Friday, July 17, 2015

Trip to Khovsgol

Went to Khuvsgul between July 11 - 17, 2015 with a team of 3 Grand Cherokee ZJs & Toyota RAV4


July 12: near Orkhon river bridge

July 12: @ camp near Chuluut river bridge, overnight

July 13: Chuluut river


July 13: Khorgo crater   - 48°11'14.35" N  99°51'29.51" E

tree grown within rock
 lava rock


July 13: Terkhiin tsagaan lake - 48°09'17.10" N  99°42'31.00" E



a muddy road
 a muddy car

July14: left of Khuvsgul lake, camping


was here, 50°30.285' N, 100°12.444' E,


actually it is located at there very end of the lake


Khuvsgul nuur is located in the northwest of Mongolia near the Russian border, at the foot of the eastern Sayan Mountains. It is 1,645 metres (5,397 feet) above sea level, 136 kilometres (85 miles) long and 262 metres (860 feet) deep. It is the second-most voluminous freshwater lake in Asia, and holds almost 70% of Mongolia's fresh water and 0.4% of all the fresh water in the world
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kh%C3%B6vsg%C3%B6l_Nuur 




July 15: rest day








July 16: @Khatgal


 July 16: back to home:





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