Arctic Beyond....

[Offroad]

Its been a year for some of us and thinking of all the good memories working with all of you ...yes all of you.

An experience I'll never forget and big thanks to sillysod and his Dad for the opportunity.

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[JRSC00LUDE]

I have no idea what you're talking about, what is the story?

[95EagleAWD]

I'm heading up there in June! Can't wait to go.

[roopi]

Are you the guy who hired some beyonders to work up north? :confused:

[Disoblige]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
I have no idea what you're talking about, what is the story?
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?threadid=361444

[Offroad]

Originally posted by Disoblige

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?threadid=361444

Thanks........was just gonna post that :thumbsup:

[sillysod]

My little guy went up for a few days at the end for a couple days to have fun.

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[JRSC00LUDE]

Cool!

So guys, what were the working conditions like? Was it worth it? And did you see anything beyond camp life and work?

[Dalking]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE
Cool!

So guys, what were the working conditions like? Was it worth it? And did you see anything beyond camp life and work? It was great working conditions. The company provided us with our own hotel rooms with fireplaces, we got amazing meals for breakfast and dinner and bagged lunch. We got brand new suburbans. The conditions were cold as fuck some days and cold the others, -20 days with no wind was tshirt weather for most. The company that provided the work was accomodating, the group of guys for the most part were excellent to work with. We got to all go dog sledding which was amazing, I was lucky enough to lose grip while being pulled and fell off the sled, the dogs have quite some power.

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here i am on the sled. amazing experience, cost only $160 too, worth the money every penny.
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This is the brightest it got when we arrived, it was winter solstice. 4 hours of daylight for the day.
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We had a coffee truck (boosted_TL) who drove around and gave us a warmup break in the mornings.
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Some photos of the beautiful untouched scenery. This place was gorgeous, took your breath away if you took the time to look at it.
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our average temp, plus windchill made it -35 to -40
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I got the work truck stuck a couple times, this was on my first day.
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a random house, they're all on stilts because of permafrost
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Peak of the sun
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Hotel lobby in the morning getting suited up.
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a prison my crew did work on
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abandoned boat on the iceroad
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here is the infamous iceroad you see on tv
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[Dalking]

more pics.
I wasn't fortunate enough to drive on the iceroad, but I did get to stand on it :D
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A poor dog that looked homeless, came up to my coworker and I , so we fed him our bagged sandwiches before going to the next house.
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Some winter decorations
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our work truck parked at a site. we had to leave vehicles running the whole time because they would freeze overa nd not start. Gas was about $1.80 a litre for 87
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The atco guys got stuck, was funny.
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inuvik airport
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oh my way home, got a window seat!
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[Disoblige]

Damnnnn that's cold.

[Dalking]

Originally posted by Disoblige
Damnnnn that's cold. Even with my snow gear which was all rated to -50 air temp, it was a struggle to stay warm. The biggest issue I had was my feet sweating inside my boots, and then freezing. My feet were always numb and cold lol

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[kvg]

I would die

[Cos]

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[Offroad]

Originally posted by Cos
So what exactly where you guys doing. I never did figure that out. Thanks for the pictures! Super interested.

http://www.inuvikgas.com/post-SNG-winter-prep.html

[jutes]

Ahh yes, I've been up there a dozen times in the past 5-6 years. Always a frozen shit show, at least the food is amazing and we have free access to the town gym.

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Sometimes they go play with the pesky Ruskies. ;)

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[sillysod]

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the cold sucks but like anything else it's what you make of it. I prefer that cold vs. the heat of working in the jungle in Cuba. They both suck but in cold everybody kinda gets it and there is always ways to warm up, in the crazy humid heat there is no way to cool down and the locals all seem to just keep going.

[btimbit]

Most pictures are on my other computer

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[btimbit]

Originally posted by sillysod


the cold sucks but like anything else it's what you make of it. I prefer that cold vs. the heat of working in the jungle in Cuba. They both suck but in cold everybody kinda gets it and there is always ways to warm up, in the crazy humid heat there is no way to cool down and the locals all seem to just keep going.

I agree, cold you can at least dress for as well. Hot, you could be naked and still just have to deal with.

I had a blast up there, and almost everyone was from beyond so it made it fun to chat with a bunch of car guys the whole time. Made a few good friends

[msommers]

Sounds like an interesting experience. Are you guys planning on going up for round 2?

[btimbit]

Originally posted by msommers
Sounds like an interesting experience. Are you guys planning on going up for round 2?

If their was an opportunity to go back I'd be in for sure.

