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Travelling north from Alberta...

Travelling north from Alberta along the MacKenzie Highway brings you to the town of Hay River on the southern shore of Great Slave Lake. This is Louise Falls on the Hay River. Continuing west along the MacKenzie Highway brings you to the ferry crossing of the mighty MacKenzie River at Fort Providence just downstream from where it leaves Great Slave Lake. The river here is more than 2km wide at this point. During the coldest part of the winter there is an ice bridge here.

The road distance from Edmonton to Yellowknife is about 1520 km

The second photo shows what can happen in winter when the ice is not thick enough to support the weight of a big transport truck. Here, a large tanker truck has broken through the ice bridge across Great Slave Lake. At least 3-4 feet of ice would be necessary.

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