Field Trip Schedule: August 13–17, 2025 Bulnay active faults with guided tour
Wednesday, August 13 - Ulaanbaatar → Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake
- Departure – From Ulaanbaatar at 07:00.
- Coffee Break – Near Lun soum around 10:00.
- Lunch – At Khaan Buuz restaurant (Elsen Tasarkhai) around 13:00.
- Coffee Break – Near Taikhar Chuluu.
- Dinner & Overnight – At Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake
Thursday, August 14 - Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake → Bust Lake
- Breakfast – At 08:00, depart at 09:00.
- Coffee Break – Near Tosontsengel soum around 11:00.
- Lunch – Near the fault between 13:00–14:00.
- Site 1 - Pressure ridge & thrust (foreberg) on the westernmost site on Bulnay fault.
- Site 2 - Visit the ridge and two parallel fault traces. See the trench where a human bone was found.
- Dinner & Camping – At the Site 2 (time flexible)
Friday, August 15 - Bust Lake → Dungun Fault
- Breakfast – At camp at 08:00, depart around 09:00.
- Site 3 - Grand offset of Bulnay fault.
- Lunch & Site 4 - Dungun fault (time flexible).
- Site 5 - Tsetserleg fault rupture complexity.
- Site 6 - Tsetserleg fault offset and geometry.
- Dinner & Camping – Near Dungun fault (time flexible)
Saturday, August 16 - Dungun Fault → Ikhtamir soum
- Breakfast – At 08:00, depart around 09:00.
- Continue fault exploration.
- Visit Tsavdan Lake.
- Dinner & Overnight - “Tamiriin Uyanga” camp at Ikhtamir soum
Sunday, August 17 - Terkhiin Tsagaan Lake → Ulaanbaatar
- Breakfast – At 08:00, depart at 08:30.
- Lunch – In Kharkhorin city between 12:30–13:30.
- Sightseeing – Erdenezuu Monastery & Kharkhorin Museum.
- Return to Ulaanbaatar
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