Sunday, July 21, 2024: …As The Road Nears The Top Of An Incline, We See A Good Overview Of Central Origan’s Arid Landscape.

Along Rt 86, Estimated To Be About 2 Miles Southwest Of Pine, Oregon.
….GPS 44.8439656000773, -117.10779991419895

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Here the Green Irrigated Valley Floors Are Surrounded By Hills Of Baked, Dry Brown,
….Pretty Much Fits The Narrator’s Passage Below.

….[ “Farther on we cross a dam and leave the canyon into some high semidesert country.” ]
…. “This is Oregon now. The road winds through a landscape that reminds me of northern Rajasthan, in India, where it’s not quite desert, much piñon, junipers and grass, but not agricultural either, except where a draw or valley provides a little extra water.
.... Those crazy Rubàiyat Quatrains keep rumbling through my head.

.something, something along some Strip of .. Herbage strown,
….That just divides the desert from the sown,
Where name of Slave and Sultan scarce is known,
And pity Sultan Mahmud on his Throne . . .
….That conjures up a glimpse of the ruins of an ancient Mogul palace near the desert where out of the corner of his eye he saw a wild rosebush . . .
…. And this first summer Month that brings the Rose . . . “(Cont.Next)

~Fifteen Miles WestSouthWest of Ox Bow Dam, Which Is At => ID & Oregon Border. The “not quite desert“,is seen in the /\ Above /\ Photo, and seen in many of my photos forthcoming, which were taken along this road.
….Also seen is green & agriculture where “draw or valley provides a little extra water”, This is usually seen in low flat valley floors of my photos, like /\ Above /\ Photo on BOTH sides of the road.
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NEW TOPIC: These Narrator Inserted Interludes of => “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm “ Seem To Have No Purpose.
….So, Why Does The Narrator Keep Coming Back To “Those crazy Rubàiyat Quatrains“?
….By now you should have noticed, throughout ZMM that => The Narrator only introduces an idea (or an observation) when it has an illustrative or poetic support, connecting with the Chautauqua at hand.
….So Please Start Pondering This Question (Bold Above), And Send Me Your Ideas.
….The Entire Poem And A Bit Of Its History Are At =>: Right Click & Open In A New Browser Frame, For The Page => “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm” , posted by the Iranian Cultural Organization (ICO). At The University Of California San Francisco.

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The ZMM Narrator Says They “Cross A Dam“, And The Next Sentence Says They Are In Oregon.
….But This Leaves Out Much ZMM Route Travel Distance, & Some Fantastic Travel Scenery, You Should Be Aware Of =>
,,Looking at your Road Atlas, or Use Satellite View Blue Link Below. Please see =>
…A) Zoom out, and watch upper left till, you see the Water of the Snake River or The Brownlee Dam Reservoir Lake, Then =>
…B) Follow Rt-71 North along the water, till you see it End at a Bridge, which crosses over to Oregon. Continue on over the bridge =>
…C) Now in Oregon, continue following the Brownlee Oxbow Highway, Northeast: The road runs along the water of the Snake River, which here is the notorious Hell’s Canyon. This water will get wider and wider, because it’s now the Reservoir Lake of the Oxbow Dam.
…D) Continuing Northeast, you will see a secondary road loop, from which the traveler can see the Oxbow Dam.
…E) North of the Oxbow Dam< you see the River Do a Tight-U Turn. This is the “Oxbow”~
…F) The Brownlee Oxbow Highway, continues into town of Oxbow, OR, and soon thereafter junctions with Rt-86 to Richland, OR, and then Baker City, OR. “
AFTER This Satellite Vu Comes Up, You Can See The Roads A) thru E Discussed Above.

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Excerpt Wikipedia Oxbow Word Origin Etymology.( Has Photo of the Ox Yoke with two Oxbows Inserted.).
…. An oxbow is a U-shaped metal [or wood] pole … that fits [around] the underside and the sides of the neck of an ox or bullock. A bow pin holds it in place, [into a larger formed wooden ~beam].
….The term "oxbow" is widely used to refer to a U-shaped meander in a river, sometimes cut off from the modern course of the river that formed it. [[The word (and idea) of “Oxbow” goes back to the 1400’s, before most people could read (or know the alphabet). This is because people who know the alphabet would originally call this shape a “U-Shape”!! ]]
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THE NEXT PHOTO PRESENTS =>
…. What The ZMM Reader Should Know & Understand About the Snake River, Before AND After It Passes Through Hell’s Canyon.
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This Is What Northeastern Oregon Looks Like In Places Where There Is No Available Water for Irrigation.
..The ZMM Narrator’s Mind Continues to Ruminate On
….A) “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm“ AND
….B) “These Fragments …Of Memory…“

….“How did that go? I don’t know. I don’t even like the poem. I’ve noticed since this trip has started and particularly since Bozeman that these fragments seem less and less a part of his memory and more and more a part of mine. I’m not sure what that means . . . I think . . . I just don’t know.
....I think there’s a name for this kind of semidesert, but I can’t think of what it is. No one can be seen anywhere on the road but us.
.... Chris hollers that he has diarrhea again.“(Cont.Next)

~23 Miles WestSouthWest of Ox Bow Dam, Which Is At => ID & Oregon Border.
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What The ZMM Reader Should Know & Understand About the Snake River, Before AND After It Passes Through Hell’s Canyon.
…. Excerpt From Wikipedia, Which Has 24 Good Photos, & Three Maps. (Both the Photos & Maps, Right Click Open In New Tab, THEN Can Click On To Make Nicely Larger.)
…. The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At 1,078 miles (1,735 km) long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, in turn the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Snake River rises in western Wyoming [South of Yellowstone National Park], then flows through the Snake River Plain of southern Idaho, the rugged Hells Canyon on the Oregon–Idaho border and the rolling Palouse Hills of Washington, emptying into the Columbia River at the Tri-Cities, Washington.
….The Snake River drainage basin encompasses parts of six U.S. states (Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and Wyoming) and is known for its varied geologic history [such as =>] The Snake River Plain was created by a volcanic hotspot which now lies underneath the Snake River headwaters in Yellowstone National Park. Gigantic glacial-retreat flooding episodes that occurred during the previous Ice Age carved out canyons, cliffs and waterfalls along the middle and lower Snake River. Two of these catastrophic flooding events, the Missoula Floods and Bonneville Flood, significantly affected the river and its surroundings.
….By the middle 19th century, the Oregon Trail had become well established, bringing numerous settlers to the Snake River region.
….[For the Emigrant Settlers traveling The Oregon Trail, the above mentioned Snake River Plain, had good water & fodder, and was comparatively level expeditious travel for ~300 miles. ]

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All Around Us, All We See Are Awesome Baked-Dry Hills, Except Along This Stretch Of Highway, We See The Running Water Of Oregon’s Powder River.
Just Left Of Center Is Where “Hole-In-The-Wall-Gulch” Comes In.
….And The Two Signs Explain Respectively The Local Area & The Previous Photo’s Landslide, Which Is A Bit Off Screen At Right.
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….“ Chris hollers that he has diarrhea again. " (Cont. Next)

Land Slide Area, Rt-86, ~12 Miles WestNorthwest of Richland, Oregon.

In The /\ Above /\ Google Street View, above the guard rail to left of center, you can see the same view of the stream and a stretch of the old gravel Rt-86.
…. Above guard rail, to right of center you can see the Two Interpretive Signs that respectively tell about the Area Scenery & History. AND how “The Rockslide” covered up part of the old gravel Rt-86, both of which were seen in PREVIOUS Photo.
….Apparently, the Oregon Highway Department, decided there was still too much danger of more rockslides, and chose to make the new road, high up here, at added cost of 2 additional bridges.
….In the /\ Above /\ Google Satellite Strip Map (bottom) => One of these two New Bridges is seen at lower right, just left of the Orange Pegman. Also in the Strip Map, you can see that the new road is shorter & straighter.
….In the /\ Above /\ Photo => The stream gets larger as it flows East to the right. And although this stream seems not to have a name here, eventually, before it flows into the Snake River, it is called Powder River. But this Oregon River, is not to be confused with the Powder River in Montana, which also is along the ZMM Route.
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Right Click and Select New Tab. And AFTER This Satellite View Comes Up, You Can See The Above Discussed Places As Follows =>
…A) The “NEW” Rt-86 Marked By the White Circles, South of The Stream.
…B) The “OLD” Rt-86 ALSO Marked By the White Circles, in many places North of The Stream. The places where “Old” Rt-86, NORTH of the stream, is running close to the green, which is vegetation watered by the stream.
…C) Now, looking at the part of the “New” Highway that is SOUTH of the Stream =-> At EACH END you will be able to see the Two “New” Bridges.
…D) Also, at top you can see the Rock Slide, as well as where the Rockslide covered the “Old” Rt-86 and blocked the stream. You can “Zoom-In” to see close up details.
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Are These “Persian Hills”, Like Those Seen By The Narrator As He Sat On His “Omar Khyyam Rock”?
….Does The Narrator’s Recitation Of This Poem = Procrastination? =>
…….So As To Delay His Start On The Tough & Boring, Gumptionology Chautauqua?

