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North Mountain National Trail #44
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North Mountain National Trail #44, AZ
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North Mountain National Trail #44Phoenix, AZ
North Mountain National Trail #44
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking1.42 Miles 600 AEG
Hiking1.42 Miles   1 Hour      1.42 mph
600 ft AEG
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This is an experiment to see if anyone will read a trip about a common hike with terrible photography :). I got a brand spanking new digital camera for Christmas 1995. Today is the 25th anniversary my first digital "nature shoot" New Years Day 1996. I don't recall the brand or the details but I don't think there were many digital options back then? My friend Chris and I took a "hike" up to to North Mountain summit in the Phoenix Mountain preserve. We hoped to see how modern technology would translate the view. We also had in mind recovering from the previous nights excesses. It was great fun laughing and general childishness.

I actually remember the trip and how amazing having digital photography was. It would change everything! A quarter of a century later, the pictures don't stack up to the memories. My remembrances are full living color and huge. The photography is pretty awful, low resolution, and colorless. We didn't have selfies in mind or doing yoga poses off of the edge. Why didn't we think of that?? I was considering modernizing the images, but that would destroy the historical value, lol. I'm not bashing then or now. They're just different, and tech will continue to change in the next 25.

1996 was a great year! My daughter was born among other things. I got out of a dead end job and went back to school for new future. I'm optimistic that 2121 will be memorable as well. Happy New Year HAZ!
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