The Warmth of Day Is Gone. Gumptionology Continues as We Head West and Up.
“ In motorcycle maintenance, you must rediscover what you do as you go. Rigid values make this impossible.“(Cont.Next)
Six mi West of Unity, OR. Like the Narrator, I too am very tired when I get to this stretch of road. I stop to take a photo of the sunset, which is my habit. As I am posing the shot, this Cyclist comes by, so I include him for “action”. Since I am stopped, I decide to rest to study ZMM, look at my maps, and write notes. I needed to review ZMM for the next sights I should be looking for and where a suitable campground might be. While doing this, the driver of a diesel pickup truck, with his wife, stop to see if I need help. Neighborly! And just like the Narrator says, this happened repeatedly in the semi desolate areas of the American West! Amazing! ! Amazing! New topic: Although both the Narrator and I departed Brownlee Campground in the morning, you can tell I have only covered about half of the Narrator’s distance by evening the same day. Why am I so slow? First off, I drive slowly (less than 40 mph) because I want to take my time to enjoy the experience. Also, I won’t miss anything related to the ZMM research. Also, I am parked by the road most of the time! I must closely reread each ZMM passage for the scenes ahead and search for the corresponding ZMM scenes. For each scene I decide to photograph, I must record the GPS data and altitude. I am also constantly writing out full notes on the scenery I am passing through, what the signs say and what I am doing and experiencing. At each stopping point I also record the distance to (and names of) nearby towns plus my car odometer reading. All this reduces my overall road speed to typically less than half that of the Narrator.
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(Photo = 112-1223cb ...... ZMM Page = 280 ...... WayPt = 317w 4048ft)