My good friends at Boojum Expeditions have recently brought some Mongolian cowboys to the 20th annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada.

The Mongolians impressed not only with their music but with their colorful national dress, their culinary skills and their epic poetry.  They also caught on fast to traditional American Cowboy fun like dancing and drinking.

Making the link between cowboys around the world is an important part of the Elko celebration, which in its 20 years has invited cowboys from various other countries to participate and share their love of horses, livestock and wide open spaces.

Mongolia certainly has stunning amounts of those last three, as does Nevada, but my personal experience has lead me to doubt the impressiveness of Mongol culinary skills.