Friday, July 19, 2024: … Twelve Minutes After The Previous Photo, At The Gray Foggy Horizon, Way In The Distance, We Spot The ZMM Narrator’s => “….we pass the great stack of the Anaconda smelter, ….”

Soon After Leaving Rt-2 And Going By The Small Town Of Floral Park, MT Which Is Just South Of Butte, MT. GPS = 45.98629551037014, -112.51583078499591
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… Click Here For A Satellite View Of The Area Around The Anaconda Smelter Stack Plus Shadow, And Other Surroundings, Including Town Of Anaconda Upper Left, and Highway 1 Where Henry Gurr Took The Next Photo,

Also be aware that, Henry Gurr’s 2002 Route & Photos (Discussed NEXT Photo), Were Taken Along The Curvy Road At Edge Of Wide Field Upper Right.

…. NOTE: AFTER The Above Blue Link Comes Up => You Can Expand The Left Side, To Access Over 140 Color Photos, Some Of Which Show Explanatory Plaques That Explain The Local History and The Operation Of The Copper Mine & Smelting. .

Friday, July 19, 2024: … Eleven Minutes After The Previous Photo, In The Distance, We Again Spot The ZMM Narrator’s => “….we pass the great stack of the Anaconda smelter, ….”

Along Rt-1 Approach To Town Of Anaconda, MT. GPS = 46.12686265923821, -112.92123604558128

…Surrounding the Stack in the distance, the grass-covered hills are “copper mining waste dumps” that have recently been “reclaimed”, which means leveled a bit, and helping grass to grow. Eventually, this may be grassland for cattle. … Closer to the road, you see a large Black Hill, of unidentified material. Send email if you have ideas what this might be.
…Back In 2002, I was able to stop much closer, to take my photo of “the great stack of the Anaconda smelter” , and upon leaving my car, I saw in the ditch along the road.=> Copper green colored rocks. The green may have been a copper deposit from water run-off, from the dump piles or actual pieces of copper ore.
…However, on this July 2024 trip we could NOT find the road I traveled I 2002. We are not sure if this road section is closed, or we missed the turn off.

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Looking South: Evidence of Many Years of Copper Mining.
….To Take This Photo, I Climbed Up To The Top Of A Mine Dump Hill On The North Side Of The Highway.

….“ Later we pass the great stack of the Anaconda smelter, …. “ (Cont.next)

Approach to Anaconda, MT. Most of the green grass covered hills are “copper mining waste dumps” that have recently been “reclaimed”, which means leveled a bit, and helping grass to grow. Eventually, this may be grassland for cattle.
…. I stopped to take this photo of “ the great stack of the Anaconda smelter “, and upon leaving my car, I saw in the ditch along the road.=> Copper green colored rocks. The green may have been a copper deposit from water run-off from the dump piles or actual pieces of copper ore.

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For Me the Rain Clouds Clear At Sunset, So, Thankfully, I Had Good Camping That Night.

…. [we] “ ….turn into the town of Anaconda and find a good restaurant with steak and coffee.“(Cont.next)

Approach to Anaconda, MT. Rt 1 here is huge, with 4 lanes like an Interstate Highway, AND it goes straight through Anaconda, MT, where you should slow down enough to observe that a favorite color for the houses is Copper Green!
….Since night was rapidly upon me (and thus it was time to start looking for my next campground in the mountains ahead), I did not stop here to take photos or research possible ZMM Restaurants. Does anyone have information (or photos) to contribute? Please send email to => HenryG __USCA.edu.
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.In This Area Of Montana, Rt-1 Is Shown On Google Map As =>
…..PINTLER VETERANS' MEMORIAL SCENIC HIGHWAY.
… “This 64-mile drive goes from Anaconda, one of Montana's most historic towns, to Georgetown Lake, Philipsburg and ends in Drummond. The road travels through both conifer-clad mountains and sage-covered hills following the Flint Creek and is a wonderful alternative to Interstate 90 when traveling between Butte and Missoula.
..Special attractions include historic:
…. Anaconda
…. Georgetown Lake
…. Philipsburg
…. Granite Ghost Town
Gem Mining, Fishing, Skiing, Camping, Hiking, Boating, Biking, Wildlife Viewing.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit Montana Dot Com, VisitMT.com, 306 East Park Street, Anaconda, MT 59711, 406-563-2400
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Tourist Page “SouthWestMT.com” Has Summary and 6 Very Nice Photos.
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This Super Excellent Tourist Page “EnjoyYourParks.com” Has Extensive Discussion, 18 Great Photos, and Map. With the exception of the the “great stack of the Anaconda smelter” => Of course NONE OF THESE Excellent TOURIST ATTRACTIONS, are mentioned by the ZMM Narrator!

