The Only Road North
9,000 Miles of Dirt and Dreams

A tough read. The tragic nature of this story (if known prior to beginning) casts a shadow over the entire book. Each page turn increases the feeling of... when will it happen? While this makes a difficult reading experience, it is nonetheless an incredible record of a trek across Africa. The persev......more

In the end, this was a tough book to read, but well worth the time. It makes you think about some tough questions when you close the back cover. The last few chapters were especially gripping, and the tragic ending is so poignant because you could feel the brothers' close relationship throughout the......more

This was a very moving and inspirational story from a young man on his journey with friends and his brother on motorcycles through Africa. It's a fast paced account of their trials and tribulations along the way, the dangers they encounted, the militia, and the people they helped. His descriptions o......more

Picked this up in the travevl section on a whim - if I'm not having my own adventure then I need to read about others. :) This journey through Africa on motorcycles by 2 brothers and their friends was to say the least, crazy! It is intense and leaves you on the edge of your seat with wild animals, v......more

It’s hard not to have empathy for someone who experienced the tragedy of massive injury and loss of his brother at a young age. While not (at this point) a skilled storyteller, the proximity of Erik’s self-actualization and personal crisis moments is pretty striking, and perhaps more interesting tha......more