The U of C Henry Hinds Laboratory: Concrete, Bricks, and Dead Ivy Dominate the Façade.
“If it was all bricks and concrete, pure forms of substance, clearly and openly, he might survive. It is the little, pathetic attempts at Quality that kill. “(U.Chicago Cont.Next)
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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The Narrator Tells Us What Hides Behind These Brick Walls.

…Of Course, He Is Contrasting What Is Lost In Comparison To the Wild, Wide Open Montana Mountain Places of This Country He Knows So Well!

…“[It is the little, pathetic attempts at Quality that kill.] The plaster false fireplace in the apartment, shaped and waiting to contain a flame that can never exist. Or the hedge in front of the apartment building with a few square feet of grass behind it. A few square feet of grass, after Montana. If they just left out the hedge and grass it would be all right. Now it serves only to draw attention to what has been lost.” (University of Chicago. Cont. Next.)

Where HSG could find parking on S. Ellis Ave, North of University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. From the Narrator's Chicago apartment building’s experience, he surely knew very well what the tiny strips of grass looked like, and what was inside many of these apartments.
…I experienced the very things described in the ZMM passage above, including the very tiny patches of grass, when I was a student in the old, congested, inner-city apartment areas of Cleveland, OH (1955 – 1968).
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Phaedrus Can Only See Twisted Souls Here.

…“Along the streets that lead away from the apartment he can never see anything through the concrete and brick and neon but he knows that buried within it are grotesque, twisted souls forever trying the manners that will convince themselves they possess Quality, learning strange poses of style and glamour vended by dream magazines and other mass media, and paid for by the vendors of substance. … and the truth creeps in, the only truth that exists here, crying to heaven, God, there is nothing here but dead neon and cement and brick.” (University of Chicago. Cont. Next.)

Photo at front of U of C’s Henry Hinds Laboratory, S. Ellis Ave, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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Symbolic Impenetrable Coastal Fog Hangs Over the California Coast.

…The Impenetrable Unknown Lies Beyond.

…[All is lost! For Phaedrus => “time consciousness begins to go. Sometimes his thoughts race on and on at a speed seeming to approach that of light. But when he tries to make decisions relating to his surroundings, it seems to take whole minutes for a single thought to emerge. A single thought begins to grow in his mind, extracted from something he read in the dialogue Phædrus.
…"And what is written well and what is written badly—need we ask Lysias or any other poet or orator who ever wrote or will write either a political or other work, in meter or out of meter, poet or prose writer, to teach us this?"
…What is good, Phædrus, and what is not good—need we ask anyone to tell us these things?
…It is what he was saying months before in the classroom in Montana, a message Plato and every dialectician since him had missed, since they all sought to define the Good in its intellectual relation to things. But what he sees now is how far he has come from that. He is doing the same bad things himself. His original goal was to keep Quality undefined, but in the process of battling against the dialecticians he has made statements, and each statement has been a brick in a wall of definition he himself has been building around Quality. Any attempt to develop an organized reason around an undefined quality defeats its own purpose. The organization of the reason itself defeats the quality. Everything he has been doing has been a fool’s mission to begin with. His mind either uncontrollably races or stagnates. Sleep dwindles to zero. Decisions become impossible. On a street corner he blanks out. “.
…[We learn, in two pages how Phaedrus reaches his end. The Narrator finishes this section with:]
…“ A fragment comes and lingers from an old Christian hymn, "You’ve got to cross that lonesome valley." It carries him forward. "You’ve got to cross it by yourself." It seems a Western hymn that belongs out in Montana.
…"No one else can cross it for you," it says. It seems to suggest something beyond. "You’ve got to cross it by yourself."
. .He crosses a lonesome valley, out of the mythos, and emerges as if from a dream, seeing that his whole consciousness, the mythos, has been a dream and no one’s dream but his own, a dream he must now sustain of his own efforts. Then even "he" disappears and only the dream of himself remains with himself in it.” Cont. Next.)

