Absolutely amazing this time heading to the mine, the Snow was fresh. Thursday the road was closed by an avalanche and a supply truck left the road. Come Friday, when I entered the logging road system all was cleaned up, the sky was clear and it was a fresh -20c. The road was hard packed with a layer of snow, it was smooth and really nice to drive on this time. At the mine the truck was put on steam and unloading took place Saturday morning, everything went smoothly. The only down part of the trip was the accommodations and the satellite phones. The Mines and my satellite phone were having problems holding a signal, the joys of being in a remote location. Rooms were limited, I was not on the reservation list so they lodged me in a cross shift room (who knows what that means, it was more of a musty closet). It had vinyl floor, try putting your bare tootsies on it with a draft coming under the door. The Internet was down and the room had no TV, apparently someone stole it. Okay, follow me here; You are 377km in the middle of know where and you have to be flown in and out. Would you not think someone would question you if you had a TV under arm? As they say, stranger things have happened!
The drive down back to Mackenzie BC was pretty much the same as the trip north, uneventful just the way I like it! Here are a couple of pics of the morning sun, I was waiting for another truck to pass.
