October 19 - Imponderables


Blasting


again


again


towards


the


Sierra


(Colfax,


Gold


Run,


Emigrant /


Yuba Gap /


Pass,


Castle Ridge,


Donner Summit /


Cliffs /


Pass /


Peak /


Lake,


Truckee


Meadows /


Canyon)



then


down,


down,


the


sinuous


curves,


in


the


environs


of Floristan


and Farad,


then


into


Nevada


past Peavine,


Boulder, and


Reno --


to


walk


from


Veterans


Parkway


along


Steamboat


to


Damante


Ranch


Park


and




Poultry Pole,



ultimately


reaching


Carat on the 218th day of summer,


high up a degree to 82 (157th at 80+, only three degrees cooler in situ at 79),


having composed page 4 for Portraits of ___(Some Multiple of 3) Women: VII. "She" Who Must Be Obeyed before departure.