….[ “ Chris hollers that he has diarrhea again. “].”
…. We ride until I see a stream below and pull off the road and stop. His face is full of embarrassment again but I tell him we’re in no hurry and get out a change of underwear and roll of toilet paper and bar of soap and tell him to wash his hands thoroughly and carefully after he’s done.”

….“I sit on an Omar Khayyàm rock contemplating the semidesert and feel not bad. ..
….And this first Summer month that brings the Rose . . . oh . . . now it comes back. . . .
Each Morn a thousand Roses brings, you say ,
Yes, but where leaves the Rose of Yesterday?
And this first Summer month that brings the Rose ,
Shall take Jamshyd and Kaikobad away.
….And so on and so forth . . .

…….. Let’s get off Omar and onto the Chautauqua. Omar’s solution is just to sit around and guzzle the wine and feel so bad that time is passing and the Chautauqua looks good to me by comparison. Particularly today’s Chautauqua, which is about gumption.“(Cont.Next)

Land Slide Area, Rt-86, ~12 Miles WestNorthwest of => Richland, OR. Baker City, OR. In The /\ Above /\ Google Street View, at bottom center, you can see the stream and a stretch of the old Rt-86, which is gravel. This stream gets larger as it flows East, and before it flows into the Snake River, is called Powder River. The SECOND Next Photo has a larger view of this area and more explanation.
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….While he waits for Chris to finish, the Narrator here calmly and constructively uses this temporary setback (delay), to relax, rest, and enjoy the scenery. The scene evokes a thoughtful, attentive mood in the Narrator. The same is evoked in us as we read.
….Also, this break from road travel provides time for the Narrator to gradually fetch parts of “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm” from memory-AND finish for us, the opening Quatrain of The “Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm”. Gumption indeed!
….Do these Ohmar Khayyàm’s 12th Century Persian Verses have any connection to Gumption? Can anyone hazard a guess what this might be? Also, what is the ZMM significance of the Blooming Wild Rose?
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In ZMM, Why Does Author Robert Pirsig “Waste” So Many Words On Reciting & Discussing “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm” ?
….Why Does He Insert These ~Persian Poem Interludes?
…A) Is this “Omar Khayyàm rock“ interlude mere space “filler”? Or merely a minor indication of the passing of time in the story? Essentially a “time killer”?
…B) Or did these lines actually run through Author Robert Pirsig’s head on his 1968 trip, and/or while he wrote this Chapter of ZMM, and/or did this happen in his life at random times?
…C) Or does Mr. Pirsig think “The Rubàiyat of Omar Khayyàm” is important for ZMM Readers to know about? For Example => Are these exotic lines, things he wants us as readers, to realize the precious fragility & and temporary nature of our lives. AND =>
…D) Because these semi-desert hills & cliffs ALSO remind him of Persia (or India), AND
…E) Thus, overall, this Oregon Chapter, is the best place in ZMM for Persian Poem Interludes.

…F) Alternatively => It might simply be that these “Wasted Words”, are a delay indicating the author’s procrastination, in getting down to the really tough, boring task of writing about the (Narrator so stated) boring, tough topic of Gumptionology.

