The Narrator Takes Time to Notice His Surroundings.

….“Still puffing, I walk back down at a brisk pace, crunching more gently now, noticing small plants and shrubs where the pines have been logged.
.... At the cycle again I pack gently and quickly. By now I’m so familiar with how everything goes together it’s almost done without thought. Finally I need Chris’s sleeping bag. I roll him a little, and tell him, "Great day!"
.... He looks around, disoriented. He gets out of the sleeping bag and, while I pack it, gets dressed without really knowing what he does. .. "Put your sweater and jacket on," I say. "It’s going to be a chilly ride."
.... He does and gets on and in low gear we follow the logging road down to where it meets the blacktop again. Before we start on it I take one last look back up. Nice. A nice spot.” (Cont.Next)

Dirt Logging Road, Forested Mountains, Lochsa River Canyon, ID. We should notice the ZMM Narrator saying above => ”... noticing small plants and shrubs … not too rough, tell him, "Great day!" … Nice. A nice spot.” and realize this Travel Narrative is preparing the reader for the VERY good mood of next several pages of the Narrator’s => “ Long Chautauqua today. One that I’ve been looking forward to during the whole trip ” !!

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(Photo = 110-1066cz.5 ...... ZMM Page = 247 ...... WayPt = 265i9. Photo at 268w 3003ft)