Steady Climbing Wears On Chris.

…. “I turn to see how Chris is doing. His face looks tired. .. I ask, "How do you feel?" .. "Okay," he says, but his tone is defiant. .. "We can stop anywhere and camp," I say. .. He flashes a fierce look at me, and so I say nothing more. Soon I see he’s working his way around me on the slope. With what must be great effort he pulls ahead. We go on.
. .. Phædrus got this far with his concept of Quality because he deliberately refused to look outside the immediate classroom experience. Cromwell’s statement, "No one ever travels so high as he who knows not where he is going," applied at this point. He didn’t know where he was going. All he knew was that it worked.“

Smaller Side Canyon Off Cottonwood Canyon, Gallatin National Forest, MT. Clues, so far, as to where the narrator and Chris hike.
..a) The side canyon is steep enough and long enough to badly stress Chris, who is already tired from the long trail in their first canyon.
..b) One thing we should remember is that Bozeman area is already ~a mile higher than Narrator & Chris home in Minneapolis. AND as this climb progresses, it gets higher and higher in altitude. This means thin air and this, in addition to being "out of shape", can add immensely to the fatigue, and out of breath. In fact when Chris and Narrator get to the really steep part (mentioned forthcoming photos), the narrator is taking three breaths per step! Indications of steepness and thin air!
..c) During this time “the snow is less visible“, but this means it’s still possible to see it and watch it as they are moving towards this their intended goal.
..d) The “side canyon” leads them up the ridge, which would then lead up to snow.
..e) Note how all this climbing description “with what must be great effort “, “flashes a fierce look“& “ working his way around“is poetically related to the Narrator’s description of Phaedrus’, long and very difficult search for a satisfactory full meaning of Quality!

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(Photo = Summer 2006 160 ...... ZMM Page = 187 & 188 ...... Photo Simulate WayPt = N+C 10i ~6900ft = 5.95 +0.2 mi fm DeWeese.)