MOTONOMAD II: BLOG POST (JULY 29)

Follow the making of the feature-length adventure film, Motonomad II, as Motology Films’ Adam Riemann and his two companions undertake an incredible 8000km two-wheeled journey through Central Asia…

‘Central Mongolia’

Days are blurring together as desert turns to steppe, sand turns to river and trees cover the mountain tops. We have wandered into Central Mongolia, a land of winding valleys reaching to the clouds. Village life is more abundant as Gers of the nomad cluster together and spread through valleys in greater numbers. You cannot move through this terrain without reaching torrents of water pumping out of the mountains. It brings life to the people and their animals, but presents an ongoing challenge for us as Motonomads. There is often a way across to the other side, but sometimes it takes a herdsman to throw a slab of horse shit into the torrent as a marker of the ideal point to cross.

It is the right of the Nomad to find their patch of land, establish a yard and let their animals roam. They do not utilise fencing, just a monocle in their pocket to keep gaze on their wandering herd. Yak, goat, sheep or horse – the Nomads have an animal for every season and climate, so are never without a source of milk or meat the entire year round.

Our 7-week journey is drawing to a close as we taper back to the capital city of Ulaanbaatar. We have immersed ourselves in the terrain – literally – and absorbed each Mongolian encounter with curiosity, admiration and respect for a nation of people who live in harmony with the land, it’s animals and each other. For nearly 5000km since crossing the Mongolian border, we have roamed with the nomads – as Motonomads …
Later.
Adam

To see more images from the journey, click here.

To access all of Adam’s blog posts about the making of Motonomad II, click here.

And if you want to get a detailed insight into how the Motonomad trio custom-developed their KTM 500EXC machines for the trip, grab a copy of Transmoto’s July-August issue (#51), on sale now, and check out the Bike Dissected article.