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Ministry of rock 2 crack9/1/2023 ![]() I had not encountered slush or surface water on the trip, so I was was excited to start across the lake. The last leg into Fort Hope was across two short segments of ice road on Eabamet Lake (Photo 1). I found out afterward that some in Fort Hope started to wonder if I had broken down. ![]() I stopped at Kabania junction to eat my granola bars, packaged meat, and bread for dinner. I provided a link to the a Spot Satellite track so that Andy Yesno, the senior adviser to Eabametoong First Nation and a mentor to me, could monitor my journey and mount a search and rescue party if needed (hopefully not needed). I felt like a truck repair shop on wheels. The truck box was filled with emergency sleeping gear, a huge wooden box full of mysterious tools, several red plastic fuel containers, spare tires, and other assorted items. It had winches on the front and on the back, neither of which I knew how to use. I was presented with a white, 3/4 ton, 4x4 truck. I was overwhelmed when I picked up the truck. For my 2nd winter road trip, I asked the Thunder Bay staff of the Ontario Geological Survey to prepare a Ministry vehicle for me to drive to Fort Hope. I used a rental truck on my 1st winter road trip. Were they flooding the ice road or was it a big crack in the lake ice? ![]() On my 2nd winter road trip, I experienced disturbing flooding on a lake crossing. Far North Rambles: How Big Was The Crack? ![]()
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