…. “Everything is so intense in this sunlight. Dark shadows, bright light. Dark blue sky. The sun is bright and hot when we’re in it, but when we pass under trees along the road, it’s suddenly cold. ”

“Dark Shadows, Bright Light. .... Hot Sun .... In Shade, Suddenly Cold. ”
….These Above Four ZMM Phrases (And MANY Others Similar) “The Guidebook To ZMM” Calls ‘Master Motifs'. =>

….Such Phrases, On Purpose Repeated Many-A-Time, Are deployed For Emphasis. => For Example, In the Mountains Ahead => The ZMM Narrator Will Use These Four ZMM Phrases When discussing his “High Country” , Experiences & Philosophy,.
….When you see any of these ’Master Motifs’ (or any other similar), you should be thinking what this emphasis is meant to signify, and why it is emphasized.

Along US-212, Getting Close To Red Lodge, MT.

….After Laurel MT, I Started Looking For Travel Scenery Showing The Narrator’s ‘Master Motifs’ Such As => “Dark Shadows, Bright Light. Dark Blue Sky.”, The sun was indeed very intense and very hot, and the shade was wonderful when you could find it!
….Generally, there were no trees near the highway. Even higher in the mountains, where there are more trees, I still did not much see trees that would provide morning shade “, it’s suddenly cold. ” overhamging the main highway.
….With the exception of trees in towns, I did not discover any possibility of shade from “road-overhanging-trees” until well into the U-shaped valley of Rock Creak after Red Lodge, MT.
….Even in towns one must look hard to find parking in shade. I did find shade in Joliet, MT. Although the shade was hardly “cold“, it was a most welcomed relief for my lunch and my study-up for ZMM there.
….But otherwise I did NOT find good examples, even in the higher mountains ahead. Likewise, with the exception of trees in towns, I did not discover any possibility of shade, even from road-overhanging-trees, until I found just one place, which was well into the U-shaped valley after Red Lodge.

….NOTE: What The Narrator Says About Bright Sun And Dark Shadows, Is Mostly Contrary To My Photographs Here, And Then In The “High Country” Ahead. Compared to The ZMM Narrator’s evident experience, my mountain photos show the effect of much higher atmospheric humidity, which is due to higher moist springtime atmosphere, and unlike the Narrator’s dry summertime sky a month later.
….Hence, as you will see => many of my “High Country” photos have clouds, hazy atmosphere, with no sun, nor any shadows. Even the above photo, among the best I have for a “dark shadow”, hardly shows the Narrator's "black shadows”.
….If you know of good examples, please send an email.

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