Photographs by Mark Howard Webster

me and my martin in 1979 — Me & 1977 Martin

Sue on Intersection Rock — Sue Bat Crack

Loggers ledge Castle 1978 — Sue first rope

Us on Boy Scout trail Josh with Clint — Me, Sue, Clint

us skinny ski at Twisp with Lemon — us skinny ski

sue top roping Classic in 1980-ish — Sue Classic Crack

sue after climbing midway on castle — Sue top Castle

Dads couch in first month of dating — Sue meets the parents

Sue preggers with Clint in Josh — Sue, Craig & me

Snoq pass hike napping — Sue hiking break

Saber ledge castle rock 1979-ish — Saber Ledge beauty

Us on either Prussik or Liberty bell — Alpine climbing

snow in Josh with film camera — Josh snow 1980

skinny ski telemarking at Hurricane Ridge — Hurricane Ridge

Everyone has a chance to be young and pretty — Hard body alpine Sue

Pit stop on way to Josh — Big Rock Lake Perris

Rest day Yosemite — Us, rest day Yosemite

clint lisa on old love seat — Clint & Lisa

Old Photos

New friends are often amazed that we've been together since 1976. We met in a hiking class in the Mountaineers club. Despite the long odds and all the relationships crashing all around us, we still (mostly) like each other after all these years. I think it helped that our families, siblings, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, even our kids, all have great marriages. Maybe we learned something from them?

Capture

I scanned these old slides with an Epson V600. On some, I used my 100mm Canon 2.8 macro lens. They both due an ok job. On the lens, I was shooting with a DIY slide holder jig and my Canon R6. I get more saturation on the R6, but focus is trickier than on the Epson.

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