Scouting photos - Hulunbeir, Inner Mongolia, July 2010
In July 2010 Huijie and Yanjing headed up to the Hulunbeir Grasslands in the far north of Inner Mongolia, looking for good places to visit on a longer trip. As well as the grasslands, they visited towns on the border of China and Russia and experienced the interesting mix of Chinese and Russian culture.

Herding horses on the Hulunbeir Prairie.

Chasing the one that got away.

A collection of carts behind a small settlement of yurts.

Flowers, fields, and rolling hills.

A wooden park plank pathway leads up to an observation platform.

The Erguna River.

Sheep roam on the grasslands.

More flowers, fields, and gently rolling hills.

A cabin in Shiwei, near the border of China and Russia.

A log cabin in Shiwei, with a sauna attached.

Wood-fired oven, conical kettle.

A big house in Shiwei.

Early evening views in Manzhouli, another border town that was once a major financial center.