We only stayed in Moron overnight, and in the morning we began our seven days of trekking around northern Mongolia. We travelled in three Russian-built vans which proved to us over the course of the trip that they were capable of going anywhere!
There were no real roads over most of the vast grassland and desert areas we travelled across - only well-travelled trails, like the ones 4-wheelers use back home in Nunavut.
The vans (and their drivers) were amazing - they could go over, or through, anything! 
The ride was very rough, but we eventually got used to it, and spent days enjoying beautiful panoramas of mountains, valleys, herds of animals (cattle, sheep, yaks, horses, and occasionally camels).
Horses have been at the centre of Mongolian culture for centuries, and they are still used a lot by the nomadic peoples who live on the Steppe, or grasslands. 
One unusual thing we saw several times were "twisters", i.e. funnels of sand twirling up from the land like little tornados. They never posed any danger as we drove past them.
The vans (and their drivers) were amazing - they could go over, or through, anything! 
The ride was very rough, but we eventually got used to it, and spent days enjoying beautiful panoramas of mountains, valleys, herds of animals (cattle, sheep, yaks, horses, and occasionally camels).
Horses have been at the centre of Mongolian culture for centuries, and they are still used a lot by the nomadic peoples who live on the Steppe, or grasslands. 
One unusual thing we saw several times were "twisters", i.e. funnels of sand twirling up from the land like little tornados. They never posed any danger as we drove past them.
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