LARS is the Large Animal Research Station, a part of UAF devoted to the study of muskox, caribou and reindeer
The hit of the show was Ingrid the muskox who kept eating and eating and eating whatever the student guide gave her. When asked about who was smarter, muskox or caribou, the student said that the muskox have developed a very sedentary life style and they didn't really have much to think about since they didn't do much. Neither do caribou for that matter, although their brains might be slightly bigger.
This is Ingrid the muskox.
What is really interesting is that the undercoat of the muskox is combed and spun into yarn. It is softer than cashmere and 8-10 times warmer than wool. It is also very expensive. This is a $60 skein of Qiviut, as it is called, in the Mountain Lingonberry colorway.
I wonder what I shall make from it??????
1 comments:
Hey Debbie,
I love following your journey and living it vicariously! Don't know that I can ever get Don to join me on such a trip by camper, tho our goal is to someday hike parts of AK. As to the skein of qiviut, how about booties for Belle? : )
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