Try To Imagine The Truck & Its Overpowering “Whine”, As A Ghostly Apparition, Emerging From The Fog Immediately Beside Chris and the Narrator.

…The Huge Truck Would Tower High Over Them. They Would Feel Its Heat and Smell Its Fumes!

…Phaedrus Commands And This Time Chris Responds.

“…The whine of the truck is upon us.
…Now get up!
… ”Chris slowly sits up and stares at me. The truck arrives, stops, and the driver looks out to see if we need a ride. I shake my head no and wave him on. He nods, puts the truck in gear, and it whines off through the mist again and there is only Chris and me. ” (Cont Next)

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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Phaedrus Having Finally Emerged In Response to Chris’s Extreme Distress, Now Becomes the Comforting Father, Through The Actions Of The Narrator.

…Also Phaedrus Directly & Full Honesty, Answers Chris’s Questions.

…“ … and there is only Chris and me.
…I put my jacket around him. His head is buried again between his knees and he cries now, but it is a low-pitched human wail, not the strange cry of before. My hands are wet and I feel that my forehead is wet too.
…After a while he wails, "Why did you leave us?"
…When?
…"At the hospital!"
…There was no choice. The police prevented it.
…"Wouldn’t they let you out?" .. No.
…"Well then, why wouldn’t you open the door?"
…What door?” (Cont Next)

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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The Glass Door Is Not Just In a Dream.

…“"Well then, why wouldn’t you open the door?"
What door?
…"The glass door!"
…A kind of slow electric shock passes through me. What glass door is he talking about?
…"Don’t you remember?" he says. "We were standing on one side and you were on the other side and Mom was crying."
.. I’ve never told him about that dream. How could he know about that? Oh, no .. We’re in another dream. That’s why my voice sounds so strange.
…I couldn’t open that door. They told me not to open it. I had to do everything they said.
…"I thought you didn’t want to see us," Chris says. He looks down.
…The looks of terror in his eyes all these years.” (Cont Next)

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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Chris Now Has His Real (Phaedrus) Father back!

…And Because Phaedrus Has Answered Chris About the Glass Door, The Narrator Can Now Better Remember The Early Events At The Mental Hospital And Even Chris On the Other Side of the Glass Door.

…From This, The Narrator Realizes These Are Not Just In His Dreams!


…“Now I see the door. It is in a hospital. .. This is the last time I will see them. I am Phædrus, that is who I am, and they are going to destroy me for speaking the Truth.
…It has all come together.
…Chris cries softly now. Cries and cries and cries. The wind from the ocean blows through the tall stems of grass all around us and the fog begins to lift.
…"Don’t cry, Chris. Crying is just for children."
…After a long time I give him a rag to wipe his face with.” (Cont Next)

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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Phaedrus Here Speaks His Last (One) Word In ZMM.

…[Hit by a sun-illuminated thought, Chris asks a question. And Phaedrus answers in one word, his last!]
…[ “Chris cries softly now. Cries and cries and cries. The wind from the ocean blows through the tall stems of grass all around us and the fog begins to lift.
…"Don’t cry, Chris. Crying is just for children."
…After a long time I give him a rag to wipe his face with.” ] “We gather up our stuff and pack it on the motorcycle.
…Now the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before. He puts on his helmet, tightens the strap, then looks up.
…"Were you really insane?"
…Why should he ask that?
…No!
…Astonishment hits. But Chris’s eyes sparkle.
…"I knew it," he says”

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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The Narrator’s Road, Which Is The Continuation Of Point Cabrillo Dr (OLD Coastal Road Rt-1) Going South To Mendocino, CA.

…[ “"Were you really insane?"
…Why should he ask that?
…No!
…Astonishment hits. But Chris’s eyes sparkle.
…"I knew it," he says. ” ]
…“Then he climbs on the cycle and we are off. ” (End Chapter 31.)

