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:

guess what happened

almost there

floor panel

floor panel sealed outside and inside

shackle angle

D35 axle repair bearing

Wheel stud replacement

old stripped studs removed easily, 1 or 2 hammer hits enough to loosen

got studs from old ZJ wheel bearing hub

insert

 tighten them all using spacer

all tightened and brake drum installed

Wheel stud

Found a rear wheel studs striped out :-(

almost half threads gone

brake drum holes changed shape, now they are all oval

A little damage to wheel 

will replace them soon,

Cargo floor panel repair