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Today, with a beautiful winter day and thoughts of many lost friends still alive in my soul, I opened a new exit (nearest town Winthrop, WA) in honor of Josh. A long and somewhat sketchy approach hike had me thinking that if Josh were along he`d be smiling all the way up.

At exit, I imagined him jumping an E not far from his hometown, alone. That, too, made me smile and with that I stepped off. Good energy was in the air, and things all came together. A short hike back to my car, and I warmed up my old bones as my partner Rion wagged and smiled his inestimable joy.

Here`s to you, Josh, and may you find happiness and comraderie wherever you have gone. There`s a pretty new E in the north of your former home state that stands as a little memento of your time here. I wish I could share it with you in person, but even though I can`t do that I can keep your memory and your smile in my heart and pass it forward to others that cross my path in life.

For personal reasons, I`ve dubbed this exit the Frasierdog exit. . . without doubt, Josh would smile at that.

Peace,

D-d0g

Thanks for sharing. Even though I have never jumped BASE (yet) and never met Josh, I hope to take on some of the character traits that people have mentioned about him. I especially like the outlook he had when it was a bad day for jumping, but a good day to try something new (winery).

Doug,

I think you're right, he would smile... and he is.

-=Raistlin