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12:25 pm Sat 3 Aug, Cont: Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Gallatin National Forest:
....Martina Davis Captured The /\ Above /\ Photo of Her Husband Dennis Davis, with Henry, Tina DeWeese, and Lee Glover.
…We have just crossing Cottonwood Creek (In background), and are ready to start UP the steep incline, to a high trail on the steep mountain-side!

This is shown in => GNF Hike, The SECOND NextPhoto.
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…. Originally Posted May 2019, Revised 2 October 2020.

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12:30 pm Sat 3 Aug: A Panorama View Along National Forest Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Cottonwood Creek, Gallatin National Forest, South Of Bozeman MT.
….A Pause In The Creek-Side Cool Shade, Turns Into A Photo Session. <
....The /\ Above /\ Panorama opens showing Tina DeWeese, Martina Davis, and Lee Glover. As you scroll panorama to right, you will see water of Cottonwood Creek (flowing toward right, which is Southwest), then a big tree, then see the Gravel & Rocks & water of the creek, After lots of trees, see Martina’s Husband Dennis Davis, on Big Rock, doing what Video Film Producers do !! … Then, to right of rock you see a portion of the National Forest Trail, which leads next (going left) to the start of a steep climb UP.
…As you will remember seeing in earlier Photos of Tina Log Bridge, we have just crossed Cottonwood Creek, and after much good Discussion & Ideas, are ready to start UP the steep incline, to a high on the steep mountain-side.This Is Shown In Photo Next. .

VIEWING HINTS FOR /\ ABOVE /\ PANORAMA (AND SECOND NEXT PHOTO):
Because this /\ Above /\ is so HUGE, you will need to use Mouse-Drag-Sliders (At Bottom & Left Side), to view this. You may need to read the instructions here ‘> Click Here & After this link comes up, scroll down ~midway to “Album 360 Degree Panoramas …” and start reading where says “Suggestions For Beginners”:
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PANORAMA CREDIT => The More Than Full Circle Panorama, Which You See /\ ABOVE /\ Is From The Skilled Craftsmanship Of FlatWorld.com: .


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DSC_0234-0242 ZMM Hike, Discussion By Cottonwood Creek, GNF, Sof Bozeman MT. TinaMartinaLee ReadyForTheFirstSteepClimb.jpg
…. Newly Posted 2 October 2020.

1:00 pm Sat 3 Aug, Bozeman MT, Gallatin National Forest, Cottonwood Canyon Trail:

.... Henry, With His Trail Research Handouts At The Ready, Is Talking To Trail Folk. by asking => .... “Do You Want To Do Trail Research & Documentation For An Important Book? Please read this Handout and Contact Me

….EXPLANATION: Here you should realize for Henry Gurr =>
The importance of => Robert Pirsig’s own 1968 Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Climb Experience, as fully described, start of Part III, Chapter 16, in his Book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” (ZMM), actually starting from the DeWeese Home, as described in. AND
….For this reason you will see Earnestly Salesman Effort Photos of Henry, with invitations to Trail Folk (indeed anyone) who might want to help with ZMM Trail Research: For full ZMM Trail Research: Invitation & Explanation, please click here =>
… ….. After this link comes up, please scroll to => Volunteers are needed to help explore and confirm the specific route of Mr. Pirsig's Mountain Climb Trail described in ZMM. And Contact Me, Using the Information there provided. . :

New Topic: ....As shown in this and next photos, this portion of the trail is a narrow cut in a high & very steep mountain-side. With NO Guard Rai!!! A miss-step offers a rapid downfall (literally and figuratively!). But this doesn’t seem to mind the Trail Folk, even the Bike Riders, who negotiate the rocks and big roots, full speed, with nary a pause!

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1:11 pm Sat 3 Aug, Bozeman MT, A Panorama View Of Canyon & Trail, Cottonwood Canyon Trail, Gallatin National Forest, South Of Bozeman MT: ….After ~20 Minutes Hiking In Direct Sun (As Seen In Previous Photo), A Second Pause In The Shade, Turns Into A Second Photo Session. < ....The /\ Above /\ Panorama opens showing Lee Glover, Tina DeWeese, and a portion of the National Forest Trail: The Trail leads, to the left South East, further upstream, where at left, you also see (partly through the trees) The Profile Of The Up-Stream Canyon Mountain-Side. ….As you scroll panorama to right, you see Martina Davis (helping carry the remainder of Henry’s Trail Research Handouts). Scrolling further right you see through the trees at The Profile Of The Canyon Mountain-Side, and then the Trail, heading North West, Back Toward DeWeese Home.. ….With more scrolling to the right you see in distance, Two Gals, with their dog running ahead, and finally a good view of the Canyon Forest, Close Up!. …***************** …
Trail Friends, To The Rescue!! …..Despite nearby new, Henry’s right shoe completely lost attachment of its sole, in ~1.7 miles of trail... Tina swings into rescue action, and does a skilled wrap-job, with strong strap (donated from Lee’s Bear-Spray Can), and Stretchy Belt (offered by Dennis) !!... ....Although we might have continued hiking another mile upstream, the lost Sole / Soul, the heat of the day, and sufficient fatigue, precipitated decision to turn back.… …Of course NOW Henry is now butt of all kinds of friendly jokes, Re his having lost his Soul and what he would have to do to regain it !
….The Next Day, Lee Glover (Finds In His Van), And Comes To The Rescue! => Giving Henry a new pair of Trail-Hiking-Boots, complete with Deep Rubber Cleats! Many Thanks to Lee, Since this was exactly what Henry needed for the next two days on Gallatin National Forest Trail! ….And for the rest of the way home, indeed just what Henry Needed! Thank you Lee !! .
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PANORAMA CREDIT => The More Than Full Circle Panorama, Which You See /\ ABOVE /\ Is From The Skilled Craftsmanship Of FlatWorld.com:
Photo File = DSC_0247_Panorama.jpg .. DSC_0247-0250 ZMM Hike, Turn Back Pt, High Side Cottonwood Creek, GNF, Sof Bozeman MT ….Newly Posted 2 October 2020.

