A 2006 Much Larger & More Detailed Photo =>
….On US-212, Looking South Towards Red Lodge, MT.

…. And Showing As “Looming Directly Ahead.” The Ever Larger, And Grey Outline of the Ominous, “ High Dark Absaroka Range ”, Which Is The “Back-Drop” For The Town Itself.

….“ The high, dark Absaroka Range looms directly ahead. … The stream and the road pass through green and stony fields each a little higher than before. “

About 1.5 miles prior to Red Lodge, MT. As you are traveling toward Red Lodge, be sure to remember the ZMM Restaurant called The Red Lodge Café’. Be sure to get there early for Noon or Evening Good Food. Forthcoming Photos will show how to find it and what’s there!

RED LODGE TOWN INFORMATION =>
…A) . WELCOME TO RED LODGE, MONTANA This Tourist Home Page, Shows An Automatic Changing, Series Of Scenes Around The Town Of Red Lodge. You can click on Tabs At Top for Full Information about Local Tourist Activities.

…..B) A Mountain Climbers Photo Album of “Beartooth Mountains”. After this page comes up, you will see it is showing “Alpine Climbing”, where you can click to advance to more than11 Photo Scenes.

….C) A Satellite Map View Of ZMM Route (US-212), Looking Down At North Edge of Red Lodge, MT. … RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT “NEW TAB => => AFTER View Comes Up, … ClickOn The Plus&Minus To Zoom. …. You can “Click&Drag” Map In Any Direction, to See More Off Your Screen Edges.
….After this Satellite View comes up, The Red Pinpoint Marks Henry Gurr’s /\ Above /\ Photo at WayPt = 125p.
…. If you Zoom-In, you can see to South, the Homes & Businesses of Red Lodge, MT. Also Looking Further South, you can see The Absaroka Range Of Mountains. These are the ZMM Narrator’s =>.“ The high, dark Absaroka Range looms directly ahead.. “

The /\ Above /\ Photo, Is Part Of A Panorama Series Along This Road.
….This panorama in in addition to other panorama photos along this road are available,. Please send an Email => If you want me to hurry up and Post These Panoramas into my => ZMMQ Panorama Photo Gallery. AFTER this Five Albums Page Comes Up, Please Read Description Of TOP Album, Then Click Photo To A Page Of 9 Small Pano’s. Click Any Of These To Then Then Read Caption, And Click Photo Again To See Panorama Photo Full Size. Use DlickDrag Bars To See Parts Off Screen.
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On US-212, Looking SSW Towards Red Lodge, MT,
….Just One Tenth Mile Closer To Red Lodge, MT, Than Previous Photo.

…….Again Look Close To See The “Looms Directly Ahead.” ….. The Ever Larger, And The Grey Outline of the Ominous =>
…. “ High Dark Absaroka Range ” …… Which Is The “Back-Drop” For The Town Itself.

…[.“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. ”]

Along US-212, 1.4 miles before Red Lodge, MT.

CONTINUED TOPICS FROM PREVIOUS PHOTO =>
…. “Dark Shadows, Bright Light. .... Hot Sun .... In Shade, Suddenly Cold. ”
….These Four ZMM Phrases (And MANY Others Similar) are “Master Motifs” as emphasized in -> “The Guidebook To ZMM” =>

EXPLANATION:
….Here and especially in the ZMM Narrator’s ‘Master Motif’ of => “The High Country” of the Mountains ahead …. When you read the Narrator's “Master Motifs” of dark sky“, you should realize that this means a "black-blue sky", which is almost no sky at all, especially straight up.
….This kind of sky happens at very high altitude and especially when the atmosphere is devoid of moisture. This sky condition lets in the searing illumination of the brilliant sun.
…. The Sun’s Super Bright Areas, vividly contrast with ~Totally Black Shadows! Such contrast is just like photos taken in outer space. Such conditions allow us (and The ZMM Narrator) to "search-light" examine closely everything, including the Motifs of =>
…..a) The “pinpoints of color in the flowers, rivulets of snow melt,” . and other mountain scenery along the road.
…. b) And most ESPECIALLY The ZMM Narrator’s discussion of The Philosophy(s) of “The High Country” .
…..c) AND of course the Narrator’s “High Country of The Mind!” , is another ‘Master Motif’’ !

…. Many Times On The Road (And Photos) Ahead => The ZMM Narrator Will Come Back To This “Dark Shadows, Bright Light. Dark Blue Sky. .... Hot .... Suddenly Cold. ” Most Especially => In His ”High Country” , AND => In His ”High Country On The Mind.” .
…. This O/C Means The ZMM Narrator’s High Philosophy Discussions!.
..This emphasis is especially evident in conjunction with "the tunnel of snow" shown in a Forthcoming Photo..

The Idea Of A “Master Motif” Is Discussed In => “The Guidebook To ZMM”.
….But In A Literary Work, What Is A Motif ?
….Motif is a literary technique that consists of a repeated element that has symbolic significance to a literary work. Sometimes, a motif is a recurring image. Other times, it’s a repeated word, phrase, or topic expressed in language. A motif can be a recurring situation or action. It can be a sound or smell, a temperature, even a color.
….The key aspect is that a motif repeats, and through this repetition helps to illuminate the dominant ideas, central themes, and deeper meaning of a story.
…. For A Very Good & Complete Further Discussion, Explanation & Details Re MOTIF, Click Here: Then scroll beyond the (several not so useful photos), to continue reading this Well Explained Page.