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After Anaconda, The Road Heads Back Up Into the Mountains.
…. Looking Southwest Over Silver Lake (6,434 ft) To Mountains Forming South Side Of Valley.

….“East of Butte, we go up a long grade that leads to a lake surrounded by pine forests and past some fishermen who push a small boat into the water.“(Cont.next)

On A Side Road, ~30 ft South Of Rt 1 Silver Lake, MT. The ZMM Narrative factually and exactly fits what the Pirsig Pilgrim will see here. For example in /\ Above /\ Photo.
…. From the camera location of /\ Above Photo, Silver Lake continues for ~a mile West, and may possibly have its waters raised by a Dam, at both its East & West ends: The Dam at the West end is seen in NEXT Photo.
….The valley here is level enough (as seen on TopoZone Map), so Cable Creek, coming down from the North, can form associated swamp, before turning East to flow into eastward flowing, Warm Springs Creeks, which further East. also comes down from the North. Then the combined waters flow ~40 miles toward Anaconda, MT & Butte, MT.

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AN INTERESTING ROADSIDE GEOLOGICAL & GEOGRAPHICAL PHENOMENON, WHICH HAPPENS HERE WITH THIS LAKE & WESTWARD SUBSEQUENT CANYON WITH WHITEWATER RAPIDS =>
…. HERE ARE SEEN => LONGITUDINAL RIVER VALLEY FLOOR TERRACES, WHERE THE STEP-DOWNS (“NICKPOINTS”) ARE AT THE EDGES OF STRONGER ROCK =>
….The /\ Above /\ Photo Introduces What You Will See Happens Repeatedly In Montana => When Road Traveling Along A River Heading Downstream. (Another example was previously discussed at Jefferson Island, MT.)
…. The river valley terrace traveled, is at first level and relatively wide, with the river a meandering still water. Ahead you can see the valley land is narrowing, then ends with the road disappearing into trees. As you enter the trees, you see the River is now descending, with white water rapids, and the road is likewise descending, on its own bulldozer cut, taken from the side-of a steep tree covered canyon. The road, typically cut into the steep sides of the canyon, winds down until it begins to level out.
…. At this point, you emerge from the trees, into another level and relatively wide valley, much like the previous, with the river a meandering still water river! You are now travelling practically level wide flat fertile valley land, which will repeat the narrowing tree covered narrow canyon, all over again.
The Geological Cause?
….It seems that the first encountered level, wide valley land (at its tree covered end) is held that way against the river erosion, by relatively harder more durable rock ridge (or rock layer), the drop-down edge of which is called a “Nickpoint”.
….This harder “Nickpoint” rock is preventing the land from eroding down to the same level as the lower, wide, flat valley terrace next below. Saying it differently, this strong “Nickpoint” rock has kept the upstream valley land level, and all its beautiful, fertile farming, just the way it is, for a very long geological time!
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Looking Back, We See the Road, the Stream, a High Concrete Dam, AND a Huge Iron Banded Wooden Water Pipe (Aqueduct), Which In A “Local Water Planning & History” Document Is Called “A 60 Inch Wooden Stave Pipe.”

….“ …. that the morning is almost ended.“(Cont.next)

A bit more West of Silver Lake, MT. The dam in the distance would seem to provide water for the pipe which we might assume is for agriculture irrigation and city water for the towns further West. By appearances, the pipe seems over ~100 years old and no longer seems to be carrying water.
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Why Was This Huge Pipe Placed Here?
….To find the answer I of course Googled For => …. Silver Lake, MT. Iron Banded Wooden Water Pipe, Agriculture Irrigation ~100 Years Old Not Carrying Water.... I found no useful results, after much unsuccessful effort. :-( :-( :-(

