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On Thursday (September, 16th) my dad and I piled into an minibus and headed out of Ulaanbaator (UB). Outside of UB there are few paved roads, and most people get around on Land Cruisers, old Russian Jeeps, minibuses, motorcycles, or horses.

After several hours of driving (still on mostly paved roads) we reached Oguun Hid (Old Man Monastery). Present day Oguun Hid is mainly in ruins, a legacy of both the Manchus and the Soviets, although efforts have been made since Mongolian independence in 1990 to build new monasteries and continue the Buddhist traditions of the area.…

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