Day 9. 2004-07-12. Through Altay.

Notes: There are camels grazing not far away while we have breakfast. We are still making our way around a lot of road construction - sometimes someone ends up on the wrong side of the new road and we have to wait till they make their way back. 10:00 - the topography is finally beginning to change - we're getting closer to the hills, and we're beside a deep (dry) river bed, heading towards a cleft in the hills. There are lovely red hills against velvety green bigger hills. The top of the pass through the hills is 2130m high. Arrived Altay around 01:30, found fuel, water and good grocery shopping (eggs, cheese, bread, cookies and a wonderful Genghis Khan vodka bottle)

Diesel Fuel (Altay): 600 Togrog per litre. (1,170 Togrog = $1US)

End of Day Statistics.

Total Time: 10:02
Stopped Time: 5:04
Moving Time: 4:58

Distance: 99.0 km.
Overall Speed: 9.8 k.p.h.
Moving Speed: 19.8 k.p.h.

Location: 46.373384°N 95.565860°E.
Speed: 20 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1288 metres.
Distance: 2.4 km.

Location: 46.368178°N 95.693608°E.
Speed: 20 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1366 metres.
Distance: 12.4 km.

Location: 46.367654°N 95.784771°E.
Speed: 16 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1497 metres.
Distance: 19.5 km.

Location: 46.367065°N 95.811578°E.
Speed: 10 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1529 metres.
Distance: 21.6 km.

Location: 46.367065°N 95.811578°E.
Speed: 10 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1529 metres.
Distance: 21.6 km.

Location: 46.367558°N 95.822982°E.
Speed: 15 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1552 metres.
Distance: 22.5 km.

Location: 46.366259°N 95.827169°E.
Speed: 19 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1555 metres.
Distance: 22.9 km.

Location: 46.363773°N 95.933509°E.
Speed: 22 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1748 metres.
Distance: 31.2 km.

Location: 46.385521°N 96.041130°E.
Speed: 4 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1981 metres.
Distance: 40.2 km.

Location: 46.385371°N 96.041303°E.
Speed: 4 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1981 metres.
Distance: 40.2 km.

Location: 46.393498°N 96.061264°E.
Speed: 11 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2009 metres.
Distance: 42.1 km.

Location: 46.393498°N 96.061264°E.
Speed: 11 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2009 metres.
Distance: 42.1 km.

Location: 46.402450°N 96.090165°E.
Speed: 17 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2103 metres.
Distance: 44.8 km.

Location: 46.397150°N 96.100645°E.
Speed: 16 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2141 metres.
Distance: 45.9 km.

Location: 46.396070°N 96.115725°E.
Speed: 9 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2188 metres.
Distance: 47.2 km.

Location: 46.399758°N 96.135048°E.
Speed: 8 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2240 metres.
Distance: 48.9 km.

Location: 46.399758°N 96.135048°E.
Speed: 8 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2240 metres.
Distance: 48.9 km.

Location: 46.394530°N 96.167125°E.
Speed: 24 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2222 metres.
Distance: 51.4 km.

Location: 46.385394°N 96.202561°E.
Speed: 26 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2208 metres.
Distance: 54.4 km.

Location: 46.381614°N 96.216777°E.
Speed: 17 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2205 metres.
Distance: 55.6 km.

Location: 46.372569°N 96.252468°E.
Speed: 9 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2170 metres.
Distance: 62.3 km.

Location: 46.372562°N 96.256010°E.
Speed: 5 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2168 metres.
Distance: 62.6 km.

Location: 46.373055°N 96.257914°E.
Speed: 0 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2170 metres.
Distance: 64.1 km.

Location: 46.396714°N 96.284479°E.
Speed: 24 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2108 metres.
Distance: 67.8 km.

Location: 46.404795°N 96.308193°E.
Speed: 21 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2077 metres.
Distance: 69.9 km.

Location: 46.400056°N 96.380832°E.
Speed: 23 k.p.h.

Altitude: 2096 metres.
Distance: 76.1 km.

Location: 46.399151°N 96.601511°E.
Speed: 23 k.p.h.

Altitude: 1915 metres.
Distance: 93.7 km.

Stephen Stewart.