Comments on: My Book of Dreams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/ Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 04:19:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-31556 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 04:19:27 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-31556 In reply to Matt Mozzachio.

I suspect there are a lot of people who found their gazeteer moved them away from other plans. The places you describe (with the exception of the Welsh Mountains of which I’m not familar) are wonderful places to wander. York Central Market reminds me of the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia — amazing array of food and wares.

Thanks for stopping here to comment and I hope you can find a taste of home every now and then here. I appreciate your kind words.

]]> By: Matt Mozzachio https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-31516 Mon, 28 Mar 2016 00:34:58 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-31516 Always beckoning from the back seat, it was adventure at my fingertips. Son of a surveyor, maps are like a warm blanket for me. Although I was studious, that gazeteer was the cause of a few skipped classes during my years at York College. Micheaux State Forest, the Welsh Mountains north of Lancaster, and the Susquehanna River Hills are treasured places for me. I was thinking of Dave Dietz’s, of Hellam, asparagus today and felt homesick. York Central Market is a treasure – go visit Dave. Tell him I said hello.
I’m in Oregon now and turn to your blog every time I contemplate a motorcycle or scooter purchase. Your perspective is welcome and the life progression expressed in this blog is timeless.
Best to you Steve.
Thanks

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30749 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:08:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30749 In reply to Ken Day.

Your description is wonderful Ken. Especially the mental videos part. Exactly how I feel and think about maps.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30741 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 00:38:16 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30741 In reply to Barrett.

I love maps too. This evening I was sitting in a waiting room looking at a map in National Geographic. Just seems like there is layer upon layer of information to discover. A mini atlas would be nice. We have a giant atlas here — the kind you need a crane to maneuver. And it’s old enough now that the countries have changed. Maybe a mini atlas is in our future.

]]> By: Ken Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30713 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:07:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30713 Agree completely Steve.

Years in the Boy Scouts and a father who was a lorry driver meant I was introduced to the joys of maps from an early age. He inculcated in me the joy of sitting next to the driver not only giving directions but announcing what would appear in the next few miles before it could be seen.

Maps are mental videos of places seen and places to be seen.

]]> By: Barrett https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30702 Wed, 24 Feb 2016 08:36:42 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30702 Maps. Yep, mentioned it before. I can get lost in a book of maps.

One of my prized possessions is a copy of Bartholemew’s Mini World Atlas. Since moving to New Jersey it’s been left packed in one of a dozen boxes of books that won’t be unpacked until early summer at the earliest (house is having major renovations done in a matter of weeks), but I truly miss having it at hand.

Topographic maps – haven’t seen one since high school. Loved poring over those!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30674 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:35:36 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30674 In reply to Brent Gudgeon.

I have to wonder if map reading is going the way of dinosaurs. It’s been awhile since I visited Barnes & Noble — they always had a lot of maps and guides. Maybe they still do. I still remember my first USGS topographic map — a thing of beauty. One quadrangle of where I lived. I studied it for hours and hours. Not sure anymore where I can even get one.

]]> By: Brent Gudgeon https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30664 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:23:07 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30664 Maps are a thing of beauty… a creation of art! I have always loved them and so did my Father who taught me to read them.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30663 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 04:14:57 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30663 In reply to Kathy.

I bet they’ll be around for awhile — like film. There will be people who don’t want to embrace the technology approach.

]]> By: Kathy https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/my-book-of-dreams/#comment-30661 Tue, 23 Feb 2016 03:06:02 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5999#comment-30661 I do hope the Gazetteers don’t disappear! I’ve been highlighting the VA roads I’ve covered just so I can be sure to work new roads in as much as possible. It’s a big state!

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