Arhangay Aymag

An extinct volcano that set off 9000 years ago and by the looks of it really blew it's lid as the top half of the mountain is missing and scattered all around the area around it in big chunks of basalt. The landscape leading to and on the side of the volcano was very cool, bare earth, boulder graveyards, many a bare trees, patchy snow with a new bout on vegre of falling. It felt as though the eruption had just happened and this was the winter fallout caused by an ash cloud. Just the me, Rachel and the guide scaling the side of the mountain to reach thee crater rim. Just before we peaked we were warned about loose footing and I definitely would not want to fall in after seeing the hole. It was huge!! Exactly what I would imagine a crater to look like but seeing it with my own eyes gave it a realness and a force behind what would cause such a big hole! After hiking the volcanoes of Indonesia and New Zealand all having humungous craters that once I was inside looked more like mountains rather than sides, it was cool to take it all in in its totality. We spent some time at the top before retreating to the car as the weather was turning and the snow was coming.Les mer