Old Costal Road 3 miles South of Klamath, CA. Note well: Whether we realize it or not, these last two sentences describing Phaedrus’s plight, are what is true for all of us … exactly!
…This “dream” is all we have! And, push come to shove, we each must sustain it by our own efforts. We have no other choice.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024: …A Close Up Of Grass & Daisy Flowers, As Henry Walked To Beach Of Panorama Next.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024: …Continued Driving South On California Coast Highway, US-101, 6 minutes later,
…David Matos & Henry Gurr Finally Find A Good Photogenic View Of A Beach & Ocean.
……At The Left End Of Above Panorama, Please Especially Notice The Bent Branches Caused By Ocean Storm Winds On The Distant Trees.

At Pacific Ocean Beach, , Near False Klamath, CA.

The Pacific Ocean Coast Along Here, Fits ~100 Miles South, What The ZMM Narrator Says =>
…”We’re on the Mendocino County coast now, and it’s all wild and beautiful and open here. The hills are mostly but in the lee of rocks and folds in the hills are strange flowing shrubs sculptured by the upsweep of winds from the ocean. We pass some old wooden fences, weathered grey. In the distance is an old weathered and grey farmhouse. How could anyone farm here? The fence is broken in many places. Poor. .”
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INFORMATION CONCERNING A HIGHWAY THAT GOES THROUGH A FOREST OF REALLY GIANT REDWOOD TREES, CALLED “THE AVENUE OF THE GIANTS”:
…The following Photo Discusses How Author Robert Pirsig’s 1968 Motel, near the California coast, was along an road called “The Avenue Of The Giants”. This Motel he: describes as. =>
…“ The room is a remnant of the bleakness of the thirties, sordid, homemade by a person who didn’t know carpentry, …:”
…
Google Of Course, Finds Many Good Photos, And Google AI Assembles This =>
…The Avenue of the Giants (State Route 254) is a scenic 31.6-mile drive through Humboldt Redwoods State Park, offering unparalleled views of ancient, towering redwoods. Located in Northern California, it takes about 1-2 hours to drive, or a full day with stops. Key attractions include the Founders Grove, Rockefeller Forest, and the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree.
…The route runs parallel to U.S. Highway 101 in southern Humboldt County. The southern entrance is near Phillipsville (Exit 645) and the northern end is near Stafford/Pepperwood (Exit 674). The 31-mile stretch takes roughly 1.5 to 2 hours of direct driving, though it is recommended to spend at least 3-4 hours or a full day to explore the attractions.
.: The road is a paved, two-lane highway (SR-254) that is well-maintained by Caltrans. It is suitable for most vehicles, though large RVs should be careful of narrow sections. The highway is open 24/7 as a public road. It is free to drive, though specific attractions, such as the Shrine Drive-Thru Tree (Myers Flat), charge a fee.

Wikipedia Has A good Overview and Many Photos. Click Here.
…Two of Wikipedia’s Photos, show how close the highway pavement is to the Redwood Trees. Henry Gurr remembers in 2002, that the pavement is so close, a person could reach out the car window, and touch them.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024: …Continued Driving South On California Coast Highway, US-101, David Matos & Henry Gurr Finally Find A Second Good Photogenic View Of A Beach & Ocean.
…Please Especially Notice The Bent Branches Caused By Ocean Storm Winds On The Trees.
….Also Note The Slight Orange Color Of Sunset

NOTE: The /\above/\ Panorama Photo, must be at Redwoods Creek Beach County Park, 2 miles West of Orick, CA. As judged from a Satellite View, of US-101, which shows, an oceanside, beside the highway parking lot.
…From here, in increasing darkness, we drove 81 miles (~1 hr 26 min) via US-101, To a side road called, Avenue Of The Giants, which we followed to Redcrest. CA. Here Henry Gurr recognized the Redcrest Resort Cabins, where most likely in 1968, Author Robert Pirsig & Chris stayed overnight.
…Another Satellite View (Blue Link Below) Shows The Roads To Redcrest. CA, Likely Followed In 1968, By Author Robert Pirsig To => The Redcrest Resort Cabins, Where He & Chris Stayed Overnight.

