Josh in Death Valley

I wanted to include a picture of Josh in Death Valley after writing about him in the last post. He and Laura hiked into a canyon last November that he had remembered from years before and where he thought he would like to have his ashes scattered. Josh had always wanted to do a series of articles on the lowest points in the world, the places below sea level. He and my husband photographer François talked about doing the project together, Josh would write the text, F would take the photographs. It seems most appropriate that Josh would become a part of one of those "lowest places" (a great number of which he did indeed visit) once he left the world in the shape and form in which we've known him.
Just a couple days ago, François mentioned the project again, saying perhaps he will still try to do it--a kind of photographic memorial to his most beloved friend.