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA. In the /\ Above /\ Photo, in the far distance, you see that the road turns to the right. This must be the OLD Rt-1 California Coast Highway, which goes South to the town center of Mendocino, CA.
…Since it is an old “by-way” and probably the road Author Robert Pirsig and Chris took in 1968, the Pirsig Pilgrim should follow it!
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Some Afterthoughts About Author Robert Pirsig’s Use Of Metaphoric Bridge Connections, AND
Master Motifs, Since They Fit The Definition.

…Of Course, The Arrival Of “The Wind” And “” The Seagull, Are Good Omens, Bringing Hope.

…But, In Addition,Are These Metaphorical Telegraphs Of Important Upcoming Events?

…[ “A faint misty wind blows in the grass around him. A seagull alights nearby.” ]

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA..

As Has Been Stated In Earlier Gallery Photos =>
…There are no useless wasted words in Author Robert Pirsig’s book. Thus, the ZMM Reader should come to attention when seeing the Narrator’s seeming useless words in the passage above.
…These, of course, are added by Pirsig to add “realism” and may have actually happened.
…But, beyond this, we need to wonder the Meaning(s), Symbolism(s), and Metaphoric Bridge Connection(s), of these, to other Narrator passages.
…This applies to practically every word in this passage! And we can be sure they are important!
…For example => Are these seeming unimportant words, really an early Metaphorical Telegraph of important upcoming events, that soon will play out in upcoming ZMM passages, concerning Author Robert Pirsig’s “Climax Scene” ?

Moreover, Since Both “ Wind In The Grass, ” And “A Seagull Alights Nearby,” =>
…A) Come Through As Metaphoric Bridge Connections, AND
…B) As variations of themes “bird” or “wind”, these themes are repeated MANY times throughout ZMM book: Thus these above passages ALSO are Master Motifs, since they fit the definition..

Learn More About => Master Motifs AND Metaphoric Bridge Connections.
… As has been stated in earlier in many Gallery Photos => In his book “Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance”, Robert Pirsig makes extensive use of 1) Analogy, 2) Metaphor And 3) Metaphoric Bridge Connections.
...And in the above passage, we see two more examples => “Wind Blows & A Seagull Alights.”
…We as ZMM Readers, by paying attention to many such examples, will gradually begin to learn how Author Robert Pirsig intends for us to “see” their meaning and use.
Click Here For More Information About Metaphoric Bridge Connections AND Master Motif “Wind” and “Listening To The Wind”.
…Also after this page comes up, you will learn that => The idea of “Master Motif” is discussed in => "The Guidebook To "Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance".
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Along California’s Point Cabrillo Drive, At The ZMM Narrator’s “High Point” => A Google Street View (GSV) Screen Capture Photo, Shows (Left To Right), Edge Of Bayside Homes, Old Wooden Fence, Pacific Ocean. Caspar Bay, Caspar Beach, And Coastal Bushes.

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.

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A BETWEEN CHAPTER INTERLUDE: CLOSURE ON AUTHOR ROBERT PIRSIG’S “CLIMAX SCENE”:
…Date-Line: April 8, 2023 By Henry Gurr: The below material was previously supplementary discussion that was on previous photos. But realizing this introduced too much interruption of The ZMM Climax, this material is moved to the below =>
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FROM THE THIRTEENTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
Concerning Author Robert Pirsig’s “Climax Scene”.

…“Through the fog I hear the whine of gears of a truck and am terrified by it. .. "You have to get up, Chris." .. The wail is high-pitched and inhuman, like a siren in the distance. .. "You must get up!" .. He continues to rock and wail on the ground. .. I don’t know what to do now. I have no idea what to do. It’s all over. I want to run for the cliff, but fight that. I have to get him on the bus, and then the cliff will be all right.” (Cont Next)
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NOTE:
…… And in the passage above, the Narrator says “I want to run for the cliff,”
…For the Narrator (Also the real RP?), things have gotten so rotten bad, such a total impasse producing unbearable pain & agony, he can only think of immediately ending it all, jumping over “the cliff”, vertical drop onto the sharp rocks & ocean. Like any good novel … this increases the tension and worry in the reader … who gets to worrying that such disaster will actually happen!!