AN EXPLANATION OF THE LIKELY LOCATION OF AUTHOR ROBERT PIRSIG’S MOTEL ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST, US-101.
… Click Here, To Bring Up A Satellite View Showing = Upper Left of Center, Below Words In Green “The Greg-French-Bell Grove”, Where You See (Faint Line) Road Going FROM US-101 To Rt-254. This Is The Road by which Author Robert Pirsig in 1968 going South, likely left the US-101 Freeway, and followed Rt-254, to Redcrest, CA Red Pinpoint (Lower Right).
…NOTE: Atter this Satellite Views comes up, on left you will be able to ClickOn the photos to see what the Redcrest Resort Cabins look like, and all this well fits Author Robert Pirsig’s overall description. =>
“ In the rain and the dark streets, even with directions, we almost miss it. They have turned the light out, and when I register nothing is said. .. The room is a remnant of the bleakness of the thirties, sordid, homemade by a person who didn’t know carpentry, but it’s dry and has a heater and beds and that’s all we want. I turn on the heater and we sit before it and soon the chills and shivers and damp start to leave our bones.“ AND especially notice => “remnant of … the thirties:”
…This description, can be further used to identify the Redcrest Resort Cabins as the correct place, since the individual cabins style of motels was prominent back then.

… Back in July 2024, when David Matos & Henry were driving South on US-101, we saw a sign For “Avenue Of The Giants” Rt-254, which we followed. And despite the near dark, Henry suddenly recognized the Redcrest Resort. So we stopped to see if we could stay the night here. However, this resort was VERY pricey, and besides, had no vacancy. …. Thus =>
…. David again using Google Search, on his Trusty Android Cell Phone, found a good camping place nearby. At => The Benbow California State Recreational Area (SRA) Campground near Garberville, CA. Click Here For Satellite View.
NOTE: After the above Satellite View Comes Up, you may conduct your OWN ClickDrag Exploration (Plus Zoom In For More Detail)

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While Riding In the Dark of Night and In the Cold Rain, the Narrator Tells Us How Phaedrus Comes To His End.

…“And the Quality, the areté he has fought so hard for, has sacrificed for, has never betrayed, but in all that time has never once understood, now makes itself clear to him and his soul is at rest.“

Weott, CA. Is this Insanity? Any person who subjects their body to overwhelming stress equal that of Phaedrus may expect disastrous results! We are simply not built to handle this degree of emotional stress.
…The Narrator describes Phaedrus's over work, lack of sleep, zero attention to health, food, etc. But there are additional factors that hasten “stall out” and "break down". Consider a person who is additionally subjected to conditions where: 1) progress to resolve compounding problems is hopeless, or 2) escape from life threatening circumstances is completely and utterly blocked. Then add 3) Circumstances where these conditions go on for a long time, and despite heroic efforts from all angles, there is no escape.
…We have seen similar results in what happens to a person in the conditions called “Extreme Battle Fatigue”. There may be peculiar behavior, but at some point the person’s body protective mechanisms, will shut down ALL body & mental activity! … Complete stall out will occur … irrespective of what the person may want or try to do otherwise!
…Most especially when there has been insufficient time to “repair” after a first incidence.
…I believe this what had happened in Chicago, and what is threatening to happen to the Narrator (and Chris to a lesser degree), (Metaphoric Bridge Connection), as they travel this California coast.
…To a limited degree, I speak from personal experience.
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“ Murderous. Anything Can Happen—A Sudden Rut, An Oil Slick, A Dead Animal.—But If You Go Too Slow They’ll Kill You From Behind.

…But … Why Doesn’t the Narrator Get Off the Road?
…[The exhausted Narrator has finished his story of what happened to Phaedrus in Chicago. The bleak Chicago situation exactly mirrors (Metaphoric Bridge Connection), his very dangerous, in the total dark, cold rain, bone chilled and grim Coastal California travel with Chris.
…For absolutely no reason, they still nevertheless, press ever onward into the cold rain and black of night:]
“The cars are thinned out to almost none, and the road is so black it seems as though the headlight can barely fight its way through the rain to reach it. Murderous. Anything can happen—a sudden rut, an oil slick, a dead animal.—But if you go too slow they’ll kill you from behind.
…I don’t know why we still go on in this. We should have stopped long ago. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore. I was looking for some sign of a motel, I guess, but not thinking about it and missing them. If we keep on like this they’ll all close.” Cont. Next.)

Three miles East of Ferndale, CA.

