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Mongolian Cloudscapes – Photography
Blog: Ottsworld - 23 September 2011
I believe that there is something very special about the Mongolian skies. Out of all of the countries I’ve been to, the skies in Mongolia are the most memorable. They are vast. They are the most perfect color blue. Even when they get angry and dark, they are perfection. They make me feel small. And [...]
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Driving in Mongolia
Blog: Ottsworld - 15 September 2011
We get in the car, adjust the seat so that the pedal distance is just right, buckle up, and put two quarters in the slot. I choose 3 players, level of difficulty, my route, start the engine, hear the rumble of a muffler-less rally car, and I’m off…as if I’m in a video game. Driving [...]
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Mongolian Hospitality – Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 13 September 2011
Once the sun came up they started appearing. They were just puffs of dust off in the distance and as they got closer you could see 3 or 4 people squeezed on the motorcycle. They were curious about what 2 little tents and a car were doing in their flat rocky landscape they call home. [...]
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Sink or Float – Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 12 September 2011
When I was a kid I used to have this thing called a ‘bubble’; it was made of Styrofoam in the shape of an oval about a foot long. It was used for swimming…actually it kept me from sinking. The bubble was strapped around my waste and basically kept me afloat in the pool. I [...]
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Slowing Down – Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 8 September 2011
Since we had made it into Mongolia – it was time to slow down and enjoy our surroundings. One problem, Rick had a flight to catch. He hitchhiked a ride with another team to Khovd to try to sort out his flight issues while Dave, Deb, and I took a slow day of filming and [...]
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Mongolia Freedom – Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 6 September 2011
At 11AM a border guard walks across the parking lot carrying passports and some forms, looking official with a stern look on his face. All of the teams perk up, and eyes follow the official’s every move; each wondering who will get the ticket to freedom. The official doesn’t say a word, scans the license [...]
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Lost in the Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 5 September 2011
We are traveling in Mongolia with a map that is 5 years old. This normally wouldn’t be that big of deal, but in a country where roads are only dirt and they change every season as new tracks are made, this IS a big deal. Every day we start off confident of our direction. Then [...]
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How To Wait at a Border – Mongol Rally
Blog: Ottsworld - 1 September 2011
They say patience is a virtue. I’ve learned to developed my patience through traveling, but the border crossings on the Mongol Rally kick it up to a whole new level of patience that is required. For our last border crossing, “Wait” is the word of the day…and night. This was it , our last border [...]
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