Matthew Smillie | Life in the Knife

Caribou Carnival 2010: The Final Day

Posted on21. Mar, 2010 by Shane.

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(March 21, 2010) – Today was the last day of the annual Caribou Carnival in Yellowknife. Therefore, after a big brunch at the Explorer Hotel with the family we headed down to Frame Lake to attend the last Dog Sled race. The dogs were very excited [...]

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Mountain Biking the Yellowknife Sand Pits

Posted on23. Aug, 2009 by Shane.

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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 [...]

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Mountain Biking Tin Can Hill in Yellowknife

Posted on17. Aug, 2009 by Shane.

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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 [...]