Exploring More of Atlyn Emel Nat’l Park

Our lunch stop was at a 700 year old willow tree, where according to the legend the warriors of Genghis Khan once made their camp. From there we passed the thermal water pipe which folks shower under to keep their skin soft and radiant and continued on through the desert to the Katutau lava mountains. These mountains are the result of intense volcanic activity in the region. The frozen lava of the volcano has acquired bizarre forms here, becoming a unique national monument. Peaking into the large holes in the formation we spotted a shy mountain hare. Time to head to our last stop, the magical singing dunes.Weiterlesen