Things to take: Nylon rainproof duster, by Outback Plain waxed cotton rainproof hat, by Olney, Toad Hall, Barbour, or similar Ariat Cobalt XR Performer Pro waterproof riding boots Well-worn schooling chaps (apparently a fashion faux pas, as Shuree tried to tell me; but the practical value is immense) Ariat baseball-style cap (when the sun does come out, it is brutal).
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Good books about Mongolia (one primary source, five histories, five memoirs, and a novel) : The Secret History of the Mongols–Adapted by Paul Kahn Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World–Jack Weatherford The Secret History of the Mongol Queens–Jack Weatherford Genghis Khan–John Man Kublai Khan–John Man Mongols, Huns and Vikings –Hugh Kennedy Silk Road Adventure–Claire Burgess Watson Hearing Birds
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Now, for the postcard version of the horse trek in Mongolia (detailed in the previous dozen posts): Tza! It was worth the trouble! (“Tza” is a useful Mongolian expression for “everything’s just fine,” or “absolutely right.”) Some sage whose name I cannot remember noted that an adventure is just a disaster recalled later, in safety. And so, in many ways,
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