2:24 pm Sat 3 Aug, Bozeman MT, Gallatin National Forest, Cottonwood Canyon Trail:
.... An Hour Later, On Our Way Back, Dennis Davis Discovers A Wonderful Bloom!!.

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....Though not what Henry wanted an hour ago, the “turn back decision” was in retrospect, quite needful, since Henry realized he was ~”tremmbbly-legs” & way over his strength limit when we all got back to Tina’s car.

Above Is Our Last Photo From Cottonwood Canyon: Next 2 Photos are Henry Gurr’s Day-Hike to Upper Fox Creek Meadow, Scene of a Robert Pirsig Hike with the DeWeese Family, June 1990.

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10:42 am Sun 5 Aug, Gallatin National Forest, Hyalite Canyon,South of Bozeman. MT, A Close-Up Of Portion of A Hyalite Canyon Welcome Sign, With VERY Important Information Re Roads & Trails:
….TO HELP YOU STAY DIRECTION-ORIENTED FOR THE NEXT 4 PHOTOS : PLEASE TAKE TIME TO STUDY THIS MAP, : You can see that Hyalite Creek Canyon, is parallel to, and next Canyon NE of Cottonwood Creek Canyon: To stay oriented, keep in mind that both “Creeks” flow to the NORTHWEST. ((NOTE: It’s very confusing on this /\ Above /\ Map, because North is to the LEFTt & A Bit UP.)) …..Next, please study the paved road in Hyalite Canyon, that goes well beyond the Bozeman City Water Reservoir, and ont more Camp Grounds. …..But Henry’s goal can only be reached .by rough rocky twisty national forest mountain roads, shown just to right of Map Center. Look for the brown twisty dirt road, trending to right (Southeast), and see wher it reaches a dotted line (hiking trail), that goes down (Southwest) to “Fox Creek”.IF EVER Henry had enough physical strength, to follow that trail to Fox Creek, would be his goal!
Fox Creek, A Major Goal For Henry’s ZMM Trail Research, Is A Major Tributary To Upper Cottonwood Creek, Some 8 Miles Upstream From The Deweese Home. You can see these two “Creeks”, labeled on /\ Above /\ Map. ….This morning Henry Gurr decided to try his own ZMM Trail Research: And after discussing with Tina DeWeese, how bad from rain, the “Back-Country National Forest Roads”, might be, has just arrived at Hyalite Canyon Entrance Gate. Henry closely studied this /\ Above /\ Map, to help reinforce his 2006 memory of having driven up the abovementioned “brown twisty dirt road”, to the saddle-back ridge, that has foot trails that access Fox Creek Meadow, and lead to Fox Creek, a major goal.
Next Photo => Shows The Distant Mountains Of The Henry Gurr’s Day Hike, Up The Trail To Upper Fox Creek Meadow,. Photo File = DSC_0253.jpg …. Originally Posted May 2019, Revised 3 October 2020.

11:29 pm Sun 5 Aug, Langhor Campground, Gallatin National Forest, Hyalite Canyon,South of Bozeman, MT.
….From Campground Paved Road: An East-Northeast View Of Henry Gurr’s Day Hike Mountain Goal, Which Is The Lower Place To The Right Of =>The Highest Peak Which Is Mt. Blackmore 10,154 ft.

…..Needing To Stay Space-Oriented AND A PAPER MAP, Henry Pulled Into A Well Remembered Langhor Campground, and saw the Trailer Of The Campground Host”:
....And A Very, Very, Lucky Break ….Not One Second Too Early …. =>
……Found The Campground Host, Just As She Was Getting In Her Car, And Nearly GONE, Plus A Very Lucky Break On The Map:
…. “Yes, I have one in my Camp Trailer. AND To get to Fox Creek Meadow, go half mile up the paved road, and turn first right, go over Hyalite Creek, and continue SE.” She did not mention the condition of this road.
Using his Memory, The Paper Map, & GPS, Henry negotiated the first 5 of ~20 huge rain-filled, muddy, rocky, rutted puddles!
… But unsure of the next fork in the dirt forest road …. went back half mile to consult with two National Forest Workers in a pickup truck. They gave the vital clue “Stay Left, Left, Left, Left.”.
See 2 Next Photo Re How ZMM Author Robert Pirsig Knew About These Mountains, And Even This Langor Camground.

