Vulture's Mouth

We passed our morning drive boredom as Demchig raced with a Radiant Sky van, who stayed at the same ger camp with us last night...trust me, the drive gets really boring after few days of driving in the Gobi. Our only stop today was the Yol Valley, known for its meters-thick ice for most of the year. Yes, the Gobi gets snow in the winter and it's maximum daytime can be -15C.



Yolyn Am (Vulture's Mouth) was originally established as a birdlife conservation, but now the valley is more famous for its dramatic and unusual landscape: ice-filled gorge. For most of the year, the gorge is filled with meters-thick ice and snow. In winter, the ice can reach up to 10m high and stretches for 10km; but usually disappears in the summer. We were able to hike along the gorge and saw few remaining ice that'll disappear in weeks, if not in days.








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Location:Yolyn Am, Mongolia