Traveling by minibus from Ulaanbaatar (Ulan Bator) to Mandalgovi (Middle Gobi) to Dalanzadgad, Yolyn Am Preserve, and the Flaming Cliffs area near Bayanzag (where the Gobi Marathon took place).
In the summer of 2009, two guys from Metro Detroit are traveling 10,000 miles from London to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in an effort to raise money to assist underprivileged Mongolian families in becoming self-sufficient.