….EXPLANATION: In Reading PREVIOUS Cottonwood Canyon Photo Captions, You Should Realize For Henry Gurr =>
…The importance of => Robert Pirsig’s own 1968 Cottonwood Canyon Mountain Climb Experience, as fully described in his Book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”. (ZMM).
….Based on much analysis, of ZMM Book’s => Narrator & Chris Mountain Climb Story, Henry concludes that Fox Creek is part of their “Climb”. AND
….For this reason in Previous Cottonwood Hike Photos, you saw Earnestly Salesman Effort Photos of Henry, with his 40 Copies ZMM Trail Research Handouts … At The Ready: … These were an invitation to Trail Folk, to help with ” ZMM Trail Research: For full ZMM Trail Research”: Invitation & Explanation, => Please Click Here For => .How to Explore & Research The ZMM ~”Narrator & Chris Mountain Climb”. …


Next Photo => Shows Huge Volcanic Rock, Along Rough Rocky Brown Dirt Twisty National Forest Mountain Road Toward Upper Fox Creek Meadow,.

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…. Newly Posted 3 October 2020.

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12:27 pm Sun 5 Aug, Rough Rocky Brown Dirt Twisty National Forest Mountain Road, Hyalite Creek Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, South Of Bozeman, MT: Following => The vital clue “Stay Left, Left, Left, Left.”. => Success!! A Well-Remembered, 2006 Waypoint: A Huge & Very Ancient Volcanic Rock. Henry drove up to here on the twisty brown road, shown in previous photo. It was nearly always steep incline UP, on a car-bottom-scraping rocky rutted road. AND some 20 low places, were rain filled, deep huge muddy puddles, wider than the road. Un-avoidably … Gun the engine, down we go … Sploosh-Whump-Crunch-Bottom-Out!! Too much deep water, splash, tree branchs both sides scrapt-scrape, and Prius bad sideways slide, for Henry’s comfort!
….But Eventually Reached, THIS 2006 Well Remembered Huge Pile of Ancient Volcanic Rock Pile Waypoint: And Also A Well-Remembered Road Switchback, As Shown in /\ Above /\ Panorama. . ….Henry Was Thinking To Self => “FINALLY …. OK … I’m on the CORRECT twisty road! So after-huge & much doubt, I’m following the correct rocky, muddy, rut !! And not too far ahead, is my goal => A well remembered mountain ridge saddle-back parking spot! ….Henry’s 2006 photos of this Ancient Volcanic Rock, and Fox Creek Meadow, may be viewed by click on any of the small photos. INSTRUCTIONS => Please click-on-photo several times for largest view, of Henry’s. >> … Many 2006 Photos, RE-PURPOSED Into “Narrator + Chriss ZMM Mountain Climb Narrative”, Shown In This Photo Gallery Album Page. Click Here. …***************** …
The /\ Above /\ Phoro Of Ancient Volcanic Rocks, are proof enough, that these mountains, have volcanic activity beneath: AND for the same reason as Yellowstone National Park, a mere 60 miles away. You may already be familiar with The IDEA that there is a Deep “HotSpot”, that is evidently under, and moving relative to The Hawaii Island Chain along with The Pacific Plate, …AND causing the sequential series of “Volcanic Island Building”>> Click Here and AFTER this Wikipedia Page comes up,scroll down to (and read) paragraph that has “HotSpot”: And then Mouse Hover “HotSpot“. . … SIMILARLY, there evidently was millions of years ago, another deep “HotSpot”, that evidently moved under Idaho & Montana, and finally IS HERE. ….Eons ago, This Deep & Moving “HotSpot” evidently ceated some of the worlds largest Lava Flows, from under Oregon, Then moving under Idaho, => Successively blasted out a deep valley, what is now called the Snake River Plane: This “HotSpot” is now apparently under Yellowstone National Park, and will => Will eventually create a spectacular blast and deeper much larger caldera, than the ~45 Mile Diameter Caldera (from a 640,000 year ago), up-lift, blast, and subsidence which formed the Ring of Mountains and Lake now there in YNP. AND From this, the heat still deep in the rocks, is responsible for tocay’s spatacular Gysers, Steaming Hot Springs & Steaming Hot Lakes! ….However, the /\ Above /\ Pictured Volcanic Rock, Is Most Likely From . Earlier extensive & massive volcanid flows,47 to 53 Million Years Ago, know as the “Absaroka Volcanic Province” Click Here.
. Click Here For => “Dora’s Catastrophe” Page: It is ~8 feet long, with huge number of good maps & diagrams!! AND throughout, Dora gives (in not so perfect writing), a good layperson overview, of volcanic events all around the world!! . CAUTION: Her page is old enough, that some links may not work. This includes link >> “The Snake River Plain and the Yellowstone Hot Spot” , which is which is available (?Google Search?), as an Archive.org Link
. Next Photo => Henry Gurr’s Day Hike, Up The Trail, To Upper Fox Creek Meadow,. Photo File = DSC_0256_Panorama.jpg Stitch By FlatWorld.com = DSC_0256-0261 ZMM Volcanic Rock Waypoint, Fm Hyalite Creek To U Fox Creek Meadow, Sof Bozeman MT …. Originally Posted As Single Photo May 2019, Revised To Panorama 3 October 2020.

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2:30 pm Sun 5 Aug, Hiking Trail, Upper Edge Cottonwood Canyon, Gallatin National Forest:
After Steep Climbing For 37 Minutes: An Opening Through The Trees Reveals, In The Distance, A Partial View of Sides of Cottonwood Canyon, Downstream In Direction Northwest Towards DeWeese Home, Perhaps10 Away.

…. From Tina DeWeese We Learn That Robert Pirsig, Along With The DeWeese Family, Likely Climbed This SAME TRAIL, June 1990.

….A Facebook Comment: Below a Photo Of Gennie & Bob DeWeese, this .Facebook.com Comment Appeared => Tina DeWeese: A little correction here...it was Bob Pirsig who took this photo...when he joined us for a hike to Fox Creek Meadow for the Summer Solstice picnic after congress allocated 2 mil $ for the purchase of 2 sections of land previously owned by Plum Creek Timber. The purchase consolidated this land with NFS, keeping Cottonwood pristine...as it is still today (relatively). Pirsig's timing for a visit was impeccable, although he was here to catch up with old friends.☯️

·A Facebook Comment Added By Henry S Gurr, ZMMQ SiteMaster:
…. Concerning the above [[Facebook]] photo of Gennie DeWeese (holding yellow flower called an Alpine Lily) with husband Bob DeWeese .... , Be sure to notice that this photo was taken by ZMM Author Robert Pirsig when he was in Bozeman June 1990, with his wife Wendy [and Daughter Nell.]. Tina DeWeese says that you can tell this photo was way up in mountains, because you can see the Lodge Pole Pines in background.

A 12 March 2020 Email From Tina DeWeese, Gives Following History:
…. “ You might be interested in this note from RP when I sent the link for the www.deweeseart.com website to him and Wendy back in 2015 when I finally got it published. This [[following was]] from email April 2016:

…Hi, Tina,
We enjoyed seeing the website, and I was thrilled at the Home Page photo becaus I [Robert] took it! We have it in our photo album and always liked it very much. It was when we visited with our daughter in June 1990.

Best wishes,
Bob and Wendy

Next Photo => A) Henry Gurr’s Day Hike, Arrival At Upper Fox Creek Meadow,. B) Plus More Discussion On How ZMM Author Robert Pirsig Knew About These Mountains, And Even This Langor Camground.

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3:12 pm Sun 5 Aug, Upper Fox Creek Meadow, Gallatin National Forest, South Of Bozeman, MT:
A well-remembered, 2006 Waypoint: A View Of Over Fox Creek Meadow, (and Fox Creek), To The Mountains beyond. Also Showing That => Montana Winters At High Elevation, Are Quite Harsh For Tree Survival!
When Henry arrived here ~25 minutes ago, he was hot, tired, and hungry. First order was food, & water from trusty belt-pack supplied (and goody filled) by Tina! Thank you Tina! Then a quick nap, head on folded paper-pack, on large tree root, in shade of knurled trees, to left of this photo.

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…. These Mountains, From Here To Well East of Yellowstone National Park, Collectively Called the Absaroka Mountain Range. Were Experienced By => Chris, The Sutherlands and The Narrator (Pirsig). Their Traveled Over The Absaroka’s, In ZMM Is Called “The High Country”
….. In Laurel, MT: Author Pirsig (As Narrator), Is Greatly Stimulated To Be Near Mountains Again! Here Are Excerpts, What The Narrator Says About These Mountains: Chapter 11 Opens With This “Mood”
…., I wake up wondering if we’re near mountains because of memory or because of something in the air…..
….We are in love with everything this morning and talk about good things all the way down a sunlit morning street to a restaurant. The eggs and hot cakes and coffee are from heaven.
Sylvia says John has talked to someone in town about another route to Bozeman, south through Yellowstone Park.
"South?" I say. "You mean Red Lodge?"
"I guess so."
A memory comes to me of snowfields in June. "That road goes way up above the timberline."
"Is that bad?" Sylvia asks.
"It’ll be cold." In the middle of the snowfields in my mind appear the cycles and us riding on them. "But just tremendous."
We meet John again and it’s settled. Soon, beyond a railroad underpass, we are on a twisting blacktop through fields toward the mountains up ahead. This
is a road Phædrus used all the time, and flashes of his memory coincide everywhere. The high, dark Absaroka Range {and Red Lodge MT] looms directly ahead.
He would use this route to get into the high country, then backpack in from the road for three or four or five days, then come back out for more food and head back in again, needing these mountains in an almost physio-logical way. The train of his abstractions became so long and so involved he had to have the surroundings of silence and space here to hold it straight…..


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3:56 pm Sun 5 Aug, Upper Fox Creek Meadow, Gallatin National Forest, South Of Bozeman, MT:
…..Note That In Some Places, The Far Distant Mountain Sides Are Cleared Of Trees By Sliding Winter Snow.
….Once here, Henry’s goal was hike ~2000 feet, to the tree-line, accessed by strip of green grass seen left of center in /\ Above /\ Photo: The plan was enter those trees, and thus explore the waters of upper Fox Creek. But as he tried to so for about 300 feet, Henry discovered the grassy slopes all dug up by Gophers or possibly Marmots. Nary could a step avoid the holes, or the dusty-squishy-loose mounds, of what were effectively Ground Hog Hills! Both Henry’s mind and legs bogged down. ….SO AGAIN: Those trees too far for one day’s time, and besides physical strength was giving out. :-(( ….Moreover it was getting late, and Henry needed enough time to get back to DeWeese’s, so Tina would not worry. Tina had said several times her concerns for my safety, and her saying she would come looking for me.
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MORE DISCUSSION ON HOW ZMM AUTHOR ROBERT PIRSIG KNEW ABOUT THESE ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS, AND EVEN THIS LANGOR CAMGROUND. ….A) Back In March 2002, I (Henry Gurr) Wrote To Author Pirsig Telling Him Or My ZMM Route Research Plans: In Reply, Pirsig Said This Excerpt, Showing He Was Well Aware Of The Hyalite Area. =>
…. “To get a feeling of the mountains around Bozeman you might explore Hyalite Canyon, which is one canyon east of Cottonwood Canyon where the De Weeses’ lived. If you drive to the end and then follow the trail up to Hyalite Lake using a Geodetic survey map you will see more trails branching from there that are fabulous climbs. Better be in shape though.”
….B) I (Henry Gurr) Remembers A Newspaper Reporter Found Robert Pirsig in His Ford Pickup Camper, at Hyalite Canyon Langor Campground. The Only Refferences I Can Find (AND “Fits” What I Remember) is What Ian Glendinning Placed On His “Biographical TimeLine of Robert Pirsig” Click Here. July 1974: Now doing interviews about his best-seller, Bob becomes a "celebrity". Seeking seclusion, he makes trips in his RV / camper van back to the mountains near Bozeman, where the ideas for his new writing project can "develop their own momentum". 5th August 1974 - Interview in Bozeman by Tom Zito in the Washington Post. We learn that the working title for his next book he is already working on is "Them Pesky Redskins" [This was in fact Mr Pirsig’s 2nd Book “LILA”, In Gestation.}
AND Now The Following 3 Photos Will Continue Henry Gurr’s ZMM Book Field Research, at Montana State University, Bozeman MT. Photo File =. DSC_0290_Panorama.jpg Stitched By FlatWorld.com = DSC_0290-0296 Vu Snow Cleared Slopes, Rock Sculpt, Path, Upper Fox Creek Meadow, GNF, Sof Bozeman, MT …. Originally Posted As Single Photo, May 2019, Revised To Panorama, 3 October 2020.

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1:14 pm Mon 6 Aug, Third Floor, Montana Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT:

….Film Produce Dennis Davis Finds Locked Room 302,

THE PERENNIAL QUESTIONS =>
….Where Are English Professor Robert Pirsig’s 1959-61 Classroom And Office?
….To find the answer, Dennis Davis & Henry Gurr Have Come Up To MSU Montana Hall, 3rd Floor, To Inquire at The MSU .Institutional Research Offices,
….Door to Room 301 is open, so we ask for 1) directions AND as-well 2) the Perennial Question. Lady inside says Pirsig’s old office is Room 302. We try the door, shown /\ Above /\,, and since Locked, We Continue Our Quest, to The Office Of Institutional Research, on down the hallway =>

….Dennis Davis Email Oct 11 2019 Summarizes Our~ Comfuzzion =>

…. " I believe the photo [From Robert Pirsig by way of Anthony McWatt]. we were given is wrong. … I do not know why Pirsig initialed it. My previous visit to locate his former office I was informed differently and on the south side. The photo we got was on the north side. The south facing side is more likely and much smaller which matches up better with ZMM. The smaller office was locked and I did not enter it. A Mr. Kirk if I remember correctly either now uses it as an office or is the fellow that showed me the room. That office provides views south and another window faces west. So Pirsig could more easily view the described mountain ranges from that smaller room. Also some rooms were class rooms and that may well be the room on the north in the photo. So where he taught is that room and his former office is on the south. That difference might explain the confusion of the 2 rooms.
"
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An Archived Photo => North Side Of Montana Hall ca 1956, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT:

….The Historical Importance Of Just Where Is Pirsig’s Old Office, Is Clearly Stated By Robert Pirsig In The ZMM Book Itself !! (Bold & underline by Henry, in Following ZMM Passage =>.)

