The Forest opens

Nearly all my way from Vladivostok through to close to Ulan Ude, the gateway into Mongolia, you are driving through landscapes reminding me of the Bavarian Voralpen or the Black Forrest: mixed forest with a lot of pines and Birches, quite dark and dense at times, sometimes opening up to view the hills with meadows and more forest. Mighty rivers are crisscrossing the country, being a welcome change in scenery and providing nice camping spots.
Needing to walk Rex I had to get out often and walk him through these dense forests. He was very exited of course, all these strange smells and sounds, however as everybody who read Rotkaeppchen or Red Riding Hood knows wolves are living there. Ok, Rotkaeppchen is no authority on Siberian fauna but to make things worse we have to add the bear. So I always felt a certain portion of unease, my ears tuned in to all the noises around me and my bear spray close at hand.
I was very grateful that Rexelby refrained from hunting wolves and bears. He of course still had to hunt, however aimed more at a different species of game…. the chipmunk.
And finally, after more than 3000km, the forest opened and made room for grassy hills and soft slopes.Read more