Typical Coastal Foggy-Drizzle Conditions.

…“It’s begun to rain a little. Not so much we have to stop though. Just the faint beginnings of a drizzle. .. The road leads out of the tall forests now and into open grey skies. ” (Cont. Next)

Somewhere at the end of the Giant Redwoods Forest, Six Miles East of Crescent City, CA. Narrator stated that they were in coastal redwood forests as they crossed the border into California. Above he says “The road leads out of the tall forests now, …. ” meaning they leave the Simpson Reed Grove, Giant Redwoods State Park!!
…Again notice how Author Robert Pirsig nicely avoids specifically mentioning this place. which he would call "artificial and tourist-dominated".
…We already know his reaction, for example, from Yellowstone National Park and/or Crater Lake National Park. He dislikes these parks because, to his mind, they are too artificial and hence not Quality. We will see more examples of this ahead.
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