This Is The First In Series Of Five Photos & Discussions, To Explain Just Exactly Where An Important Photo Of Robert Pirsig Was Taken By Washington Post Reporter Tom Zito.
… In The Summer Of 1974, Following The Success Of His ZMM Book, Langohr Campground, Is Where Robert Pirsig Had His Camper, As He Started His Writing Of What Became His Book LILA. Click Here.
…AND By The Edge of Hyalite Reservoir, Is Where Tom Zito Took Pirsig’s Photo For An August 5, 1974 Washington Post Article.
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The /\ Above /\ Photo Is A Google Earth View Of Hyalite Canyon Road. You Can See The Road From Langohr Campground Side Loop Road, Which Then Goes Southeast 4.7 Miles To Hyalite Reservoir.
…Also Seen At Lower Left Are NC07 and NC08, Which Are Part Of A
=> VIEW THE ENTIRE =>"Narrator +Chris Hypothetical Climbing Trail". See Bottom For Instructions & Link.
Gallatin National Forest, Ten Miles South Of Bozeman, MT.
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EXPLANATION.
…Just after the meteoric success of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance published April 1974, several different sources, Including The Tom Zito Article, tell us that reclusive Pirsig, had retreated to "
up in the mountains in his camper, writing.”, which was at the, Langohr Campground, in the Gallatin National Forest.
…Assuming that the above-mentioned photo was taken close to the Langohr Campground, leads to looking at the nearest large body of water, called Hyalite Reservoir.
…In in the /\ Above /\ Photo, 2 inches left of top center, you see Hyalite Canyon Road. And an inch below screen top, you see the road has a side loop. This side loop is the access road for the Langohr Campground.
…Back when Mr. Pirsig was writing the last parts of ZMM he said he was in his old Ford Pickup Truck Mounted Camper, at a wintertime deserted campground along the western shore of Lake Superior. This may have been the same camper Mr Pirsig had at Langohr Campground, but the Tom Zito Article said he with Pirsig "
We wound up spending two weeks driving through Montana in his Volkswagen.” This may or may not have been camper. But more likely, I seem to remember seeing photos of Pirsig’s Pickup Truck Mounted Camper, in a Montana Campground.
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Click Here, For More About => The Tom Zito Article
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This Google Map Display Shows 66 Photos Of What The Langohr Campground Looks Like Year Around. And 28 Of These Show Summer Time Views. Click Here.
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…The next photo shows a lake & mountain scenery photo of Henry Gurr’s first attempt to find the location of the Tom Zito Photo.
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From Your Computer (With A Fairly Fast Internet), You Can Google-Earth, Click-Drag, View The Entire => "N+C Hypothetical Climbing Trail". Click Here.
NOTE: AFTER this page comes up, start reading at the top, and take paper notes, since you will need e’m. When you fully understand what is to be done & seen, ClickOn The next down Blue Link, where it says “For GoogleEarth View of The Narrator & Chris Climb Route ….” .
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