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FOUNDER | Travel Designer

“I moved to Utah in 1999 from Montana and was immediately drawn to exploring the wild landscapes of Utah on foot, skis and bike. It is an outdoor lover’s dream with endless opportunities for recreation from North to South. I began a career in Hospitality Management while briefly living in Seattle (6 years) which led me back to Utah. Soon after returning, I pursued my passion of landscape photography which only deepened my love of Utah. For the past several years I’ve been fortunate to travel and explore Utah even more extensively though leading photography tours and workshops.”

Funny Utah Travel Story (we all have one!): A friend and I went mountain biking in Moab and set up our tent at our camp spot before going out for a ride. An afternoon thunderstorm hit which left us completely soaked and muddy by the time we returned to camp. It was then we realized our tent was setup under a waterfall and was now submerged in a foot of water. Needless to say we got a hotel room that night😂

3 Random Facts about Eric:

• My fastest time for King’s Peak (highest point in UT 13,528’) is 10 hours, car to car.

• I do NOT like cucumbers or cucumber flavored anything.

• Avid self-taught chess player, watch out Magnus Carlsen!

Moab Expert | Travel Designer

Curiosity and excitement always get the best of me, and I strive to keep myself open to new experiences, varying my ways of viewing and thinking about the world. I love meeting people along my travels – swapping stories, exploring together, suggesting next moves. It’s the perfect combination of human connection and terrain exploration. Travel motivates me. I know this feeling isn’t unique to me and I love that I can share this passion with others, like you!

I wish you all safe travels and that ‘I can’t believe this is real, this exists’ feeling you only get when you find yourself somewhere new.

3 Fun Facts about Ani:

• Once I won Northern Virginia Magazine’s Teacher of the Year 2022 award.

• I’ve white water rafted on three continents

• Siberian husky: Kato: