Silence, snow, and golden dunes, witnessing the ships of the desert in their winter element Most people think of the Gobi Desert as a sunbathed, wind-swept summer landscape of relentless heat and shimmering dust. But when winter arrives, the Gobi undergoes a breathtaking, almost mystical transformation that very few travelers ever get to witness. When a delicate veil of snow dusts the rolling golden dunes and the summer tour crowds completely vanish, the desert opens up into