Continued From Previous Photo => As You Can Read On This Sign =>
…A Huge Forest Fire Burned Off This Whole Area “In The Late 1950’s”,
……And Because This Area Is So Dry, The Forest Has Yet To Grow Back, Despite The Fire Was So Many Years Ago!

….“Chris wants to go hiking up a trail and I let him, finding a small shady spot to sit back and rest. Just quiet now, and meditative. .. A display describes a fire burn that took place here years ago. According to the information the forest is filling in again but it will be years before it returns to its former condition.” (Cont. Next)

Colgate Lick Rest Area, Lochsa River Canyon, ID. I believe this is very probably the “fire burn“ area mentioned by the Narrator. Many thanks to Mr. Rick Parker of the Lochsa Ranger Station, U.S. National Forest Service, for this photo.
….As you can see in my previous two photos of this area, that there are very few trees. This is because, in this area of low rainfall, trees can grow only very, very slowly, and thus it takes many, many decades for the forest to “return to normal”!
….This is possibly the sign seen by the Narrator, or a sign quite similar. The sign in this photo shows the various "burns" on the ridge opposite the river. Click here to see a panorama that includes the ridge shown in the sign. Attention: When the panorama comes up, click on the panorama to get the largest view.

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The Colgate Lick Rest Area Is the Site of An Interesting Old Hot Mineral Springs, That Has Left Minerals Attractive to Animals.

….“Chris wants to go hiking up a trail and I let him, finding a small shady spot to sit back and rest. Just quiet now, and meditative.” (Cont. Next)

Colgate Lick Rest Area, Lochsa River Canyon, ID. There is a whole lot more here that is interesting besides the “fire burn“ area mentioned by the Narrator. This we can read on the sign, which is called “The Hot Springs Mineral Animal Lick”, and where the name of this Colgate Lick Rest Area comes from.
….Many thanks to Mr. Rick Parker of the Lochsa Ranger Station, National Forest Service, for this photo. More information about the Colgate Lick Rest Area or the Lochsa National Forest, may be found by typing this name into Google.
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This Gravel Trail Is Very Likely Chris’s Path Of Return.

….“Later the crunch of gravel tells me Chris is coming back down the trail. He didn’t go very far. When he arrives he says, "Let’s go." We retie the pack, which has started to shift a little, and then move out on the highway. The sweat from sitting there cools suddenly from the wind.
.... We’re still stuck on that screw and the only way it’s going to get unstuck is by abandoning further examination of the screw according to traditional scientific method. That won’t work. What we have to do is examine traditional scientific method in the light of that stuck screw.” (Cont. Next)

Colgate Lick Rest Area, Lochsa River Canyon, ID. Pay attention to the Narrator’s “We retie the pack, which has started to shift a little” and “sweat from sitting there cools suddenly … ”. These poetically amplify the Narrator's current "stuck screw“ Chautauqua.
…. Readjusting the shifted pack and retying the load corresponds to re-evaluating, in a big way, how one looks at the "stuck screw” ! And, if one finally does achieve a new great solution to the "stuck screw”, then this will be a nice breeze that “cools suddenly from the wind” !!
….So, the shifting of the pack and need to re-tie, is by metaphoric transfer, telling us about the need for Quality Action, to refine and improve on the limitations of traditional scientific method.

….NEW TOPIC:
…Chris did not go very far because the Narrator did not go with him. NO FUN. Had the Father gone with the Son, they might have both together shared in discovering the old mineral springs and salt lick, mentioned in the previous photo! Apparently, there all kinds of interesting animal tracks are around there.
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As We Exit the Roadside Pull-off, We See More Evidence Of the Burned Off Forest, On the Right Side Of The Road!

…. “ …. and then move out on the highway. The sweat from sitting there cools suddenly from the wind.
.... We’re still stuck on that screw and the only way it’s going to get unstuck is by abandoning further examination of the screw according to traditional scientific method. That won’t work. What we have to do is examine traditional scientific method in the light of that stuck screw.

.... We have been looking at that screw "objectively." According to the doctrine of "objectivity," which is integral with traditional scientific method, what we like or don’t like about that screw has nothing to do with our correct thinking. We should not evaluate what we see. “

[And according to the doctrine of “objectivity” } “ We should keep our mind a blank tablet which nature fills for us, and then reason disinterestedly from the facts we observe.” (cont. Next)

Leaving Colgate Lick Rest Area, Lochsa River Canyon, ID.
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We Return Briefly To Civilization. Note Two Horses In Front of the Buildings.

….“But when we stop and think about it disinterestedly, in terms of this stuck screw, we begin to see that this whole idea of disinterested observation is silly. Where are those facts? What are we going to observe disinterestedly? The torn slot? The immovable side cover plate? The color of the paint job? The speedometer? The sissy bar? As Poincaré would have said, there are an infinite number of facts about the motorcycle, and the right ones don’t just dance up and introduce themselves. The right facts, the ones we really need, are not only passive, they are damned elusive, and we’re not going to just sit back and "observe" them. We’re going to have to be in there looking for them or we’re going to be here a long time. Forever. As Poincaré pointed out, there must be a subliminal choice of what facts we observe.” (Cont. Next)

Lochsa River Canyon and Entrance to Lowell, ID.
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To Build Any Science, For Example The Biology of These Very Complex Plants, What Facts Do You Choose?

….“The difference between a good mechanic and a bad one, like the difference between a good mathematician and a bad one, is precisely this ability to select the good facts from the bad ones on the basis of quality. He has to care! This is an ability about which formal traditional scientific method has nothing to say. It’s long past time to take a closer look at this qualitative preselection of facts which has seemed so scrupulously ignored by those who make so much of these facts after they are "observed." I think that it will be found that a formal acknowledgment of the role of Quality in the scientific process doesn’t destroy the empirical vision at all. It expands it, strengthens it and brings it far closer to actual scientific practice.” (Cont. Next)

Lochsa River Canyon, Huge Parking Lot South of Lowell, ID. This above ZMM passage is indeed an EXCELLENT summary of the processes of ALL sciences, and well indicates one of the many reasons Why I Requested My Physics Students Read ZMM.
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Craftsmanship Is Destroyed By The So Called “Objectivity”, AND Other Wrongly Conceived Science Practices.

….“I think the basic fault that underlies the problem of stuckness is traditional rationality’s insistence upon "objectivity," a doctrine that there is a divided reality of subject and object. .“ [Some persons wrongly conceive that ] “For true science to take place these must be rigidly separate from each other. "You are the mechanic. There is the motorcycle. You are forever apart from one another. You do this to it. You do that to it. These will be the results."
.. This eternally dualistic subject-object way of approaching the motorcycle sounds right to us because we’re used to it.
…… But it’s not right. It’s always been an artificial interpretation SUPERIMPOSED on reality. It’s never been reality itself.
….When this duality is completely accepted a certain nondivided relationship between the mechanic and motorcycle, a craftsmanlike feeling for the work, is destroyed. When traditional rationality divides the world into subjects and objects it shuts out Quality, and when you’re really stuck it’s Quality, not any subjects or objects, that tells you where you ought to go.
.... By returning our attention to Quality it is hoped that we can get technological work out of the non-caring subject-object dualism and back into craftsmanlike self-involved reality again, which will reveal to us the facts we need when we are stuck.” (Cont. Next)
…. NOTE: The next up BOLDED by ZMMQuality Editors for special emphasis. Also since word “superimposed” is already italicized in the ZMM text, we used UPPER CASE LETTERING to communicate additional emphasis, you see above.

Lochsa River Canyon, Huge Parking Lot South of Lowell, ID.
….Notice the FOUR uses of word “Reality” in the ZMM passage above. … This (as discussed in the ~20 & 21th previous photo), is one of the 83 times the “reality” word is used by Author Robert Pirsig, in his book “Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”.
…THUS, This Whole “Reality” Topic Is Important Enough To Have Its Own ZMMQ Page => Click Here For => .“Author Robert Pirsig’s Major Thread Topic => “Quality, Reality, & “Good Old Reality”
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My Cutting Edge of Reality Encountered This Lush Vegetation by the Lochsa River.
….AND, My “Track Of Quality” Response Was, To Take (And Post Here) The Four Photos You Have Just Seen.

….Here The ZMM Narrator Continues With => This Exceedingly Important Analogy =>
…… A Huge Long Railroad Train, On The Track Of Quality!
….“Romantic Quality, in terms of this analogy, isn’t any "part" of the train. It’s the leading edge of the engine, a two-dimensional surface of no real significance unless you understand that the train isn’t a static entity at all. A train really isn’t a train if it can’t go anywhere. In the process of examining the train and subdividing it into parts we’ve inadvertently stopped it, so that it really isn’t a train we are examining. That’s why we get stuck. .. The real train of knowledge isn’t a static entity that can be stopped and subdivided. It’s always going somewhere. On a track called Quality. And that engine and all those 120 boxcars are never going anywhere except where the track of Quality takes them; and romantic Quality, the leading edge of the engine, takes them along that track.” (Cont. Next)

Lochsa River Canyon, Huge Parking Lot South of Lowell, ID.
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These Whitewater Voyagers Must, Second By Second,
….React to Their OWN OnComing => “Cutting Edge of Reality”.

….“Romantic reality is the cutting edge of experience. It’s the leading edge of the train of knowledge that keeps the whole train on the track. Traditional knowledge is only the collective memory of where that leading edge has been. At the leading edge there are no subjects, no objects, only the track of Quality ahead, and if you have no formal way of evaluating, no way of acknowledging this Quality, then the entire train has no way of knowing where to go. You don’t have pure reason—you have pure confusion.
….The leading edge [of reality] is where absolutely all the action is. The leading edge contains all the infinite possibilities of the future. It contains all the history of the past. Where else could they be contained? ” (Cont. Next)
…. NOTE: The next up BOLDED by ZMMQuality Editors for special emphasis.

Whitewater Lochsa River Canyon, ID.

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Standing On This Riverbank, I Was On My OWN “Quality Track” In Responding To My Preintellectual Awareness. =>
…My Resulting Intellectual Awareness Said, “Right Now, Press the Shutter Button”.
…..Likewise, the People In This Raft, Pull Their Paddles =>
……..RIGHT NOW, In Response To Their Preintellectual & Intellectual Awareness.

….“The past cannot remember the past. The future can’t generate the future. The cutting edge of this instant right here and now is always nothing less than the totality of everything there is. .. Value, the leading edge of reality, is no longer an irrelevant offshoot of structure. Value is the predecessor of structure. It’s the preintellectual awareness that gives rise to it. Our structured reality is preselected on the basis of value, and really to understand structured reality requires an understanding of the value source from which it’s derived.” (Cont. Next)

Whitewater Lochsa River Canyon, ID. In the above ZMM passage the idea of Preintellectual Awareness , likely comes partly from Author Robert Pirsig’s understanding of Philosopher F. S. C .Northrop's idea of "Undifferentiated Aesthetic Continuum", which is explained in Northrop’s book “The Meeting of East and West”. To Read More Click Here.
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In This Pontoon Boat, the Captain’s Understanding of the River,
…. Is Modified From Second To Second, As He And His Crew Work Their Paddles!

….“One’s rational understanding of a motorcycle is therefore modified from minute to minute as one works on it …. ” (Cont. Next)

Whitewater Lochsa River Canyon, ID.
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Reality Is, In Part, a Set of Ideas That Are “Dynamic” , And Are Expected To Grow In Our Response To “The Cutting Edge Reality” , Century After Century.

….“…. and sees that a new and different rational understanding has more Quality. One doesn’t cling to old sticky ideas because one has an immediate rational basis for rejecting them. Reality isn’t static anymore. It’s not a set of ideas you have to either fight or resign yourself to. It’s made up, in part, of ideas that are expected to grow as you grow, and as we all grow, century after century. With Quality as a central undefined term, reality is, in its essential nature, not static but dynamic. And when you really understand dynamic reality you never get stuck. It has forms but the forms are capable of change.” (Cont. Next)

Whitewater Lochsa River Canyon, ID.
….Notice again the Narrator’s three uses of “reality”, and how “second by second”, “minute by minute” & “century after century” our “reality” grows, in response to the action of Quality!

NOTE: Here, and on the previous 4 photographs, the ZMM Narrator keeps expanding on his “Reality” Topic; These ideas will be eventually added to ZMMQ Page => Click Here For => .“Author Robert Pirsig’s Major Thread Topic => “Quality, Reality, & “Good Old Reality”
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View of Canyon, Eagles Nest, and River at Lower Elevations.
….In Order For The Eagle To Build A Nest, It Must “Connect With Reality”, In Response To The Action Of Quality!

….“To put it in more concrete terms: If you want to build a factory, or fix a motorcycle, or set a nation right without getting stuck, then classical, structured, dualistic subject-object knowledge, although necessary, isn’t enough. You have to have some feeling for the quality of the work. You have to have a sense of what’s good. THAT is what carries you forward. This sense isn’t just something you’re born with, although you are born with it. It’s also something you can develop. It’s not just "intuition," not just unexplainable "skill" or "talent."
….It’s the direct result of contact with basic REALITY, Quality, which dualistic reason has in the past tended to conceal.” (Cont. Next)
…. NOTE: The next up BOLDED by ZMMQuality Editors for special emphasis.

Lochsa River Canyon at bridge to cross over Lochsa River to Lowell, ID.

….Notice again the Narrator’s use of “reality”, and how we can & should “connect with reality” . Of course, although not above stated, this “connect with” is in response to the action of “Quality” ! “

….In the /\ Above /\ Photo, the nest may be that of an Eagle or an Osprey. Does anyone know?. Please send email to HenryG__USCA.edu
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A Down To Earth View of Reality.

….“It all sounds so far out and esoteric when it’s put like that it comes as a shock to discover that it is one of the most homespun, down-to-earth views of reality you can have. Harry Truman, of all people, comes to mind, when he said, concerning his administration’s programs, "We’ll just try them . .
.. . and if they don’t work . . . why then we’ll just try something else." That may not be an exact quote, but it’s close. .
. The reality of the American government isn’t static, he said, it’s DYNAMIC. If we don’t like it we’ll get something better. The American government isn’t going to get stuck on any set of fancy doctrinaire ideas.
….The key word is "BETTER" = “QUALITY” ” (Cont. Next)
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Institute Men Are Trained To Handle Everything Except a New Situation.

….“But now consider the fact that no matter how hard you try to hang on to it, this stuckness is bound to disappear. Your mind will naturally and freely move toward a solution. Unless you are a real master at staying stuck you can’t prevent this. The fear of stuckness is needless because the longer you stay stuck the more you see the Quality “[That equals ].“ REALITY that gets you unstuck every time. What’s REALLY been getting you stuck is the running from the stuckness through the cars of your train of knowledge looking for a solution that is [ ONLY ] .“ out in front of the train.
.. Stuckness shouldn’t be avoided. It’s the psychic predecessor of all real understanding. An egoless acceptance of stuckness is a key to an understanding of all Quality, in mechanical work as in other endeavors. It’s this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.” (Cont. Next)
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…(The Narrator then finishes, in one page, his Chautauqua with many suggested Quality responses to “a stuck screw” .)

Lochsa River Canyon 1/3 Mile SW of bridge crossing over Lochsa River to Lowell, ID.
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Ever Since Lolo, MT, the Main Road Has Been US-12, Which We Now Leave,
…And On Rt-13, Turn From the Lochsa River, and Follow a River Side-Branch Upstream.

….“Highway 13 follows another branch of our river but now it goes upstream past old sawmill towns and sleepy scenery. Sometimes when you switch from a federal to a state highway it seems like you drop back like this in time. Pretty mountains, pretty river, bumpy but pleasant tar road . . . ” (Cont. Next)

South Fork Clearwater River, just under 5 miles South of Kooskia, ID. (GPS = 46.07629 -115.97532 )
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Clearwater Battlefield Site with the Clearwater River in the Background. (See Below For Why No ZMM Town Photo For This Location.)

….“old buildings, old people on a front porch . . . strange how old, obsolete buildings and plants and mills, the technology of fifty and a hundred years ago, always seem to look so much better than the new stuff. Weeds and grass and wildflowers grow where the concrete has cracked and broken. Neat, squared, upright lines acquire a random sag. The uniform masses of the unbroken color of fresh paint modify to a mottled, weathered softness. Nature has a non-Euclidean geometry of her own that seems to soften the deliberate objectivity of these buildings with a kind of random spontaneity that architects would do well to study.” (Cont. Next)

South Fork Clearwater River, just under 5 miles South of Kooskia, ID. Having been there, I can confirm that the town of Kooskia exactly fits the Narrator’s description. Actually I remember, while parked on the main street, I read and reread this passage, pondering which buildings to photograph.
…At that time, I was afraid that that any picture I would take would be too depressing and uncomplimentary, so no photos were taken. There were other reasons, such as forgetting to think again, shouldn’t I just take some photos, just in case. ….
….But, you can see views along the highway through this area, by going to Blue Link of Previous Photo, and click on Left Side Panel, which Upper Left click on, will give you Google Street View. You can then “GSV Drive” North to views along the highway through the Town of Kooskia, ID.
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According to A TopoZone Map, This Dark Outcrop Is Called “Dirty Head”.
….It Is Probably Volcanic Rock and Likely Part of An Ancient Volcanic Flow Called the Columbia River Basalt Group.
….We Are Entering What Is Known as The Columbia River Plateau: This Is A Massive Volcanic Flow Area, Covering Half of Oregon & Washington. It Is One Of Earth’s Greatest Flows, Having An Average Depth Of Several Miles!

….“Soon we leave the river and the old sleepy buildings …. ” (Cont. Next)

South Fork Clearwater River, just under 5 miles South Kooskia, ID. The volcanic rock seen in the /\ Above /\ Photo, is probably related to additional volcanic formations you will see in my upcoming photos at the top of White Bird Hill and the Salmon River Gorge some 50 miles SSW of here.

Continued From Previous Concerning NO Photos Of Kooskia, ID. .
… Also. I was aware that the Narrator didn’t actually mention this town by name, perhaps for these same depressing and uncomplimentary reasons.
…Or perhaps the name Kooskia had the wrong poetic “ring”? … So, from all this, I finally decided to stick to my policy NOT to photograph towns NOT mentioned in ZMM. Besides, in addition to this policy, I had already many, many, times, chided myself for taking way too many photos! So my camera remained closed .
…. Now I am not so sure I made the right decision not to photograph Kooskia. In fact, as I prepare these pictures for ZMMQG, I discover that I took way too few photos!
….What’s the moral?
….As soon as your “Track of Quality” hand reaches for the camera, take gobs of photos. Don’t hesitate!! The sky is the limit!! And still you will not have enough photos, when you get home, and start to post photo views of your trip!!
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