This Is A 1978 Photo Of A Third Floor Classroom In MSU’s Montana Hall.
….And Where Shirley Luhrsen Said Robert Pirsig Once Taught English 1959-1961.
……Yes Indeed, As The Narrator Says => You Can Look Over A Radiator, Out The Windows And See To The South The Valley & Distant Mountains.
…. “The room inside is waiting, exactly as remembered, as if he were here now. He is here now. He’s aware of everything I see. Everything jumps forth and vibrates with recall. .. The long dark-green chalkboards on either side are flaked and in need of repair, just as they were. The chalk, never any chalk except little stubs in the trough, is still here. Beyond the blackboard are the windows and through them are the mountains he watched, meditatively, on days when the students were writing. He would sit by the radiator with a stub of chalk in one hand and stare out the window at the mountains, interrupted, occasionally, by a student who asked, "Do we have to do -- ? …..“
Third Floor, Montana Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
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The /\ Above /\ Photo Was Taken Early August 1978, By The Then Professor Of English Gary Wegner.
….Here Is What He Says About …. The Start Of Their Trip To Bozeman. MT, Along The ZMM Route.
….”Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a narrative about a motorcycle trip that its author, Robert Pirsig, took in the summer of 1968, accompanied by his son, Chris, and his neighbors, John and Sylvia Sutherland. Pirsig's journey begins in St. Paul, Minnesota on Monday, July 8 of 1968 and ends in San Francisco on Wednesday, July 24. “
….”Ten years later, in the summer of 1978, four years after the publication of Pirsig's novel, my wife and I retraced part of his journey. We left Spring Green, Wisconsin on a Saturday, July 29, 1978. Twenty-five miles down the road in Richland Center, our luggage rack broke. We briefly considered giving up, then said the hell with it and bought a new one. That is the best $75.00 we ever spent. “
….”The end of the first day saw us in Paynesville, Minnesota, distance covered 354 miles. On our second day, we passed through Breckenridge Minnesota, the first town mentioned in Pirsig's book. Breckenridge is right on the border. Of course, I had to have my wife pose for a quick picture. On the outskirts of Breckenridge were hundreds and hundreds of acres of sunflowers. The next town on Pirsig's route is Wyndmere where an overpowering storm threatens to engulf them. When they finally stop for the night in Oakes, ND and sign in at the motel, Sylvia notices that Pirsig's hands are unsteady. She says, "You look awfully pale. Did that lightning shake you up? You look like you'd seen a ghost." Little does she know.”
….Click Here To Go To The Home Page Of Professor Gary Wegner’s Travelogue & Photos Of ZMM Route 1968.
….AFTER this page comes up, you can click on the Red Markers, to see photos and discussion for Robert Pirsig’s 1968 ZMM Trip. Click On [7/13/68], for Bozeman. And AFTER this page comes up => Click on Green (Montana Hall), to see Prof Wegner’s 7 Photos Of Montana Hall.
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