Kim's folks came in from Dallas, Texas to go with us to the 2006 Iditarod Ceremonial Start. Since they're here for a couple of weeks, we went out to explore some of the winter activities that lead up to the Iditarod that is call Fur Rondy. It comes from the full name Fur Rendezvou which is a 17 day celebration of Alaska's Fur trapping and trading heritage that dates back to the time when Alaska was a Russian territory.