….”All this comes back now. This was his office. A find. This is the room I am looking for!
….I step inside and an avalanche of memory, loosened by the jolt of the print of the print , begins to come down. The light on the print comes from a miserable cramped window in the adjacent wall through which he looked out onto and across the valley onto the Madison Range and watched the storms come in and while watching this valley before me now through this window here, now . . . started the whole thing, the whole madness, right here! This is the exact spot!
…And that door leads to Sarah’s office. Sarah! Now it comes down! She came trotting by with her watering pot between those two doors, going from the corridor to her office, and she said, ‘I hope you are teaching Quality to your students.’ This in a la-de-da, singsong voice of a lady in her final year before retirement about to water her plants. That was the moment it all started. That was the seed crystal.” r>
….The Narrator’s Above-Mentioned “Print” Is => . Lyonel Feininger Barfüsserkirche II (Church of the Minorites II) 1926. Click Here.

THE ANSWER TO THE PERENNIAL QUESTIONS =>
….Where Are English Professor Robert Pirsig’s 1959-61 Classroom And Office? Answers From Office Of Institutional Research, Third Floor, Montana Hall.
,,,. In The Office Of Institutional Research, A Montana State University Staff Member said that she had a CC of Email Correspondence between Anthony McWatt and Dr. Pirsig, to which attached two pictures, showing that Pirsig’s old office and classroom were both on the North side of Montana Hall,

….This North Side Is Seen In /\ Above /\ Photo, Which Was Taken (1956), Just 3 Years Before Pirsig’s MSU arrival in 1959,

…A) One Attachment Photo indicates Pirsig’s OLD CLASSROOM as north side 2nd floor, behind the two windows (which are seen above), to LEFT of the ”Peak” above the Front Door Brick Arch => You can see a SECOND, three rows of fluorescent lights to right of ”Peak”…Henry believes this a second similar classroom..

…B) The Other Attachment Photo indicates Pirsig OLD OFFICE as behind the two narrow windows immediately to LEFT of the Curved Brick Arch, above the Front Door (These are the windows partly obscured by ivy vines). If you look close, you can see that his office is between floors, [and thus is, from first floor, to An Intermediate Floor] up some old stairs.
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2:52 pm Mon 6 Aug, Henry Gurr & Dennis Davis, Coming Back From Excellent Lunch, Suddenly See On Bozeman’s Main Drag => Flowers, and An Ivy Covered Hotel Baxter, Main St, Bozeman, MT:

…. Dennis Tells Henry That’s Where The ZMM Narrator & Chris Stayed After Their “Mountain Climb”: This is welcomed news to Henry, Since ZMM Does Not Name The “ main downtown hotel” , In ZMM Passage Below.

….In ZMM the Narrator and Chris stay In the Baxter Hotel, after their Own Mountain Climb, over the hump from Cottonwood Canyon to Hyalite Canyon, close to the Langor Campground (Click Here) , o/c in Gallatin National Forest, the Narrator Saying =>
…. We cross the creek using a rope, which we leave behind, then on the road beyond find some other campers who give us a ride into town
.…. “In Bozeman it’s dark and late. Rather than wake up the DeWeeses and ask them to drive in, we check in at the main downtown hotel.”

Do You Have ANY Information, As To WHO “Gave Mr Pirsig & Chris A Ride” Or WHO Were Passangers? Please Email …HenryG __USCA.edu
….The “Ride” from Hyalite Canyon to The Baxter, would have been about a week after July 4th 1968.
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4:13 pm Mon 6 Aug, Henry Gurr Shows Books Once Owned By Sarah Vinke, To.MSU Library Archive, Montana State University. Bozeman MT:
….On his laptop, Archivist Jason Clark, carefully checked each of Sarah’s 9 Books, from Henry’s Orange Box of Sarah Vinke’s Old Books.. He found that all were already in MSU Library, and declined to accession any of Sarah’s old books: A full list of Books Once Owned By Sarah Vinke, which are given in Henry’s Letter to Mr. Pirsig 8 Sept 2008.
….Prof Clark, DID accept for accession, A very old ~”Song Book”, that dated back to Sarah’s Grinnell College days, because added to it (in Sarah’s own hand writing), were ` ~6 MSU Football Team ~”Fight Songs”! This “Song Book” was donated by Bozeman Resident. Patricia (Pinky) Bryson Henry, who inherited her childhood piano from her parents. This Grand Piano was Sarah’s, and The Piano Bench came with a hole pile of Sarah’s old Sheet Music for Piano!! ….
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~5:00 pm Mon 6 Aug, Henry Gurr Leavs MSU Parking Lot, And With GPS As Guide, turns North on 19th Ave, crosses Main Street, and continues onto I-90 West. ….By now Henry has previously traveled this way 2 times & sees the well-remembered railroad tracks that follow the ZMM Book Route West, thru Belgrade MT, Manhattan MT, & Three Forks MT, and on into Western Montana.