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This Above Intersection, And the Exit Road From The US-101 Freeway To This Point, Even With A Line Of “Sodium Lighat + A Sign Announces "Stop".” br />
…Best Fit the Narrator’s Sequence of Passages.

…And Matching The ZMM Narrative Above, You See, At Respectively Left & Right => A “ Sodium Light + A Sign Announces "Stop".”

…Of Course, Major Contrary To What You See Above, The ZMM Narrator & Chris Experienced Roads Like This In Rain & Total Dark!

…“ We take the next exit from the freeway, hoping it will lead somewhere, and soon are on bumpy blacktop with ruts and loose gravel. I go slowly. Streetlamps overhead throw swinging arcs of through the sheets of rain. We pass from light into shadow into light into shadow again without a single sign of welcome anywhere. A sign announces "STOP" to our left, but does not tell which way to turn. One way looks as dark as the other. We could go endlessly through these streets and not find anything, and now not even find the freeway again. .. "Where are we?" Chris shouts. .. "I don’t know." My mind has become tired and slow. I can’t seem to think of the right answer—or what to do next.
..Now I see ahead a white glow and bright sign of a filling station far down the street” ” Cont. Next.)

Stop sign, Business District, Fortuna, CA. After considerable search I conclude the following => Of all the towns in this area of California, this stop sign, this road, and the road from the Freeway into this town, Including dual rows of Sodium Lights, best fit the Narrators’ overall descriptions.

…For this /\ Above /\ Photo and several later photos, it was full sunny daylight when I was doing my ZMM Route Research. And of course, this is what my photos show. I’m sorry not to be able to always show photos appropriate for the Narrator’s passages describing driving at dark and in the rain.

NOTE:
At Fortuna, CA the ZMM Narrator departs from his normal practice of giving the town name of the filling station or the motel. As we have seen before, he often does this when the scenes reported seem to be particularly disagreeable to him. My statement above about “no motels” seems extreme and therefore possibly in error. Can someone please help here?

Confirming (again), the factual accuracy of ZMM => The NEXT Photo has a full explanation, as to WHY there are no Motels near this Fortuna, CA Freeway Exit.
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As Was the Case Of The Narrator, I Also Could Not Find Any Motels Or Hotels In This Town, Even After An Extensive Search.
…Thus, Confirming (Again), The Factual Accuracy Of ZMM => The Discussion Below Has A Full Explanation, As To WHY There Are No Motels Near This Fortuna, CA Freeway Exit.

…“[a bright sign of a filling station far down the street.] .. It’s open. We pull up and go inside. The attendant, who looks Chris’s age, watches us strangely. He doesn’t know of any motel. I go to the telephone directory, find some and tell him the street addresses, and he tries to give directions but they’re poor. I call the motel he says is closest, make a reservation and confirm the directions. .. In the rain and the dark streets, …. ” Cont. Next.)

Stop sign, Business District, Fortuna, CA.

