Life in the Knife » Mountain Biking Trips

Exploring Back Bay in Yellowknife

Shane — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:05:41 +0000

Water, Sun, Boats, Bikes, Food, Beers and Ice Cream go well together. And all I had to do was explore the edges of Back Bay in Yellowknife by mountain bike to experience it all. During the last days of summer, Yellowknife’s Back Bay becomes energized by Yellowknifer’s getting in as much sun and fun as [...]

A view from Pilot’s Monument in Yellowknife

Shane — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:24:25 +0000

When nearing the end of summer in Yellowknife – finding ways to enjoy the last bits and pieces of the sun can become an obsession. So today I decided to mountain bike over to the Pilot’s Monument in Yellowknife to spend an hour soaking up the remaining summer sun and enjoy the great [...]

Mountain Biking the Yellowknife Sand Pits

Shane — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:48:31 +0000

The next Yellowknife Mountain Biking trip was to the Yellowknife sand pits located west of town on Highway 3, just past the airport. You can park anywhere after the turn off at the shooting range sign on the highway. The sand pits are shared by quad [...]

Mountain Biking Tin Can Hill in Yellowknife

Shane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:12:13 +0000

Mountain Biking in Yellowknife has been great this summer! And today’s mountain bike trip to Tin Can Hill and ending at Negus Point in Yellowknife was no exception. Tin Can Hill offered us a variety of riding terrains from tree root covered dirt trails, loose gravel back roads, shield rock [...]

Mountain Biking to Vee Lake, NWT

Shane — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:56:03 +0000

There certainly is no lack of options for mountain biking in Yellowknife. The road to Vee Lake, Northwest Territories was next on our list of places to conquer with our mountain bikes. Located on a turn-off just past Giant Mine on the Ingraham Trail, the Vee Lake road provided the four [...]

Mountain Biking Yellowknife’s Latham Island, the Old Town and N’dilo

Shane — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:27:55 +0000

Despite cool winds and the beginning of the monster bug season – there is no better way than to see Yellowknife then to go mountain biking in Yellowknife. Therefore Troy, Dave and I decided to make (what was) a 2 hour mountain biking trip through the oldest part of Yellowknife. [...]

The Road to Fiddler’s Lagoon

Shane — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:25:22 +0000

Tonight we rode the Fiddler’s Lagoon road all the way too — you guessed it — Fiddler’s Lagoon on the outskirts on Yellowknife (if indeed it is within the city limits). You can find the road we took at the end of Deh Cho Blvd. For those of [...]

Mountain Biking in Yellowknife May 31, 2009

Shane — Sun, 31 May 2009 21:10:00 +0000

Today was the hottest day yet and perfect for a 2.5 hour ride around Yellowknife! It got up to +12 degrees celcious – which probably sounds funny to people in the south. My friends in Nanaimo have reported that they were out at the beach in +28 degree sunny weather. [...]

A Hidden Cemetary

Shane — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:59:37 +0000

My friend David M. organized a Wednesday mountain biking ride for us at the Yellowknife Ski Club’s partially melted trails. There were a few surprises along the way including a hidden cemetary / graveyard. I probably would have taken many more pictures but the challenges of the muddy, boggy, rocky, steep [...]