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Barnaul (Барнаул)
Leg 4 – Russia

Barnaul (Барнаул)

By June 14, 2014
Saturday, June 14, 2014 Barnaul is twined with Flagstaff in the United States. And Flagstaff hosts overland expo each year. We don’
Biysk (Бийск)
Leg 4 – Russia

Biysk (Бийск)

By June 13, 2014
Black Friday (черная пятница), June 13, 2014 Woke up early as our room did not have curtains and the sun got up early here.
Gorno-Altaisk (Горно-Алтайск)
Leg 4 – Russia

Gorno-Altaisk (Горно-Алтайск)

By June 12, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014 Huge driving day today, covering some 445kms (278 miles) through the Altai Mountains. We had wonderful scenery along the
Kosh-Agach (Кош-Агач)
Leg 4 – Russia

Kosh-Agach (Кош-Агач)

By June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 The drive from the border to Kosh-Agach was very painless. We were driving in search of a place
Across the Mongolian/Russian Border
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Across the Mongolian/Russian Border

By June 11, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 We set off from Ölgii around 9:30 and headed towards the Mongolian/Russian border. Most of the road was
Ölgii (Өлгий)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Ölgii (Өлгий)

By June 8, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014 On arrival we rushed around and picked a hotel. The one we liked was full. Ended up making
To Ölgii (Өлгий)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

To Ölgii (Өлгий)

By June 8, 2014
Sunday, June 8, 2014 We had a leisurely 6 hour drive to Ölgii. The roads started out dusty and bumpy but ended
Khovd (Ховд)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Khovd (Ховд)

By June 5, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014 Our hotel had the usual challenge, ie.:lacking hot water. But we setup our camping shower and used
Traveling to Khovd (Ховд)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Traveling to Khovd (Ховд)

By June 4, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 We woke up to find a dusting of snow on Sterlin as well as on the northern slopes
Altai (Алтай)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Altai (Алтай)

By June 2, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014 The ‘improved’ road away from Uliastai headed up and over a pass and was in poor condition. But
Uliastai (Улиастай)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Uliastai (Улиастай)

By May 31, 2014
Saturday, May 31, 2014 We sure must have slept well as we woke up to find it was past 8am! Not bad!
Halfway to Tosontsengel (Тосонцэнгэл)
Leg 4 – Mongolia

Halfway to Tosontsengel (Тосонцэнгэл)

By May 30, 2014
Friday, May 30, 2014 After breakfast in our room we drove about 20km west of Moron to go and see the Deer
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