04-Sep-2004 -- Leaving 46N 106E in the early morning we made good progress (up to 60 km/h at times) south on the dirt roads toward the Gobi desert. The scenery gradually changes as grass becomes sparser and the landscape flatter. 45N 106E lay a few km east of the main road. Our cross country route soon joined up with a road leading almost directly to the point. Photographs were taken and a small cairn erected. On to the next…