Brett: Sorry to take so long to reply: I just got back to Ulaanbaatar after a month of home leave.
CountPacMan's advice above is all very good. He had a successful trip here last year.
The best GPS brand for Mongolia is Garmin, because the Garmin World Map CD-ROM for Mongolia is better than Magellan or any others that I know of. As for what type of Garmin, I would say get the Garmin GPS V at least. Anything older might give you problems with getting all the maps into the memory.
June is a pretty decent time to visit, though as CountPacMan notes, you have to be prepared for cold snaps anytime of the year. You should be able to catch some local Naadams (festivals) as people prepare and practice for the national Naadam in UB July 11-13.
Your time is adequate, but you will have to keep moving. 4-7 days in Baikal might be too much. It is very beautiful but not too much going on there. You might be ready to move on after a couple of days.
Let me know if you have more questions as the trip gets closer. I'll be here until July or August of 2006, so I might be able to ride with you a bit while you're in Mongolia.
Hope this helps.
-Scott
[This message has been edited by scottw (edited 24 January 2005).]
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