.… Eventually Inspiration Strikes => ….Look At A TopoZone Map !!
INSTRUCTIONS => On the Blue Link Below => RIGHT Click & Select New Tab => To See A Topo Map With At Center "Edge Of “Georgetown Lake, “Pumping Location, and indeed also see “AQUEDUCT”. AFTER Map Come Up > Immediately Click Upper Left > Symbol For FULL SCREEN. Then=> A) Wait about 30 seconds for the load of the Topo Map to fill your whole screen, AND B) A lot of annoying advertisements, will be gone. AND C) DO NOT Click on the BIG GREEN START, if this shows.
NOTE: The same click-point, will “Exit Full Screen”.
….You can see marked the Dotted Line for AQUEDUCT”, which can be followed along road, up the canyon to Silver Lake Dam & Lake. (This also can be seen in SECOND Blue Link next down.)
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YES! VOLA!! There, sure enough, you can Zoom-In to see a dotted line marked “AQUEDUCT”, that at first seemed to go to no useful place, … until you look closely => And see the “AQUEDUCT” dotted line, goes West, and continuing along the edge of Georgetown Lake, and there ending at a Dot = “Pumping Station”. VOLA!! WONDERFUL!!!
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…. RIGHT Click & Select New Tab => To See Satellite View of Same Silver Lake Area (centered at Pumping Station Location, along edge of Georgetown Lake Anaconda-Pintler-Scenic-Hwy) as was discovered on above-mentioned => TopoZone Map Showing “AQUEDUCT”.
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….To find Answer Continued => I Googled For =->… Silver Lake, MT. Iron Banded Wooden Water Pipe Pumping Station…
….. And thus found The Silver Lake Watershed Project Description: And there in, was the official name for (and most likely explanation of) the Steel Banded Wooden Water Pipe.
….. It is called a “60 Inch Wooden Stave Pipe”, and historically was part of a Huge Water Supply Project, that original purpose was to provide water `for-mining, smelting, and other industrial .purposes. ….Well over one hundred years later, the. SLWS remains a critical source of water for its industrial customers as well as for the .aquatic health and wellbeing of Warm Springs Creek and the Clark Fork River. And supplies water to the towns of Butte, MT, Anaconda, MT, and other local towns.
….. See NEXT Photo for Document Excerpt.
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A Huge Steel Banded Wooden Water Pipe, The Stream, And The Road
….Together Wind Down The Steep Walled, Deep, Narrow Canyon.

….“ …. and I see by the angle of the sun …. “(Cont.next)

Just West of Silver Lake, MT. Look closely in the center of the picture. =>
….Just below the bare earth, you can the cut for the water pipe. This will be seen more clearly in next photo. …
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…. An Excellent Annotated Map of the “Silver Lake Water System” => That ILLUSTRATES the BELOW Paragraphs of =>“Project Description and Benefits To Restoration:” Plus Even MUCH More.
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PHOTO:
….THIS “60 INCH WOODEN STAVE PIPE”, IS A HISTORICAL PART OF A HUGE WATER SYSTEM, THAT STILL IS A VITAL PART OF THE ECONOMY OF ANACONDA & BUTTE MONTANA:

