There is no way to tell you about Uuliastai except to show it to you, so this is a long notebook with a short introduction. Located between mountains at the confluence of two rivers, Uuliastai has the feel of a much larger, older city than Khovd. Even though it has lots of abandoned factories at the southern edge of town, it still seems vibrant and colorful.
After a long afternoon of recruiting, we head across town to the high school dormitories, where we will stay while we are here. The Buddhist temple is on top of this rocky hill, along with communication towers and this building on top.