Finally … There It Is … CLOSE UP =>
…The ZMM Narrator’s “Twin Banks Of Snow” !
…….But The Scenery, Beyond The Twin Walls Banks of Snow, Only Partly Fits The ZMM Narrative.

…. “Then the tunnel opens onto dark sky again and when we emerge we see we’re at the summit. .. Beyond is another country. Mountain lakes and pines and snowfields are below. Above and beyond them as far as we can see are farther mountain ranges covered with snow. The high country."

ZMM Route, Second Major Snow Fields, Beartooth Highway, WY. From my travel in 2002 => I must confess that I do not remember what the landscape looks like precisely straight ahead, immediately after the Narrator’s “twin banks of snow”. This is because I wanted to get my car moved as soon as possible away from the curve, with obviously obstructed view of oncoming traffic.
….Although my car was safely to the right of the pavement edge, my attention was entirely focused on being sure I did not have an accident, as I pulled away from my tight-against-the-snow-bank-parking-position.
….I remember that my plan was to drive on ahead to a good parking spot, then walk back where I could then get a photo exactly for this above ZMM Passage. But apparently I waited too long! Sure enough, distracted by the challenge of the next scenes, I never walked back for the proper photograph.

However, The /\ Above /\ Photo Showing The Entrance To The Tunnel
….Somewhat Does Show Just A Bit Of What The Narrator Tells Us => “
…Then the tunnel opens onto dark sky again and when we emerge we see we’re at the summit. .. Beyond is another country. "
…Looking closely in the crack ahead of my car, you can see some of the far mountain side and patches of light blue sky streaked with clouds. If you click on the WayPoint number below, you will see from the Topozone Map that the road ahead points NW.

However, The Narrator Is Only Partly Correct To Say =>
…. " and when we emerge we see we’re at the summit. "
As you will see from the next four photos, our ZMM riders must climb four more switch backs and drive a mile SW, before they can say "we see we’re at the summit.".

The NEXT Photo Is A NW View, Thanks To Google Street View (GSV),
…. This GSV shows exactly, what the country straight ahead, beyond the tunnel of snow, looks like. You will see what the Narrator tells us =>“Then the tunnel opens onto dark sky again and when we emerge we see .. . "
….AND ALSO wonderful, in this GSV shows a beautiful sunny, low atmospheric moisture day: Thus there is the ADDED BONUS OF “darker blue-black sky” looking up.
….Good to have this, because all my own photos completely fail to show the ZMM Narrator’s,“ High Country ” with “ Dark Blue Sky”,” Bright Sun” and “Dark Shadows. ”.

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(Photo = 106-0626cz1.9 ...... ZMM Page = 110 ...... WayPt = 142i)