Project Ti1le: Aquatic Improvements to Silver Lake Watershed.
….Project Description and Benefits To Restoration: (Start Excerpt of Text.)
…....The Silver Lake Water System (SLWS) is comprised of a complex network of man-made ~reservoirs, natural lakes, creeks and tributaries, diversion structures, pipelines, and pump stations, that are used to manage the surface water resources of Warm Springs Creek watershed in Deer Lodge County, Montana. The system is owned and operated by the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow (BSB) and is managed for~ the purposes of 'providing water to a variety of industria1 customers located within Deer: Lodge and Silver Bow Counties, as well as providing In-stream fisheries flows. Initially conceived in the late l800's, the Silver Lake Water System’s original purpose was to provide water for-mining, smelting, and other industrial .purposes.
….Well over one hundred years later, the. SLWS remains a critical source of water for its industrial customers as well as for the aquatic health and well being of Warm Springs Creek and the Clark Fork River. The primary industrial customers on the SLWS are currently Montana Resources (MR), for use in its concentrator .and its mine permitted area in Butte; Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) formerly ASiMi, for use of its silane manufacturing plant in the Butte Tax Increment Financing industrial :District (TIFID) Northwester Energy (NWE), for use at the Mill Creek Plant; and ARCO Environmental Remediation Limited (AERL), which uses SLWS water to provide stream flows in Warm Springs Creek and the Clark Fork River.
….The SLWS consists of a network of diversion, storage, and conveyance facilities reaching from the upper portions of the Warm Springs Creek drainage basin to the Town of Butte, approximately 40 miles away. Figure I provides a more detailed overview of the SLWS showing the primary facilities in the system. As can be seen in Figure I the SLWS begins in the Twin Lakes Creek and Storm Lake Creek basins, both tributary to Warm Springs Creek. These basins provide much of the water supply for the system. Diversion facilities from these drainages transfer water to Silver Lake where it can be stored and released to meet downstream demands. Historically, water could be released through either the Silver Lake East or West Dams. Water released through the West Dam could be temporarily stored In Georgetown Lake prior to being pumped back to Silver Lake using the Georgetown Lake pump Station and Pipeline. However, the Georgetown Lake Pump Station is currently not operational. Water released from the East Dam flows within Warm Springs Creek to Meyers Diversion.
….At Meyers Diversions, water is diverted into the 'transmission pipeline’ for conveyance to the industrial customers in the vicinity of Anaconda and Butte. Under current operating conditions, at low flows, water can be delivered by gravity to the industrial customers in the vicinity of Butte and the TIFID. At higher flows, the TIFID pump station is required to provide additional head to lift the flow for delivery to the TIFID. Similarly, the Ramsay Pump Station allows delivery of higher flows to MR. (End Excerpt)
….(See NEXT Photo For MORE Re => “60 Inch Wooden Stave Pipe” )
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… The ABOVE Discussion Is An Excerpt From A Very Extensive & Very Valuable Document, Full Of Charts, Tables, Diagrams, & Drawings.pdf => “Aquatic Improvements to Silver Lake Watershed. .Project Description …..“ Click Here.
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Three Minutes Later We See That We Must Go Down Through A Deep Canyon
….With A Sizeable Road Cut, In Order To Continue On Down The Canyon Side.

….“ [ …. morning is almost ended.]“ (Cont. next)

Just West of Silver Lake, MT. The Creek drops here into a very narrow and deep canyon. The road, needing a lesser rate of drop, winds down a large cut in the steep sides of the canyon, until it again reaches the lakeside, at an elevation ~54 feet lower. All the way down, the dense trees block view of the creek. At the bottom of the grade, the road and creek, although still in a narrow canyon, now travel practically level until the canyon opens to a wide, flat, fertile valley.
….On both sides of the road => Note 45 degree slope of the strata of the rocks. This rock is likely part is the same tough, resistant geological formation (“Nickpoint”) that has prevented the creek here from eroding down to the same level as the valley below.
….Saying it differently, this strong rock has kept the valley up stream and all its beautiful lakes just the way it is. Note also the wide parking lot at right of highway. This is a good place to stop, rest, and review notes for ZMM Reading/Research.
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…. An Excellent Annotated Map of the “Silver Lake Water System” That => ILLUSTRATES the BELOW Paragraphs of =>“Project Description and Benefits To Restoration.” Plus Even MUCH More.
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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PHOTO:
….THIS “60 INCH WOODEN STAVE PIPE” IS A HISTORICAL PART OF A HUGE WATER SYSTEM, THAT STILL IS A VITAL PART OF THE ANACONDA –BUTTE MONTANA ECONOMY =>
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Project Ti1le: Aquatic Improvements to Silver Lake Watershed.
….Project Description and Benefits To Restoration:
In 1997 and 1998, the users of the Silver Lake Water System, ARCO, Tax Increment and Finance District (TIFID), REC (formerly A-SiNfl) invested nearly $12 million in the Silver Lake System repairing the most critical elements to restore the system’s functionality. Improvements were made to Storm Lake, with minor improvements at Silver Lake Dam and pump station, replacing .approximately 20,000 feet of 60-inch wood stave pipe, constructing the TIFID pump station and installing the TIFID pipeline. In 2011, TIND invested approximately $1 . million to replace-approximately 17;000 feet of the Twin Lakes Creek Wooden Flume.
….In 2011, BSB prepared a Master Plan for the SLWS. The Master Plan included several subsections pertinent to this Grant Application including a Basin Yield Report, Water Rights Summary Report, Source and Use Report and a Capital Inventory Replacement Plan, …
….(End Excerpt)
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(ESPECIALLY NOTE => Above, are the words => “60 Inch Wooden Stave Pipe”, which is evidently the official name of this kind of Steel Banded, Wooden Water Pipe, as seen in the Previous Two Photos Re Silver Lake, MT. )
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… The ABOVE Discussion Is An Excerpt From The Very Valuable Document.pdf => “Aquatic Improvements to Silver Lake Watershed. .Project Description …..“

