Slideshow: Adventures in Mongolia

Photographer Brian Pineda never rode a horse in his life. So he decided to give it a try in Mongolia—for 18 days, five to eight hours a day. From freak sandstorms to the importance of fermented mare's milk, here’s what Pineda discovered on his trek across the Arkhangai Province of Central Mongolia and through the Gobi.

Link to slides: http://www.cntraveler.com/daily-traveler/2014/06/slideshow-adventures-in-mongolia-travel