Erick enjoys the outdoors; from backpacking to biking, trail running to taking photos he loves experiencing the world. He has completed century rides and ultra marathons, enjoying both the journey and the destination. He considers himself lucky to be able to travel to some of the most scenic places in America and photograph their beauty.

A resident of Southern California, he has made the most of what it has to offer, from through hiking the Backbone Trail, completing the Six Pack of Peaks, hiking Mt. Whitney, completing a century bike ride along the coast, a century bike ride and an ultra marathon through the Santa Monica Mountains, playing in the snow on Mt. Baldy and backpacking everywhere from the Channel Islands to Death Valley.