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Horse Herders, Darhad Valley, Mongolia, 2003 |
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Mongolian herdsmen drive horses back into the Darhad Valley after wintering on the other side of the 10,000-foot (3,000-meter) mountains that rise in the background. People have moved their herds over these mountains for generations. But a government effort to transition Mongolia's nomadic people to more stable urban lives could soon mean the end of this twice-yearly trek.
(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Mongolian Crossing: Is Time Running Out on Timeless Migration?" October 2003, National Geographic magazine)
Buy a print of this photo. Photograph by Gordon Wiltsie
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