To See A Google Street View (GSV) of the /\ Above /\ (And Next) Photo Scenes, Which Comes Up At Exactly WayPt = 125.
….You Will See That Google Street View (GSV) Has Many Advantages, Since => In Addition To 360 Deg Full Circle Panorama, It Offers Ability To Magnify, and see better, what a Distant Sign Says!! RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT “NEW TAB” => After Google Street View (GSV) Comes Up, Then => Click the Google Street View Image, WHERE you want the “VIEW” To go. => Thus you can Successively Click-Click-Click = “GSV Drive” The street you see on your computer screen. You can even click on a Side Street, to “GSV Drive” the Side Street !!

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This Line Of Trees Signifies the Presence of Rock Creek.
….Just North of The City Limits of Red Lodge, MT.

…. [“We are following a creek to its source. It contains water that was probably snow less than an hour ago.“]

About 1.4 mile prior to Red Lodge, MT. Here is another example of how to see a line of trees showing the presence of a stream, in this case Rock Creek..
…. Note fairly high, valley-confining bluff beyond and running parallel to the line of trees. ….************** …

RED LODGE TOWN INFORMATION: DUPLICATED SAME INFO AS PREVIOUS PHOTO.
…A) . WELCOME TO RED LODGE, MONTANA Tourist Home Page has Dynamic Skiing Photo, Plus Small Photos Of Red Lodge.

…..B) A Mountain Climbers Photo Album of “Beartooth Mountains”.

SATELLITE VIEW OF RED LODGE, MT, AREA:
RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT “NEW TAB” => After Satellite Map View Comes Up, You will See ZMM Route (US-212), North Edge of Red Lodge, MT. => ClickOn The Plus&Minus To Zoom In.. You can “Click&Drag” Map In Any Direction to See More Off Your Screen Edges.
….After this Satellite View comes up, The Red Pinpoint ~Marks Henry Gurr’s /\ Above /\ Photo at ~WayPt = 125.
….If you Zoom-In, you can see to South, the Homes & Businesses of Red Lodge, MT, AS WELL AS Further South you can see This Satellite View of The ZMM Narrator’s => “ The high, dark Absaroka Range looms directly ahead.. “. Which of course, is a Satellite View looking down at => The distant mountain background seen in /\ Above /\ Photo.

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Phaedrus’ Mountain World?

…. “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 physiological 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. It was as though hours of constructions would have been shattered by the least distraction of other thought or other duty. “

High In Mountains Along Beartooth Highway Red lodge, MT.
….(A better photo needed to show road from Red lodge, MT, and also illustrate the above passage from ZMM.)

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Looking Southwest: A Google Street View of A Small City Park =>

….With Life-Size Sculpture Of Horse Mounted Native American In Ceremonial Feather Head Band & Hunting Lance.
….. See Silhouette At Edge of Tree.

…. “ .. as a result of all these fragments, and thinking [Phaedrus], returned to the University to study philosophy. His lateral drift was ended. He was actively in pursuit of something now.
…….. A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines, and soon another and another, and as we approach Red Lodge I’m shivering. “

On US-212 Approaching North Edge of Downtown Business District Red Lodge MT. As I traveled to Red Lodge, I was hot in the sun, but cool in the shade. Most certainly motorcycle riders would be putting on their coats.

MORE MOTIF EXPLANATION:
…. In the ZMM Passage Above, We See Several Added Examples of ZMM Phrases, which Are Called ‘Master Motifs' in “The Guidebook To ZMM”. These ‘Master Motifs' are written into ZMM, Many-A-Time as A Repeated Theme for Special Emphasis
..A) The "Master Motifs" For The Above ZMM Passage Are => LATERAL MOTION, and WIND (Gust).
..B) The "Master Motifs" Mentioned In Previous Photos Have Been => MOUNTAIN looming Ahead, … FOLLOWING STREAM to its SOURCE … DARK SHADOWS … BRIGHT LIGHT. ..... HOT SUN .... IN SHADE, SUDDENLY COLD, and HIGH COUNTRY.
..C) More Examples of ZMM "Master Motifs" Will Be In Forthcoming Photos.

MORE MOTIF EXPLANATION: WIND:
….Also, you should especially study the narrator’s abrupt shift to his words, saying THREE gusts in => “sudden cross-gust of cold air …. and soon another and another“
. ….Then add to this, the fear connotation of “I’m shivering.“
These are Master Motifs, but with MUCH BIGGER than ordinary emphasis! We are supposed to wonder what major “fearful arrival” is being announced by the included words => “The wind” This two word phrase, is pointedly brought up 22 times in ZMM! And thus “Wind” is another master motif for you to begin looking for in your reading of ZMM!
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….At The /\ Above /\ Photo Location
… Rt-212 Will Turn Slightly Left & Go Directly South Through the Downtown Business District.

Also, In The /\ Above /\ Photo You Should Well Notice =>
……The Central Mountain Range That Fades To The Right Into The Distance.
….Please => Remember this highest mountain spire. You will see it again “straight up Main Street” in NEXT Photo.
….After the slight turn left, US-212 continues ~straight South, to the Southern fringe of Red Lodge Community, where it then turns to the Southwest with Rock Creek, and follow between the valley’s confining bluffs, to eventually reach the base of those mountains.
….(Per hindsight, a better photo is needed. => It would be great to have a telephoto view from this same spot or closer to town, to best illustrate => “The high, dark Absaroka Range looms directly ahead.“.)
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How To See A Photo Of The “Horse Mounted Native American”
….Which Is The Sculpture In /\ Above /\ Photo.
..Thanks to Google here is => A good photo of this Red Lodge “Horse Mounted Native American” Sculpture . Click Here.
….Also Google found Pinterest.com page that said this was “A Statue of Chief Joseph in Red Lodge, Montana”.
….However continued preliminary search, failed to find much solid information about this Sculpture. Please send email to HenryG__USCA.edu => If you know the Name of this Sculptor Artist, or other information about this Sculpture Project. Better yet send a photo of the Bronze Plaque that is just South of this Statue.
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…. This Google Street View Will Show An Alternate View Of The
….Sculpture Of Horse Mounted Native American In Ceremonial Feather Head Band & Hunting Lance, Plus The Scene Around. ….
RIGHT CLICK AND SELECT “NEW TAB” => AFTER This GSV comes up, You can “click along the street” to move to different view locations.
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Court House Lawn and General Town View.

….AND Beyond The Buildings, We Can See The ZMM Narrator’s “Dark Ominous Mass Beyond …”

….[ “ .. as a result of all these fragments, and thinking [Phaedrus], returned to the University to study philosophy. His lateral drift was ended. He was actively in pursuit of something now.
…….. A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines, and soon another and another, and as we approach Red Lodge I’m shivering. “ ]
“….At Red Lodge the road’s almost joined to the base of the mountain. The dark ominous mass beyond dominates even the roofs of the buildings on either side of the main street. ”

Red Lodge, MT. The ZMM Restaurant is two blocks “up hill” from the /\ Above /\ Shown Court House on same side.

EVEN MORE MOTIF EXPLANATION:
In The Following Two ZMM Phrases: Especially Note =>
….The ZMM Narrator’s Using Item B) To Suddenly EMPHASIZE Item A)
..A) “ .. His lateral drift was ended. He was actively in pursuit of something now. .. “
..B) “ ..A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy … “
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THEN, IN THE BELOW: ESPECIALLY NOTE =>
….The ZMM Narrator’s using “Master Motif” C) Below, to EMPHASIZE the fear-generating ‘Master Motif’ item D) next down =>
..C) “dark ominous mass .... dominates .... “ followed by
..D) Fear generating double repeat => “ “and soon another and another”
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AND THEN, IN THE BELOW: ESPECIALLY NOTE => The Added Warnings Are From “The Wind” (Gust) =>
..E) “sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines,.“
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NOW PUTTING THIS ALTOGETHER, WE SEE THESE ~”WIND WARNINGS” => “SUDDEN CROSS-GUST“ ARE **FROM** THOSE “DARK OMINOUS” MASSIVE MOUNTAINS,
….So, all this combines into a bigger, ever more forceful than ordinary emphasis. We are to wonder what is going to happen in those mountains. This is Author Robert Pirsig’s ~”Special Emphasis” for you, the reader, to begin worrying & thinking deeply about !!

New Topic:
….Please Also Especially Note the Narrator's “smell of pines“.While I was in Red Lodge, I attempted to identify the “smell of pines.“-But could not identify this, until just prior to my departure from Red Lodge. … My notes for Red Lodge verbatim say: …. “open car door -- smell pine -- different from pines at home = sweet perfume -- altitude 5733.”
….. But even earlier, just before I took this /\ Above /\ Photo, I smelled a sweet pollen-ly perfume: Following the wind, I found that this came from a Huge Beautiful Mountain Laurel! Bush on the next street East.
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In “Walking Past Ski Shops …” This Iridescent Ceramic Vase Catches The Camera’s Focus!

…. Please Notice On TOP OF VASE =>
……The Horse’s Tail & Mane Seem To Be Flying In ~“The Wind”

….[ “.... A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines, and soon another and another, and as we approach Red Lodge I’m shivering. “ ].
…”We walk past ski shops …”

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT.

GIVING ATTENTION TO ZMM “MASTER MOTIF” => ” WIND”.
….In ZMM, Another “Master Motif”is ~“WIND” Which Is Often Mentioned As Warnings or Announcements.
…..However, these are not given in any set pattern as to how these “Wind” passages are introduced, as you’ll see below.

…. “The Guidebook To ZMM” Mentions “Master Motif” => “WIND”, And Lists In ZMM (New Age Edition) Where To Find Them, And Shows These Two Examples =>
…1) ZMM Page 32 “Except for the wind through the screens of the motel window it is quiet. The thought of all that wind sweeping toward us across the open fields of the prairie is a tranquil one and I feel lulled by it.”
…2) ZMM Page 152 “People keep looking for branch extensions of reason that will cover art’s more recent occurrences, but the answers aren’t in the branches, they’re at the roots." …” A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. "The ancient Greeks," I say, "who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better than to use it exclusively to foretell the future. They listened to the wind and predicted the future from that. That sounds insane now. But why should the inventors of reason sound insane?"”

…AND, Another More Complex Example Is ZMM Chapter 13 Page 153 In => The Narrator’s Statements To Gennie & Bob DeWeese => .
…. "DeWeese asks, "Does this tie in with what you were doing on ‘Quality’?"
"It’s the direct result of it," I say.
….I remember something and look at DeWeese. "Didn’t you advise me to drop it?"
"I said no one had ever succeeded in doing what you were trying to do."
"Do you think it’s possible?"
…."I don’t know. Who knows?" His expression is really concerned. "A lot of people are listening better these days. Particularly the kids. They’re really listening . . . and not just at you—to you . . . to you. It makes all the difference."
….The wind coming down from the snowfields up above sounds for a long time throughout the house. It grows loud and high as if in hope of sweeping the whole house, all of us, away into nothing, leaving the canyon as it once was, but the house stands and the wind dies away again, defeated. Then it comes back, feinting a light blow from the far side, then suddenly a heavy gust from our side. I keep listening to the wind," I say. I add, "I think when the Sutherlands have left, Chris and I should do some climbing up to where that wind starts."

…. In ZMM There Are 68 Instances Of The Stand-Alone Word “Wind” .
….And, in most of these in Mr. Pirsig’s writing, we should look for => An extra special emphasis, connotation, meaning, or sense, related to the ZMM Narrator’s Chautauqua Topic.
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In /\ Above /\ Photo This Iridescent Ceramic Vase Is Recognized By Tina DeWeese: Tina Is Artist Daughter Of Gennie & Robert DeWeese, Who Were Good Friends of ZMM Author Robert Pirsig: Gennie and Robert Were Much Featured in ZMM Book, As Practically All Of Chapter 14.
…When shown the /\ Above /\ Photo, Tina in email of March 19, 2021 wrote =>
“I’m not certain, but I think the artist who made this pot was Brian Persha. These were his colors. He also often used animal motifs … a friend and colorful character from the Bozeman Arts Community. Here’s his obit from Dec 2020. Click Here.
….SIDE NOTE: The distance from Bozeman, MT to Red Lodge, MT is ~145 miles, so it is easy for the work of an Artist of Bozeman, MT, to show up in a store in Red Lodge, MT.
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Looking Straight South: A View of Main Street.

….[ “.... A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines, and soon another and another, and as we approach Red Lodge I’m shivering.“ ].
….” At Red Lodge the road’s almost joined to the base of the mountain. ” …

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. As we look at these photos of Red Lodge and Forthcoming of The Beartooth Highway, we should remember that neither the ZMM Narrator nor Author Robert Pirsig have much use for what we ordinary mortals would call “Tourist Attractions”, even if they are full of "Real World Experiences” or “Natural Scenery”.
….We see this later in ZMM where emerge The ZMM Narrator’s negative comments Re Yellowstone National Park and Crater Lake National Park,.
…. It is also evident for similar reasons that => The ZMM Narrator completely bypasses and never mentions many, many, quite interesting places, all of them quite close to the ZMM travel route!!

…. Actual Examples Of This "Negativity" To Tourist Attractions, Are Mention In Forthcoming Photos, Which Are These =>
….1) Narrator's glum (almost negative) statement re his own Beartooth Highway Tourist Photos => “At a turnout on the road we stop, take some record photographs to show we have been here”. This in on a Forthcoming Photo of the first rest area of Beartooth Highway.
….2) “The “Drive-Through” Hole In Redwood Tree” in Leggett CA, and
….3) The touring the ZMM Route through several "Fantastic Giant Redwoods Forests" in Northern CA, near Pacific Ocean.
….These, and many other places, you will see examples of the Narrator's treatment, which is usually to ignore these attractions, with nary a hint of their presence!

NEW TOPIC: BETTER PHOTOS NEEDED =>
….Please send email if you can help, such as =>
..1) A telephoto view from this same spot would be great!
..2) Also, photos to best illustrate that Red Lodge was originally a mining town with photos of the old mines. mine dumps, and old railroad tracks.
..3) Also, photos of Winter Ski Shops and other aspects of The Tourist Industry needed.

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“ The Dark Ominous Mass Beyond …. ”
….The Mountain Seems to Be Part of the Town.

…. “ The dark ominous mass beyond dominates even the roofs of the buildings on either side of the main street.…. ”

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT.

An Introduction To The Early History Of Red Lodge, MT. Has Been Already Presented In Two Previous Photos:
..This was back in Laurel, MT =>
…… a) In The Red Lodge History Sign (and with its following photo) =>
…….b) The photo of the Laurel, MT, Railroad Underpass;

The Below Continues “THE RED LODGE STORY” =>
…. Eventually the coal mines at Red Lodge were exhausted, and the town was threatened with dying. Many Colorado Silver Mines became ghost towns during this era. of Colorado Mining History. Faced with the fact that their town was “in the middle of nowhere”, The City Fathers decided Red Lodge needed a “new personality”. (This is a term used later in ZMM.).
….The Fathers realizing the potential for tourism, no doubt lobbied hard to create a new highway right through Red Lodge over the Absaroka Mountains & The Beartooth Mountains, to Yellowstone National Park: Towns all around YNP already were quite successful in benefiting from this well-known YNP Tourist Attraction.
….Eventually, in the extreme conditions of the USA’s 1930’s Economic Depression, depression era Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects were created all over USA, And WPA Projects Were Created All Over Montana. Click Here. .
….AND Similar To The Condition Of Communities In The Appalachian Mountains, AND From Much Political Action =>
….There started much hard work & human creativity, which became for example => The Blue Ridge Parkway and The Beartooth Highway (respectively in the Central Appalachian Mountains and in Southern Montana Mountains). These massive Federal Projects had similar motivations, federal funding, tourist success, and local economic boost.
… The Works Progress Administration (WPA) ( Renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal Agency, employing millions of job-seekers (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by presidential order, as a key part of the Second New Deal. Click Here For Entire Wikipedia Article.

Red Lodge Town History Cont NEXT TWO Photos.

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Motorcycles on Main Street.

…. “We park the cycles and unpack them to remove warm clothing.“

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. Here on a sunny day, it was very comfortable in the sun, but somewhat cool in the shade. Most certainly motorcycle riders would be putting on their coats for the ride into the mountains! However, the motorcycle riders I saw here usually did not have on coats.
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CONTINUED RED LODGE HISTORY Which Happens To Be In =>
….A Review of A Good & Revealing Book =>
RED LODGE AND THE MYTHIC WEST: COAL MINERS TO COWBOYS. ….. by Bonnie Christensen ….2002 ….. ISBN 978-0-7006-1198-0.
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…. “IN SEARCH OF" A PUBLIC IDENTITY: THE CASE OF RED LODGE, MONTANA.” => A BOOK REVIEW BY W. Thomas White.
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…..The West, like America in general, has been shrouded in mythology. For centuries as newcomers (as well as newcomer hopefuls and those who sought to attract them) imposed their own notions and sense of identity upon the land for a wide variety of reasons…. From New York to Anaheim, Americans have constructed a plethora of identities for particular locales. … In this study, Ms Bonnie Christensen takes a close look at the changing persona of Red Lodge, Montana, from its founding in the late-nineteenth century to the close of the twentieth century. There, local opinion makers first denied, then embraced notions of the Old West. Not surprisingly, they did not base their quest on empirical research. Rather, they followed a process similar to their counterparts in other small towns.
....This small mountain town had its beginnings as part of the industrial West, built on coal mining for the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1889. . That activity, replete with newly arrived European immigrants, absentee corporate ownership, and labor-management conflict, defined the reality of the town until the late 1920s. The first generation of boosters, however, invoked images of a growing, progressive town and agricultural center--cowboys and their employers as well as Native Americans were decidedly unwelcome in Red Lodge's first public persona. Although they embraced the aging mountain man John "Liver-Eating" Johnson, who served as constable at the time, opinion makers eschewed the popular Wild West imagery, preferring to attract settlers by touting a peaceful, progressive Main Street that offered opportunity to all.
...When the Northern Pacific finally closed its mines, . however, survival required new attractions and new industry. Tourism, and with it a new public identity, quickly surfaced. To meet those demands, Red Lodge entrepreneurs quickly embraced the once despised Wild West. Merchants erected false storefronts, former miners donned Western garb (or at least what popular opinion decreed was "true" Western clothing), and the town established its widely publicized rodeo. Even images of Native Americans appeared in signage, such as that of the Red Lodge Cafe, publications, and souvenirs, as the town struggled to attract visitors.
This Book Review Re “Public Identity” of Red Lodge, Is Cont Next Photo.

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In the Summer the Sports Shops Have Small Window Displays of Ski Gear, AND There Is a Full Stock Downstairs.

….This Is Because, Not Only Is There Winter Skiing, There is Wonderful SUMMER Skiing At Top Of Beartooth Highway. This Will Be Discussed In A Forthcoming Photo.

…. “ We walk past ski shops and into …. “

Business District Downtown Red Lodge, MT. In this shop I did find a huge stock of winter (and summer) sports gear, including ski equipment, in their lower level basement. My photo of their full sports inventory is placed in Album => “Henry Gurr’s Non-ZMM Experiences. To access, please follow this series of steps =>
…. After this Page of FIVE ALBUMS comes up, Scroll down to Henry Gurr’s Non-ZMM Experiences, Along The ZMM Route => Then Click On Photo, THEN AFTER Page of 9 Small Photos comes up, Click Upper RIGHT on the Double >> Arrows to go to 5th Page of Small photos. THEN Scroll Down To “Ski Merchandise”.

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PHOTO => SECOND HALF OF RED LODGE HISTORY Which Happens To Be In =>
….A Book Review of A Good & Revealing Book =>
RED LODGE AND THE MYTHIC WEST: COAL MINERS TO COWBOYS. ….. by Bonnie Christensen ….2002 ….. ISBN 978-0-7006-1198-0
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…. “IN SEARCH OF" A PUBLIC IDENTITY: THE CASE OF RED LODGE, MONTANA.” => A BOOK REVIEW BY W. Thomas White.
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....Following the Second World War, Red Lodge fashioned yet a new identity. Grafting the once-denied ethnic diversity onto its Western image, boosters created a public Festival of Nations. Capitalizing on its spectacular scenery and the opening of the Bear Tooth Highway to Yellowstone National Park, opinion makers added a new, scenic appeal for tourists and themselves. Again, at the close of the twentieth century, they joined other locales in the historic preservation movement to resurrect the town's coal mining past. Down came the false storefronts as citizens rehabilitated the structures of the previous century. "By the 1990s," Christensen concludes, "Red Lodge was not only a Wild West rodeo site, an ethnic Festival of Nations community, and nature's town, but it was also a 'historic' mining district" (p. 217), and a viable model for the values and life style commonly associated with small town America.
...This latest public identity, of course, was sanitized. like its predecessors. The ugly slack piles from the mines were removed, class and ethnic tensions blurred, and other gritty realities ignored. "Like the cowboys who no longer lived in town, the immigrants who now seemed so American, and the natural world that had been conquered with a highway, industrial mining could finally be idealized and celebrated and incorporated back into the town's public persona" (pp. 236-237). In the end, generations of residents have chosen and fabricated a whole series of identities for their town. In part they did so to appeal to potential settlers and tourists. In part, too, they simply took what they needed or wanted from their past for themselves and for their collective survival as they adapted to the changing realities of the present.
….This [book] is a fine case study of a small town's search for a public identity. Ms Christensen has researched her book thoroughly and writes engagingly. She is sensitive to the residents' differing perceptions of themselves and their town, and how those notions meshed with the existential realities of life in the Rocky Mountain West. She carefully blends her story with the larger, national culture and shifting popular views of the West in this thoughtful, well-written story.
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The Red Lodge Café, No Doubt, Is The ZMM Restaurant In Red Lodge, MT.
….And Adjacent To Right Is The Red Lodge Café’s => Casino & Lounge,

... “ [We walk past ski shops] and into a restaurant …. “

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. From the Court House the Red Lodge Café is two blocks “up-hill” and on the same side. The address is: 16 South Broadway Ave, Red Lodge, MT 59068 Phone (406) 446-1619.
….This “local down home” restaurant is definitely worth visiting. AND while you really enjoy a good meal, you can enjoy studying the huge framed murals that cover the walls & other “western decorations”, such as carved wooden totem poles.

…. The Culture Trip Dot Com Says =>
Look for the red teepee on Red Lodge’s main drag, and you’ll find Red Lodge Cafe, a local favorite diner. The inside is charmingly decorated with paintings of the gorgeous nearby landscapes, and it’s very homey, projecting an atmosphere that seems not to have changed over the decades. You’ll find all your breakfast favorites, from a breakfast bagel to the Southern classic biscuits and gravy. They bake their own fresh cinnamon rolls, and if you happen to be there while they’re fresh, they’re absolutely unmissable. If you have room for dessert, their milkshakes and homemade pies are also excellent.

…. Trip Advisor Dot Co.za Review Says => One of the first places to open for breakfast. … It was within walking distance to our hotel ( 0.5 miles) and we enjoyed the quiet morning stroll down the street. Our breakfast was good, just the comfort food we needed. Our waitress was quick and efficient, and somewhat friendly... Date of visit: February 2017.

…. Click Here For Trip Advisor Dot Com’s Collection of Photos of Red Lodge Café => AFTER Page Comes up ClickOn => Lower Left ((“All 36 Photos.”)) => To See > 1) Food Plates Served, 2) Views Inside Café, 3) Views Outside Café 4) Views Round Town, & Including Railroad Depo & Water Tank With Spout Over ~A Train.

…. Click Here To See Google Street View’s Own Collection Of Photos. => AFTER Page Comes up ClickOn => The Big Photo’s Lower Center Arrows (( < > )) => To go through some 55 Photos (many of which of course will be similar to my Photos of The Red Lodge Café)
….You will see => 1) Food Plates Served, 2) Views Inside Café, 3) Views Outside Café 4) Views Round Town, 5) The LAST OF THE 55 Photos, will show you the ~”Actual” Google Street View => Where-upon you can => Successively Click-Click-Click = “GSV Drive”, The street you see on your computer screen. You can even click on a Side Street, to “GSV Drive” these Side Streets, ALL around Red Lodge & Beyond !!
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Red Lodge Café Interior View.
….Please Click Photo To Get Largest View & Then =>
……Study The Frame Art On Back Wall AND The Right Wall.

….[ “ We walk past ski shops ] and into a restaurant …. “

Main Street Red Lodge, MT. You see in the /\ Above Photo, on Right Wall, for example, the first two of five huge paintings that form a semi- continuous mural of the Nearby Mountains.


A RoadFood.Com Restaurant Review by Jane & Michael Stern.
….The Red Lodge café is a good reflection of the character of Red Lodge, Montana: eager to please with all modern facilities, yet ingenuous and charming like a mid-20th century tourist stop. The town (once, the home of mountain man Jeremiah Johnson) has been discovered by skiers and tourists heading down through Montana on the scenic route to Yellowstone Park, but it has not been overrun. The town is the real west, and this colorful café serves food to match.
….For breakfast, you’ll want to eat jumbo omelets or blueberry buckwheat pancakes, and sip coffee long enough to eavesdrop on the conversations of locals and passers-through. The lunch menu features such stalwart items as country-fried steak and potatoes and buffalo burgers, as well as some fine deluxe hamburgers. For dessert, everybody has pie: apple or berry pie or, best of all, banana cream pie, which is a tender pillow of pale yellow custard that eats better with a spoon than a fork…..
….The restaurant itself has a western theme [Decoration & Framed Art], but there is something for everyone from morning to night: keno, weekend karaoke, and the strangest-shaped pool table we’ve ever seen. Lighting fixtures above the dining room are made of wagon wheels, the ceiling is stamped tin, and the walls are bedecked with painted wooden totem poles and spectacular murals of scenery along the 11,000-foot Beartooth Highway that leads from here to Yellowstone. The two-lane highway is closed by snow in the winter, but once it’s open, it is a spectacular trip. [The late CBS correspondent] Charles Kuralt once called it “America’s most beautiful road.”-
Click Here To View Current Posted Version Of This Restaurant Review Of Red Lodge Café. And AFTER this Page Comes Up, you will see Big Photo Of => Teepee Shaped Big Sign Over Door Outside. “

You Will ALSO see (In Pop-Up Photo In Blue Link Above) A Banner Saying =>
….Red Lodge has a colorful history: [The town is] home to "Liver-Eatin' " Johnson and also to The First Family Of Rodeo, The Greenoughs.
…The town has more restaurants per capita than any other in Montana!
……..For a true local experience, this is the place !
PS: Red Lodge City ALSO Has A Liver-Eatin’ Johnson Park!!

….Please see NEXT FOUR PHOTOS for my 2006 much larger & higher resolution photos of the Right Wall Paintings Scene, and then the Left Wall Decorations Scene. *************************

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Red Lodge Café Interior View.
….Please Click Photo To Get Largest View, & Then =->
……Study The Framed Art On The Right Wall.

….[ “ We walk past ski shops ] and into a restaurant …. “

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. You see in the /\ Above /\ Photo
..1) Portions of 5 Huge Paintings that form a Semi-Continuous Mural Of The Mountain Scenery, that is along the 11,000-foot-high spectacular Beartooth Highway that leads from Red lodge to Yellowstone. This Mural is on South Wall (Right Wall) as you enter The Red lodge Café..
..2) The Mural Paintings are separated with carved wooden totem poles.
..3) The entire ceiling and border are of late 1800’s Victorian painted stamped tin (sheet metal), a portion of which you see above.
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….Please see Next THREE Photos for more of my 2006 much larger & higher resolution photos, the FIRST one of which shows the Opposite North Wall (Left Wall) Decorations Scene.

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Red Lodge Café Interior View.
….Please Click Photo To Get Largest View & Then =>
……Study The Decorations On Right Wall.

….[ “ We walk past ski shops ] and into a restaurant …. “

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. You see in the /\ Above Photo, on North (Left Wall as you enter The Red lodge Café), typical Décor for this Restaurant:
You Should Notice =>
..1) On wall at left of photo: A Native American “Tambourine”, Fringed With Long Feathers.
..2) The Special Wall Mounted Wooden Frame for the Three Mirrors, the top of which is A Very Beefy Strong Shelf..
..3) On the Shelf, notice ~10 Decorative Ceramic Figurines (Like Toby Mugs or Hummel Jugs.)
..4) Above the Figurines, you see Matching Twin X-Shapes=> These are formed with pairs of Wooden Snow Skis!!
..5) The Lighting Fixtures above the dining room are made of wagon wheels!! This is a nice compliment to the other “Western” Decorations !!
..6) The far right shows part of the back wall of the Restaurant with more Framed Art.
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….Please see Next TWO Photos for more of my 2006 much larger & higher resolution photos of the Interior of Red Lodge Café’s => Casino & Lounge, which is adjacent to the South (Right).

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Red Lodge Cafés Casino & Lounge, Interior View.
….Please Click Photo To Get Largest View & Then =>
……At Far Left See Daylight Coming In The Open Front Door Entrance From Broadway (Main) Street, and To Right The Casino Room & Gambling Machines.

….[ “ We walk past ski shops ] and into a restaurant …. “

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. You see in the /\ Above /\ Photo this Restaurant’s Gambling Casino. It shows the typical North American Casino Décor => General darkness and heavy carpet, Fancy hi-priced décor, gambling machines scattered in abundance.
You Should Notice =>
..The New Looking Wood Beams & Post meant to give an “Old Timey” feeling to compliment the other “Western” Décor“ !!
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….Please see Next ONE Photo for the last of my 2006 much larger & higher resolution photos of the Interior of Red Lodge Cafés => Casino & Lounge. => In this second Interior View, the camera has rotated (180 deg) to show the Rear of Casino & Lounge.

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Red Lodge Café’s Casino & Lounge Interior View.
….Please Click Photo To Get Largest View, & Then =->
……See Daylight Coming In The Rear Windows & Rear Door Entrance From A Rear Alley.