DATE-LINE March 22, 2023 by Henry Gurr: Concerning The Difficulty Of Finding Any Motels At The Fortuna, CA Exit From US-101 Freeway.
…Both the ZMM Narrator in 1968 and I in 2002, had great difficulty finding any motels near this freeway exit. I remember seeing somewhere that this was due to a disastrous flood in the Fortuna, CA area.
…So just now I did a Google Search for disastrous flood in the Fortuna, CA. And found that Click Here To See Satellite View => How Fortuna, CA. Is IN The Flood Plane Of The Eel River.
…From the above Satellite View, you can see that Fortuna, CA is right beside the Eel River, exactly IN the flood plane, with practically no elevation above it. … AND, of course this could have destroyed most of the motels, and reasonable that none were rebuilt 4 years later when Author Robert Pirsig came through in 1968. …This makes lots of sense as you read the 1964 Flood Article below. This 1964 Flood Article is among many such reports Google Search found. =>
The ‘Thousand Year Flood’ of 1964.
…By Clay Mcglaughlin. Published: December 18, 2014, & update September 7, 2018.|
On Christmas Eve morning ,1964, the rampaging Eel River had ripped apart the Paul Mudgett Bridge at Rio Dell. At lower left is the Eel River Sawmills log deck. ……
…This December marks the 50th anniversary of the “Thousand Year Flood” in Northern California, which officially began on Dec. 21, 1964 — reaching its peak on Dec. 23 of that year and continued until early January 1965. Striking nine years almost to the day after a 1955 flood that was called “the disaster of the century,” the ’64 flood was caused by a deadly combination of weather events that dumped massive amounts of snow in the mountains, followed by warm rains that melted the snow and inundated local watersheds in a matter of hours.
…“Prior to the main storm period, Dec. 19 through 25, minor rain events of November into early December had saturated the ground and increased the flow in the local rivers. In mid-December, a strong high pressure system was located between Hawaii and Alaska.
… Around Dec. 19, the high pressure system weakened, allowing follow-on weather systems to move across the Pacific Ocean at successively lower latitudes before turning to the northeast and moving towards the west coast. A storm track 500 miles wide extending from near Hawaii to Oregon and northern California was established,” wrote Reginald Kennedy, service hydrologist at the Eureka station of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service.
…“The combination of this very moist warm air, strong west-southwest winds, and orographic lift of the mountain ranges oriented at nearly right angles to the flow of the air resulted in heavy rain from Dec. 21 to 23. Today we use the term ‘Atmospheric River’ to describe this type of weather phenomenon.
…According to Kennedy’s research, during peak precipitation Whiskeytown Reservoir and Richardson Grove State Park reported more than 11 inches of rain in 24 hours. A total of 15 inches was reported at Ettersburg, 22 inches at Standish-Hickey State Park, and 17 inches at Gasquet.
…The flood cut a huge swath of destruction across the North Coast, killing 29, causing millions in damage and cutting off entire communities from the outside world for months. Click Here To Read Whole Article With Photo Of Flooded Eel River And Destroyed Bridge.
The ‘Hundred Year Flood’ of 1964.
… Click Here To Read Whole Wikipedia Article With 3 Photos Of Flooded Lands And Bridge. Also a “Map of California showing the 34 counties declared disaster areas during the flood. The six red counties sustained more damage than the other 28 counties combined.”
NOTE:
…AFTER the above-mentioned Satellite View comes up, you can also see (at bottom right of center), the comparative location of the small town of Redcrest, CA, which is some 25 miles further South. As you will see, this is the most likely location of Chris and the ZMM Narrator’s Motel.
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This Is The One Older Hotel I Was Able To Find Reasonably Close To Fortuna, CA.

…Clearly It VERY Nicely Fits ALL The ZMM Narrators Various Clues, Most Especially “Remnant …. Of The Thirties”

…However, It Is Just As Clearly, In Its Present Form, Is A Much Nicer Place.

“…. [In the rain and the dark streets,] even with directions, we almost miss it. They have turned the light out, and when I register nothing is said. .. The room is a remnant of the bleakness of the thirties, sordid, homemade by a person who didn’t know carpentry, but it’s dry and has a heater and beds and that’s all we want. I turn on the heater and we sit before it and soon the chills and shivers and damp start to leave our bones.“ ” Cont. Next.)

Redcrest, CA. Note how the bleak condition of the motel, and even it’s shoddy construction, (Metaphoric Bridge Connection), reflect and amplify both the Narrator and Chris’s bleak physical travel circumstance and even more bleak memories of Chicago

Note also how the ZMM Narrator’s => Poor quality carpentry of this Redcrest, CA motel contrasts with the very high craftsmanship of the Hillcrest Motel, in Gardner, MT, discussed in an earlier photo caption.
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The Redcrest Resort Is The One 1968 Era Motel I Was Able To Find, Which VERY Nicely Fits ALL The ZMM Narrators Various Clues, Most Especially “Remnant …. Of The Thirties”

…And Although Its Location Somewhat Fits The Narrator’s ZMM Passages, This Is About 25 Miles South Of Where The Narrator Says The Gas Station Was Located Back In Fortuna, CA.

…But, This 25 Miles Does Fit The Narrators Description Of How Hard It Was to Find It.

