Life in the Knife

Yellowknife and the Dettah Ice Road in February

Posted on 02. Feb, 2008 by Shane in Road Trip, Sightseeing, Yellowknife

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 with the wind chill. However, that was nothing compared to the wind chill coming off of Great Slave Lake as we crossed the Dettah Ice Road. Have a look at our pictures below.

Petra standing next to the Pilot’s Monument on top of “the Rock,” the highest point in Old Town.

Petra standing next to the Pilot’s Monument on top of “the Rock,” the highest point in Old Town.

Petra with Yellowknife in the background.

Peta and (ME). Do you like our matching Canada Goose parkas?

A view of Yellowknife from Pilot’s Monument.

Just beginning our drive across the ICE between Yellowknife and Dettah.

Ice fog on the bay.

Here is the Yellowknife Ice Castle being built on the frozen ice of Yellowknife Bay. A lot of events happen here in winter.

The ice of the Dettah Ice Road.

An SUV crossing the Dettah Ice Road.

The Dettah Ice Road.

Here I am strolling along the Dettah Ice Road.

Here I am – the Snow Walker.

Becoming a live Inukshuk on the Dettah Ice Road.

Petra did not want to leave the warmth of the truck. I do not blame her because my eyes froze shut.

The view of Yellowknife as we drive back on the Dettah Ice Road.

Here are some interesting links if you want to learn more about Dettah and the Dettah Ice Road:

WIKIPEDIA on DETTAH:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dettah,_Northwest_Territories

GNWT, Department of Transportation, ROAD CONDITIONS:
http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/wpPages/roadConditions.aspx

Spectacular, NWT on DETTAH:
http://www.spectacularnwt.com/wheretoexplore/yellowknife/dettah

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