Monday, April 04, 2005

Fur

That first afternoon in Fairbanks we went downtown to see the sprint sled dog races. To our surprise, the Alaska Trappers Association was hosting a pelt auction in conjunction with the races. It was so cold Jason thought that he would benefit greatly from a beautiful pair of beaded beaver over mittens. I, however, thought that it would be extremely foolish to spend $300 on a pair of mittens he would never be able to wear in the lower 48.

wolf pelts Posted by Hello

Incidentally, the last time I saw so many people wearing fur was in Russia. It is a bit shocking the first time someone walks by with the remains of an arctic fox draped over their shoulder.

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