In New Zealand, we live up atop the Pisa Mountain Range at the Waiorau Snow Farm. Now, I’m on my way back to the U.S.A. Before I lift off over the Pacific, here are a couple of the pictures from the last days here. br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cIeOfilI/AAAAAAAAAP8/N5ZvNtCsQrE/s1600-h/email+-+strandberg.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cIeOfilI/AAAAAAAAAP8/N5ZvNtCsQrE/s400/email+-+strandberg.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367477262773881426″ //abr /br /Kristina Strandberg striding it out with a background that makes me think of skiing on the moon.br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cIE7wYaI/AAAAAAAAAP0/1wQyRjiKGlk/s1600-h/email+-+klebl.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cIE7wYaI/AAAAAAAAAP0/1wQyRjiKGlk/s400/email+-+klebl.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367477255984406946″ //abr /br /Chris Klebl putting the kilometers in. It’s cool to share the trails here with athletes who overcome unique challenges everytime they hit the cordoroy.br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cHZyvITI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Zl-LI7YMgiM/s1600-h/chemical+sky+2.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cHZyvITI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Zl-LI7YMgiM/s400/chemical+sky+2.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367477244403851570″ //abr /br /Chemical soon-to-be-nighttime Sky above the Southern Alps.br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cHFfZEGI/AAAAAAAAAPk/h15phnrcoNI/s1600-h/email+-+tin+can+van.jpg”img style=”display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;” src=”http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Qy8LpbgYOag/Sn0cHFfZEGI/AAAAAAAAAPk/h15phnrcoNI/s400/email+-+tin+can+van.jpg” border=”0″ alt=””id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367477238954004578″ //abr /br /Ahh, nothing like an underpowered ten passenger van with bald tires on snowy, curvy dirt roads. Makes getting to town a bit of an adventure. Also makes learning how to put on chains a necessity.br /br /I”m off. First to Southern California for a couple days in the Santa Ynez Valley sun, then back home to the Pacific Northwest…div class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2691525267872963085-3922796831767444836?l=in-the-arena-torin.blogspot.com’ alt=” //div
