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Friends, family and loved ones,

Mongogos eat,drink and be merry in Ulaan Baatar. In our way back from the mountains we spent time taking in sights and culture.
Goodbye stormy mountains.

We enjoyed eating our first marmot and even had horse meat. We were able to drink the national famous beverage of fermented mare’s milk. We descended to a lovely lake camp sight.
Lake side relaxing 😌

Swimming and hiking filled our day with a visit to a secluded waterfall.

On our way we crashed a wedding where the entertainment was traditional Mongolian wrestling.
Winning move!

And what trip would be complete without out a visit to an eagle hunters Ger (Yurt).
Huntress Kari!

All too soon our adventure is coming to an end. We now are saying our goodbyes and boarding jets to get home to all our friends, family and loved ones! Thank you for following our expedition. We hope that you will join us in Bhutan!

Vern Tejas and phenomenal Magogos!

The Amazing Mongogos flew from Ulgii to Ulaan Baatar today. First thing on our list was food that wasn’t traditional Mongolian cuisine. Italian, French, Korean and American food was ordered and quickly consumed. Special mention was the double bacon cheeseburger which came with complimentary grease gloves.

But how did we get so famished you may ask? It was just a few days ago that we were climbing the highest mountain in Mongolia. It’s called Küiten and it means “Cold” mountain. We had to climb it a couple days ahead of schedule due to nasty weather approaching. The team dug deep and was able to push to the summit as clouds were rolling in.

We descended from the peak to high camp as weather conditions diminished.

We had a quick lunch and broke down our campsite and marched all the way to Base Camp. And that is when the rain came 🌧️. Timing is everything!

Vern Tejas and the Wonderful Mongogos

Friends, family and loved ones,

The Mongogos are returning to Ulaan Baatar today so it’s a great opportunity to get you caught up on all the things we did while we were off grid. We boarded our approach vehicles in the remote western Mongolian town of Khod.

Along the way to the Alti mountains we passed where hunters left petroglyphs of their prey 5,000 years ago.

We tried our luck at approaching base camp on horseback rather than foot. Not only was it fun, it also saved our legs for climbing MALCHIN.

We passed heard of free range camels on our way to Base Camp.

The following day we acclimatized with a 3,000 foot jaunt up Malchin (Shepherds Peak) and had a picnic on top.

Vern Tejas and the Mongogos

Friends, family and loved ones,

It was a big day of travel for the Mongogos. Mostly off-road all the way back to Ulgii. Fortunately we were able to visit an eagle hunting family along the way.

A bit more driving over the steppe and a picnic lunch was enjoyed by all.

We finished off our day with Dombra concert by a delightful family of musicians.

All of us are sad that our experience in Mongolia is drawing to an end yet happy that we are heading back to our beloved friends and family. Our expedition was a success on many different levels. We enjoyed sharing new foods and culture. None of us had ever eaten Horse or Mamot or drank Fermented Mares Milk but we found to our liking. Of course one of the high points was sharing the highest mountain in Mongolia.

Vern Tejas and The Fabulous Mongogos