a year in images: part one

In the spirit of the coming New Year and the fact that New Years is a WAY bigger deal in Mongolia than Christmas, I've decided to do a countdown of sorts.

Over the next three days I'll be posting ten of my favorite pictures from the past year (that I've taken).

I've cheated a bit in trying to choose ones that are not only "good" pictures, but that are also a good representation of some of the highlights of the past twelve months and all they've held. That said, sometimes they are just pictures that I love because of the memories or the people or the beauty of this place.

The first three:

January 2010: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

March 2010: Zaison War Monument, UB

June 2010: Gachuurt, Mongolia