Photo Opens With A View East, Looking At The Jefferson River Valley Landscape : Click Photo Several Times To Get Largest View.

Same Camera Location As Previous Photo =>
….A View East, Back Towards Three Forks.

…. [a narrow canyon].[“ of whitish-tan rock, …. “]

Along The Jefferson River, Closer To => “. A Narrow Canyon Of Whitish-Tan Rock ” ~2 Miles SE Of, Jefferson Island, MT. .... Whereas my previous 4 Photos of the Jefferson River Valley, mostly show grassy slopes, and some places rather black looking rocks.
….But by contrast with my other photos => The /\ Above /\ Photo, in the slopes of the Mountains on both sides, are where you can in fact see the tan rock layers of the Narrator’s => “ whitish-tan rock. “ These tan rock layers will ALSO be seen and discussed, in the SECOND Photo Next.
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SIDE NOTE:
… On the FIFTH Previous Photo Showing The Parker Homestead, I discussed the Narrator's use of Poetic Connections, there called my ”Metaphoric Bridge-Connections.". This raises the question: So how does the Narrator find these poetic connections between Chautauqua Lecture and Travel Narrative of Local Scenery?
….Clearly, it is a property of Author Robert Pirsig’s wide experience and a very active mind. Some may come from memory or spontaneous inspiration while he travels.
….I’m convinced that many of the connections (especially when prompted by catchy/poetic town names) come from the narrator’s repeated consultation with maps, while he traveled and while he wrote ZMM.
….In many cases, Topographic (Topo) Maps were consulted. (See ZMM p 21, 36.) When a “poetic / metaphoric idea came along, perhaps he wrote these into his 1968 travel notes, or marked them on his map, that he had open on his cycle gas tank.
….Several places in ZMM, he says he consults his map on the cycle gas tank as he is in motion. Some place he says the map is open to the current segment of read and strapped onto the gas tank of his cycle.

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(Photo = 109-0933 ...... ZMM Page = 235 ...... WayPt = 233w 4298ft)

The Canyon Is So Narrow, the Road Is Jammed Tight Against The High Cliff .
….In The Distance, Look Closely To See 5 Cycles Coming This Way, AND Below The Cycles Brown Railroad Tracks Can Be Seen.
…. The River Water Surface Looks Disturbed. But This May Be Due To The Sharp Curve Of The River, Rather Than Showing A Place Where True Rapids Are Found.

….[ “ …. canyon of whitish-tan rock, …. “ ]

Along The Jefferson River, In The ZMM Narrator’s => [High Walled] “. A Narrow Canyon Of Whitish-Tan Rock ” ~2 Miles SE Of, Jefferson Island, MT. . NOTE: Location is not the ZMM Narrator’s.“.At Three Forks . ”, but some 24 straight line miles West & a bit south.,


…. RIGHT Click & Select New Tab To See A Google Satellite View Of The Location Of The /\ Above /\ Photo. This Will Help You Know WHERE Are located Significant Landscape Features, Discussed In The 8 Photos Hereabouts In This Album. AFTER This Satellite View Comes Up, Please Notice =>
..A) Upper Left Jefferson Island, MT, and LaHood, MT and
..B) The White Rt-2 Highway Markers, which mark the road from Three Forks, MT (at right off Satellite View), and from there, follow the Jefferson River. ((With the exception that, the Line for Rt-2 LEAVES the Jefferson River Valley (look closely) going North from LaHood, MT.))
.,C) Red Pinpoint marks Location of /\ Above /\ Photos, taken at WayPt = 235
..D) Zoom-In and then ClickDrag View up until you see the South-most curve of the river. Above the river, and by the highway, you see a Dark Spot. This is the Unusual, Lone, Large Tree mentioned, and seen in my SECOND Previous Photo ( = 109-0931 + 109-0932sc).
..E) The Tree of D) above, marks a bit further West from where my previously seen 3 photos were taken at WayPt = 232.
..F) At center right, Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park.
..G) North of Jefferson Island, MT, see where Rt-2 runs by I-90. Zoom-In, ClickDrag, and look closely to see I-90 has bridges over a river. This is the North Boulder River, which is mentioned in The Lewis & Clark Historical Marker Sign, SECOND Photo Next.
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(Photo = 109-0947 ...... ZMM Page = 235...... WayPt = 235w 4355ft)

Same Camera Location As Previous Photo =>
…A View Back Towards Three Forks.
…..The Canyon Is So Narrow, the Road Is Jam Tight Against The High Cliff.
….…The River Water Surface Looks Disturbed. But This Appearance Looks More Like Effect Of Wind On Calm Water, Rather Than Showing The Effect Of True Rapids.



…[.“ …. canyon of whitish-tan rock, …. “ ]

Along The Jefferson River, In The ZMM Narrator’s => [High Walled] “. A Narrow Canyon Of Whitish-Tan Rock ” ~2 Miles SE Of, Jefferson Island, MT. NOTE: Location is not the ZMM Narrator’s.“.At Three Forks . ”, but some 24 straight line miles West & a bit south.,
.... As was discussed in the SECOND Previous Photo => My 8 Photos of the Jefferson River, mostly show grassy slopes, or rather black looking rocks.
…By contrast in the /\ Above /\ Photo, in the slope of the mountains at right, is where you see the tan rock layers of the Narrator’s => “ whitish-tan rock “.

