Portland, OR
|What activity do you use your ORORO most often for?
Outdoor sports and professional work in the operating room.
Most recent ORORO Product
Hi, I’m Kristen. I love the outdoors, the mountains and mushroom hunting. I like to combine my love for aesthetics, photography and the natural elements. It can be hard to keep warm in the Northeast and Pacific Northwest of the US, so I’m lucky to partner with ORORO to stay toasty. Sometimes my 18 year old dog borrows my ORORO gear (under supervision for safety reasons of course). One of my most memorable times in my ORORO gear was doing astrophotography in Joshua Tree National Park as the Milky Way core rose above Arch rock and a fleet of 60 Starlink satellites were illuminated in the NW sky.
Reason to join the ORORO Squad
My friend recommended it to me after we worked together in the operating room.
What’s your favorite thing about ORORO?
I was really happy to find that you had a vegan heated vest. This aligns with my belief set and I am very grateful.
What are the best 3 words to describe yourself?
- Dendrophile (def: person who loves trees)
- Calm
- Untethered
There is no bigger treat than to be among the trees where the mushrooms, flora and fauna are all interconnected. Being in these environments lowers our stress hormones and boosts the immune system. Bonus points for being in the American or Canadian Rockies.
There are so many natural wonders in this world that I find myself leaving a little piece of my heart everywhere I’ve been that I’ve loved. It’s hard to choose a home.
Stay calm because it matters how you experience life inside your body and “…how gently you lived and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.”
Please share a short story about an important challenge that you've overcome (in your life, hobby, or profession)
May of 2022 I was Morel mushroom-hunting in Southern Oregon in the early spring when there was still some snow on the ground. My campervan was only two-wheel drive. I went over a patch of ice on a national forest road where I hadn’t had cell service for miles. My front wheels lost traction and I slid to within inches of an embankment. My heart was pounding 1000mph thinking I was going to slide off the side of the road into the soft mud. I got out of the car, collected a bunch of sticks from nearby and built myself a ramp behind my front two tires to reverse into and gain traction enough to get out of the bind and away from the side of the road. I’ve never been more thankful to make it out with myself and the van untouched.
