I was visiting Mongolian friends at Tsgaan Sar, the celebration of the lunar new year. Everyone gets dressed up in their best--and these two boys were no exception. The expressions on their faces are so clear--confidence on the face of the boy on...
School children in Mongolia wear uniforms. These children attend school is Muron, Khovsgul, Mongolia. The schools run double sessions here. The photo was taken in September of 2008.
The extended family of my host family during training in the summer of 2008. The head of family is Tsetsgey, second from left. Her two daughters center front and two grandchildren front. I am second from right with Tsetsgey's sister.
[adapted from Wikipedia] An ovoo is a type of shamanistic cairn found in Mongolia, usually made from rocks or from wood. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places, like mountain passes. They serve mainly as religious sites,...
This photo was taken in the countryside about an hour's drive west of Muron, Khuvsgul, Mongolia in 2009. I was staying at a friend's ger camp on a high bluff looking out over the Delgermuron River--a broad grassland with little stream's running...
Lake Khuvsgol is the largest lake in Mongolia--known as the Dark Blue Pearl. The water is so clear and pure and when it freezes, you can see deeply down into it. Every winter there is an ice festival on the lake with wonderful ice sculptures and...
This photo of Judy (Volunteer) milking a hainag was taken in the summer of 2009 in Rinchinlumbe, Khovsgul, Mongolia. A hainag is a cross between a yak and a cow.
This couple in traditional Mongolian garb are relatives of my host family and we have just been visiting them during Tsgaan Sar in February 2009. Tsgaan Sar means white month celebrating Buddhist lunar new year.
This man is a woodcarver and his name is Gotchoo. The little carved snuff bottle in his hand is one of the most beautifully carved objects I have ever seen-entirely covered with intricate and symbolic carvings. It is used in a little greeting...