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Cat Urbigkit, a sheep rancher, writer and photographer from western Wyoming, is a nice addition to Stephen Bodio’s Querencia blog. She’s done a fascinating series of posts (with stunning photos) that help satisfy my need to vicariously travel to Mongolia:

We ran the horses across the steppe. Armanbek had another young man bring me Armanbek’s horse whip, then tried to talk me into racing him. I laughed and started, but watched as Armanbek dropped onto one knee, at a gallop, with the eagle in the other hand, and I pulled up. He thundered across the steppe on a beautiful paint horse, with the eagle in his right fist, down on his left knee. It was the finest act of horsemanship I’ve ever witnessed in all my life. He did it two more times throughout the day, but I could never get a picture. The look on his face was pure joy.

• Cat’s Mongolia, Part 1
• Cat’s Mongolia, Part II
• Cat’s Mongolia, Part III
• The last of Cat’s Mongolia

Enjoy!