The Narrator's Bozeman Mountains Camping Spot With Chris. A Scene Straight Out of ZMM!!
“ We come to a flat spot, a large knoll protruding from the side of the mountain. I tell Chris this is it for today. He seems satisfied and cheerful; maybe some progress has been made with him after all. “
. > Mr. Pirsig’s caption (2002): Chris in Cottonwood Canyon--This is described in Chap. 19 as follows: .. "Later I return to the tent where a noise indicates that Chris is awake, and when I look inside I see his face stare around silently. He's a slow waker and it'll be five minutes before his mind warms up to the point where he can speak. Now he squints into the light." [[[Click Here for my photo illustrating this passage http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album08&id=108_0866c ]]]
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Logging Road Campsite. July 1968.
“The logging road is sandy, so I keep in low gear with feet out to prevent a spill. We see side roads off the main logging road but I stay on the main one until after about a mile we come to some bulldozers. That means they’re still logging here. We turn back and head up one of the side roads. After about half a mile we come to a tree fallen across the road. That’s good. That means this road has been abandoned.“
. > Mr. Pirsig’s caption (2002):Idaho Forest Road--This is the scene at the beginning of Chapt. 24: .. "I get out of the sleeping bag. It's cold and I get dressed quickly. Chris is asleep. I walk around him, climb over a fallen tree trunk and walk up the logging road. To warm myself I speed up to a jog and move up the road briskly. [[[That's Chris In the Sleeping Bag. Here again we can see, reflected in the shiny gas tank, the tiny image of the person taking the photo. Click Here for my photo illustrating this passage http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album08&id=110_1049cz_5 ]]]
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Yes Indeed This Is What the Forests and Soil Look Like In This Area of Central Oregon.
“ Farther south we find a forest of scrubby trees, subdivided into ridiculous little lots. Some developer’s scheme apparently. At one of the lots far off the main highway we spread out our sleeping bags and discover that the pine needles just barely cover what must be many feet of soft spongy dust. I’ve never seen anything like it. We have to be careful not to kick up the needles or the dust flies up over everything. “
Just North of La Pine, OR. > Mr. Pirsig’s caption (2002): Morning in Oregon--This is from Chap. 28: In the background you can make out a white helmet and beside it a sleeping bag that has Chris in it. The accompanying in text reads: "Cold out! Feels like winter! Where are we, that it should get this cold? We must be at a high altitude. I look out of the sleeping bag and this time see frost on the motorcycle. On the chrome of the gas tank it's sparkling in the early sunlight. On the black frame where the sunlight hits it it's partly turned to beads of water that will soon run down to the wheel. It's too cold to lie around. I remember the dust under the pine needles and put my boots on carefully to avoid stirring it up."[[[In the comments below you will see Mr. Ted Pirsig (Chris's brother) asked where I got these photos. Answer is at my Pirsig FAQ see 5th item down HERE.

Click Here for my photo illustrating this passage http://ww2.usca.edu/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=album09&id=113_1395_IMG ]]]
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