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.