Along California’s Point Cabrillo Drive, At The ZMM Narrator’s “High Point” => A Google Street View (GSV) Screen Capture Photo, Shows (Left To Right), A Bit Of Caspar Bay, Caspar Beach Seen On Both Sides Of Bushes. In Distance At Right Edge Of Beach, Look Above Clump Of Beach Bushes, And There (Look Close) See Point Cabrillo Dr Goes By (Shadow Dark) Blue Store Building Of “Caspar Beach R.V. Resort”. Then Last See Closeup Point Cabrillo Dr “Sharp Switch Back”, The Left Side Of Which See Continuation Of Point Cabrillo Dr At Screen Edge, Where It Turns South To Mendicino, CA.

….In Strip Map, You Can Study The Various Curves & “Sharp Switch Back” Of Point Cabrillo Dr And See Where It Finally Goes Off Screen Bottom To The SE, Which Continues Towards & Into Mendocino County Areas.

…In 1968 This Is Likely The ZMM Routh South To Mendocino, CA At Which Point The ZMM Route Leaves The Ocean Coast, And Turns Inland To Ukiah, CA.

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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A BETWEEN CHAPTER INTERLUDE: CLOSURE ON AUTHOR ROBERT PIRSIG’S “CLIMAX SCENE”:
……Date-Line: April 8, 2023 By Henry Gurr: The below material was previously supplementary discussion that was on previous photos. But realizing this introduced too much interruption of The ZMM Climax, this material is moved to the below =>
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FROM THE EIGHTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
As Has Been Stated In Earlier Gallery Photos =>
…There are no useless wasted words in Author Robert Pirsig’s book. Thus, the ZMM Reader should come to attention when seeing the Narrator’s seeming useless words in the passage above such as =>. “…The whine of the truck is upon us. …
The truck arrives, stops, and the driver looks out to see if we need a ride. …
puts the truck in gear, and it whines off through the mist ”
…These, of course, are added by Pirsig to add “realism” and may have actually happened.
…But, beyond this, we need to wonder the Meaning(s), Symbolism(s), and Metaphoric Bridge Connection(s), of these, to other Narrator passages. This applies to practically every word in this passage! And we can be sure they are important!
…For example => Are these seeming unimportant words, really an early Metaphorical Telegraph of important upcoming events, that soon will play out in upcoming ZMM passages, concerning The Narrator’s new relationship with Chriss ?
…Here we should especially note that the Truck Drivers offer of help is “waved off”, and The Narrator says with a seeming permanent finality => “… and there is only Chris and me. ”
…Do these Metaphorically relate, telling us that no one can help. They are alone in their inability to resolve their conflict.
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FROM THE EIGHTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
Professor Forest B. Shearon, In His ZMM Book Review, Analyzes The Following ZMM Passage =>
…“Chris cries softly now. Cries and cries and cries. The wind from the ocean blows through the tall stems of grass all around us and the fog begins to lift.
…"Don’t cry, Chris. Crying is just for children."
…After a long time I give him a rag to wipe his face with. We gather up our stuff and pack it on the motorcycle. Now the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before. He puts on his helmet, tightens the strap, then looks up.
…"Were you really insane?"
…Why should he ask that?
……No! [Phaedrus last words.]
…Astonishment hits. But Chris’s eyes sparkle.
…"I knew it," he says.
…Then he climbs on the cycle and we are off. ”
End Chapter 31

Concerning The Above Passage Professor Forest B. Shearon, In His ZMM Book Review Writes =>
…"When Chris is assured that Phaedrus had wanted to see him [in the hospital], “the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before.” ”
…”The sun, once almost belonging exclusively to the emotionally blind narrator, is now also a part of Chris's world. It now shines on an integrated father, a healing son, and a caring relationship."
NOTE1: This quotation is from Book Review “Visual imagery And Internal Awareness in Robert Pirsig’s ''Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance,” by Forest B. Shearon. This Book Review may be found in DiSanto and Steele's "Guidebook to ZMM" page 329.
NOTE2: ZMM Enthusiasts should Be Aware That The "Guidebook To ZMM" Has =>
…A) A nearly complete full text of material that was in the “Original Manuscript” of ZMM book, that was not used in final published 1975 version. Starting on page 205.
…B) Has full text of “Robert M. Pirsig’s Letter To Robert Redford” concerning what Mr. Pirsig expected for a movie version of ZMM Book, starting on page 229.
…C) A really extensive 90 page “Critical Reception Of Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, ”. This is a compilation of a total of 10 complete full text Book Reviews, which were originally published in “The Literature” back when this Guidebook came out in 1990. Starting on page 240.
…D) A really extensive, really complete, & fully annotated 10 page “Bibliography Of Works About Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, starting on page 338.
…E) Beyond the above this 407 page "Guidebook To ZMM" Has A Whole Lot More For The ZMM Enthusiasts. Who Should Own Their Own Copy. Click Here.
(NOTE3: Henry Gurr has a CD copy (from Robert Pirsig) of probably a nearly complete listing of Book Reviews and other ZMM related publications, which were originally composed by Mr. Pirsig. As if you want to know more.)
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FROM THE SECOND PREVIOUS PHOTO:
……“We gather up our stuff and pack it on the motorcycle. Now the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before. ”
…(Part of larger ZMM passage shown above.)
NOTE:
… Earlier the ZMM Narrator said => “ break in the fog … but soon … obscured.”
…We as readers should (Metaphoric Bridge Connection) be thinking about & looking for meanings of “brief opening” symbolized by the fog.
…And for Chris & the Narrator, hope new possibilities may open up, but aware that right away these possibilities might “close up”
… Now, by contrast, in the passage above, the Narrator says “the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face”
…And this surely Metaphoric Bridge Connects to how for Chris the “fog has lifted” and his troublesome worries are replaced with “sunny insight”.

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