The Narrator's Dark Shadows Were Much Blacker and Sharper Than Mine Shown Here.
“ ..... Everything is so intense in this sunlight. Dark shadows, bright light. Dark blue sky. The sun is bright and hot when we’re in it, but when we pass under trees along the road, it’s suddenly cold. "
Several miles before Red Lodge, MT. After Laurel, MT., I started looking for the Narrator’s Motif “Dark shadows, bright light. Dark blue sky” and “pass under trees”. The sun was indeed very intense and very hot, and the shade was wonderful when you could find it! Generally there were no trees near the highway. Even higher in the mountains, where there are more trees, I did not see trees that would provide morning shade over the main highway. With the exception of trees in towns, I did not discover any possibility of shade from “road-overhanging-trees” until well into the U-shaped valley. Even in towns one must look hard to find parking in shade. I did find shade in Joliet, MT. Although the shade was hardly “cold“,it was a most welcomed relief for my lunch and my study-up for ZMM here.
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