Heading out to Yolyn Am (Vulture's Mouth)

JAnother full day over dry grasslands and mile upon mile of sand and scrub got us to Dalanzadgad, a largish town in the middle of the Gobi.  Nestled up against an impressive range of mountains this mining center town was alive with shops, cars, and people.  Here we restocked, bought some "fresh" camel meat and savored a bit of civilization. 

Here we also serviced the truck, and Jim, our driver, replaced the shocks on the front axle. Poor "Archie" had taken quite a beating on the rough roads over the past two months and this had to be done-one had cracked. 

By the time the shock was "repaired" the ice canyon at Yolyn Am was off schedule for the day so we headed out to the Ger camp for a good night sleep, meal, and first shower in days!