The July 6-13 ZaMM 50th Anniversary Ride Day 1-4 July 8, 9, 10 & 11
From the Robert Pirsig Assn. Website agenda for the day:
DAY 1: Monday July 8, 2024. Minneapolis, MN to Oakes, ND
8am Departing from Plymouth, MN Comfort Inn parking lot. (Several other hotels in area)
Ride: ~280 miles. STAY: Oakes, ND motels or camping.
https://oakesnd.com/plan-your-trip
Evening: Oakes Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance:
7PM. 510 Main Ave, Oakes, ND 58474.
DAY 2: Tuesday July 9, 2024. Oakes, ND to Shadehill, (nr Lemmon) SD.
Morning: Short visit to Coleman Museum in Ellendale, ND before main ride.
RIDE: ~280 miles. STAY: Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area (Camping/RV)/ Shadehill Recreation Area (camping/RV or camping cabins) or accommodations in Lemmon, SD.
Evening: Campfire at Llewellyn Johns Recreation Area, where Pirsig & Sutherlands stayed in 1968.
Henry Gurr and others:
DAY 3: Wednesday July 10, 2024. Shadehill, SD to Miles City, MT
RIDE: ~200 miles STAY: Olive Hotel or other.
(Olive Hotel of historic significance, but not where the Pirsig party actually stayed.)
Evening: Opportunity for other (non-Ride) visitors to meet-up in Miles City, MT.
(No formal event arranged).
DAY 4: Thursday July 11, 2024. Miles City, MT to Laurel, MT.
RIDE: ~160 miles. STAY: Laurel, MT.
These photos were taken on Day 4, Thursday July 11:
Here, the group finds their route closed off!:
This building below is the location of “Bob’s Bike Shop”. It’s still a repair shop. This is where Robert stopped and had welding work done by laconic Bob for a dollar:
