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A Winter Ice Road Truck Adventure

Shane — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:02:26 +0000

This weekend I traveled up the Winter Ice Roads made famous by the popular television series the Ice Road Truckers with my friends Troy and Josh. Our winter ice road adventure was [...]

Exploring the Dettah Ice Road

Shane — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:44:28 +0000

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 [...]

Snowking XVI Winter Festival (Ice Castle) in Yellowknife

Shane — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:28:55 +0000

(March 13, 2011) – It was the perfect weekend for visiting the annual 31 day long Snowking XVI Winter Festival in Yellowknife. This is the 16th year that the Ice Castle has been built out on the thick ice of Great Slave Lake and inside and outside of [...]

VIDEO: Cameron Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada

Shane — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:32:15 +0000

Check out the video footage compilation above of the Cameron Falls in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The video footage was captured on August 22, 2010 using two point-and-shoot cameras: the Sony DSC-H9 and the Sony DSC-W290. Make sure you check out the photos here too.

A Late Summer Hike to Cameron Falls NWT

Shane — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:12:48 +0000

The summer of 2010 was an unusually rainy one for the Northwest Territories of Canada and it put the breaks on most of my (serious) mountain biking and hiking ambitions. But on August 22 something was different. The morning sky was dull and the air felt cool but [...]

Escape to Hawaii Part 2: Maui

Shane — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 21:49:26 +0000

After a few days of the slow-mo life on Big Island we spontaneously island hopped to Maui (via Hawaiian Airlines) for what became the second part of our Escape to Hawaii. We were immediately greeted by a different kind of Hawaiian spirit. Whereas the Big Island was quiet, [...]

Escape to Hawaii Part 1: the Big Island

Shane — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:03:57 +0000

When one needs to escape the north… one looks for the sun. The summer of 2010 was no exception – and Hawaii was the destination. Our journey began on the Big Island of Hawaii (otherwise officially known as the Island of Hawai’i)… It is the island [...]

The Last Saturday of the Snowking XV Winter Festival

Shane — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:11:00 +0000

The Snowking Winter Festival in Yellowknife has come to a close. On the final Saturday of March, the Ice Castle was filled with performance art, poetry readings, a hockey tournament, art & photography displays, children’s theatre and music performances. Some of the notable names included photographer Jennifer Moores, [...]

The Snowking Ice Castle in Yellowknife

Shane — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:31:09 +0000

(March 21, 2010) – The Snowking Winter Festival in Yellowknife is a month long event that offers music performances, multiple art shows, dances, weddings and a variety of other entertainments within a large Ice Castle built by the Kings crew. As I mentioned in the Snowking XV Winter Festival [...]

The Snowking XV Winter Festival Opening Fireworks

Shane — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:38:15 +0000

Every year there is an event of giant icy proportions that happens in Yellowknife like no other event on the continent (and perhaps the world). That event is the annual Snowking Winter Festival out on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories of Canada. On Fenruary 28, 2010, the [...]

Escape to Las Vegas Part 3: The Grand Canyon Tour

Shane — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:43:59 +0000

There are many destinations on my things to do before I die list. And one of them ‘was’ to experience the mighty Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States - which is one of the natural wonders of the world. Having only seen the Grand Canyon in movies and in pictures I [...]

Escape to Las Vegas Part 1: The Strip

Shane — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:45:55 +0000

Need to escape Yellowknife? When living in Yellowknife – or in the far north – the feeling of isolation tends to encourage the escape mentality more than those people living in populated areas down south (where access to everything and anything is as simple as hopping into a car for a [...]

The Signs of the 2009 Yellowknife Municipal Election

Shane — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:27:53 +0000

You see them everywhere. Signs, signs and more signs reaching out to you for your votes in the 2009 Yellowknife Municipal Election. The campaign signs stand out like frozen representatives trying to convince you that their candidate is the best person for the job. But does having so many [...]

Hiking the Ranney Hill Trail, NWT

Shane — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:49:52 +0000

Looking for the highest view overlooking the area outside of Yellowknife? Hike no further than Ranney Hill just a few kilometres outside of the city. You can see Ranney Hill far in the distance from most high points in Yellowknife. It is a giant mound comprised of volcanic rock and pink granite. Once [...]

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 [...]

Hiking the Prospector’s Trail in Yellowknife

Shane — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:05:30 +0000

Looking for a hike close to Yellowknife? Look no further than the Prospector’s Trail at Fred Henne Park. This sunny August afternoon we wanted to go for a light hike near Yellowknife. The Prospector’s Trail offered a 4 km hike of short rocky climbs, smooth shield rock, boardwalks and narrow [...]

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 [...]

Hiking the Cameron Falls Trail, NWT

Shane — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:23:55 +0000

Looking to discover your new favourite place to explore and relax in the outdoors of the Northwest Territories? We did… see the photos below. Hiking the Cameron Falls Trail in August has a magical quality about it and we were not alone to share in its glory. Many hikers of [...]

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 [...]

Hiking the Prelude Lake Nature Trail

Shane — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:27:50 +0000

While researching our next NWT hiking adventure we wanted to experience something moderately challenging that showed us some great scenery too. And eventually, this fine August weekend, we found our next adventure hike at the Prelude Lake Territorial Park and Nature Trail. Prelude Lake is located roughly 30 KM from Yellowknife along the Ingraham Trail. [...]