Right Click & Open In New Tab To View Series Of 3 Photos of Swallows (Birds), That Have Their Nests High Up On The Cliff Face Of /\ Above /\ Photo. These 3 Photos, Are Taken From Base Of The Above-Mentioned Cliff, At Pavement Edge WayPt = 235w
….PHOTO VIEWING NOTE FOR THREE PHOTOS OF SWALLOWS. :
..A) The above-mentioned Photo of Swallows should come up with ”Full=1”, meaning already largest size. And if you click on Next >>, the photo that comes up will also be full size.
..B) In General, To Best See H. Gurr Gallery Photos, Click Photo Several Times To Largest View. Then ClickDrag Sliders To See Parts Off Screen.
..C) In These Three Photos, You Will See =>
….1) View Of Cliff Looking Straight Up: The Swallows Were Frantically Flying All Around Over Me, Because I was Disturbing Their Nesting Sites, Pasted To The Rock Face.
….2) Several Swallow Nesting Sites Are Seen Pasted To The Rock Face.
….3) Close Up Of The Swallows That Were Frantically Flying All Around Over Me.
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HISTORY: THREE FORKS OF THE MISSOURI.
..Published On https://www.facebook.com/zmmquality/ by David Matos, 28 July, 2022.
….On July 28, 1805, Meriwether Lewis put pen to paper and recorded a consequential decision…
….“Both Capt. C. and myself corrisponded in opinion with rispect to the impropriety of calling either of these streams the Missouri and accordingly agreed to name them after the President of the United States and the Secretairies of the Treasury and state having previously named one river in honour of the Secretaries of War (Dearborn's River) and Navy (Smith's River). In pursuance of this resolution we called the S. W. fork, that which we meant to ascend, Jefferson's River in honor of that illustrious personage Thomas Jefferson. the Middle fork we called Madison's River in honor of James Madison, and the S. E. Fork we called Gallitin's River in honor of Albert Gallatin.”
….Lewis & Clark and their Corps of Discovery has arrived at the headwaters of the Missouri River on July 25, 1805, Their Lemhi Shoshone guide Sacajawea recognized the area as the place she had been abducted from her people years earlier. A scouting party led by Clark went ahead to the Three Forks, where three meandering rivers merged into the Missouri Rivers. Instead of identifying the largest of these three rivers as a continuation of the Missouri River, Lewis & Clark decided to name it as a tributary, the Jefferson River. As a consequence, the Mississippi River is technically longer than the Missouri River today.
….Lewis, upon arriving at the Three Forks of the Missouri, decided…
…….“beleiving this to be an essential point in the geography of this western part of the Continent I determined to remain at all events untill I obtained the necessary data for fixing it’s latitude Longitude.”
….Sacajawea would eventually reunite with her Lemhi Shoshone in a tearful, affecting reunion, meeting her brother now a chief, and another female abductee who had previously escaped and returned west. Sacajawea and the Shoshone’s help were crucial in making the Corp of Discovery’s expedition a success.
….The Three Forks area is also a site of the legendary escape of John Colter, a member of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discover who returned to the area to trap beaver in later years. As Colter and a companion canoed up the Jefferson, they found themselves surrounded by hundreds of Blackfeet warriors who commanded them to come ashore. Colter’s companion resisted and was dispatched; Colter was stripped naked and ordered to run for his life with the Blackfeet in hot pursuit after giving him a headstart.
….Today the Three Forks of the Missouri are part of Missouri Headwaters State Park in Montana. The Gallatin River of course would give the name to Gallatin County that the Three Forks of the Missouri is located in. Sacajawea is honored with a statue on Main Street in the small town of Three Forks, MT. Pirsig fans may appreciate that Lewis & Clark named a tributary of the Jefferson River, now known as Willow Creek, "Philosophy River”.
LEARN MORE…
http://www.lewis-clark.org/article/2622
…ZMMQuality's Henry Gurr's photos and discussion of the Three Forks area...
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/album08/109_0921c?full=1
…First Of 4 Very Nice Aerial Photos Of The Three Forks River Merge To Form The Missouri River, Which Shows => 1) A bit above & left of center is the wide Missouri, forced into narrow channel by Hi Cliffs both sides. 2) At left The Jefferson River. 3) At right The Gallatin River. 4) The straight line is road from town of Three Forks, MT. 5) In center of photo is a flat uniform tan area, which as part of the “Headwaters State Park, is a raised rock good for tourist observation.
….Please remember 1) thru 5) which will help you understand the following 3 photos. Start Here =>
https://www.facebook.com/zmmquality/photos/2246099512206388
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(Photo = 109-0935 ...... ZMM Page = 235...... WayPt = 235w 4355ft)

Friday, July 19, 2024: … Looking ~Northwest, We See An Example Of => The River Valley Where Lewis & Clark Found Large Game Animals For Food, Which Is Mentioned In The Historical Marker Of The The Subject Of NEXT Photo.
…The /\Above/\ Photo Is The View Just AFTER The ZMM Narrator’s “A Narrow Canyon Of Whitish-Tan Rock ” =>
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At The Edge Of The Jefferson River, 0.4 Straight Line Miles South Of LaHood Park, MT. GPS = 45.8480996,-111.9180339
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… Click Here To Go To A Google Street View, That Shows The Scene in The /\Above/\ Photo, At This Location. You Can Then ClickDrag, Explore On Your Own.

Captain Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark Expedition Camped Here.
….This Camping Was After Returning From A Side Expedition That Was In Hopes Of Finding Sacajawea’s People.

