We started off the day watching the ceremonial Iditarod start. As a fundraiser, they auction off the chance to ride in the sled with the musher during the Anchorage start. The rider in this sled, however, is this year's Teacher on the Trail. She'll travel from check-point to check-point, blogging and posting lessons for students across the country.
After the Iditarod start, we headed down to the Fur Auction. Fur Rondy started as a get-together for trappers across the state to sell their furs, so this is really the beginning of it all! There are several different auctions throughout the two weeks of Rondy. This particular one was run by the Alaska Trapper's Association. Since I am taking a fur sewing class later this week, we came home with a red fox and a beaver. I was also a second away from getting a tanned lynx for the ridiculously low price of $175, but someone else snapped it up.
Our cat isn't sure what to think!
We ended the day with the 4th annual Running of the Reindeer. It's great fun, and the proceeds go to Toys for Tots. On the right, you can see how close we came to getting run over by the reindeer with the smallest antler of all!
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