![]() We have crossed so much vast and empty territory. It’s about the size of a dinner plate and large enough to feed us for several days should we get lost.Īlthough it takes us just seven hours to cover a journey that in gold-rush times would have lasted many days, there is still a sense of wonder on arriving at this little hub of civilisation. This is Steve Watson, the proprietor, who sells us one of his famed cinnamon buns. ![]() He has a long white beard draped over his stomach and is quietly snoozing in the corner with his dog. We stop off at Braeburn Lodge, a spartan one-storey roadhouse where the only other person around is a bald man aged 70 or so. Then we hit a long bend and I feel the back wheels beginning to slide away from under us. Occasional oncoming trucks throw up blinding spray, but a steady 60mph feels comfortable. For starters, the road surface, packed with ice, is invisible. It’s not quite ice-road trucking, but for someone who likes to drive it is certainly an enjoyable, slightly hairy challenge. The dashboard tells us that it’s minus 22C outside. ET/PT.The next day I’m behind the wheel of Tobias’s SUV, driving the 330 miles from Whitehorse to Dawson City along the North Klondike Highway. ET/PT, following the season two premiere of Engineering Catastrophes at 9 p.m. Mega Machines: Sea Giants will document the specialized tools and technologies that are pushing the limits in the world’s most unruly bodies of water, from deep-sea submersibles to mega holiday cruisers.įeatured machines in the docuseries include a cutting-edge ocean miner that extracts the salts used to manufacture modern plastics multi-mission fireboats that project water or foam up to 600 feet a tidal turbine used to harness water as a source of unlimited energy a heavyweight dredging project in Charleston, South Carolina that will transform its harbour into the deepest port on the Eastern Seaboard and a mega cruise port in Miami which utilizes the latest advancements in technology to operate the largest passenger port in the world.Īrcadia’s John Wesley Chisholm serves as executive producer, with Science Channel’s Christine Nussbaum as producer. ![]() Discovery-owned Science Channel is preparing to dive deep into the ultimate challenges of extreme maritime environments with an eight-part series from Halifax-based producers Arcadia Content. ![]()
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