Meet Erik

Throughout his life, Erik has sought adventure, whether through the pages of a book or in the great outdoors. In some of his fondest memories, Erik can remember being read stories of intrigue and excitement, such as the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, at bedtime. The sense of adventure garnered from stories led to a life where Erik has sought out new experiences at every opportunity. During the 1990’s Erik participated in and led canoe trips across the Northern Canadian wilderness. In college, he traveled extensively throughout the Americas, studying in Cuernavaca, Mexico and Chilean Patagonia. Now he embarks on another adventure, a 6,000 mile bike ride around the perimeter of the country, to help raise money for early literacy, and help a new generation grow up with the sense of fascination and wonder that books filled him with.