ContinuedNextPhoto => A Satelite View of Three Forks Of The Missouri River.
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~5:50 pm Mon 6 Aug, A Satellite View, Of THREE RIVERS Forced Into Forming The MISSOURI RIVER At, ZMM Route Town Of, Three Forks, MT.
The Town Is Shown Lower Right In Satellite View /\ Above /\,
…..Where you can ALSO SEE weak trace of this road an arrow-straight road going Northeast Toward The River’s “Deep Cut” In The Mountain Barrier, Upper Right..

….ALSO IN /\ ABOVE /\ SATELLITE PHOTO
…….PLEASE STUDY THE FOLLOWING =>
..(REMEMBER to click photo several ties to get the biggest view.)
… AT UPPER RIGHT YOU CAN SEE WHERE =>
….A) There Are “Three Rivers”, Flowing NE, AND Forced Together Into A Narrow Passage Cut Into Mountains Upper Right.
….This is to the immediate left of where you see weak lettering > Trident, MT. Remember this, because Trident, MT is further discussed Photo Next.
… B) AND Despite their meander, You Can Easily Pick Out =.The Three Respective Rivers Of “The Three Forks Of The Missouri”, That Combine To Form Here The “Missouri River Headwaters”. =>
…1) The; GALLATIN RIVER, which has flow from both Hyalite Creek & Cottonwood Creek, near Tina DeWeese’s house. You can partly see that I-90 has been following the Gallatin River Valley, since Manhattan MT.
….2) The MADISON RIVER; which has flow from Western Side of Yellow Stone National Park. This river comes into Three Forks from the SE.
…3) The JEFFERSON RIVER, who’s watershed comes from nearly all of SW Montana, including Mountains of The Idaho Continental Divide.

… C) In Above Satellite View You Can Also Pick Out The I-90 Interchange For Rt 2, SW Into The Town => Three Forks, MT: << This Interchange is seen lower center, where is the “In Patriotic Memory of Sacajawea Historic Marker” Erected by the Montana DAR in 1914.

…You can explore around in another view of this “action” in this Google Map =>. . Showing The Swampy Jumbled Area Where Three Forks Of The Missouri, Are Forced By Cut In The Barrier Mountain Ridge, To Form The Missouri River! Here Right Click, And Open In A New Browser Tab..

… D) ALSO At Upper Center Of /\ Above /\ Photo => You Can See The Green Map Pin Marker => “Missouri River Headwaters State Park”. This As You Can See In /\ Above /\ Photo => Marks A Treeless Tan Colored “Fort Rock”, The NORTHEAST END Of Which Is Shown In (& Subject Of) NEXT PHOTO, AND Much More .

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GOOGLE FINDS INTERESTING INTERNET PAGES OR PHOTOS

Remember to => Right Click, And Open In A New Browser Tab..
..A) Discovering Lewis & Clark: Missouri River Headwaters Expedition Observations & History. . Shows Excellent Photo From View Point “Fort Rock”, Discussed In This Album’s NEXT Photo.
..B) Missouri River Headwaters State Park. Good Description, & Video Good For Area History, Esp
Native American Sacajawea’s Roll In Lewis & Clark Expedition.
..C) “Fort Rock Trail” in Missouri Headwaters State Park, MT. : This has a good Map shoring Visitor Facilities.
.. D) Good Description, For Area History, Esp Lewis & Clark Expedition: Has Planning & Logistics For Visitor. Opens With Excellent & Dramatic Photo From Vista Point “Fort Rock”, Discussed In This Album’s NEXT Photo.
..E) Google Street View (GSV), Opens Showing A View Of Missouri River Cut, About 1 Mile North Of Missouri River Headwaters State Park. This GSP Offers The Ability Rotate full Circle 360 Degrees (~ Panorama), AND You Can “GSV Drive”, Back to the Cement Plant, & Then Back To the Headwaters State Park & Beyond!
..F) At Trident, MT, A Dramatic Aerial Photo of Missouri River Cut In East Side Mountain, Showing Montana Rail Link's 840 Helena Local RR Train At Holcim's Cement Plant, AND Below Photo, Scroll Down To A Very Nice History Lesson. This is One of A Series of Excellent Photos, By A Montana RR Enthusiast. (Click + or – For Huge, & Scroll With Mouse To See All Of Image. THEN => Click (Right OR Left) Arrows To Additional Dramatic Missouri River Mountain-Cut Photos).
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…. Originally Posted May 2019, Revised 9 October 2020.

ContinuedFmPreviousPhoto: Topic => Missouri River Headwaters State Park.. .

~5:50 pm Mon 6 Aug, A Closest Satellite View (Year 2020) Of => Missouri River Headwaters State Park, Showing Northeast END of This High Vantage “Vista Point” On A Treeless And =>Tan Colored “Fort Rock”, Trident, MT.

