Erika Klimecky is our guest for this episode.

Erika is a photographer, hiker, climber, writer, and much, much more.  Most importantly Erika is NOT A COG!

Erika has had an interesting career. Originally moving to the Seattle area for a job in the tech industry. Erika has fallen for the beauty of the region and is an avid hiker and climber of the many peaks in the Cascades.  This lead to her role at The Seattle Backpackers Magazine where she was the Director of Content and Editor in Chief.

Erika fell in love with Nepal during a visit with and has published two books about her journeys in Nepal.

Our conversation is wide ranging and it is obvious the Erika is passionate about Nepal, Photography,  Hiking, and helping others achieve their goals.  This is a really challenging episode to describe Erika is so full of energy and enthusiasm that I found it very easy to simply go with the flow and the conversation simply went where it needed to.

Listen now to find out more about Erika.  Visit her website FROM MY 'ART to see examples of her photography, writing, and more. 

FYI: We were first introduced to Erika by a previous guest of the podcast Chris Klimecky. Chris was our guest for episode 108. If you like creative musicians make sure you give the episode with Chris a listen.

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