It's the second largest desert in the world, behind only the Sahara.
The barren landscape is littered with reminders of those creatures that succumbed
to the harsh environment.
.Sand and brush extend as far as the eye can see in every direction.
The only signs of humanity are the occasional ger and two or three tourist camps scattered about.
We came to Bayanzag to tour one of the most famous locations in the world for dinosaurs.
In the 1920s, American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews discovered the first dinosaur eggs. Since then, hundreds of dinosaur fossils have been unearthed here.
Our guide Ganzo found several bones just beneath the surface. No, he didn't damage them and, afterward, recovered them.
Alexandra and I also journeyed to Bayanzag
to view the "Flaming Cliffs," a name Andrews coined for the effect caused by the setting sun.
Like much of Mongolia, the landscape is what makes the country magical. I spent a couple of hours today just gazing out at the desert, experiencing the intense winds crashing against my body.
We finished off the day with the most prized feast in Mongolia – Khorkhog, lamb cooked by red-hot stones.
Tomorrow ... a camel encounter.
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