Travels: Although Chronic was based in Boulder, she and her husband spent a year in Scotland, Ethiopia, Australia, and Puerto Rico. While in Ethopia, Halka taught at Haile Selassie University. After she and her husband split, Halka traveled to Mexico, Poland, Latin America, and China on her own. Additionally, she drove the Alaskan Highway four different times. [1]

Awards: Received the Geo-sciences in Media Award in 2004 from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists for notable journalistic achievement in communications contributing to public understanding of geology [2]


Random: mother of four daughters Emily Silver (Kevin); Felicie Williams (Mike); Lucy Chronic (Chris); and Betsy Greslin (Jim). She often spent her summers in Corona del Mar