The “Whine Of Gears” From The Truck, If It Really Happened, Must Have Been Most Particularly Loud! And Persistent!! AND In Fog, Totally Unseen!!!
…This Adds High Emotional Terror, To An Already Bad Situation Between Chris & The Narrator, And Getting Worse By The Second!!
…It’s Total Impasse, And Of Course The Narrator Would “Want To Run For The Cliff, And Immediately End It All.
…But It’s ONLY The Narrators Remembering His Responsibility => “I Have To Get Him On The Bus” … That Temporarily Stops The Narrator. .
…NOW: If this were a large, heavily loaded truck climbing the long, steep hill identified in /\ Above /\ Photo, the driver would have the truck in low gear, with the engine ‘just a roaring” at high RPM, as the truck labored up to the hill top “High Point.”.
…Of course, the Narrator would be.“terrified by it.” because it would be unseen, and would be looming at any moment from the fog immediately beside them! AND “terrified by it.” because he & Chris might get run over by the truck, before even seeing it!
…All this is a high order, dramatic narrative which Author Robert Pirsig develops for us. And some version of this may have actually happened.
…But more to the point => Mr. Pirsig’s presentation comes across as so real, we as readers are absolutely certain, that total disaster will happen at any moment.
…Now, Having Thus Set The Stage, Then Suddenly & Forcefully Appears Phaedrus !!
…..

FROM THE TENTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
.Above It Is Stated That Author Robert Pirsig’s Map X, Is Locates At The Side Of The Pavement Shown In /\ Above /\ Photo [TENTH PREVIOUS]. This Would Be A Bit Right Of The Approximate Center Of That Photo, And In Weeds & Rough Grass Just Beyond The Left Metal Reflector Post.
…In the /\ Above /\ Photo, [TENTH PREVIOUS] Mr Pirsig's Map X, would be (in foreground) close to the left metal reflector post, beyond the weeds at curved road.
…Back in 1968, the ZMM Narrator was looking for a restful place to pull off,” this probably would be only a narrow strip of medium height rough, weeds & grass along the highway. This is because => Dense Coastal Bushes (as you have seen in previous and the next photo) would have kept the Narrator and Chris on the rough grass at highway pavement edge.

And Later We Are Told “The Truck Arrives, Stops, And The Driver Looks Out To See If We Need A Ride. ”
….This statement, along with other descriptions of this "climax scene" such as Chris is on grass, again leads us to believe that => The Narrator and Chris were at the immediate pavement edge at the beginning this curve.
…Of course the actual 1968 location for Chris & Author Robert Pirsig could have happened further from what is shown in /\ Above /\ Photo, and larger distances from it pavement.
…..

FROM THE EIGHTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
… The truck driver stops because he sees Chris crumpled up on the grass, as is stated in above passage. Obviously, something was wrong, hence the trucker’s offer to help.
…Assuming a real person => I wonder who the trucker was? Does anyone have information? Please contact me with your suggestions and ideas. For example, was there any big construction going on in this area in late July 1968?
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The Truck, The “Whine Of Gears”, Loud! And Persistent!! AND In Fog, Totally Unseen!!! The Narrator Would “Want To Run For The Cliff, And Immediately End It All.
…All This Adds High Emotional Terror, To An Already Bad Situation Between Chris & The Narrator, It’s Total Impasse, And Getting Worse By The Second!!
… And Of Course these Like any good novel … this increases the tension and worry in the reader … who gets to worrying that such disaster will actually happen!!
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See NEXT Photo For Continued Discussion & Insights Concerning => : Author Robert Pirsig’s ZMM “Climax Scene”

This NEXT Photo, Is The Continuation Of The /\ Above /\ Google Street View, And Shows More Of Caspar Beach, And Coastal Bushes.
…Also Seen Will Be The Various Curves & “Sharp Switch Back” Of Point Cabrillo Dr.
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Along California’s Point Cabrillo Drive, At The ZMM Narrator’s “High Point” => A Google Street View (GSV) Screen Capture Photo, Shows (Left To Right), A Bit Of Caspar Bay, Caspar Beach Seen On Both Sides Of Bushes. In Distance At Right Edge Of Beach, Look Above Clump Of Beach Bushes, And There (Look Close) See Point Cabrillo Dr Goes By (Shadow Dark) Blue Store Building Of “Caspar Beach R.V. Resort”. Then Last See Closeup Point Cabrillo Dr “Sharp Switch Back”, The Left Side Of Which See Continuation Of Point Cabrillo Dr At Screen Edge, Where It Turns South To Mendicino, CA.

….In Strip Map, You Can Study The Various Curves & “Sharp Switch Back” Of Point Cabrillo Dr And See Where It Finally Goes Off Screen Bottom To The SE, Which Continues Towards & Into Mendocino County Areas.

…In 1968 This Is Likely The ZMM Routh South To Mendocino, CA At Which Point The ZMM Route Leaves The Ocean Coast, And Turns Inland To Ukiah, CA.

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about 1.2 travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.
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A BETWEEN CHAPTER INTERLUDE: CLOSURE ON AUTHOR ROBERT PIRSIG’S “CLIMAX SCENE”:
……Date-Line: April 8, 2023 By Henry Gurr: The below material was previously supplementary discussion that was on previous photos. But realizing this introduced too much interruption of The ZMM Climax, this material is moved to the below =>
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FROM THE EIGHTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
As Has Been Stated In Earlier Gallery Photos =>
…There are no useless wasted words in Author Robert Pirsig’s book. Thus, the ZMM Reader should come to attention when seeing the Narrator’s seeming useless words in the passage above such as =>. “…The whine of the truck is upon us. …
The truck arrives, stops, and the driver looks out to see if we need a ride. …
puts the truck in gear, and it whines off through the mist ”
…These, of course, are added by Pirsig to add “realism” and may have actually happened.
…But, beyond this, we need to wonder the Meaning(s), Symbolism(s), and Metaphoric Bridge Connection(s), of these, to other Narrator passages. This applies to practically every word in this passage! And we can be sure they are important!
…For example => Are these seeming unimportant words, really an early Metaphorical Telegraph of important upcoming events, that soon will play out in upcoming ZMM passages, concerning The Narrator’s new relationship with Chriss ?
…Here we should especially note that the Truck Drivers offer of help is “waved off”, and The Narrator says with a seeming permanent finality => “… and there is only Chris and me. ”
…Do these Metaphorically relate, telling us that no one can help. They are alone in their inability to resolve their conflict.
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FROM THE EIGHTH PREVIOUS PHOTO:
Professor Forest B. Shearon, In His ZMM Book Review, Analyzes The Following ZMM Passage =>
…“Chris cries softly now. Cries and cries and cries. The wind from the ocean blows through the tall stems of grass all around us and the fog begins to lift.
…"Don’t cry, Chris. Crying is just for children."
…After a long time I give him a rag to wipe his face with. We gather up our stuff and pack it on the motorcycle. Now the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before. He puts on his helmet, tightens the strap, then looks up.
…"Were you really insane?"
…Why should he ask that?
……No! [Phaedrus last words.]
…Astonishment hits. But Chris’s eyes sparkle.
…"I knew it," he says.
…Then he climbs on the cycle and we are off. ”
End Chapter 31