[Dalking]

Originally posted by msommers
Sounds like an interesting experience. Are you guys planning on going up for round 2? If there was a round 2 I'd be all over it.

[jutes]

Did you go to the Mad Trapper? :D

[btimbit]

Originally posted by jutes
Did you go to the Mad Trapper? :D

Haha. Some of the non beyonders did I think, but I never did. Maybe ddduke and adamc did for some pool but I can't remember.

[TomcoPDR]

Ahhhh the road life eh. Very cool, thanks for sharing the pics.

[btimbit]

Here's some more


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Above ground insulated utilities
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Guy that owned one of the restaurants had a pet wolf.
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Northernmost mosque in North America.
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[corsvette]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing! I've always been very interested in northern life.

[projekz]

Thanks for sharing guys.

So much for Global Warming eh?!;)

[Dalking]

Originally posted by projekz
Thanks for sharing guys.

So much for Global Warming eh?!;) It's affecting still. Last year the temps were way colder, now it looks like inuviks averages are -15 instead of -25/30

[rob the knob]

nice. thanks for showing.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Dalking
It's affecting still. Last year the temps were way colder, now it looks like inuviks averages are -15 instead of -25/30

Well it was about this time last year and it was just -15 ish for the first week or so. That was gorgeous, haha. Didn't get real cold until December

[Dalking]

Originally posted by btimbit


Well it was about this time last year and it was just -15 ish for the first week or so. That was gorgeous, haha. Didn't get real cold until December the locals were saying it gets warmer every year and the usual -50 to -60 hasnt been seen consistantly in years. I do wish I could go back right now with a better camera and actually see the sites and talk with locals more

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Dalking
the locals were saying it gets warmer every year and the usual -50 to -60 hasnt been seen consistantly in years. I do wish I could go back right now with a better camera and actually see the sites and talk with locals more

On Ice Pilots they're saying it was the coldest winter in years. Probably not the best source :nut: I'm curious now I'll look it up.

I wish I could have driven around more out of town too. Driving up the ice road to Tuk would have neat. Having a local on my crew was awesome because he just told stories about all the different people and places. Daryl(Offroad) has him on Facebook I think, haha

[Dalking]

Was his name zig. I worked with zig. The other local tried to steal my cigarettes and wallet from the work truck and then stole our drills haha

[btimbit]

Yup, Ziggy. Forgot he moved to your crew after a while. Great guy, hilarious too.

[Dalking]

Ziggy got mad at me when I needed an energy shot early in the morning lol. "Man up. Go to bed earlier"

[Offroad]

Was really cool when we landed in Norman Wells the C46 from Ice Pilots took off right beside us ........frickin' loud :bigpimp:

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[nj2Type-S]

cool pictures. thanks for sharing!

[btimbit]

Driving through town listening to some 'high quality' radio

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[01RedDX]

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[btimbit]

I'm trying to remember who was who on beyond. So far I remember

offroad
myself
dalking
boosted_tl
ddduke
adamc


Who am I missing? There was 4 or 5 other beyonders, I know the faces and their real names (except that tall guy that drank 2L of milk every morning, can't remember his name), just can't remember their usernames.

[Hallowed_point]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by btimbit
[B]Most pictures are on my other computer
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Haha is that Daryl? (Offroad)

[btimbit]

^Yup, Mr. Production himself :poosie:

[JRSC00LUDE]

Originally posted by btimbit
(except that tall guy that drank 2L of milk every morning, can't remember his name)

That's a lot of milk.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by JRSC00LUDE


That's a lot of milk.

He walked around with the carton all morning. It was a weird tetra pak oilly milk that could sit at room temp with a shelf life of several months. Cool dude I just can't remember his name:banghead:

[shakalaka]

Cool pictures everyone, looks awesome.

Reminds me of the horror movie, 30 days of night or something. lol

[boarderfatty]

Originally posted by Offroad


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Very cool Place to be, I did a lot of quality control and inspection work for IOL Norman Wells and loved it up there. Canadian North is probably the best airline I have ever flown, service wise ( I haven't been up in a few years now) but for their means they are served on glass dishes and you get real metal forks and knives to eat with.

If any of you guys get a chance to go up there in the other seasons I highly suggest it, The Mackenzie during break up is cool, and the summers are a blast. 24 hours of sunlight, +30 deg temperatures. Norman Wells has a great little lake up behind the dump that is great for swimming and rafting, The Mackenzie is also awesome for fishing and boating. I am not sure but if you ask around town there may still be a guy up there that does plane tours of the area, he tour is about an hour, and he only asks for $40 o cover his fuel. He takes you over some abandoned military camps from the 40s when they were trying to build a pipeline to Alaska for the war but abandoned all heir equipment, vehicles, campsites when the war ended. It is lie going through a time machine.

