Erica has been exploring the southwestern deserts of the US since 1988. She, her husband Jon, and their four-legged family, lived in Joshua Tree, California from 1998-2019. There she volunteered for Joshua Tree National Park in visitor services, and with the Desert Institute. While living there she also assisted her hiking partner, Kevin Powell, with the writing of his book "40 Classic Day Hikes of Joshua Tree National Park". In 2019, Erica and her family moved to Kanab to further explore the red deserts of southern Utah that they love so much. In between her own explorations, she now volunteers with the local Bureau of Land Management Office doing safety patrols at The Wave in northern Arizona.
