Evan Tanner(1971-2008)

Left his Oceanside, California home on 3 September 2008 to trek into the desert to "cleanse" himself, asking friends to contact authorities if they didn't hear from him. His body was found by a Marine Corps helicopter on 8 September two miles from where he had set up camp.

And to think, there are still places in the world where man has not been, where he has left no footprints, where the mysteries stand secure, untouched by human eyes. I want to go to these places, the quiet, timeless, ageless places, and sit, letting silence and solitude be my teachers.