Today for excitement we decided to drive up the ice-road to Fort Chipewyan. I had never been and always wanted to, and since it's getting warmer it was pretty much now or never. The ice road is about 200km long and goes mostly over sand and muskeg, but also a few rivers, lakes and 7 ice bridges.It's the only road to Ft.Chip and only open from Dec-March. The rest of the year, people (and goods) can only get there by boat or plane. Translation: stuff in Ft.Chip is expensive. $14 for a jug of milk, $30 for a large pack of toilet paper, $70 for a case of beer. And people complain that Fort McMurray is expensive!
The drive was about 3 hours each way and pretty rough. The road was really slippery and heaved - not a drive for those who dislike rollercoasters! Once in Ft.Chip, there wasn't a whole lot to do (more if you went in the summer maybe) so basically we did the loop around town, stopped at the local museum, then turned around and headed home. The best part of the trip was the wildlife along the way -- photos coming in the next post!
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| This is what an ice road looks like |
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| Crossing a river. Note the big crack! I was a wee bit nervous here. |
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| And, we're back in Ft.Mac! |
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