Parked Here Among These Giant Redwoods Is Where the Narrator Probably Saw Pickup Campers.

…“ [Winter thoughts and lonely people.] These pickup campers through the redwoods, full of lonely retired people looking at trees on their way to look at the ocean.” (cont. Next)

A Pull-Off & Parking Area, Redwood Forest, Simpson Reed Grove, Jedediah Smith State Park, Twelve Miles East of Crescent City, CA. … This Redwood Grove is truly a fantastic experience!
…But despite the fact that the road goes straight through it, the Narrator does not mention it! Why?
…The Narrator does mention redwoods later on, but does not mention stopping in them, for Chris’s exploration, as he did in the Douglas Fir Forests , back in Idaho’s Lochsa River Canyon.
…Considering the Narrator’s enthusiasm for mountain climbing/hiking, even here in cold, rainy conditions, why don’t they explore here? The exercise could nicely “warm up their bones” from the constant chilling breeze of motion on a cycle.
…Clearly, both Chris and the Narrator badly need some release from developing depression and emotional (mental) impasse. Is he just “making a run” for San Francisco?
…But the Narrator’s “making a run”, just seems to cause more anguish, depression, and bad decisions
…For example, after they get to the ocean coast, they ride on, and ride on and on, in the dark, and cold rain. This happens despite the ZMM Narrator’s acknowledged fatigue and chills, and despite the clearly dangerous highways. =
…Moreover => All the stress ends up precipitating a crisis with Chris.
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