…[After a Long, Troubling Conversation With Chris, The Narrator asks:]
…“ "Was it better before we left Chicago?" .. "Yes." .. "How? What do you remember?" .. "That was fun." .. "Fun?" .. "Yes," he says, and is quiet. Then he says, "Remember the time we went to look for beds?" .. "That was fun? " .. "Sure," he says, and is quiet for a long time. Then he says, "Don’t you remember? You made me find all the directions home.—You used to play games with us. You used to tell us all kinds of stories and we’d go on rides to do things and now you don’t do anything." .. "Yes, I do." .. "No, you don’t! You just sit and stare and you don’t do anything!" I hear him crying again.” Cont. Next.) Redcrest, CA.

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At The Close Of Chapter 30, The Narrator In The Damp Dark Of Night, Not Yet Asleep, Listens To The Wind And The Rain.

…“[I hear him crying again.] .. Outside the rain comes in gusts against the window, and I feel a kind of heavy pressure bear down on me. He’s crying for him. It’s him he misses. That’s what the dream is about. In the dream.. .. For what seems like a long time I continue to listen to the cricking sound of the wall heater and the wind and the rain against the roof and window. Then the rain dies away and there is nothing left but a few drops of water from the trees moving in an occasional gust of wind.” (End Chapter. 30.)

Redcrest Resort, Redcrest, CA.
…NOTE1: In the above passage, as is always the case, the ZMM Enthusiast needs to be alert to Author Robert Pirsig’s Metaphoric Bridge Connections. … Here, all the ZMM Narrator has is “the cricking sound of the wall heater and the wind and the rain against the roof and window. Then the rain dies away and there is nothing left.” …Please especially notice the hopeless finality of these words => “nothing left.”
…NOTE2: In the passage above, we learn of the total hopelessness of the Narrator’s situation. And, note well how Author Robert Pirsig very powerfully emphasizes the finality of this situation, by (Metaphoric Bridge Connection) abruptly ending Chapter 30 here.

Metaphoric Bridge Connections AND Master Motif “Listening To The Wind”.
…The WebPage Blue Link below, in one way or another, discusses Robert Pirsig’s use of 1) “Wind”, 2) “Listening To The Wind”, And 3) Similar Topics.
AFTER YOU CLICK ON BLUE LINK BELOW, INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY ONE OF THE LISTINGS THEREIN =>
..1) Please read the text for guidance of what you should do & see.
..2) Then, please > Do > Top > Edit > Find > for any words you want to study. Of course > Find > “wind” would be a good choice.
..3) This above 2) will show you “Blue Internet Links” gives further discussion of “wind”, with examples from ZMM. You can ClickOn any that you find interesting.
..4) After any of these Blue Internet Links comes up please => Scan around to get oriented: Then > Again > Do > Top > Edit > Find > for any words you want to study. Of course > Find > “wind” would be a good choice.
..5) You will find that most of your “Edit > Find’s” for especially “Wind”. will be very extensive reading on this topic. Also you will see how Author Robert Pirsig uses “Wind” in ways that are Metaphoric Bridge Connections (MBC), as well as “Master Motif” as discussed in => '' "The Guidebook To "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance". ''
Click Here For More Information About Metaphoric Bridge Connections AND Master Motif “Listening To The Wind”..
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Where Are the ZMM Narrator's Large Green Slugs?

…The ZMM Narrator, Not Living In California, Did Not Know The Correct Name. Links Below Say => “Yellow Banana Slug”.

….“In the morning I am stopped by the appearance of a green slug on the ground. It’s about six inches long, three-quarters inch wide and soft and almost rubbery and covered with slime like some internal organ of an animal. .. All around me it’s damp and wet and foggy and cold, but clear enough to see that the motel we have stopped in is on a slope with apple trees down below and grass and small weeds under them covered with dew or just rain that hasn’t run off. I see another slug and then another—my God, the place is crawling with them. .. When Chris comes out I show one to him. It moves slowly like a snail across a leaf. He has no comment. .. We leave …. ” (Cont Next)

On the old road into Redcrest, CA. The Narrator’s passage well fits the Redcrest Resort, Shown /\ Above /\ Photo. The scene’s location most likely would be near the door of their room.
….Also, fitting the Narrator’s words, The Redcrest Cabins are well back from the highway. From the doors of the rooms, there is a long slope down where there could have been plenty of apple trees 32 years ago.
….But I searched all over and did NOT find any Slugs. I asked people there about the Banana Slugs, and no one seemed to know anything about them.