…G) Or thinking positively Re These Interludes => Does Mr. Pirsig intend to show that the Narrator can turn the wasted time to good use, as he patiently waits for Chris to finish? And thus to demonstrate Gumption, Exercising Patience, & Mentally “Don’t get in a hurry”, ,. AND =>

…H) Are these Interlude, also designed to make us, as readers, also be like the Narrator =>
…..1) Peaceful and contented, and thus enjoined to allow what is going to happen … to happen … without impatience?
…..2) Keep ourselves on the Quality Track and Full Of Gumption? …
…..3) And thus be alert and actively looking for exactly how we (also) should respond here? And rather than wasting time, find ways to be productive, and stay on The Quality Track.
….So Please Start Pondering These Above Question A) thru H), And Email Send Me Your Ideas. ….

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Along This Stream Last ~3 Miles, A Stretch Of Road, That Fit the Clues Where The Narrator Stopped.
….Standing On A New Section Of Rt-86, On An Edge A Hill-Well-Above-A-Stream-With-Summertime Water =>
…..We See Where A Rock-Side Has Partly Blocked The Stream.


….“I see Chris coming back up the hill now. His expression looks happy.
.... I like the word "gumption" because it’s so homely and so forlorn and so out of style it looks as if it needs a friend and isn’t likely to reject anyone who comes along. It’s an old Scottish word, once used a lot by pioneers, but which, like "kin," seems to have all but dropped out of use. I like it also because it describes exactly what happens to someone who connects with Quality. He gets filled with gumption.
.... The Greeks called it enthousiasmos, the root of "enthusiasm." which means literally "filled with theos," or God, or Quality. See how that fits? .
... A person filled with gumption doesn’t sit around dissipating and stewing about things. He’s at the front of the train of his own awareness, watching to see what’s up the track and meeting it when it comes. That’s gumption.
.... Chris arrives and says, "I’m feeling better now." .
... "Good," I say. We pack up the soap and toilet paper and put the towel and wet underwear where they won’t get other things damp and …. “(Cont.Next)

Land Slide Area, Rt-86, ~12 Miles WestNorthwest of => Richland, OR. A nearby sign explained the Sept 1984 landslide seen at right above the water (note bare earth of the exposed "slide-downs").
….As you see, this huge dirt pile blocked the stream. This same dirt pile also covered up the old Rt-86 here.
….It would take some study to see if those are volcanic rocks seen in the opposite canyon walls and capping the hill top. If so, these are very likely part the Columbia River Basalts. According to my maps of these lava flows, we have been moving along inside southern edge of the lava fields and will soon leave them behind. But plenty of other forms of volcanic activity lie ahead.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024: …Along A Stretch Of Road, Rt-86, For The Last ~3 Miles, We Travel Along A Stream That Nicely Fits The Clues Where The ZMM Narrator Stopped.
….Standing On A New Section Of Rt-86, On An Edge A Hill-Well-Above-A-Stream, We See-One-Of-The-Few-Oregon Places-With- Summertime Water =>
…..We Also See Where A Rockside Has Partly Blocked The Stream.

…This stream, called Powder River, gets larger as it flows Northeast, eventually into the Snake River.

The ZMM Narrator Says =>
… “Chris hollers that he has diarrhea again. .”
…. We ride until I see a stream below and pull off the road and stop. His face is full of embarrassment again but I tell him we’re in no hurry and get out a change of underwear and roll of toilet paper and bar of soap and tell him to wash his hands thoroughly and carefully after he’s done.”
….“I see Chris coming back up the hill now. His expression looks happy.
.... I like the word "gumption" because it’s so homely and so forlorn and so out of style it looks as if it needs a friend and isn’t likely to reject anyone who comes along. It’s an old Scottish word, once used a lot by pioneers, but which, like "kin," seems to have all but dropped out of use. I like it also because it describes exactly what happens to someone who connects with Quality. He gets filled with gumption.
.... The Greeks called it enthousiasmos, the root of "enthusiasm." which means literally "filled with theos," or God, or Quality. See how that fits? .
... A person filled with gumption doesn’t sit around dissipating and stewing about things. He’s at the front of the train of his own awareness, watching to see what’s up the track and meeting it when it comes. That’s gumption.
.... Chris arrives and says, "I’m feeling better now." .
... "Good," I say. We pack up the soap and toilet paper and put the towel and wet underwear where they won’t get other things damp and …”. (Cont.Next)

Land Slide Area, Rt-86, ~12 Miles WestNorthWest of => Richland, OR.