[zipdoa]

Amazing pictures. Thanks for sharing!

[Graham_A_M]

Brilliant pics... super interesting... Cold place does in fact look cold. :nut:

I dont know if I could ever visit there in the winter, just that surreal coldness is too much. Im literally amazed people choose to live in those conditions.

[clem24]

Originally posted by Dalking
the locals were saying it gets warmer every year and the usual -50 to -60 hasnt been seen consistantly in years. I do wish I could go back right now with a better camera and actually see the sites and talk with locals more

I used to go up every year during both summer and winter between 2004 and 2008. Almost every time, it was -50 BEFORE the wind chill and I had to walk to work since my boss was too cheap to pay for a taxi LOL. I stayed at the Ducklake apartments (close to the Post Office which had an electronic sign outside reminding me how cold it was) and had to walk to the north end of town.. Yeah it was chilly to say the least. In Feb, the sun would never peak over the horizon. It was pitch dark until around noon, then look like sunrise until 3, and be pitch dark again. Some days I slept until 11 because I kept thinking it was 6 LOL.

Inuvik is so far north that you actually look SOUTH to see the Northern Lights LOL. I loved going up there in the winter way more than summer when the place gets infested with mosquitoes and such. My favorite place was Fort Good Hope; an absolutely beautiful community, very friendly and amazing locals unlike some of the other small communities.

Sigh... I actually do miss going up there LOL. Is the Pizza Hut still in the Northern store? I couldn't believe what they charged for a pizza hahaha.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by clem24



Inuvik is so far north that you actually look SOUTH to see the Northern Lights LOL.

And Satellite dishes point down, I thought that was neat.

Yup Pizza Hut is still there in North Mart. Saw the prices and turned right around.

[revelations]

Excellent thread, was wondering how it all went last year. I was very close to applying (have extensive experience land surveying in the winter) but my business needed more attention last year.

[Ca_Silvia13]

Originally posted by btimbit


And Satellite dishes point down, I thought that was neat.

Yup Pizza Hut is still there in North Mart. Saw the prices and turned right around.

Ok i'll bite, how much?

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Ca_Silvia13


Ok i'll bite, how much?

I think it was price for a large here = Price of a small there.

Attached to a KFC... which I think was Raven, not Chicken

[revelations]

Can of Coke was something like 4$ in Nunavut.... its cocaine for the Natives up there.

[Gman.45]

Great thread and great pics. This is why I keep reading Beyond, for stories like this. Nice for one member to help other members out with jobs and experiences like this, you are to be commended IMO.

I don't know what it is about the North and the Arctic, but I like many others it looks like am fascinated by it, particularly the work and society there.

I'm sure Jutes has some pretty interesting stories about Russian interceptions and the goings on up there, that'd be worth another thread all of its own.

There is a lot to see in the pics in this thread, a lot of little details that one can pick up on. One obvious thing was the fuel prices, unreal. Great dog team pictures as well, I'd really like to hear and see more about this up there. The thread really has it all, Ice road truckers and Ice pilots interludes to boot.

Good times.

[btimbit]

Driving the Ice Road

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[Dalking]

Originally posted by clem24


I used to go up every year during both summer and winter between 2004 and 2008. Almost every time, it was -50 BEFORE the wind chill and I had to walk to work since my boss was too cheap to pay for a taxi LOL. I stayed at the Ducklake apartments (close to the Post Office which had an electronic sign outside reminding me how cold it was) and had to walk to the north end of town.. Yeah it was chilly to say the least. In Feb, the sun would never peak over the horizon. It was pitch dark until around noon, then look like sunrise until 3, and be pitch dark again. Some days I slept until 11 because I kept thinking it was 6 LOL.

Inuvik is so far north that you actually look SOUTH to see the Northern Lights LOL. I loved going up there in the winter way more than summer when the place gets infested with mosquitoes and such. My favorite place was Fort Good Hope; an absolutely beautiful community, very friendly and amazing locals unlike some of the other small communities.

Sigh... I actually do miss going up there LOL. Is the Pizza Hut still in the Northern store? I couldn't believe what they charged for a pizza hahaha. yes pizza hut and kfc iirc it was $11 or $12 for a chicken finger meal, pizza was even more. Expensive place to live.

If you're a smoker, the price of a premium pack of 25's for players, or dumarier/export a was about $18-19. Milk was double what it is here.