….[ “ We walk past ski shops ] and into a restaurant …. “

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT. From the Previous Photo of the Interior of Red Lodge Café’s Casino & Lounge => The camera has rotated (180 deg), to show the Rear Area of this Red Lodge Café’s Casino & Lounge, which happens to be a rather typical Montana Bar.
….You see in the /\Above/\ Photo the typical Décor & general darkness of a Montana Bar. I know this b/c I’ve Photographed a lot of e’m in my ZMM Field Research!
Anyway, This “Bar” Is “Different” & You Should Notice =>
..1) A Step-Up to the level of the Bar Floor (see lighted strip at edge of strip), and Grab Handles on wood posts Both Sides of
..2) The New Looking Wood Beams & Post of course meant to give an “Old Timey” feeling to complement the other “Western” Décor“. … BUT ….such “New” is NEVER shown in a NORMAL Montana Bar! … This is because it IS actually new, it will be eventually stained to be “dark”, like all else in a typical Montana Bar!! … Again => I know this b/c I’ve Photographed a lot of e’m in my ZMM Field Research!
….If you know of Bars where this is not true, please email photos: I will post all them to this Photo Album !
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…. To View FOUR MORE Of My Summer 2002 Photos Taken Red Lodge:
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…A) Two Photos Taken Here At The Red Lodge Café showing Wedding Dinner Party … Western Style! … Just Married, a western dude and his bride were honored guests. The groom is a Real Life Cowboy who drives a Stage Coach these days for tourists!
…B) A photo of a ZMM Narrator's Ski Shop, showing a complete stock or winter sports equipment.
…C) A photo of the Red Lodge MT, Candy Store,” According to people in Montana this Candy Store is a "don't miss". This store claims to have "every candy" from "all over the world" !!
…. AFTER this Page of FIVE ALBUMS comes up, Scroll down to “Henry Gurr’s Non-ZMM Experiences Along The ZMM Route” => THEN Click On Photo => Then AFTER this Page of the Page of 9 Small Photos comes up, at top center => Click the Blue 5: You should go to 5th Page of Small photos. THEN Scroll Down To “ZMM Restaurant. Red Lodge”. All 4 of my 2006 Red Lodge Photos should be there.
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In Googling For More Information About …A Statue of Chief Joseph in Red Lodge, Montana…
….By Chance Reveals Where The Red Lodge, MT, GOT ITS NAME.
The following “early days” excerpt is from the well written Montana State University Research Report Re =. Red Lodge Geography & History Of Economic & Social Development
….. “Red Lodge was officially designated a town with the opening of a U.S. Post Office at the junction of Meeteese Trail and Rock Creek on December 9,. 1883, A mud-chinked log cabin, the outpost probably took its name from tales of famous local Crow [Native American] tepee, an unusual buffalo and elk skin lodge swabbed red with clay from the Beartooth foothills. ( NOTE: Wikipedia says => A tipi (also tepee or teepee) and often called a lodge in older English writings … )
And Now We Can Realize (In 5th Photo Previous) =>
….That The Big Outdoor Sign Above Entrance To Red Lodge Café =>
…….Showing A Big Red Teepee, Is Historically Accurately Showing A “Red Lodge” !!!
…. “A Case Study Of Red Lodge, Montana, 1884-1995” by Meredith Nelson Wiltsie. … Click Here For Full Text Report. NOTE =< This will come up on your computer screen, showing “Save-As”: This is a good enough history, that you should actually do the “Save-As”, “Open”, and start reading! : .

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As of 2006, The Giant Color Photograph of Beartooth Highway Was Still There!
….But Sadly Seems To Be Gone From March 29 2021 Internet Found Photos.

…. [ “ …we enter a restaurant] where we see on the walls huge photographs of the route we will take up. ]

This WAS just Inside and At Left of Front Door of Red Lodge Café. Due to too much illumination from the window, my first photographs of this Beartooth Highway Framed Photo were completely washed out.
….Later, I showed the restaurant owner the above ZMM passage. He was very interested in ZMM, and even purchased one of my ZMM copies. Understanding my photograph problem, he offered to change the window blinds for a better photo seen above.
In the /\ Above /\ Photograph (of the Giant Photograph of the Beartooth Highway Framed Photo),
..A) You will see peculiar "light strips": These are caused by the “back-lighting” of four vertical fluorescent lamps.
..B) You will have to "click on this photo to get the largest view”
……Then very closely study this photograph until you make out =>
….1) For the lower left portion, see two levels of twisty road cuts: Looking close, you see the Road Is Paved …. But there are NO Guard Rails !!
….2) At lower right edge, you can also make out, a small part of a loop switchback.
….3) Sloping down, across the upper center you see a major twisty white line. This is the tumbling “white water” of Rock Creek.
….4) One third of the way down the Photo’s Left Edge => You see sloping down a white strip which is a view through a Series Or Tree Branches & Trunks: The white comes from a Strip of Snow, just behind the Trees.
…. The above 1) thru 4) are examples you will see, more clearly, in the NEXT PHOTO, along with details => Who, Where & When of the /\ Above /\ Photo. .

NEW TOPIC => A Small Error In ZMM Book Narrative.
….The above ZMM passage says “ on the walls huge photographs of the route we will take up … .
…However, as you have seen for => The Red Lodge Café's Walls,
..a) There are Huge Paintings of Mountain Scenery: But none these showed “ the route we will take up … . “, and
..2) There is really only one Huge Photograph which does show “ the route we will take up … . “: This is shown in /\ Above /\ Photo.
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Concerning Overall Accuracy Of ZMM Book Travel Narrative.
….After completing my 2002 ZMM Route Research Trip I realized overall that => Robert Pirsig’s ZMM Travel Narrative is Very Factually Accurate, with very few departures from the actual scenery, I was able to find.
….The ~ 6 major exceptions to this, Mr. Pirsig himself has given the reason => At the beginning of ZMM, he says =>
…. Author’s Note
What follows is based on actual occurrences. Although much has been changed for rhetorical purposes, it must be regarded in its essence as fact.
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I believe that Mr. Pirsig’s way to achieve his as fact. , was to be both interesting and very, very, absolutely factual with his travel scenery.
….My research concerning Mr. Pirsig's Travel Narrative demonstrates that he did achieve his own above stated “as fact” criterion: He held his book to "Good old reality."
….To quote Professor Robert Nelson, "[ ZMM Book's ] plot remain consistently responsible to the topography of the physical landscape through which the protagonist moves ."
My (Henry Gurr) Extensive Explanation of “Why Is ZMM So Very Factually Accurate?” & “Six Pirsig Imperatives for Accuracy”... Click Here.
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