February, 2011
In January, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee contacted Riverside Sheriff’s Office looking to speak with someone about the Death Valley Germans case as he was writing a story on the hazards of backcountry travel. RSO contacted me, and I put Knudson in touch with Tom Mahood.
After some back and forth emails, Tom K. flew down to Ontario and met Tom M., Pete Carlson, and myself for a hike in Joshua Tree. (This was one of the many, many, hikes in JT searching for the remains of Bill Ewasko, but that’s a story for another post.) We three locals met up at the usual spot – Carrows in Banning – and carpooled to the Quail Springs Trailhead where we met Tom K.
