books Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 01:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Remembering Jack Riepe https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/remembering-jack-riepe/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/remembering-jack-riepe/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2023 04:07:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10955 Words, Smiles, Laughter and the Battered Baby Seal Face. With great sadness I have to report the passing of Jack Riepe, writer, speaker, and evangelist of BMW K bikes. Especially the K75 models. His humor was evident in the monthly BMW Owners News column he wrote, in his books, his talks and presentations, and in […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/10/remembering-jack-riepe/feed/ 21 10955 Desert Solitaire https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/desert-solitaire/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/desert-solitaire/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2016 05:08:05 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5986 A Favorite Book Scrutinizing the books in my library I came across Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey, a collection of personal accounts of life as a park ranger for three summers in southeastern Utah. The essays were the first in which I recognized the pursuit of solitude and aloneness, a theme I’ve explored since. The Deadman at […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/desert-solitaire/feed/ 10 5986 Lois on the Loose https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/04/lois-on-loose/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2007/04/lois-on-loose/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:00:00 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=601 While perusing the newly released books at our local library I came upon Lois on the Loose by Lois Pryce. Any book with a picture of a motorcycle on the cover gets my attention. This one recounts Lois’s story of riding from Anchorage, Alaska to Ushuaia, in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego at […]

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