When I was a kid my father, knowing I was obsessed with the Appalachian Trail, took me there from our home in a non-mountainous part of Canada for a few days ba

When I was a kid my father, knowing I was obsessed with the Appalachian Trail, took me there from our home in a non-mountainous part of Canada for a few days backpacking in a section of the trail in New Hampshire. On the top of a mountain we took some photos of the amazing view with the camera my father used for his work in insurance (so not great, but not bad) and got the film developed a few weeks later. I realize the camera and our skill were probably to blame but the huge gap between the photos and the reality made me a person who treasures the experience more than the document. I am like you, I take a photo or two as a reminder but try to spend the majority of my time taking things in.