…NOTE1: A nearby sign explained the Sept 1984 landslide seen at right above the water. Note bare earth of the exposed "slide-downs".
….As you see, this huge landslide dirt pile blocked the stream. This same dirt pile also covered up the old Rt-86 here.

….NOTE2: It would take some study to see if those are volcanic rocks seen in the opposite canyon walls and capping the hilltop. If so, these are very likely part the Columbia River Basalts. According to my maps of these lava flows, we have been moving along inside the Southern edge of the lava fields and will soon leave them behind. But plenty of other forms of volcanic rock, will be seen in photos forthcoming.

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Continued From Previous Photo: A View Of A Short Stretch Of The Old Rt-86, Which Here Is Gravel. This Old Rt-86, Is Where Author Robert Pirsig, With Chris, Very Likely Traveled In 1968. =>
…Standing On A New Section Of Rt-86, On A Hill-Edge Well-Above-A-Stream.
……This Is Oregon’s Powder River, And In This Part Of Oregon, Is-One-Of-The-Few-Places-With-Summertime Water.
…We Also See The Backed-Up Water, Caused By A Rock-Side, That Has Partly Blocked The Stream.

Oregon’s Powder River, Landslide Area, Rt-86, ~12 Miles WestNorthWest of => Richland, Oregon.

NOTE: In the first part of the above view, you can see the stream, and on the far side of the water (look closely), you can just perceive a stretch of the old Rt-86, which is gravel. This part of the old Rt-86, is where Author Robert Pirsig, with Chris, very likely traveled in 1968.
…This is because the rockslide happened in 1984, after which the newer section of Rt-86, was constructed much higher up, as you can see from the high vantage poing /\Above/\, and in the previous photo.
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Back On the Road,
…AS WE LEARN ABOUT GUMPTION.
…… All Around Us, We See Awesome Baked-Dry Hills, Distant Mountains, And A Few Irrigated Fields.

The ZMM Narrator Says =>
“ …. then we get on and are moving again. .. The gumption-filling process occurs when one is quiet long enough to see and hear and feel the real universe, not just one’s own stale opinions about it. But it’s nothing exotic. That’s why I like the word. .. You see it often in people who return from long, quiet fishing trips. Often they’re a little defensive about having put so much time to "no account" because there’s no intellectual justification for what they’ve been doing. But the returned fisherman usually has a peculiar abundance of gumption, usually for the very same things he was sick to death of a few weeks before. He hasn’t been wasting time. It’s only our limited cultural viewpoint that makes it seem so.“ (Cont.Next)

Ten mi East of Baker, Oregon.
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You Need Gumption To Build and Repair Fences In the Hot Oregon Sun!

….“If you’re going to repair a motorcycle, an adequate supply of gumption is the first and most important tool. If you haven’t got that you might as well gather up all the other tools and put them away, because they won’t do you any good.
.... Gumption is the psychic gasoline that keeps the whole thing going. If you haven’t got it there’s no way the motorcycle can possibly be fixed. But if you have got it and know how to keep it there’s absolutely no way in this whole world that motorcycle can keep from getting fixed. It’s bound to happen. Therefore the thing that must be monitored at all times and preserved before anything else is the gumption.
.... This paramount importance of gumption solves a problem of format of this Chautauqua. The problem has been how to get off the generalities. If the Chautauqua gets into the actual details of fixing one individual machine the chances are overwhelming that it won’t be your make and model and the information will be not only useless but dangerous, since information that fixes one model can sometimes wreck another. “(Cont.Next)

~Fourteen Miles East of Baker, OR.

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You Need Gumption To Eke Out a Living From This Rough Country!

