I found the Bay Area hill in Windows XP’s iconic wallpaper

October 3, 2023

I trudge along the side of a piercingly loud two-lane highway, stepping over a Modelo can, an empty bottle of wine and a Sonic burger wrapper. I pull out my phone, open Google Maps, and punch in the exact coordinates again to make sure I’m in the right place before scanning the emerald green horizon. And then I finally see it. Now blanketed by endless rows of wine grapes is “Bliss” hill, the subject of one of the most-viewed images in history: the default desktop wallpaper for the Windows XP operating system… read more >

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