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In the process of Finding “Iron Banded Wooden Pipe” Answers, I ALSO Googled For
..A) Silver Lake, MT. History Aqueduct ~50 years old Deer Lodge County
..B) Pumping Station Aqueduct Georgetown Lake Montana.
…..Google found many interesting and valuable discussions of Water Rights, Water Usage, and Water Systems in this area of Montana.
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…..You could try these same Google Searches or send an email if you want to know more about what I found..

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Eight Minutes Later, We See The Road Levels Out In A Wide Valley With A Large Lake.

…. [ “ …. morning is almost ended. “ ] (Cont. next)

Southeast Edge of Georgetown Lake, MT. ( GPS = 46.16753 -113.21607 ) As discussed in the Previous Photo => The Creek from Silver Lake, MT dropped down through a very narrow and deep canyon, winding down a sizeable cut in the steep sides of the canyon.
….At the bottom of the grade the road and creek, level out, as they approach the lakeside, at an elevation ~54 feet lower. Now traveling practically level, the road goes into a wide lake filled valley.
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…. To See A Google Street View (GSV) of the /\ Above /\ Photo Scene =>
….You Will See That Google Street View (GSV) Has Many Advantages, Since => In Addition To A 360 Degree Full Circle Panorama, It Offers The Ability To Magnify And Better See Distant Details, Such As What A Distant Sign Says!! To Go To This Google Street View, Click Here. And AFTER the page comes up => Click the Google Street View Image => WHERE you want the “VIEW” To go. => Thus you can Successively Click-Click-Click = “GSV Drive” the street you see on your computer screen. You can even click on a Side Street, to “GSV Drive” there, when available.
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SIDE NOTES:
….Despite the fact that Rt-1 runs along the edge of Georgetown Lake, I somehow failed to come home without a photo of the lake. And this is even despite the fact that I made a GPS WayPoint = 244 here!
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….And, as is done in previous such cases, Google Street View (GSV) to the Rescue!!
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….Not having a photo here is ultimately of no importance, because this lake is not mentioned by Narrator. Perhaps this lake is not mentioned because Georgetown Lake is too much like a Tourist Attraction. And, as is discussed in previous similar cases, such tourist attractions do not get mentioned in ZMM?

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Forty Minutes Later, Red-Winged Blackbirds Welcome Me To a Storm Filled, Lush, Green Valley.
….Despite the Approaching Storm, Red-Winged Blackbirds Stay On the Electric Wires …….And Ever Cautious, Cry Alarm At My Presence.

….“ We pass through Phillipsburg …. “ (Cont. next)

In the Flint River Valley, Philipsburg, MT. Ever since Georgetown Lake, Rt-1 ZMM Route, traveling North approximately 42 miles, stays within two miles of the Flint Creek (now more like a river) all the way to Drummond, MT and I-90. There the “creek” water joins the Clark Fork River, and with I-90, goes West.
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From Phillipsburg, MT, Where Do The Routes And Rivers Go?
…A) From Phillipsburg, MT and then Drummond, MT => The water of the Clark Fork River, continues West close by I-90, to go through Missoula, MT. And thereafter, the Clark Fork water goes to the Pacific Ocean by way of the Columbia River, then flowing along the Oregon-Washington border and going by Portland, OR to the Pacific Ocean. See Wikipedia discussion Next Photo.
..B) By contrast, Interstate-90, starting in Anaconda & Butte Area (~30 mi SE of Here), follows the Clark Fork River, Northwest to St Regis, MT, there separating from the River, and trending West by NorthWest, staying well North of The Columbia River, as it goes to Seattle, WA.
..C) From Phillipsburg, MT, the ZMM Route travels North approximately 27 miles to Drummond, MT and I-90. There, the ZMM Route enters the Clark Fork River Valley, and with I-90 goes West, continuing to Missoula, MT, and there separates from the Clark Fork River, and goes generally Southwest to cross the Bitterroot Range at Lolo Pass, and there go into Idaho. The ZMM Route then travels through Oregon, Northern California, and soon thereafter reach the Pacific Ocean at Crescent City CA.
….We notice how, in traveling the Clark Fork River Valley through Missoula, MT, the ZMM Route again encounters Lewis and Clark Territory.
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These Topics Continued Next Photo, In Which The Camera Turns Right ~45 Degrees.
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At Top Center Of Photo: A Red-Winged Blackbird Comes Close To Cry Alarm.
….And Chase Me Away. This I Do Quickly After This Photo Is Taken.
…….Ahead Are Seen The Houses Of Philipsburg, MT.

