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Here's what [Your Name] discovered:
Saying yes to a "bizarre invitation": John VanOstenbridge takes us with him across Mongolia
"It began with a simple text message," says travel author and retired pediatrician John VanOstenbridge. "How could I pass that up?"
The text was an invitation for the adventure of a lifetime: cycling across Mongolia—from the blistering heat of the steppe to the bitter cold of the mountains—with no guide, limited food, and cell phone service that was spotty on a good day.
So how did that go? Well, you'll just have to read Bikepacking Mongolia: An Epic Adventure, the half memoir, half travel guide John wrote after returning. "I put together some of my pre-trip research notes with daily journal entries," he says, "then sifted through hundreds of photos to help explain the story. This created the beginnings of a book." ...
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