….“For detailed information of an objective sort, a separate shop manual for the specific make and model of machine must be used. In addition, a general shop manual such as Audel’s Automotive Guide fills in the gaps.
....But there’s another kind of detail that no shop manual goes into but that is common to all machines and can be given here. This is the detail of the Quality relationship, the gumption relationship, between the machine and the mechanic, which is just as intricate as the machine itself. Throughout the process of fixing the machine things always come up, low-quality things, from a dusted knuckle to an accidentally ruined "irreplaceable" assembly. These drain off gumption, destroy enthusiasm and leave you so discouraged you want to forget the whole business. I call these things "gumption traps. “(Cont.Next)

~Fourteen Miles East of Baker City, OR.
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NEW TOPIC: ~12 Miles AHEAD, Just Before Baker City, the ZMM Route crosses The Oregon National Historic Trail.
….The Oregon Trail is the route, ~ 1843 to ~1855, that ox powered covered wagons, starting from the Mississippi River area around St Lewis, Missouri, and forged their way to the rich lands of Western Oregon. From Missouri, the Trail went through Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming (South Pass), into Idaho and followed Snake River Plane, into Oregon.
…The Oregon Trail, from Central Idaho, to Oregon Pacific Coast, is now approximately followed by both US-30 and Interstate I-84 from Pocatello ID, passing Baker City OR, to the Columbia River, and on to Portland, OR.
Right Click & Open In New Tab, For A Map Of The Oregon Trail: AFTER This Map Comes Up, You Can ClickDrag To Desired Location, & Zoom-In For Detail. … But Since Very Few Modern Day Roads Are Shown, You Will Have To Use City Names Shown On Map, In Order To Find The Oregon Trail, Relative To Familiar Landmarks & Highways, On Say Your Rand McNally Road Atlas. .
Right Click & Open In New Tab, For Wikipedia Oregon Trail Page, With ~24 Photos & ~6 Maps.

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In Oregon, The ZMM Route Cross The Visible Tracks of The Historical Oregon Trail, As The ZMM Gumption Chautauqua Continues.
…. It Required Plenty of Gumption in Man, Woman, Child, and Animal To Survive On The Oregon Trail In This Rough Country!

….“There are hundreds of different kinds of gumption traps, maybe thousands, maybe millions. I have no way of knowing how many I don’t know. I know it seems as though I’ve stumbled into every kind of gumption trap imaginable. What keeps me from thinking I’ve hit them all is that with every job I discover more. Motorcycle maintenance gets frustrating. Angering. Infuriating. That’s what makes it interesting.“ (Cont.Next)

Just South of the “Flagstaff Hill”, Three mi East of Baker City, OR.
…. Those pioneers that traveled the Oregon Trail to arrive here, surely could have offered good examples, that would fit these ZMM Chautauquas on Gumption!!
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….Unmentioned in ZMM, the ZMM Route, Rt-86 to Baker OR, here crosses the “ruts” of the Historic Oregon Trail.
….Although the Oregon Trail “ruts” are in some places deeply eroded gullies big enough to hide a car, the “ruts” show in /\ Above /\ Photo, are a barely perceptible “track” of somewhat lower sage.
… In t/\ Above /\ Photo (click several times to get largest view): Then you can see the “trail track”, which lines up with the two brown marker stakes to the left of photo center. You can make out a slightly lower “channel” in the sage heading into the higher bushes above the more distant brown stake.
….In /\ Above /\ Photo, the hill side that is partly seen at the right, continues up to the summit of Flagstaff Hill, AND the large & grand “National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center”, operated by the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

….This “National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center”, is an “Absolutely Don’t Miss It Tourist Attraction”, which likely was here in 1968, when The Narrator & Chris were here. BUT …Again, as mentioned in previous photos, this Center is also, unmentioned in ZMM, precisely BECAUSE this Interpretive Center IS .A Tourist Attraction!!
….There is no doubt that => Chris would have learned much, on the spot hands on, National History, as well as The Gumption of these~1843 to ~1855 ox powered covered wagon pioneers!
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…A) My two photos of this Oregon Trail Center, may be viewed sequentially, in my Personal Experiences Album. Click Here.

…B) Click Here To View My => Panoramic View Of Landscape Surrounding The Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. This View, Is From the Top of Flagstaff Hill, And Shows The Complete 360Degree Surrounding The Hill, But Also Shows The Present Day and Historic Roads, That Lead Down The Hill, To The Nearby Oregon Valley & Town.

….NOTE: The Historical Oregon Trail in this region is now approximately followed by both US Route 30 and Interstate I-84 from Pocatello, ID, passing Baker City, OR, to the Columbia River, and on to Portland, OR.

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Standing On Flagstaff Hill => A View of New and Historic Roads To A Nearby Oregon Valley & Town.