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[Dalking]

Dogsled Photos

This is the main entrance
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The Kennel
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one of my dogs that pulled me, they were awesome dogs.
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one of the electricians holding a puppy.
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here is the sled i got to ride.
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[Dalking]

Some lucky people up there have some nice vehicles, saw this raptor all the time, had the nice limited edition monster energy wheels/wheelcaps
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Another stray
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The ravens up here were the size of eagles.
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Work truck haha
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Another local house, forget why I took a picture of it.
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The full moon
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[Graham_A_M]

Sweet photos. Anybody know what kind of dog this is?

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[ExtraSlow]

I've spent some time north of Fort Nelson in the winter, and while still hundreds of miles south of Inuvik, it's a lot like what's pictured. The Ravens are insane, and once they find a source of food, they'll hang around pretty much all winter.

Ice roads are also kinda trippy. I've never been on "the" ice road that's in those shows, but a lot of my drilling locations are on frozen muskeg. Drive for an hour, and only see one hill. Speeds are kind of misleading. Gotta pay attention, because you can end up driving a lot faster than you think. Almost mesmerizing.

Had a rig start to sink in that stuff one spring, that's alarming, as ice is pretty flexible up to a point, but it can be brittle when stressed. Everyone was wondering how deep the water was there . . . Didn't sink the rig though, thank goodness. I think I put that on my performance review for the year: "Did not create any semi-submerisble rigs in NEBC - Achieved"

[adamc]

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Welcome to the North Side, where the sun sets at 1pm

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Sats pointing straight down

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:bigpimp: pineapple

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Dogsledding

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Me, after dogsledding. Incredible time.

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My Christmas card photoshoot on the ice road (-48 below, yes it was very small)

[fiveowed]

I think everyone is waiting to hear, the stories of crushing some inuit poon.:poosie:

[Kritafo]

wow cool pictures. looks like a great time, always wanted to go. I have travelled all across North America but never NWT/Yukon/Nunavut areas. My niece is moving to Yellowknife in Dec and I can't wait to go up next summer.

Love the cheeky Christmas card. HOLY over 16.00 for a pineapple. wow!

Dog sledding is suppose to be so much fun, sled dog look just like a "pure white" Siberian husky to me.


http://www.whitehuskies.com/index.php

[Sentry]

I was born in Inuvik. :D

Spent 5 years there then moved to Yellowknife and spent 14 years there. Moved here in 09.

Haven't been back to Inuvik since '95 but saw a lot of familiar sights. Ingamo hall, DEW line radar dome, utilidors, houses on stilts, etc.

Surprised you took a pic of the mosque but not the big ass igloo church. :)

I'll probably go up for a visit some time in the next couple years. Gotta visit during that sweet spot between winter and summer before the bugs come.

[revelations]

Originally posted by adamc


http://distilleryimage3.s3.amazonaws.com/329e4ade4df711e2979222000a1f9bc6_7.jpg

My Christmas card photoshoot on the ice road (-48 below, yes it was very small)

Ill bet you wouldnt have done this in August .... lol

[Sentry]

In august any time spent outside a vehicle is spend running with arms flailing.

[ZenOps]

You got a pic of the infamous $15.. Well $16 pineapple.

Any chance I can use that?

[Boosted131]

what was the hourly wage for this? I keep seeing "it pays really good"

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Sentry

Surprised you took a pic of the mosque but not the big ass igloo church. :)


Haha. I did the mosque because we worked on it, I have a lot more pictures, including the igloo church, on my other computer

[revelations]

Originally posted by Boosted131
what was the hourly wage for this? I keep seeing "it pays really good"

I believe it was ~400$ /day. 10-12 hours however ?

[ercchry]

Originally posted by revelations


I believe it was ~400$ /day. 10-12 hours however ?

$50/hr... no OT, just flat rate

[btimbit]

edit nvm

[ercchry]

the wage was posted in the original thread looking for help :confused:

[btimbit]

Originally posted by ercchry
the wage was posted in the original thread looking for help :confused:

And was edited out. I'm sure it doesn't matter now that it's been a year, but at the risk of burning bridges I won't confirm if that's right.

10 hour days, which was the perfect amount imo. Sure doesn't drag on when you're working with awesome people

[ercchry]

did you guys work 7 day weeks too?

[btimbit]

Originally posted by ercchry
did you guys work 7 day weeks too?

Yeah, but it was nice since there wasn't really a whole lot to do, we barely filled our evenings. There was talk about getting a few days off but I was grateful we didn't get any, I'm not the type of person that does well when there's nothing to do. Might not have finished before Christmas if we had days off as well.

