Officials not yet determined the man's cause of death, but park rangers suspect heat was a factor.
Steve Curry hikes to Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park on Tuesday morning.
The temperature in the park Tuesday was unbearably hot, but Curry was intent on completing his round trip from Golden Canyon to Zabriskie Point, a scenic overview overlooking the sun-drenched moonscape. "He had talked about Death Valley for at least a week or more," his 76-year-old wife said. She told him she was worried about the temperature. "But once he got an idea like that ..." she trailed off.
He worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District and as an electrician before retiring about a decade ago.After the Currys got married in 1994, he "got this bug" for the outdoors, his wife said. He bought camping gear, joined a rock climbing group and completed wilderness training courses. When he couldn't travel out of town, he'd climb"He was always happiest when he could be out there sleeping under the stars," she said. "That was his joy.
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