….“The map before me says the town of Baker is soon ahead. I see we’re in better agricultural land now. More rain here.
.... What I have in mind now is a catalog of "Gumption Traps I Have Known." I want to start a whole new academic field, gumptionology, in which these traps are sorted, classified, structured into hierarchies and interrelated for the edification of future generations and the benefit of all mankind.
.... Gumptionology 101—An examination of affective, cognitive and psychomotor blocks in the perception of Quality relationships—3 cr,Vll,MWF. I’d like to see that in a college catalog somewhere.
.... In traditional maintenance gumption is considered something you’re born with or have acquired as a result of good upbringing. It’s a fixed commodity. From the lack of information about how one acquires this gumption one might assume that a person without any gumption is a hopeless case.“ (Cont.Next)

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Flagstaff Hill, 3 mi East of Baker City, OR. Although the marks of the Historic Oregon Trail can not be seen in this photo, the historic trail came through the lowest area, between the hill (center of photo), and the mountain ridge, seen to the right.
….You May Want To Contrast Road & Trail You See In The /\ Above /\ Photo, With The Location Of Historic Oregon Trail, Shown On Topo Map Marking The Trail =>
…. Right Click And Open In A New Tab. =>
….AFTER Map View Comes Up, You Will See The Above-Mentioned “Flagstaff Hill, and “Mountain Ridge”. Between these, you see in center of the Map, both the ZMM Route (Rt-86 in Red), and here crosses the “ruts” of the Historic Oregon Trail (dotted line).
INSTRUCTIONS: If You Want The Above-Mentioned Topozone Map, For A LARGER AREA, And Be Able To ZOOM-IN =>.
..A) Short Instructions For Using This ONLINE Version of TopoZone Maps, AND Will Avoid An Awful Clutter Of Advertisements.=>
..1) Continuing from the above, where you already see “Both the ZMM Route (Rt-86 in Red), and here crosses the “ruts” of the Historic Oregon Trail (dotted line)”.
..2) Use Scroll Bar At Far Right => Adjust Topo Map Until Upper Left => You SEE-JUST-BELOW The [[ Plus & Minus]] => [[Box]] => Mouse Hover, Then Click Go To “Full Screen” =>
..3) Wait for ~40 seconds the screen will fill
..4) Use Plus & Minus To Zoom. You can “ClickDrag” Map In Any Direction to See More Off Your Screen Edges.
..5) This Topozone Map, is an alternate & good way to know the locations of The Oregon Trail, relative to current day highways, towns, and other geographic features. ..6)..To do 5) above => Just ClickDrag on the map along the Trail. Or course this will be time consuming, but you will see lots of good details, not easily available in other ways.
..7) When done with the Full Screen version of Topozone Map, press “Esc” key upper left of your computer keyboard..
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Since This Topozone Map Does Not Mark The Westward Continuation Of This Oregon Trail, Into The Valley, There Must Have Been Many Different Routes Of Descent.
….A likely route would have been by the O. T. Memorial Marker Monument, which in /\ Above /\ Photo, is in the level light brown bare parking area by highway. From there the ox wagons would have proceeded somewhat to this side of the modern highway, and down the broad hill-slope to the right.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024: … On Top Of Flagstaff Hill, This Panorama Starts With A View Of Sagebrush, Then Shows The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Then Shows The Distant Scenery (Where, In The Lowest Area, Are Oregon Trail Covered Wagon Ruts), Then More Sagebrush, As It Really Exists Here!
… For Any Person Traveling Near Baker City, Oregon, This Interpretive Center, Is An Absolute Must See!,!!
… This Interpretive Center Is Unmentioned In ZMM, Because It Opened In 1992,

The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Flagstaff Hill, 3 mi East of Baker City, OR.

EXPLANATION:
…The Oregon Trail 1860’s“Emigrants” went by Flagstaff Hill, by going through the small valley, known as Virtue Flat, that lies just south of Flagstaff Hill. Traveling through this valley was no easy task. Emigrants had to fight their way through shoulder-tall sagebrush just after spending four or five difficult days ascending Burnt River. The trek across Virtue Flats created 13 miles of still visible Oregon Trail “Ruts”. Approximately one mile of these ruts lies on the interpretive center's grounds. The ruts can be reached by following hiking trails from the interpretive center or by driving a half-mile west of the center's entrance on Highway 86 to a turnout.