Concerning The Above Passage Professor Forest B. Shearon, In His ZMM Book Review Writes =>
…"When Chris is assured that Phaedrus had wanted to see him [in the hospital], “the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before.” ”
…”The sun, once almost belonging exclusively to the emotionally blind narrator, is now also a part of Chris's world. It now shines on an integrated father, a healing son, and a caring relationship."
NOTE1: This quotation is from Book Review “Visual imagery And Internal Awareness in Robert Pirsig’s ''Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance,” by Forest B. Shearon. This Book Review may be found in DiSanto and Steele's "Guidebook to ZMM" page 329.
NOTE2: ZMM Enthusiasts should Be Aware That The "Guidebook To ZMM" Has =>
…A) A nearly complete full text of material that was in the “Original Manuscript” of ZMM book, that was not used in final published 1975 version. Starting on page 205.
…B) Has full text of “Robert M. Pirsig’s Letter To Robert Redford” concerning what Mr. Pirsig expected for a movie version of ZMM Book, starting on page 229.
…C) A really extensive 90 page “Critical Reception Of Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, ”. This is a compilation of a total of 10 complete full text Book Reviews, which were originally published in “The Literature” back when this Guidebook came out in 1990. Starting on page 240.
…D) A really extensive, really complete, & fully annotated 10 page “Bibliography Of Works About Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance, starting on page 338.
…E) Beyond the above this 407 page "Guidebook To ZMM" Has A Whole Lot More For The ZMM Enthusiasts. Who Should Own Their Own Copy. Click Here.
(NOTE3: Henry Gurr has a CD copy (from Robert Pirsig) of probably a nearly complete listing of Book Reviews and other ZMM related publications, which were originally composed by Mr. Pirsig. As if you want to know more.)
…..

FROM THE SECOND PREVIOUS PHOTO:
……“We gather up our stuff and pack it on the motorcycle. Now the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face makes his expression open in a way I’ve never seen it before. ”
…(Part of larger ZMM passage shown above.)
NOTE:
… Earlier the ZMM Narrator said => “ break in the fog … but soon … obscured.”
…We as readers should (Metaphoric Bridge Connection) be thinking about & looking for meanings of “brief opening” symbolized by the fog.
…And for Chris & the Narrator, hope new possibilities may open up, but aware that right away these possibilities might “close up”
… Now, by contrast, in the passage above, the Narrator says “the fog suddenly lifts and I see the sun on his face”
…And this surely Metaphoric Bridge Connects to how for Chris the “fog has lifted” and his troublesome worries are replaced with “sunny insight”.

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SOME IMPORTANT POINTS TO NOTICE AND REMEMBER CONCERNING HOW THE ZMM NARRATOR & PHAEDRUS ARE DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT.

The ZMM Narrator, Is Always Being Realistic & Pragmatic & True To The Real Situation As He Sees It: Even Knowing => “ I’m Not Giving Him Strength. I Never Have Been. I’m Killing Him. ”
…Consider This =>

…“ I say, "Chris, I think it’s time to talk about some things you don’t know about."
He listens a little. He senses something is coming.
"Chris, you’re looking at a father who was insane for a long time, and is close to it again."
And not just close anymore. It’s here. The bottom of the ocean.
"I’m sending you home not because I’m angry with you but because I’m afraid of what can happen if I continue to take responsibility for you."
His face doesn’t show any change of expression. He doesn’t understand yet what I’m saying.
"So this is going to be good-bye, Chris, and I’m not sure we’ll see each other anymore." ” …

And, If We Contrast The Above ZMM Narrator’s Treatment Of Chris, With That Of Phaedrus, We See A Direct OPPOSITE =>
Phaedrus, Knows What Chris Needs, And Is Clearly Supportive To Chris. But At Some Points, What Phaedrus Says Can Not Be True Nor Accurate to The Real Situation.

… Phaedrus has been long suppressed BY THE NARRATOR !! AND In the awful, drismal, discouraging, cold, dense fog … with this crisis and Chris's extreme distress …plus the Narrator's total defeat and “want to run for the cliff, … and thus immediately & permanently escape & end it all, …. Finally, Suddenly, Phaedrus Speaks Directly To Chris!

…“Everything is all right now, Chris.
…That’s not my voice.
…l haven’t forgotten you. .. Chris’s rocking stops.
…How could I forget you?
…Chris raises his head and looks at me. A film he has always looked through at me disappears for a moment and then returns.
…We’ll be together now.
…The whine of the truck is upon us.
…Now get up! ”
“…The whine of the truck is upon us.
…Now get up!
… ”Chris slowly sits up and stares at me. The truck arrives, stops, and the driver looks out to see if we need a ride. I shake my head no and wave him on. He nods, puts the truck in gear, and it whines off through the mist again and there is only Chris and me. ”
NOTE:
…Here we should especially note that the Truck Drivers offer of help is “waved off”, and The Narrator, not realizing that Phaedrus is going to constructively help Chris, says with a seeming PERMANENT FINALITY =>
…“… and there is only Chris and me. ”
……..Do these Metaphorically relate, telling us that, for the Narrator, no one can help. They are alone in their inability to resolve their conflict.

ZMM Narrator’s “High Point”, Point Cabrillo Dr, about one travel mile Southwest of Caspar, CA.


Concerning ZMM “Climax Scene” Passage "Don’t cry, Chris. Crying is just for children." Which In ZMM Is In Italics But Not Bold.
…David Buchanan, Sept 16, 2020, Writes =>

I very rarely check my email these days but happened to see your exchange today (Sept 16).

I'm not sure what the question is, exactly, but can offer my two cents in a general way. It seems that many readers were troubled by the way Chris was treated but I suspect Pirsig was an old-school German dad and that's just not how middle class Americans treat their kids. RMP's own father was probably even colder.

As I read it, Chris was miserable because he knew on some level that his real father was missing and had been replaced by an imposter who central concern was looking sane and staying out of the psyche hospital. Instead of speaking the truth at all costs, as Phaedrus would do. The Narrator was a cliche spewing, people pleasing, phony. He tried to bury Phaedrus once and for all and Chris knew it. Maybe he was the only one who knew it. That's what was killing him.

By integrating Phaedrus into his personality he saved his son and himself. Chris could have his real father back and merger of Phaedrus and the Narrator meant he could have his mystical truth and still live in this world. And if Phadedrus' truth is heard, it redeems the world, thus the analogy to Christ. For Pirsig, in real life, he was an Orpheus figure rather than a Christ figure but mythologically speaking, they both preform, that world redeeming function, through death and resurrection. It's a classic story, to say the least.

Maybe the line about crying is the narrator speaking, as if the integration was still unstable and Phaedrus hadn't been fully integrated at that moment. It does sound like something the Narrator would say, whereas Phaedrus would insist that people are allowed to have and to express their feelings.

When Quality becomes central, the affective domain of consciousness is added to a strictly rational mind and thereby improvs our thinking. Quality is the front edge or starting point of the overall cognitive process and so we couldn't really put our feelings aside even we wanted to.

For whatever it's worth,

David B
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Two hours later in a reply email Lee Glover wrote => That was worth a lot David. Wonderful analysis. It aligns with what I have concluded but much better stated.
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HERE STARTS A JULY 2024, 9 PHOTO INTERLUDE: =>

… The Above/ Panorama Photo, Showing Steve & Nancy Sappington, Starts A Nine Photo Series Of Photos, That Show Scenes Of David Matos & Henry Gurr’s Tine With Them.
…These Photos Were Taken By Henry Gurr Wednesday, July 24, 2024, And Are Shown In Sequence Starting Here, .
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024: … The /\Above/\ Is A Panorama View Of Author Robert Pirsig’s 1968 ZMM Climax Scene, Overlooking Caspar Bay & Beach, "where some people rest in the sand”,) Just South Of Caspar, CA.
…At Panorama LEFT End, You See David Matos, Steve Sappington, And His Wife Nancy.

The ZMM Narrator Says =>
….“At the cash register the waitress says, "I’m sorry the boy isn’t feeling good." I nod, pay, and we’re outside.
…I look for a bench somewhere in the luminous haze but there is none. Instead we climb on the cycle and go slowly south looking for a restful place to pull off.
The road leads out to the ocean again where it climbs to a high point that apparently juts out into the ocean but now is surrounded by banks of fog. For a moment I see a distant break in the fog where some people rest in the sand, but soon the fog rolls in and the people are obscured.
…I look at Chris and see a puzzled, empty look in his eyes, but as soon as I ask him to sit down some of the anger and hatred of this morning reappear.
…"Why?" he asks.
……"I think it’s time we should talk.”

HOW DID IT HAPPEN THAT => STEVE SAPPINGTON, AND HIS WIFE NANCY, ARRIVED AT =>
….ZMM Climax Scene, Overlooking Caspar Bay & Beach.
…Monday, July 8, 2024: … 50th Anniversary ZMM Celebration Riders Assembled Ready To Start On The ZMM Route, Route 55. Just Outside Minneapolis, MN. Among The 18 Riders, You Can See Steve & Nancy Sappington, At Left End. Click Here.
… After traveling with our riders to Bozeman, MT, Steve & Nancy (persons seen in /\above/\ Panorama Photo), needed to go back to their home in California. …. But, Nancy was worried that David & Henry would feel lonely when they arrived in California, so => By phone communication, Nancy Sappington arranged to meet David Matos & Henry Gurr, at Author Robert Pirsig’s ZMM Climax Scene, overlooking Caspar Bay & Beach just South of Caspar, CA.
…Early Wednesday, July 24, 2024, Steve & Nancy had a friend fly them, from their home in California, to an Airport near Mendocino, CA, and from there, they had peddled their Electric Boosted Bicycles (seen in panorama), the ~4 miles from Mendocino to Caspar Bay.
.. During our time there, Henry read the ZMM passages relevant to this ZMM Climax Scene, and discussed the Giant Wooden Tressel Bridge, that Author Robert Pirsig must have used in 1968, to go from The Caspar Restaurant to the Climax Scene. And mentioned the evidence that this Bridge was still there up to at least 1966, and thus likely still there in 1968, when Pirsig was there. Came through

MORE EXPLANATION:
…David Matos & Henry Gurr had to get FROM their Camp Ground Near Garberville, CA, Which is some 37 miles North of Legget, CA, TO Caspar Bay, post-hast, so they could arrive on time, to meet Steve & Nancy Sappington.
…Thus, for this stretch of the ZMM Route, David & Henry could not take time to stop for any worthy sights:
…However, Henry Gurr’s 2002 Photos were/are sufficient for this travel portion, as were viewed in previous photos.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024: … A Panorama View Overlooking The Pacific Ocean, Along Point Cabrillo Drive, A Few Miles South Of Caspar, CA.

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Flowers Are Seen A Few Feet From Previous Panorama Photo.

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A Few Feet From Previous Photo, More Flowers Are Seen.

FOR YOUR INTEREST: The Federal Highway Administration’s WebPage Titled =>
… America's Scenic Byways & All-American Roads. Gives Glowing Overview Of =>
……..- California's Route 1, Known As The Pacific Coast Highway

…Time to Allow: At least two days for a quick trip, but many days or even weeks could be spent exploring the length of this byway.

