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Exploring the Dettah Ice Road

Posted on15. Mar, 2011 by Shane.

In the Northwest Territories of Canada there are a number of ice roads (aka. ice bridges) that offer land transportation options during winter, opportunities for all kinds of sports and recreation and road access to diamond mines and remote communities not accessible during the summer months. On the edge [...]

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Yellowknife and the Dettah Ice Road in February

Posted on02. Feb, 2008 by Shane.

Today we decided to venture out in -49 degree celcius on a little driving adventure around our new home. I decided we would visit the pilot’s point monument and the Dettah Ice Road. We spent no more than 10 minutes at the monument because it was very cold [...]