SIDE NOTE: The Town Trident, MT (And Cement Manufacturing Plant), Is ~ 1 Mile Further Northeast, From This /\ Above /\Satellite View.

….ALSO IN /\ ABOVE /\ SATELLITE PHOTO, LOOK CLOSE
…….& PLEASE SEE & STUDY THE FOLLOWING =>
..(Also REMEMBER to click photo several ties to get the biggest view, & possibly use Magnifying Glass.)
….A) Seen At Left => The “Missouri River”, Meaning That The Madison River & The Jefferson River Have Already Been “Forced Together”.
….NOTE: The Curved Light Tan Area Where you see words “Missouri River”, is actually a “Sand Bar”, and the river’s water, is darker on both sides.
. … B) AND At Right Is the Gallatin River, Yet To Be “Forced Together” , Into “The Missouri River”.
… C) A Bit Left Of Center, You See “Access” Road Makes A Circle.
……1) Here note both sides of word “Access”, you can see many parking slots.
……2) To right of word “Access”, you can see White “Zig-Zag” Sidewalk, and the FACT
……….it “Zig-Zags”, means the walking is steep, up to what you can see is A Rocky
……….Treeless High Flat Area, hence it’s Name “Fort Rock”. In fact Lewis & Clark
………. Camped Here, & could well have given it this “Fort Rock” Name!!
……2) To The right of The White “Zig-Zag” Sidewalk, You can barely see The Outline of The ROOF Of The so named “Interpretive Shelter”, AND
…….3) Then following to the right, The White Sidewalk to its END =>
……….You can see A White Circle. This Is A Observation Scenic View Area,
……..4) Just a bit further to right, beyond The White Observation Circle (Use Magnifying Glass), you can make out A Rectangle, Which Just Might Be =>
….The Location AND Image of “A Scale 3D Model”, Shown In Henry Gurr’s 2002 Photos, SEE BLUE LINK BELOW..
…….5) You can notice that the Treeless Rocky Area, has many formal (and informal) walking trails over it. These Trails are here well discussed, along with Much More Good Information. Moreover, The 2nd & 3rd Photos On This Link => Show Two Photo Scenes Taken from approximately the above-mentioned “White Observation Circle Scenic View Point”, => Of Respectively
……a) A photo of => A Really Nice & Complete Interpretive Map & Discussion Display, AND
……b) A photo of => A 2nd Interpretive Sign Post, Showing What Is Seen In Four Different Directions, AND In The Distance You See => A VERY SCENIC Rocky Observation View of The Gallatin River. Click Here.

….SUMMARY => All This Very Interesting Geology In Action, May Be Studied From Vantage Point Of A High Flat Rocky Area, At River Junction Within The Missouri River Headwaters State Park, This Park is two miles Northeast of I-90 Exit at Three Forks, MT.

You May See Henry Gurr’s Photos, The Above-Mentioned High “Vista Point”, Taken In 2006. Click Next Down. . “A Scale 3D Model Of the Landscape Topology of the Three Forks Of The Missouri River. In this model you can see the => Deep sharp narrow cut in High Cliffs That Force These Rovers together, Click Here. .
NOTE1: After 13 years, Henry certainly hopes this 3D Model is still there.
NOTE2: Please REMEMBER to click any photo several times to get LARGEST view. =>Please do this with all Henry Gurr’s Gallery Photo Albums, especially 2006 photos in => A) Album you are looking at right now, B) Henry Gurr’s 2002 Photos (blue link above).

….From Three Forks MT, Henry Gurr Turns North (from I-90, onto US 287), And Thus Took A “Back Country” Montana Route to his Brother’s Home Near Glacier National Park.

….THUS Henry Gurr Here Leaves “The ZMM Route”
AND ENDING This Album of Photos of “Henry S Gurr’s July-August 2019 ZMM Route Research, => Which Included Finding & Photographing Any Changes Since His First 2002 ZMM Research, 17 Years Earlier.

ZMM Route Research Photos Continue in Album =>
….Scenes Illustrate Book => Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, A PHOTO-REPORT (5 of 5).
…. Henry Gurr’s “Book Signing Tour” & "Big Trip West, Are Now Completed, AND This NEXT PHOTO ALBUM SHOWS => Henry’s s Continued “ZMM Route Research Photos”,’ As he “Heads Back East” On His Way Home.

….AFTER You Click Link BELOW => Henry Gurr’s PHOTO-REPORT (5 of 5) Album => => ….Opens Showing A Missouri River Scene At, Winston, MT (This is 58 miles North of Three Fork, MT), Then Shows => Musselshell River Valley, Wheatland Co, MT. Then Shows => Forsythe, MT and Then =>, Continues With Photos (AND Some VERY Nice PANORAMAS), Illustrating “ZMM Route Scenes”, All The Way To Minneapolis MN.. Click Here. =>
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…. Originally Posted May 2019, Revised 9 October 2020.

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