by Kristina | Nov 25, 2013 | 30 Before 30, Climbing, Travel
For our last two days in Croatia, we found some truly spectacular climbing in Limski Kanal. Situated right along a tributary from the Adriatic Sea, these limestone walls were truly a climbers paradise. With so many routes in the 5s and 6s, we had our pick of...
by Kristina | Nov 19, 2013 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing, Travel
In my last post I told you about rock climbing near Pula, and now here’s how we spent the rest of our day – swimming in the Adriatic Sea! Croatia is kind of shaped like a sideways “u” (if you turn it 110 degrees to the right). Most people...
by Kristina | Nov 13, 2013 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing, Travel
When I got back from Croatia I had big dreams about writing a blog for each day I was in Croatia. And you know what? I wrote 4 posts, so…that’s like a 4 out of 7…. a passing grade, especially if you’re grading on a curve! N-E-way…....
by Kristina | Nov 11, 2013 | 30 Before 30, Publications, Skiing, Turns All Year, Tutu
Last month I was sold to the highest bidder, and now I’m writing to tell you I’m a CENTERFOLD …. well, kinda.One of the many awesome benefits of my fantastic job is that I now get to be a contributing writer for our bi-monthly (as in once every-other...
by Kristina | Nov 3, 2013 | Mt. Rainier, Skiing, Turns All Year
To celebrate skiing each month for two solid years, I went back to where it all began – Rainier of course! And man did the weather gods smile down upon us. Compared to last year when Johnny and I got completely drenched chasing the snow level up the hill (aka...
by Kristina | Oct 28, 2013 | 30 Before 30
September was a big month for crossing things off the ol’ 30 before 30 list. In addition to visiting another NEW country (Croatia!!!!) and getting one month closer to my goal of skiing 30 consecutive months (to be completed, barring injury or a weather...
by Kristina | Oct 21, 2013 | Action Figure Mascot, Travel
It’s hard to imagine, but many years ago when I was not-so-outdoorsy, I created this blog to be about my travels. It was 2008 and I was inspired by a recent trip to Patagonia. Having previously spent 9-weeks in Europe, plus a trip to Japan, I figured I’d...
by Kristina | Oct 10, 2013 | Climbing, Travel, Tutu
On Wednesday morning I woke up at dawn to take a little adventure run through Rovinj. I was expecting a gorgeous sunrise and beautiful scenery, which I had in spades. I wasn’t expecting all the cheering and honking and clapping that I received from the locals....
by Kristina | Oct 9, 2013 | Action Figure Mascot, Climbing, Travel
While climbing in Rovinj, we met a couple from Austria who had been climbing in the region for a few weeks. The guy was smoking (not smoking hot, smoking a cigarette you saucy minx [although, yes, I must admit he was rather attractive, minus the whole smoking thing])...
by Kristina | Oct 8, 2013 | Climbing, Travel
After a half-day in Zagreb and sleeping for 12 solid hours, I was ready to CLIMB! We loaded up the cars (the available vehicles were these tiny little Chevy Sparks, so we needed to get two just to fit all of our luggage), and set out for Rovinj (pronounced Ro-Vin, the...