….“ …. and are off into valley meadows. “

Valley of Philipsburg, MT. As you can see in the photos, the narrator again accurately captures the change in scenery. And like the narrator, I experienced strong wind here!
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Concerning The Clark Fork River, Wikipedia Says:
….The Clark Fork, or the Clark Fork [River] of the Columbia River, is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately 310 miles (500 km) long. The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountain
….The river flows northwest through a long valley at the base of the Cabinet Mountains and empties into Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle. The Pend Oreille River in Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada which drains the lake to the Columbia in Washington, is sometimes included as part of the Clark Fork, giving it a total length of 479 miles (771 km), with a drainage area of 25,820 square miles (66,900 km2).
….In its upper 20 miles (32 km) in Montana near Butte, it is known as Silver Bow Creek. Interstate 90 follows much of the upper course of the river from Butte to Saint Regis. The highest point within the river's watershed is Mount Evans at 10,641 feet (3,243 m) in Deer Lodge County, Montana along the Continental Divide.
….The Clark Fork is a Class I river for recreational purposes in Montana from Warm Springs Creek to the Idaho border.
Wikipedia Continued:
. ….The Clark Fork Valley … was explored by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the 1806 return trip from the Pacific. The river is named for William Clark.
….NOTE: The Lewis and Clark Expedition on their return trip, navigating up the Clark Fork River, and then on the Warms Springs Creek to the vicinity of Anaconda, MT, which would have been ~80 miles West of The Three Forks Of The Missouri River. Depending on how well they could have known their earth position (or find information from local tribes), it would be a not so difficult traverse to the Headwaters of the Missouri, and by this big river find their way home. At least for Merriweather Lewis.
Wikipedia Continued:
….The Clark Fork [of Columbia River] should not be confused with the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, which is located in Montana and Wyoming.

Click Here To Read Remainder of Wikipedia, which has a Map & Photo of Clark Fork River at Missoula MT..
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At Top Center Of Photo: A Red-Winged Blackbird Comes Close To Cry Alarm.
….And Chase Me Away. This I Do Quickly After This Photo Is Taken.
…….Ahead Are Seen The Houses Of Philipsburg, MT.

….“ …. and are off into valley meadows. “

Valley of Philipsburg, MT. As you can see in the photos, the narrator again accurately captures the change in scenery. And like the narrator, I experienced strong wind here!
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Concerning The Clark Fork River, Wikipedia Says:
….The Clark Fork, or the Clark Fork [River] of the Columbia River, is a river in the U.S. states of Montana and Idaho, approximately 310 miles (500 km) long. The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountain
….The river flows northwest through a long valley at the base of the Cabinet Mountains and empties into Lake Pend Oreille in the Idaho Panhandle. The Pend Oreille River in Idaho, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada which drains the lake to the Columbia in Washington, is sometimes included as part of the Clark Fork, giving it a total length of 479 miles (771 km), with a drainage area of 25,820 square miles (66,900 km2).
….In its upper 20 miles (32 km) in Montana near Butte, it is known as Silver Bow Creek. Interstate 90 follows much of the upper course of the river from Butte to Saint Regis. The highest point within the river's watershed is Mount Evans at 10,641 feet (3,243 m) in Deer Lodge County, Montana along the Continental Divide.
….The Clark Fork is a Class I river for recreational purposes in Montana from Warm Springs Creek to the Idaho border.
Wikipedia Continued:
. ….The Clark Fork Valley … was explored by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition during the 1806 return trip from the Pacific. The river is named for William Clark.
….NOTE: The Lewis and Clark Expedition on their return trip, navigating up the Clark Fork River, and then on the Warms Springs Creek to the vicinity of Anaconda, MT, which would have been ~80 miles West of The Three Forks Of The Missouri River. Depending on how well they could have known their earth position (or find information from local tribes), it would be a not so difficult traverse to the Headwaters of the Missouri, and by this big river find their way home. At least for Merriweather Lewis.
Wikipedia Continued:
….The Clark Fork [of Columbia River] should not be confused with the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, which is located in Montana and Wyoming.

