The truckers who haul 70-ton rigs hundreds of miles across Canada's frozen lakes aren't afraid of much — except warm weather. In the picture above: loaded with diesel for diamond mines, tankers on the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road wait their turn to cross a frozen lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. Last winter, for the first time, the ice didn't thicken to the consistent 40 in. required to support the heaviest rigs.
Ice Road Truckers driving their heavily loaded vehicles across frozen lakes to deliver much-needed supplies to remote Canada and other parts of the world
Monday, August 20, 2007
Frozen lakes don't bring fear
The truckers who haul 70-ton rigs hundreds of miles across Canada's frozen lakes aren't afraid of much — except warm weather. In the picture above: loaded with diesel for diamond mines, tankers on the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road wait their turn to cross a frozen lake in Canada's Northwest Territories. Last winter, for the first time, the ice didn't thicken to the consistent 40 in. required to support the heaviest rigs.
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