Giant Backlog of Photos I: Mongolia

Since nobody seemed to have an opinion strong enough to mention, I'm going to go about putting up the photos from my travels in whatever way I see fit. I've already written about all these trips, but some of the photos require a bit more explanation than you can get from what I wrote. So I'll write new explanations for the ones that need it, and I'll copy-paste bits of the old blogs where I can, so I don't have to write stuff all over again.
   Our first stop (if you'll look out the left-hand windows, keeping your arms and legs inside the vehicle) is Mongolia. I'm going to do this a bit differently than I have—I'm linking you to an album I made, so you can see all the pictures at large size with the captions right there. Anything in quotes is from the post The Steppe and the Desert, unless it says it's from my journal, in which case it's from my journal, and it's brand new to you. Anything not in quotes is stuff I just wrote. You'll have to forgive the crud on my camera lens. These photos aren't going to win awards—this is why I had a new camera on my Christmas list that year. Anyhow, enjoy! I'll be back with more photos when I get around to it.