More About “Yellow Banana Slugs”.
….Quite by chance, I asked my son David about the slugs. He had lived in California for about ten years, and said immediately that they were bright yellow and were called Banana Slugs. They may be found in the California cool, moist. coastal redwood forests, where cold ocean fog regularly waters the foliage.

Below Are Links To Some Photos, And Information Re Banana Slugs:

..A) .. Right Click & Select New Browser Frame For Great Photo Banana Slug In Natural Environment.

..B) .. Right Click & Select New Browser Frame For General Information & Photos of Banana Slugs.

..C) .. Right Click & Select New Browser Frame For Good Discussion Photos & Video of Banana Slugs.
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With the Decline of the Local Timber Industry, This Small Town Has Gotten Even Smaller, and the Old ZMM Restaurant Is Closed.

…“ … and breakfast in a town off the road called Weott, where I see he [Chris] is still in a distant mood. It’s a kind of looking-away mood and a not-talking mood, and I leave him alone.“

Business district Weott, CA. This is a breakfast time photo and shows the shaded restaurant plus glaring sun as the Narrator and Chris would have seen it.
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Added July, 2004 … SATELLITE VIEW OF ZMM ROUTE, SOUTH FROM LEGGET, CA =>
…At Top Left Of Center, You See Legget, CA. From Which You Can Follow Rt-1 California Coast Highway THRU Fort Bragg, CA. THRU TO Casper, CA (Below Center, Along The Pacific Ocean Coast). THRU Mendocino, CA. THRU Navarro River Redwoods State Park, Elk, CA. THRU Comptche, CA. THRU Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, CA. TO Ukiah, CA.

…In /\Above/\ Photo, At Lower Left Is => The Drive-Through Redwood Tree, At Legget, CA, Photo Compliments Of Google Maps. .

NOTE1: The above-mentioned "Drive-Through Redwood Tree”, happens to be where The ZMM Narrator Says =>
…“Farther on at Leggett we see a tourist duck pond and we buy Cracker Jacks and throw them to the ducks and he does this in the most unhappy way I have ever seen. ”
…But Author Robert Pirsig greatly dislikes tourist attractions, as well as hates human alterations on nature. For these reasons, the close-by presence of the "Drive-Through Redwood Tree”, is not even hinted at!
To See FOUR Of Henry Gurr’s 2002 ZMM Trip Photos, Showing The "Drive-Through Redwood Tree” And The Narrator’s “ Tourist Duck Pond ”, Click Here. And, AFTER The FIRST Photo. Comes Up, Read & Study It. Then When Ready, Successively Click On [>>} Upper Right, To Go To The Remaining THREE Photos.
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EXPLANATION:
…Wednesday, July 24, 2024David Mator & Henry Gurr start their day at the Benbow SRA Campground, a few miles South of Garberville, CA. and had to get from their Campground to Caspar Bay, some 70 miles, post hast, to meet Steve & Nancy Sappington by 10:30 am. Consequently, for this stretch of the ZMM Route, David & Henry could not take time to stop to take photographs of any worthy sights: Especially so, since Henry’s 2002 Photos were/are sufficient for this travel portion, and can be viewed in forthcoming photos.

…Scenes of David & Henry’s visit with Steve & Nancy at Caspar, CA, and later at lunch in Mendocino, CA, you will also see in forthcoming photos.

. After lunch Mendocino, CA, David & Henry returned to Rt-1 California Coast Highway South, and completely failed to notice that we missed the ZMM Route Eastward turn-off onto the Comptche-Ukiah Road, which was just after the bridge for the so-named “Big River”, which is about 3 miles North of “Little River”, shown on /\Above/\ Satellite View. .

…And, as shown in /\Above/\ Satellite View, you can see our detour took us~ 20 miles South of “Little River”, along the California Coast, until we found a good road east, which then turned onto a secondary road North to Comptche, CA..

… You May Go To The /\Above/\ Satellite View, And Conduct Your OWN ClickDrag Exploration (Plus Zoom In For More Detail). Click Here..

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From Right to Left: Grocery Store, Appliance Store, Gas Station (White Roof), and Restaurant (Dark Bldg).

“Farther on at Leggett …. ” (Cont Next)

Business district, Leggett, CA.
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