Click Here To Read Remainder of Wikipedia, which has a Map & Photo of Clark Fork River at Missoula MT..
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I Too Have to Slow Down, But For Me It Is Some Really Heavy Rain!!

…[.“The head wind becomes more gusty here, ….“ ].“ …. so I slow down to fifty-five to lessen it a little. We go through Maxville …. “ (Cont. next)

Maxville, MT. Like the ZMM Narrator, I had to slow down!
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Heavy Rain Is Needed To Make Everything Green.

….“The head wind becomes more gusty here, ….“ (Cont. next)

Maxville, MT. Note square sign by road supporting a giant round saw blade. The saw blade, at least 8 feet in diameter, has the sign’s message painted on it.
….There must be plenty of timber for sawing, to require such a large saw blade in these parts.
……..Since it was raining so hard, I doubled back on the opposite side of the highway and positioned my car so I could take this photo out the car window!
….Caution: The ZMM Traveler will actually see the Saw Blade Sign on the right side of the highway.
….Google Earth with Satellite Image dated June 25, 2015, does not show “Café” on house roof, and does not show the Sawblade sign.
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Trees And A Grain Elevator In The Distance
…. Signal And Signify The Next Town.

….“ …. by the time we reach Hall are badly in need of a rest.“ (Cont. next)

A mile Southwest of Hall, MT.
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Friday, July 19, 2024: … HISTORICAL MARKER: Placed Along Rt-1, With Rich Flint Creek Valley Agriculture All Around. GPS =

… Click Here For More Information & Photos Concerning Thie Historical Marker. .
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Looking Back At Rt-1, The North-South Main Highway,
….As Seen From A Main East-West Cross Road That Leads West From Town.

….[ “ …. by the time we reach Hall are badly in need of a rest.“ ] (Cont .next) “
Hall, MT. ..
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….In the /\ Above Photo, AT LEFT EDGE ABOVE GREY TRUCK, you can see the RED STOP SIGN in the distance. This shows you how far the Camera Location (WayPts = 250 & 251) are away from Rt-1, which is the Main North-South Highway through the center of town.
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….The /\ Above /\ Photo and Next Two Photos taken at this Way Point, form sort of a Panorama, where the camera swings each time to the right~90 degrees, for the next shot.
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….The rather long and important ZMM Narrative concerning Poincaré’s discussion of ~”Mathematical Proof” is implied to take place in a Churchyard of Hall, MT.
…..This Poincaré Narrative is distributed among the Next 6 Photos, which are all in Hall, MT.

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(Photo = 109-0989 ...... ZMM Page = 236 ...... WayPt = 250w 4258ft)

Along A Side Road: Looking Southwest: Two Homes & St. Michaels Church.

…. “ We find a churchyard by the side of the road and stop. The wind is blowing hard now and is chilly, but the sun is warm and we lay out our jackets and helmets on the grass on the leeward side of the church for a rest. It’s very lonely and open here, but beautiful. When you have mountains in the distance or even hills, you have space. Chris turns his face into his jacket and tries to sleep.
.... Everything is so different now without the Sutherlands -- so lonely. If you’ll excuse me I’ll just talk Chautauqua now, until the loneliness goes away.
.... To solve the problem of what is mathematical truth, Poincare’ said, we should first ask ourselves what is the nature of geometric axioms. … ”

On Side Road, Which Leads West Out Of Town, ~800 Feet West Of Rt-1, Which Is The Main North-South Highway Through The Center of Hall, MT.

….The /\ Above /\ Photo of St Michaels Church (Compared to the later seen, Hall United Methodist Church), offers the best choice, quieter place, for the Narrator & Chris to rest. This is because St Michaels Church, being on a side road AND located ~800 ft from a Stop Sign, would greatly slow down local traffic speed, and also have far less traffic than Rt-1.
….Plus, the back side of this church (away from this Side Road), would shield from prevailing wind, and facing South, would have nice, warm, midday sun.
….Moreover, as seen on TopoZone Map, the view from the back side of this church would include a view of low mountains, a bit South of West.
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(Photo = 109-0990c ...... ZMM Page = 236 ...... WayPt = 251w 4245ft)