…[.“ …. canyon of whitish-tan rock, past some Lewis and Clark caves.…. “ ]….


Near Jefferson Island, MT. But Actually Right By the Jefferson River, At LaHood, MT. The North Boulder River, mentioned in the /\ Above /\ Lewis & Clark Historical Marker Sign, can be seen in Satellite View, discussed SECOND Photo Previous => Where on the Satellite View, The North Boulder River is => North of Jefferson Island, MT, where Rt-2 runs by I-90.
….Zoom-In, and look closely to see that I-90 has bridges over a river, which is the North Boulder River.
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The /\ Above /\ Historical Marker Gives Important Evidence That =>
….The Lewis and Clark Expedition At This Location, Was On Its Way To Find A Passage Further West, And Eventually Find A “ Northwest Passage” To The Pacific Ocean By Way Of The Columbia River.

The Jefferson River Must Be Part Of Their Main Exploration Route Because,
...A) Of the 3 available rivers, the Jefferson leads furthest West, and
...B) Why else would => The Expedition Crew, exert such great effort, at such great peril, to bring their boats up the many Rapids of the Jefferson Rivet. (Boats being their main transport, the Expedition had used boats ever since their start at St Louis.) Thus
..C) From here at LaHood, MT, they could continue to effectively use boats, on the Jefferson, for another ~30 mile further West. And upon return 30 easier miles, going East & back home.
…. On this Lewis and Clark Expedition Map, ~90% portion of the Expedition’s use of the Jefferson River, is shown as the Red ”U” Shape , to left of words “Clark’s Return”.
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ZMM Book Confluences With The Lewis and Clark Expedition.
….Where And How The ZMM Route Overlaps The Lewis and Clark Trail. .
In ZMM, The Only Two Mentions Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition Are =>
..A) The First Mention Is At The Beginning of ZMM Chapter 9, Page 92,
….“ Now we follow the Yellowstone Valley right across Montana. It changes from Western sagebrush to Midwestern cornfields and back again, depending on whether it’s under irrigation from the river. Sometimes we cross over bluffs that take us out of the irrigated area, but usually we stay close to the river. We pass by a marker saying something about Lewis and Clark. One of them came up this way on a side excursion from the Northwest Passage.
,,,,Nice sound. Fits the Chautauqua. We’re really on a kind of Northwest Passage too.“
..B) The Second Narrator Mention Of Lewis & Clark, ZMM Page 235, is
… “ At Three Forks the road cuts into a narrow canyon of whitish-tan rock, past some Lewis and Clark caves..…. “
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Since The Zen Route Extensively Encounters Lewis And Clark Territory, The Thought Arrived => I Should Show You How & Where, One Tracks The Other.

….NOTE1: For Each Of The Following Explanations, Please Observe Correspondingly On => The Lewis and Clark Expedition Map, Blue Link Above.

….NOTE2: For Relevant Place Locations, Current Day Names Are Used.

On This Above-Mentioned Map =>
...1) Keep in mind the key important location of The Three Forks of the Missouri River, which is located at the RIGHT END of the Red ”U” Shape.
..2) NOW, keeping in mind BOTH => i) The Red ”U” Shape, AND ii) The Stretch of Black Line with blue words “Yellowstone R”.
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…..a) In 1804, Captain Merriweather Lewis & Lieut. William Clark Boat Navigated most of the Jefferson River (on Map 90% of the Red ”U” Shape). AND
…..b) In 1805, William Clark, with a crew of men, found his way from The Three Forks of the Missouri River, (along Map Black Line) East along the Gallatin River, went on by Bozeman, MT, and likely over Bozeman Pass, to Livingston MT. Here he somehow found Boats or Canoes to navigate Yellowstone River, all the way by Miles City MT, and then went on to where the Yellowstone River flowed into the Missouri River, near the border of Montana with North Dakota.
…..c) Following in reverse the same “Track” as b) above (along Map Black Line) => In 1968 (following what was later named “The ZMM Route”) => The ZMM Book Narrator and Chris, riding a motorcycle West, came into Miles City, MT, and continued West, along the Yellowstone River Valley, to Livingston MT, leaving the River Valley to go over Bozeman Pass, and going by Bozeman, MT, somewhat followed the Gallatin River, to the Three Forks of the Missouri River.
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..3) Now fix your attention on The Stretch of Red ”U” Shape Line to left of words “Clark’s Return”.

.…e) In 1804, Captain Merriweather Lewis & Lieut. William Clark, after Boat Navigating the Missouri River from St Louis, MO, arrived at The Three Forks of the Missouri River, and there they turned WestSouthWest, and Boat Navigated up most of the Jefferson River.
…..d) Following same “Track” => 1n 1968, the ZMM Narrator and Chris, starting at The Three Forks of the Missouri River, rode their motorcycle WestSouthWest, along the Jefferson River Valley, perhaps half of that navigated by The Lewis and Clark Expedition. The remainder of the Jefferson River, going West after LaHood, MT, has no evident suitable highway or road following the Jefferson River Valley.
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. SIDE NOTE:
For a whole lot more Information & Links Re The Lewis and Clark Expedition Navigation of the Jefferson River, see the SIXTH Photo Previous.
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Friday, July 19, 2024: … HISTORICAL MARKER: Captain Meriwether Lewis of The Lewis and Clark Expedition Camped Here.
….This Camping Was After Returning From A Side Expedition That Was In Hopes Of Finding Sacajawea’s People.

The ZMM Narrator says => “ …. canyon of whitish-tan rock, past some Lewis and Clark caves. …. “

About A Mile East Of Town Of Jefferson Island, MT, And About 1000 Feet East Of The Jefferson River, At LaHood Park, MT. GPS = 45.8531201,-111.9221256
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The /\ Above /\ Historical Marker Gives Important Evidence That =>
….The Lewis and Clark Expedition Near This Location, Was On Its Way To Find A Passage Further West, And Eventually Find A “Northwest Passage” To The Pacific Ocean By Way Of The Columbia River.

EXPLANATION: The Jefferson River Must Be An Important Part Of The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Main Exploration Route Because =>
...A) Of the 3 available rivers, the Jefferson leads furthest West, and
...B) Why else would => The Expedition Crew, exert such great effort, at such great peril, to bring their boats up the many Rapids of the Jefferson River. (Boats being their main transport, the Expedition had used boats ever since their start at St Louis.) Thus
..C) From here at LaHood Park, MT, they could continue to effectively use boats, on the Jefferson, for another ~30 mile further West. And upon return, of course, 30 easier miles, going downstrean, back East, & back home.
…. On this Lewis and Clark Expedition Map, a ~90% portion of the Expedition’s use of the Jefferson River, is shown as the Red ”U” Shape , to left of words “Clark’s Return”. Click Here.
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…The North Boulder River, Mentioned In The /\ Above /\ Lewis & Clark Historical Marker Sign, Can Be Seen In Satellite View, Blue Link BELOW =>
…In This Satellite View, To See The North Boulder River => Find Rt2 Going North From The Red PinPoint. Follow Rt-2 North To Where Rt-2 Swings Around To The West And Starts To Run Parallel To I-90.
….Zoom-In, And Look Closely To See There Are Extra Concentration Of Trees & The Curves Of A River. This Is Where I-90 Has Two White Rectangles, Indicating Bridges Over A River: THIS IS The North Boulder River.
…. RIGHT Click & Select New Tab To See A Google Satellite View Of The Location Of The /\ Above /\ Photo. This Will Help You Know WHERE Are Located Important Landscape Features, Discussed In The 8 Photos Hereabouts In This Album.
AFTER This Satellite View Comes Up, Please Notice =>
..A) Upper Left Of Center, Jefferson Island, MT, and a bit further right, LaHood Park, MT and
..B) At right off Satellite View, The White Rt-2 Highway Markers, which mark the road from Three Forks, MT and from there, follow the Jefferson River. ((With the exception that, the Line for Rt-2 LEAVES the Jefferson River Valley (look closely) going North from LaHood Park, MT.))
.,C) Red Pinpoint marks Location of /\ Above /\ Photos, taken at Henry Gurr’s 2002 ZMM Research WayPt = 235.
..D) North of Jefferson Island, MT, see where Rt-2 runs by I-90. Zoom-In, ClickDrag, and look closely to see I-90 has bridges over a river. This is the North Boulder River, which is mentioned in The Lewis & Clark Historical Marker Sign, above Photo.
..E) At center right, Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park.
..F) Zoom-In and then ClickDrag View up until you see the South-Most-Curve Of The River. Above the river, and by the highway, you see a Dark Spot. This is the Unusual, Large Lone Tree mentioned, and seen in my 2002 ZMM Route Research Photos ( = 109-0931 + 109-0932sc). AFTER this comes up => Use Link SECOND Previous Photo, which says And AFTER The 18 Small Photos Page.
..G) The Lone Tree of F) above, marks a bit further West from where my previously seen 3 2002 Photos were taken at 2002 WayPt = 232.
..H) NOTE: This SAME Lone Tree, is shown in a Google Street View, FOUR Photos previous.

… Click Here For More Information & Photos Concerning Thie Historical Marker. .

…NEXT PHOTO shows and discusses The Historical Marker for the “LaHood Hotel”, which is adjacent to the /\Above/\ Photo.
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Click Here For A Google Street View, Of The /\Above/\ Historical Marker AND The LaHood Hotel Historical Marker, ln Front Of The LaHood Hotel Building & Site Overall View. .

Friday, July 19, 2024: … HISTORICAL MARKER: LAHOOD PARK.
Same Location As Previour Photo => About A Mile East Of Town Of Jefferson Island, MT, And About 1000 Feet East Of The Jefferson River, At LaHood Park, MT. GPS = 45.8531201,-111.9221256
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The /\Above/\ Historical Marker, Tells The Interesting Story Of => “1928, Shadan “Dan” LaHood built a hotel, gas station, and auto camp here to take advantage of tourist traffic on the newly opened highway through the Jefferson River Canyon.”
EXPLANATION:
…The /\Above/\ Historical Mark094er Sign ends with => “LaHood’s hotel burned to the ground in 2001,” leading us to expect all was GONE.
…However, the NEXT Photo (Sept 2024) Shows a very much original 1928 appearance => Motel Building, complete with a Roadside, Big High Announcement Sigh, AND by the highway another big sign saying “Historic Point”.
…So, It looks to me that this is the 1928 Real McCoy. What do you think? Please send email.

… Click Here For More Information & Photos Concerning Thie Historical Marker. .
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… Click Here For A Satellite View Of This Location.
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Click Here For A Google Street View, Of LaHood Hotel Building Site, With Both Historical Markers In Front..

July 2024 Added: …In The Previous Photograph, The HISTORICAL MARKER Being “Historical”. Might Lead The Reader To Believe That The “LaHood Park & Hotel” Was No Longer In Existence. Albeit Close To The Historical Marker Location.
...ALSO, In The Previous Photograph, The HISTORICAL MARKER Said “Burned To The Ground!”
…When He Was At This Location In July 2024, The Above Facts Somehow Caused Henry Gurr To Never Realize That (As The /\Above/\ Photo Shows) Apparently, What Now Remains of Shandon LaHood’s Original LaHood Hotel, Is Still There! And Right In Front Of Me, About 100 Feet Away!!! GPS = 45.8531201,-111.9221256
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Henry Gurr’s Story =>
…Both, back In June 2002, and again in July 2024, when I traveled thru here, I read and photographed this previously-mentioned “Lewis & Clark HISTORICAL MARKER”.
…However, since the “LaHood Hotel” was “Historical”, I somehow, twice assured the Hotel was long since GONE, and thus never looked for any “Hotel Building”, AND unknowingly, twice must have been right in front of the1928 LaHood Hotel, because I was there long enough, to take the above two photos DSC_0507 & 0508, ot the two Historical Markers!!!
Moreover, when I was preparing email of my July 2025 Photos Of This Area, I extensively Google Researched for photos of this Hotel, and ONLY found Photos of a current-day Restraint, that was near LaHood Park, MT. Again no hint that the Original LaHood Hotel, still existed !!
…AND, when it came time to prepare my July 2024 Photos, for Gallery Posting, I again took up the task of Finding Good Photos.
…Again, extensive Google Researched for photos of this Hotel. And Again, found many Photos, but it wasn’t clear that this was the correct LaHood Hotel.
… Finally, in desperation, I went to Google Street View, thinking I could AT LEAST get a Photo Of The Landscape there. …. But, as you can see, from all appearances, IT IS STILL THERE !!

For A Very Good Bozman Magazine Article Showing Camp On The LaHood property And Photo Of Early Work To Open Up Lewis & Clark Caverns. Click Here.

File = ScrnCpt GSV 1928 Original La Hood Hotel Shadan“Dan”LaHood built
Click Here For A Google Street View, Zoom In To See Motel Building, Tall Red Road Sign, And “Historic Point” Sign. .

July 2024 Added: …THE ROAD AHEAD => A Satellite View Showing “The ZMM Route”, Which Are Marked By PhotoNumbers At =>
…A) Three Forks MT, Lower Right.
…B) Then Follow Montana Route-2, At First Goes SouthWest, Then Turns West To Follow The Jefferson River Valley, And Later Turn NotrhWest, Then North To The NonZMM Location Of LaHood Park.
…C) Continue On Montana Route-2, Going By The NonZMM Town Of Drummond, MT, And there Turn West, Eventually Going By The NonZMM Town Of Whitehall, MT.
…D) Continue NotrhWest On Montana Route-2, Going By The ZMM Towns Of Anaconda,MT. Then North To Go By Phillipsburg,MT. Maxville,MT. and Hall.MT.
…E) Turn Onto West I-90, Which Unavoidably Is The Only Good Road To Missoula, MT.
…F) In Missoula, MT, Find US-93 South To Lolo, MT.
…G) Then Turn Onto US-12> Continue On Montana Route-2, SouthWest To Lolo Hot Springs, Which Is Where ZMM Narrator & Chris Get Evening Meal.
…H) Continue US-12 To Lolo Pass, Where Soon After, The Narrator & Chris Find A Logging Road To A Good Place To Camp For The Night
…I) The Next Morning, The Narrator & Chris Are Hungry And Find Breakfast At Lochsa Lodge.

…Please Extensively Study y This /\Abpve/\ Satellite View, Since This Will Help You Understand The Special Locations Of The Next ~Twenty Seven Photos.

NOTE: This /\Abpve/\ Satellite View, has been expanded so you can see important information along the ZMM Route, which in this view is about 270 miles.
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Friday, July 19, 2024: … Traveling ~North On Montana Rt-2, And Now As We Climb Many ZigZag Switchbacks Of The Grade, Sometimes In The Gulch Of Blacktail Creek, We See Boulders That Look Like Those At Pipestone Pass East Of Butte, MT.

Several Miles South Of Small Town Of Nine Mile, MT. GPS = 45.8636588,-112.449343
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… Click Here For A Satellite View Of This Location.

Friday, July 19, 2024: … Continue Traveling ~North On Montana Rt-2: As We Continue To Climb The Grade, We See A View Of A Wide Valley With Homes, Near Town Of Nine Mile, MT. GPS = 45.915081785659766, -112.47491518497023

…Somewhere Thru Here, We Cross The Continental Divide, As Also Is Mentioned By The ZMM Narrator, As He & Chris Went Over Pipestone Pass, East Of Butte, MT

Going By The Small Town Of Nine Mile, MT.
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… Click Here For A Satellite View Of This Location.

Because The A&W Root Beer Place In Mobridge MT, Is No Longer There =>
….
…. You Must NOT Pass Up This One, Located In Western Montana!
…….AND If You Had A Late Start From Bozeman, You Could Get Here For Lunch.

….“We have lunch of hamburgers and malteds at an A & W place “

A&W Root Beer, Whitehall, MT. The /\ Above /\ Photo might show approximately, what the Mobridge, SD '' A&W Root Beer Place ''could have looked like back in, back in July 1968, when The Narrator, Chris, and John & Sylvia Sutherland were there.
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…. On '' “A&W Root Beer” '' Own WebSite, A Click On Location, Nearest A&W to Whitehall, MT Will Show =>
…1 MIN
One Commercial Way, Whitehall, MT
…27 MINS,
3099 Harrison Ave, Butte, MT
…55 MINS
1550 N. 19th Ave, Bozeman, MT
….1 HOUR 2 MINS
209 N Main Street, Deer Lodge, MT
….3 HOURS 4 MINS
1345 N. 1st, Hamilton, MT
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…DATE-LINE: May 31, 2021 by Henry Gurr.
(ChangesSinceRobertPirsig1968Trip), As Seen By HSG in 2002 & 2021.)
…. There was no A&W Root Beer Place In Mobridge, SD when I was there in 2002
…... AND apparently the A&W Restaurant Building (seen in /\ Above Photo taken in June 2002), must no longer be in use by A & W since =>
..A) The A&W Root Beer Company website gives a different address for their Whitehall, MT restaurant, than for restaurant of /\ Above /\ 2002 Photo.
..B) Google Street View for the address, One Commercial Way, Whitehall, MT shows a different building, than for the restaurant of /\ Above /\ 2002 Photo.
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(Photo = 109-0954 ...... ZMM Page = 044 ...... WayPt = 236i. Photo at WayPt = 237w 4365ft BM)

A Western Montana A&W Root Beer Place, Interior View.

….[ “We have lunch of hamburgers and malteds at an A & W place … “ ]

Whitehall, MT. The /\ Above /\ 2002 Photo for Whitehall, MT shows an idea of what the interior of A&W Root Beer Place back in Mobridge, SD, may have somewhat looked like, back in July 1968, when The Narrator, Chris and John & Sylvia Sutherland were there.
….This discussion and the /\ Above /\ Photo are included here so => You as a Pirsig Pilgrim, will NOT FORGET to visit an A & W Root Beer Place, WHEREEVER YOU CAN FIND ONE!!
….AND, if you are anywhere near Whitehall, MT, be SURE.to pull into the A&W there.

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Getting Near the Top.

….“East of Butte we go up a long hard grade …. “

Continuing To Follow Rt-2 Towards Butte, MT, Pipestone Pass, MT. My Rand McNally Map shows Elevation 6,453 ft, and also says this is the Continental Divide. My own GPS gives elevation as 6,455 ft.
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…. Pipestone Pass Likely Got Its Name By Adoption From A 1860’s Town, Some 14 Miles East Of Pipestone Pass. ~
…..Concerning the Name “Pipestone Pass” => This name might possibly suggest the land around here has a certain kind of Easily Carved Red Rock, which was carved by Native Americans into a Ceremonial Smoking Pipe.
….However, as you will learn SECOND Photo Next => There is no “Pipestone” rock, clay, or other similar material anywhere around. => So Google to rescue => The following Montana Standard (of Butte, MT) Newspaper excerpt, in explaining of Butte, MT Mining History, gives the likely steps where the name “Pipestone” comes from =>
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Butte, MT => Mining City History: Pipestone Hot Springs.
…. NOTE WORDS BELOW => “A Law Suit That Was Won By His Lawyer, ABRAHAM LINCOLN” !!
……..By Richard I. Gibson, Apr 22, 2019 1
....Butte’s people found relaxation in diverse ways, but two hot springs, Gregson (Fairmont) to the west and Pipestone, 33 miles to the southeast [of Butte, MT], were among the most popular destinations.
....Pipestone springs were discovered in the middle 1860s by John Paul, about the time gold was found at Butte. Paul was an indentured servant in Missouri who fled to Illinois, where he engaged a lawyer to challenge his indenture – a suit that was won by his lawyer, Abraham Lincoln. Paul worked briefly as an errand boy for Lincoln in Springfield before heading west.
....Paul homesteaded the area at the springs, called pipestone supposedly for clay that was good for making pipes, although there is little material in the area that would serve that purpose. Legend said Native Americans would visit the springs under truce, and that wickiups were still standing there when Paul and other gold-seekers arrived. According to prospector Thomas Seerley’s journal, he probably “made” $206 in gold from Pipestone in six weeks during September and October 1864. A village named Milner’s Store developed to support prospectors, but had no long-lasting life.
....The next known landowner there was Ms. Ollie Barnes, probably a step-daughter of John Paul, with her brother who came to Montana about 1870 and acquired the springs in 1875. By 1879 Ollie was the sole owner and the following year she became the first postmistress for the small community of Pipestone. She constructed a hotel, barn, and guest house. ***SNIP***
…. The Above Is Excerpt From Montana Standard (Butte, MT): Click Here to See Remainder Of Article & Photo Of The Pipestone Hotel, circa 1920.
….Thus historically, from the name of Pipestone Hot Springs, MT, this name likely ALSO was subsequently adopted for nearby => Little Pipestone Creek, Big Pipestone Creek, and the small town of Pipestone, MT. And we can suppose this is where the name Pipestone Pass, came from!
….Similar “got name by adoption” happened in other places in USA. See for example =>
Discussion of How It Seems Everything Around Here, Gets Named after “John Day” !! AFTER page comes up, scroll down to word everything … .


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Pipestone Pass At The Western Continental Divide =>
..A) Water On This (East) Side Of The Crest Runs To The Gulf Of Mexico And The Atlantic.
..B) Water On The Far (West) Side Of the Crest Runs to the Pacific.
….Fog Is Seen Rising From Sun Warmed Pavement That Had Been Rained -On A Few Minutes Previously.

…. [ “ ….go up a long hard grade, .. “ ] “ cross the Continental Divide, …. “ (Cont next)

Pipestone Pass, MT When driving “ …. up a long hard grade, .. “ I could see that a railroad also comes through here, but at the top of Pipestone Pass, the tracks are not seen hereabouts. Thus there must be a tunnel way-below this pass. And, indeed, this Railroad and Its Tunnel can be seen in both of the following Maps.
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...A) RIGHT Click & Select New Tab To See A Topo Map With "Pipestone Pass, MT (6,453 ft)” At Center. And indeed also see “TUNNEL”. AFTER Map Come Up, Immediately Click Upper Left, Symbol For FULL SCREEN. Then A) Wait about 30 seconds for the load of the Topo Map to fill your whole screen. B) A lot of annoying advertisements will be gone. C) DO NOT Click on the BIG GREEN START if this shows.
….You can see the Continental Divide is marked, which can ALSO be seen in Satellite View as a Road & Trail, B) next down.
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…B) RIGHT Click & Select New Tab To See A Satellite View of The Mountains Around Pipestone Pass. AFTER this Satellite View Comes Up, Please Notice: =>
…..1) Red Pinpoint marks Pipestone Pass.
…..2) Route 2 markers, which here mark the ZMM Route.
…..3) From Pipestone Pass, going Northwest => Notice all of the Twisty Curvy parts of Route 2, which nicely fit the ZMM Narrator’s definition of a Good Road (Quality) Experience!
......4) Below Route 2 markers, see a weaker line. This is the Railroad which
……..a) Because it is in a tunnel => The Railroad can’t be seen, for a small distance
………..before & after Pipestone Pass.
……..b) At upper left in Satellite View => The Railroad turns and goes
……….straight North to Butte, MT.
…..5) On both sides of Pipestone Pass (Red Pinpoint), you see a trail (also a road?), which must follow fairly closely the Continental Divide, which can be seen in TopoZone View, A) next above.
…..6) On Trail of 5) Above => Get Out Of Your Car, And Go For A Walk!! This Trail, either South Or North, is a good place to really explore and enjoy the scenery, as is done by the ZMM Narrator!!
…..7) This Wikipedia Page Extensively Discusses the RR at Pipestone Pass +Photos,
…..8) According To this Wikipedia Article … On This (North going), Continental Divide Trail there is … “A trail running race currently takes place annually on the Continental Divide Trail between Pipestone Pass and Homestake Pass. Hosted by Butte's Piss and Moan Running Club, the Wulfman CDT 14 kilometers [8,7 miles] is held on the Saturday closest to the Summer solstice.”
……9) Homestake Pass (mentioned above) is some 8.7 miles Northeast, and an excellent Tourist Attraction, which Googling Will Reveal, as follows.
……10) \ Excerpt From Article About The “Singing Rocks” At Homestake Pass, MT Says =>
….”Heading east on I-90 weaves one up the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains and peaks at 6,329 feet at the top of Homestake Pass. On both sides of the road are eye-catching boulder fields, a strange landscape that looks as if a giant dumped his rock collection into piles. This is the Boulder Batholith that formed millions of years ago as magma was rapidly forced upward. At extreme temperatures, it partially melted and thrust aside the surrounding native rock. Pleistocene periglacial freezing and frost-heaving eroded away the soil and exposed the massive boulders.
….[Drive up here] to see a wonderfully weird phenomenon: the Pipestone Ringing Rocks. Upon approaching the Ringing Rocks, it appears that the giant left behind another pile of unwanted stones. However, these are special rocks. So special that there are only four other areas like it in the world: Mexico, England, Western Australia, and Pennsylvania. These rocks ring like a bell when lightly tapped with another hard object. They will chime with different tones and pitches. Bring friends and you can literally jam out with your own “rock band.” … “ [End Excerpt.]

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…. Route 2, Continuing From Pipestone Pass, West Towards Butte, MT, Is Very “Twisty Hilly”, And Thus Fits The ZMM Narrator’s Definition Of A Good Road! You Should Be Pleased Use It!!

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Does The Road Cut at the Crest Expose “Pipestone” Rocks?
….NO! These Rock Are Just Very Well Weathered “Boulders” Of Granite: This Granite Is Called “Boulder Batholith”, On Account Of Its Rounded “Boulders”, Which Are The Result Of ~75 M Years Of Weathering.
…. NOTE1: BathoLith Literal Translation, Simply Means Deep Rock.
…. NOTE2: See Last Paragraph of Wikipedia Below => For Explanation Of “Weathering” & “Boulder”.

….[ “ …. cross the Continental Divide, “ “ then go down …. “ ] (Cont.next)
Pipestone Pass, MT. ….. Concerning the Name “Pipestone Pass” => As you learned in the SECOND Photo Previous, there is no “Pipestone” rock, clay, or other such material any where around. Pipestone Pass likely got its name by adoption, from the 1860’s town, some 14 Miles East By Northeast, Of Pipestone Pass. This is the town of Pipestone Hot Springs.
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….The Rocks Of The /\ Above /\ Photo Are Granite As Explained In This Wikipedia Article.
AFTER this page comes up, click on the Wikipedia LEFT Map Image, and then expand the image to largest view. You will see that Butte, MT is at the Southwest end of the “Boulder Batholith” formation. Pipestone Pass, being close to Butte, is still in the area of this formation.
Here Is What Wikipedia Says.
….The Boulder Batholith is a relatively small batholith in southwestern Montana, United States, exposed at the surface as granite (more specifically quartz monzonite) and serving as the host rock for rich mineralized deposits at Butte and other locations. The batholith lies roughly between Butte and Helena, and between the Deer Lodge (Upper Clark Fork) Valley and the Broadwater (Upper Missouri) Valley. The volcanic Elkhorn Mountains are a large mass of forested lava associated with the batholith.
....The batholith is composed of at least seven, and possibly as many as 14, discrete rock masses called plutons, which had formed beneath the Earth's surface during a period of magma intrusion about 73 to 78 million years ago (Late Cretaceous time).[1] The rising buoyant plutons resulted from subduction along what was then the west coast of North America, which was near today's border between Montana and Idaho. Regional uplift brought the deep-seated granite to the surface, where erosion exposed the rocks and the extremely rich mineral veins they contained. Hundreds of millions of dollars of copper, silver, gold, zinc, lead, and other metals have been mined from the batholith, both using underground mining and pit mining.
....The Butte Granite makes up the bulk of the batholith (about 70%), with additional named intrusions along the periphery consisting of granodiorite, monzogranite, and minor syenogranite. The batholith intruded into Mesoproterozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks, including the Elkhorn Mountains volcanics. The origin of these igneous rocks is related to subduction and continental magmatic arc processes associated with the Late Cretaceous western margin of North America. Later hydrothermal vein activity along fault and shear zones within the Butte quartz monzonite and its contact with adjacent rocks, resulted in major ore deposits of lead, zinc, and silver.[2][3]
....The Boulder Batholith was named for the prominent rounded boulders that typify its landscape, the result of spheroidal weathering of fractured granite. It measures approximately 75 miles (121 km) north-south by about 25 miles (40 km) east-west, rather small in comparison to most batholiths.
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Going Down, After Pipestone Pass, We Find An Opening Between The Trees => ….Standing On Road Edge, And Looking Way, Way, Down Into The Blacktail Creek Valley Below.
...Click Photo To Get Largest Version & Look Closely =>
…..FIVE PAVEMENT SECTIONS OF THE TWISTY-CURVY ROAD AHEAD, CAN BE SEEN.
..1) Beneath The Road Cut At Photo Center, You Can See A Red Car On Asphalt Pavement.
..2) Then Five Car Lengths Ahead, See The Continuation of Pavement Tight Turn Right And Curl Around The Mountain Slope.
…3) + 4) + 5) Look Higher In Center of Photo To See Three More Sections of the Road, Smaller and Smaller Into the Distance.
….You Can Imagine The Valley Road In The “V” Cut in The Trees, Continuing Into The Larger Bluish Valley, Seen Just Below The Horizon.

….“ …. then go down into a valley…. “(Cont.next)

Several Miles West of Pipestone Pass, MT. To understand the /\ Above /\ Photo, please REMEMBER THE TWISTY-CURVY ROUTE 2, SHOWN in the TOPOZONE MAP (or SATELLITE MAP) in TWO LINKS given in THIRD Photo Previous. RIGHT Click & Select New Tab => IF You Want To See these TWO LINKS given as mentioned just above.
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Since This Road Is “Twisty Hilly”, Down To Blacktail Creek Valley, It Fits The Narrator’s Definition Of A Good Road! =>
…..You Should Be Pleased To Use It !!
(ZMM page 005)
…. " We have learned how to spot the good ones on a map, for example. If the line wiggles, that's good. That means hills. If it appears to be the main route from a town to a city, that's bad. The best ones always connect nowhere with nowhere and have an alternate that gets you there quicker."
(AND page 003)
…. "It is a kind of nowhere, famous for nothing at all and has an appeal because of just that."
(AND ZMM page 004)
…" Plans are deliberately indefinite, more to travel than to arrive anywhere. We are just vacationing. Secondary roads are preferred. Paved county roads are the best, state highways are next. Freeways are the worst. We want to make good time, but for us now this is measured with emphasis on "good" rather than "time" and when you make that shift in emphasis the whole approach changes. Twisting hilly roads are long in terms of seconds but are much more enjoyable on a cycle where you bank into turns and don't get swung from side to side in any [automobile] compartment. Roads with little traffic are more enjoyable, as well as safer. "
The ZMM Enthusiast Would Find Added Enlightenment By =>
…. Reading again all of ZMM page 001 through 006, to renew their understanding and appreciation of “more to travel than to arrive anywhere.”. + “The hereness and nowness of things is something they know all about.”
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Butte, Montana Airport Is in a Wide Flat Dry Valley.
“ cross the Continental Divide, then go down into a valley. …“

Near airport, several miles East & South of Butte, MT. Although the ZMM Route necessarily goes through Butte, MT, it is not mentioned by the narrator.
….The narrator often avoids mentioning big, noisy, congested “no quality cities”, which he doesn’t like. …. This lack of mention also seems to hold for anything else along the ZMM Route that he (or Author Robert Pirsig) happens to dislike!
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…. Satellite View Of Butte, MT, Showing Deep, Huge, Mining Pit (Black area at Red Pinpoint Viewing Stand.) RIGHT Click & Select New Tab => AFTER this satellite view comes up, notice that the mining pit & waste dumps are as BIG as Butte, MT => ..
..A) Whitish-Yellow Mine Dumps, North of Butte, MT, and
..B) Blue-Greenish “Yankee Doodle Tailing Pond”, also a Mine Dump.

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