… For Complete Information, Plenty Of Photos, And A Map, As Well As Places To Go, And Locations For National Historic Trails. Click Here.

… Wikipedia Has A Good Summary And Two Photos. Click Here.

… The Bureau Of Land Management Has A Good Summary, And Details About Visiting The Interpretive Center, Click For Map, A Listing Of Other Visitor Centers, You Can Request A Map, And Four Photos. Click Here.

… The Oregon Historical Society, Has A Good Summary And Four Really Good Photos. Click Here.

… The WebPage of Douglas Van Bossuyt, Has Three Links, Seven Excellent Oregon Trail Wagon Wintertime (With Snow) Photos, AND TWO SUPER EXCELLENT PANAROMAs, Of Scenery Surrounding Flagstaff Hill. Click Here..

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, Atop Flagstaff Hill, 3 mi East of Baker City, OR.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024: …A General View Inside The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.
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More Information About Oregon Trail Ruts, And Where & How To See Them =>
… Click Here To See Henry Gurr’s 2002 ZMM Route Research Photo, Which Shows => Standing On Flagstaff Hill => A View Of New and Historic Roads To A Nearby Oregon Valley & Town, And Has, ZMM Passage, Explanations, And Topo Map Link.

In The Above Blue Link, You Will Learn That =>
…A) Just South Of, The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, in many places => Historic Oregon Trail Ruts, are sometimes hard to see
…B) But in the photo shown, the historic trail came through the lowest area, between the hill (center of photo), and the low mountain ridge, to the South.
…C) AND you will be able to =>. Contrast Road & Trail 1) You See In The Shown- Photo, With 2) The Location Of Historic Oregon Trail, Is On Topo Map Mentioned, in /\Above/\ Blue Link.

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A Dramatic Historic Photo Of Immigrants Resting Beside Their Covered Wagons,
…Found At The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

This Photo Was On Display, At The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, And Despite Henry Gurr’s Best Efforts. His Camera Flash, Reflected Too Much Off The Glass Cover Of This Framed Photo, Thus =>
…The Photo /\Above/\ Is From Getty Images, Found By Google.

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A Historic Photo Of The Interior Of An Immigrant’s Covered Wagons.
…As You Can See, Their Wagon Provided A Home Away From Home!!
……And When This /\Above/\ Photo Taken, Said To Be January ,1865, The Kerosene Lantern Hung Onto The Wooden Hoop Is Lighted!! As You Can See.
…..This Photo Was On Display, At The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center, And Despite Henry Gurr’s Best Efforts. His Camera Flash, Reflected Too Much Off The Glass Cover Of This Framed Photo, Thus =>
…The Photo /\Above/\ Is From A Post On Facebook, Found By Google.
….. The “Dusty Old Thing” WebPage has Good Versions Of Five Historic Photos Of Covered Wagons, Including The /\Above/\ Photo (And Previous Photo), Plus Much Good Discussion Of How Covered Wagons Were Built & What They Carried. Click Here.

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Sunday, July 21, 2024: …A Satellite View Of “Historic Oregon Trail Ruts!”, Which Are The Still Visible Marks & Gouges, Left By The Passage Of The Huge Number Of Emigrant Wagons That Came By Flagstaff Hill, Seen Upper Right Showing “The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center” And Access Roads
… At Bottom Of Screen, You See These “Ruts”, Starting Above Words “Oregon Trail Head”, And Leading Northwest, Which Is Down Into Baker, Oregon’s Valley.
…Upper Right, You Also See A Modern Day Trail, That Visitors Can Walk Down, From “Interpretive Center”, To See “Ruts” At The The Base Of Flagstaff Hill.

…Since Henry Gurr Failed (July 2024), To Get Any Good “Ruts” Photos, Shown /\Above/\ Is From Google Maps, More Of Which Are To Be Found By A Mouse- Click, At Blue Link Below.

… Click Here, And AFTER This Google Map Photo Collection Comes Up, You Should See Very Nice Photo Of Ruts Leading West Down Into Baker, Oregon’s Valley, And Beyond Are The Elkhorn Mountains. You Should Also See Upper Left Words => Oregon Trail. Trail Head. Gerald H.

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