Woke up early with the anticipation of seeing the sunrise.
There was no sunrise, so slipped out of the yurt for an early morning walk.
I was delighted by the flowers just outside the yurt. Not sure what those flowers were but they look photogenic.
Further along, there are also some white flowers and plant which captured my eye.
Wandering further out to the steppes, I was surprised to see a stream babbling along at this time of the year – everything looks so tranquil.
Then some camels came along. I guess we were doing the same thing – having an early morning walk.
I walked quietly towards them and took some photos.
Then came the Mongolian horses. . . . . . . . . .Β and more horses.
By now, the stream seem to be getting busier.
I knew I had a perfect morning and I should be on my way back to the yurt and have a hearty breakfast!
Nice cosmos!
Thank you. Have a nice weekend π
You, too! π
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My wife has always wanted to live in a yurt. Any interior photos?
Sorry, I have only one inside photo – in my post “Inside the Mongolia Yurt”. maybe you would like to peruse it as well!
Looks very tranquil very nice indeed.
Glad that they convey a sense of tranquility. Have a nice weekend π
Beautiful photos, Michael. Our younger daughter want to live in a yurt one day. We’ll see how that goes.
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Would be a nice experience. Whereabout is this yurt? In your home country? Have a nice weekend π
She doesn’t have one but would like to some day.
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Lovely!
Thank you!
That looks like the PERFECT morning. I’m very envious. π
Yes, it was a perfect morning. Have a nice weekend π
wonderful pictures.. where is this located?
Hi, this is in Inner Mongolia. Maybe you would also be interested to read my other posts on Inner Mongolia !
I certainly will!
Thank you
Thank you π
What a perfect way to start a day! Your pictures are so enjoyable.
Yes, nature can be so enjoyable. Have a nice weekend π
Thanks. You too.
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Serene and lovely!
Thank you π
What a attractive place!!
Thank you. Have a nice weekend π
You’ve got some cosmos flowers there and asters. They are colorful and beautiful.
Hi bebs1, thanks for the information on the flowers. Have a nice weekend π
Beautiful photos. I want to stay in a yurt some day.
A great experience, nice to try, at least once!
What an amazing place! I might have to put it on my list of places to visit! : )) the flowers ..were they wild or planted? Permanent yurts?
Hi, the cosmos may be planted but the chrysanthmums are wild. The yurts are on a platform supported by wheels, they could be moved around. Thank you π
The flowers and yurt are like a magical painting.
The only thing I don’t like on the picture was the concrete path between the flowers and the yurts, maybe I should remove it electronically!
Oh goodness I didn’t even notice.
Have a nice weekend π
Very peaceful scenes. Even the animals looks at peace. Enjoy nature π
Hi Mabel, the animals were at peace also, hope I didn’t disturb them! Thank you π
perfect morning indeed!
I wouldn’t mind starting every morning like this. Thank you π
What a perfect prelude to breakfast! =>
I always find it enjoyable wandering on your own early in the morning before the place has any people. Thank you π
i just posted my yurt post.
Your yurts like better or at least brighter than ours. From memory, we had no windows!
they were supposed to be luxury suite!
I think the accommodation you get always commensurate with the price you paid π
Tranquil indeed. Thanks for taking us along on your walk.
Hi Bill, glad that you enjoyed the posts. Thank you π
I could feel the peace and tranquility emanating from your photos.
Good, I like to convey a sense of tranquility in my pictures. Thank you π
very beautiful. wow! just simply beautiful, no effort whatsoever. Nature is just so beautiful.
You are right, no efforts, it was just mother nature!
gorgeous photos. they make me want to visit.
Hope you have a chance to visit it in person someday!
this looks so calm and cozy. We always dreamed to have a yurt. How is living in it?
I am sure that for tourists they have several classes of yurts and the ones we lived in was pretty basic. Living in it was an experience but I think I rather live at home!
beautiful landscapes, is this now, isn’t there snow in mongolia now? I would have thought this would have been later in the year September? Anyway no matter, I love mongolia, the sky there is one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen, no light pollution, nothing for miles around, just camels and grass and horses. Oh and I think your flowers are wild chrysanthemums
Hi, it was late August / early September 2012. The grass was starting to turn yellow and in some areas, the soil was exposed giving rise to dust. Yeah, the white flowers are wild chrysanthemums. Thanks for the information!
ok that makes sense : ) thanks. It just sounded like you were there now!
Apologize that I have not made it clear!
oh you don’t have to π – it doesn’t really matter I only wondered why it was green when I was sure it would have to be winter there now. i guess if you have been somewhere you think about it more!
I used to forget to re-mention the location if I am doing a series of the same place in a row. Regards, Michael
the flowers are blue lupin, cosmos, and weeds!
We don’t have blue lupin and cosmos locally. Thanks for the information!
Michael, I always enjoy reading your posts and I admire your photography skills. I’ve always wanted to visit Mongolia and tread those seemingly endless steppes. I’m quite curious as to how you ended up in a yurt in the middle of nowhere. Are you on a tour, did you get lost, did you get abducted by aliens and get dropped here? What’s the back story? Best regards.
Hi Kongo, many thanks for writing to me. We were in a tour – which I posted recently – a tour to Inner Mongolia and Shanxi of China. Many thanks for the kind comment π
Hi Michael, thank you for stopping by. What a lovely yurt! Like a fairytale village. I was in China in 1986. Only had a peek at inner Mongolia from the Great Wall. There was one camel in the parking lot for tourists to have their photo taken on. He or she was of the one hump variety – a dromedary? Probably very far from home. Hope you see the sun rise soon.
You are welcome. Have seen many sunrises over the sea or hills – what I would really like is to see it over the steppes!
Lovely, especially the flowers! (and the camels) π
This is the first time I see camels in the open fields! Regards, Michael
How beautiful!
Glad that you like the pictures!