adventure Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:18:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 In Sickness and in Health https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:19:20 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8128 Embracing the Sunny Days Into every life a little rain must fall.  The same can be said of any relationship or marriage.  It can’t always be sunshine and scooter rides.  Two ambulance rides to the ER for my wife in one week along with some days in the hospital brings a reality to the phrase, […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/12/in-sickness-and-in-health/feed/ 43 8128 Retirement: A New Adventure https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/a-new-adventure/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/a-new-adventure/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2016 04:22:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6825 What’s Ahead on the Road? A foggy ride to work this week and I’m wondering what’s ahead on the road just beyond what I can see.  And I’m wondering the same thing about my life.  My employer, Penn State, is offering an incentive for myself and over 1200 of my colleagues to retire.  After a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/a-new-adventure/feed/ 52 6825 Vespa on the Road to Memory https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/vespa-on-the-road-to-memory/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/vespa-on-the-road-to-memory/#comments Sat, 04 Jun 2016 16:21:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6438 For anyone who rides a scooter or motorcycle there’s probably nothing here you don’t already know.  So turn off the computer, get up, and go for a ride.  But if you’re new to the riding life, or in that luscious world of dreams and fantasy filled with two-wheeled lies and adventure, then maybe you might […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/vespa-on-the-road-to-memory/feed/ 28 6438 Let It Snow https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2016 23:32:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6236 Play With Us Daddy Except for the dogs nothing was going to stand between me and a ride on the Vespa.  Each day begins with a moment of revelation as I push the blind aside to see what the world is offering.  Some mornings find a faint, hot glow from the sun yet to breech […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/04/let-it-snow/feed/ 10 6236 Riding is the Spice of Life https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/riding-spice-life/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/riding-spice-life/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 05:05:16 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6026 Embracing the Senses Many neurologists believe there are 21 senses, not just the five we learn in school – touch, taste, vision, hearing and smell.  Riding a scooter or motorcycle embraces the five and I expect a great many on the longer list.  On a beautiful summer day riding along US Route 6 fires the […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/riding-spice-life/feed/ 16 6026 The Best Things in Life are Free https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/best-things-life-free/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/best-things-life-free/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2016 05:36:55 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5906 The best things in life are free goes the old song. Sleep, laughter, love, friends and good memories — examples of the things money can’t buy. Good Memories Of all my rides and Vespa meanderings, the picture of the scooter on a winding road near Hyner View State Park, not far from Renovo, Pennsylvania, on my […]

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