Stretching from sunny Southern California, to the shady forests of the north, this coastal highway winds along some of the most spectacular ocean views in the U.S. The highway contains countless examples of the many intrinsic qualities that make a highway a National Scenic Byway--qualities ‘
…Like perfect views of ocean waves breaking on rocky shorelines and cliffs, dozens of historical landmarks like Spanish Missions and Spanish settlements, and limitless opportunities to participate in every kind of outdoor recreation imaginable. A traveler would have to travel numerous other byways spread across the nation to witness all the qualities contained on just this one byway. This should be no surprise considering the highway runs through some of America s most influential cities and most scenic landscape, including San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

…California s Pacific Coast Highway is one of the most unique highways in America, and also one of the longest. A traveler could start their journey, just north of the Mexican border and drive on maintained highway, much of it right on the coast, north to the Canadian Border.

… However, the actual Pacific Coast Highway is generally believed to begin as Route 1 at San Juan Capistrano South of Los Angeles, and end where Route 1 merges with Highway 101 at Leggett, California, just South of Eureka, California. The highway is not yet an official California Dedicated Scenic Highway, but is eligible.
… The Above From U.S. Department Of Transportation WebPage. Click Here.

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024: … Four Miles South Of Caspar, CA: … At Main Cross Roads, A Panorama View Of Center of Mendocino, CA
…60 Feet From Where David Matos & Henry Gurr Park Toyota Prius, Henry Walks To This Intersection, Holds Up His Camera. And Suddenly Sees Nancy And Steve Are Just Arriving!!!
NOTE1: The photos of the above Panorama do not have a proper fit, because I must have been hurrying to get out of a dangerous center of road!!. What you see is the best FlatWorld could do. …. Of course, this is what was actually there, and thus we hope you can, please enjoy this for what it is worth.
NOTE2: In ZMM, Author Robert Pirsig says => “I don’t want to hurry it. That itself is a poisonous twentieth-century attitude. When you want to hurry something, that means you no longer care about it and want to get on to other things. I just want to get at it slowly, but carefully and thoroughly, with the same attitude I remember was present just before I found that sheared pin. It was that attitude that found it, nothing else.”
…And as I, Henry Gurr, was taking the Photos for the above Panorama, I did not consciously try to “Get in a hurry”: And at that time, I was completely UNaware of being in a hurry: But in retrospect, I must have been working way too fast, because I see that my resulting photos were much too badly aligned, to make a satisfactory Panorama. :-((,

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024: … From The Cross Roads, At The Center of Mendocino, CA, We Walk North To A Restaurant, Where Beside The Door It Says “GOODLIFE CAFÉ & BAKERY”.
…And, The Window To The Right, Shows A Menu, Which Is The Subject Of The NEXT Photo.

…You May Go To A Google Street View (GSV), That Shows What You See In /\Above Photo: …. AND Be Sure To Zoom-In On The Menu Shown In Multi-Corlored Chalk, At Bottom of the Window. Click Here.…Of Course Starting With This Google Street View, You Can Move Down The Street To => The Cross Roads. And See Similar To My Panorama Photo /\Above/\, OR Conduct Your OWN ClickDrag Exploration.

…. You will learn MORE about this Menu NEXT Photo..
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024: … By The Time Steve & Nancy Find A Good Place To Leave Their Bikes, It Is LUNCH TIME:
…Remaining Still, Where We Walked North Of, The Cross Roads, At The Center of Mendocino, David Matos Beckons Us To Check This Menu Which Has Many Enticing Choices! … Including A Traditional-Standard Ingredients, Reuben Sandwich … You see words “w swiss cheese Special” and “kraut on rye”. Click Here.
…Here Henry Was Quick To Point To The Reuben Sandwich, On Chalk Menu, And Tell Steve, Nancy, & David To Remember What They Saw: …. This Topic Is Continued NEXT Photo.
… However “GOODLIFE CAFÉ & BAKERY” Restaurant Was SO GOOD, There Was An Hour-Long Waiting Line!! So We depart “ The Goodlife Cafe”, And Go 130 Feet South And A Bit East, To A Second Restaurant, Topic Discussed SECOND NEXT Photo:

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As We Depart The “GOODLIFE CAFÉ & BAKERY”, We Go By The Above Potted Flowers In The Outdoor Dining Area.

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