mongolia #wanderings #travel #adventure #horsetrek

Cooking breakfast in our campsite, most likely rice pudding. #Mongolia #travel #adventure #camping #campcooking #nomad #journey [Image: Jennie S.]

We stopped in the tiny village of Erdenetsogt where a cat ran up a pole to escape a dog, then a crow swooped on it. It felt like a metaphor for life. bit.ly/2GCSQx4 [Image: Jennie S.] #Mongolia #travel #adventure #journey #nomad

Children of herders living and working in the Khangai Nuruu National Park, Mongolia. #Mongolia #adventure #travel #herders #nomadlife #journey #horsetrek

After a week riding through the Khangai Nuruu National Park, Bayankhongor was a shock. It was busy with people dressed in their best ‘going-to-town’ clothes and lots of cars tooting as they drove past. bit.ly/2IOSJBR #Mongolia #travel #adventure #journey #horsetrek

After replenishing our food supplies (rice, pasta, tinned sprats, biscuits, vodka) in Bayankhongor, Jennie and I asked around at the market for furgons heading west towards Altai. bit.ly/2TTHUjN [Image: Jennie S] #Mongolia #travel #hitchhiking #adventure #furgon

Potholes, repairs and delicious marmot on a dry dusty plain at the edge of the Gobi. bit.ly/2QLckCC #Mongolia #travel #marmot #furgon #adventure #Gobi

Mighty Furgons crossing the Gobi desert of Mongolia... #Mongolia #mongoliatravel #adventuretravel #furgon

Bumbugur, Mongolia was a rundown one-horse town with no trees but plenty of dust and goats and a well patronised pool table on the roadside in the centre of town. bit.ly/2TLUgtW #Mongolia #travel #adventure #hitchhiking #gobi [Image: Jennie S]