[msommers]

Farthest north I've been is Norman Wells a couple times, both in the summer. Two completely different jobs. First was doing electrical upgrades in the Esso plant and "islands" and the second was a research gig with the government, flying around in helicopters and hiking for a month and a half. Incredible place where you actually feel like you're in the unspoiled wilderness.

Couple other friends have done research on Ellesmere Island and would love to go back. The Arctic doesn't get enough credit. Now saying that, I doubt I'd live there fulltime But I'd go back in a heartbeat.

[ExtremeSi]

Cool thread.

[clem24]

Originally posted by adamc
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My Christmas card photoshoot on the ice road (yes it's very small)

Fixed.

[project240]

Originally posted by btimbit
I'm trying to remember who was who on beyond. So far I remember

offroad
myself
dalking
boosted_tl
ddduke
adamc


Who am I missing? There was 4 or 5 other beyonders, I know the faces and their real names (except that tall guy that drank 2L of milk every morning, can't remember his name), just can't remember their usernames.

Haha, I am the tall milk guy, lol.

I had a great time as well. Would definitely go back as well. I'm not at home for awhile, but when I get home I'll have to look for the pics of Adamc's foil room... Lol.

Dogsledding was a blast... Nothing like telling people you've done it in the Arctic. A few of us did hit the local bar... Wasn't as "rough" as expected.

Good times...

[btimbit]

:rofl: figured you'd pop up eventually

[ExtraSlow]

"I am the tall milk guy". Solid.

[btimbit]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow
"I am the tall milk guy". Solid.

:rofl: That'd make an awesome custom usertitle

[Boosted_TL]

Need pics of the "silver lining" room....

Arctic Coles notes: (feel free to ad in boys)

Yella cake
A go juice
someone stopping a training session at the Nuevo to.... puke !
"Tuk"
Ziggy

Was a great experience no doubt! 43 days straight was a bit much, but its chalked up as one of my best experiences. Met some solid dude's also.

Sillysod and his company did a great thing for Beyonder's!

Arctic Beyond Anniversary Beers??

[btimbit]

A go juice:rofl: :burnout:

Your brother stopping his demonstration to calmly walk around the corner and throw up, that was an instant classic. Especially when he strolls back like nothing happened.

Getting the stink eye from those Northwind Industries guys every morning at breakfast

Don't fuck with Tuk
owndime.com


I'd be in for some beers, definitely.

[asp integra]

Originally posted by Dalking
Even with my snow gear which was all rated to -50 air temp, it was a struggle to stay warm. The biggest issue I had was my feet sweating inside my boots, and then freezing. My feet were always numb and cold lol

Baby powder is your friend in these situations!

[Offroad]

Best holy shit and laughing moment.......Warren busting us finishing up a job near the shop first thing in the morning that we said was done night before. It was only 5 minutes work and we were working in black out mode but the bastard got us......good laugh :rofl:

[Gman.45]

This thread is still awesome. Great dog sled pictures.

I wish I was young enough again to be able to drop everything and go on experiences like this. Sounds like the perfect temp job - great pay, great boss, great co workers, and a once in a lifetime experience considering the surroundings.

I want to travel up there for a week just to go sledding with the dogs. Anyone remember what they charged for the day?

[Perfect Dark]

When I was doing rotations up on the north slope of Alaska I flew into Anchorage one time and as luck would have it the hotel I was staying at was full of competitors getting ready to do the Iditarod the next day. It was so cool to talk to these folks and listen to their stories, some pretty crazy shit happens in that race!

It's definitely something on my bucket list that I want to do, unfortunately I've never had time to do it on any of my trips up there.

Glad you guys had a good experience in the great white north, it's something that very few people get to do.

[project240]

Dogsleding was $150 for a bit more than an hour IIRC.

I know adamc has pictures of HIS room completely covered with Silver. I also have pics on my home computer, which I will post in a week or two unless he posts before that.

Ddduke, what ever happened with you at the end? Pm if you prefer.

I'd be down for a get together if I'm able to... Warren, tell Simon I still have a bunch of his CDs that I just realized I completely forgot about. I have no idea where they are, but I know I have them somewhere.

[Offroad]

http://www.destinationinuvik.com/

[btimbit]

Originally posted by Offroad
http://www.destinationinuvik.com/

Decent packages, just too bad the flights are so expensive

[Offroad]

Originally posted by btimbit


Decent packages, just too bad the flights are so expensive

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[btimbit]

Hm. That's tempting. Might have to do that in 2015.

Too bad it's flying via First Air... They average a major accident every 3 years. Fuck that

[95EagleAWD]

Yeah, I would definitely try Canadian North over First Air haha!