freedom Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Fri, 07 May 2021 16:53:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Vespa Scooter Freedom https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/vespa-scooter-freedom/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/vespa-scooter-freedom/#comments Fri, 07 May 2021 04:18:46 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10293 Freedom is the oxygen of the soul. MOSHE DAYAN An escape from the noise of everyday life into a state of Vespa scooter freedom is a gift of hope and joy. The same now as it was when I began riding a scooter so many years ago. In minutes the noise and stress that can […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2021/05/vespa-scooter-freedom/feed/ 16 10293 Riding Freedom: Scooter in the Mountains https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/riding-freedom/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/riding-freedom/#comments Tue, 28 Mar 2017 06:25:14 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=7412 Fog on the Mountain Standing in the yard with the dogs this morning I could see fog on the mountain.  The scooter moves toward it like a compass needle points north.  I feel the draw.  And I feel the pressure of responsibility to work, or take care of the incessant business of life.  A friend […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2017/03/riding-freedom/feed/ 23 7412 Perfect Riding Season https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2016 11:52:21 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6852 Fog and Vespa Fog, my favorite, along with dropping temperatures, all part of the the perfect riding season.  Yesterday morning a meandering ride to work offered a chance to see the world looking slightly different.  Unusual.  A feat considering how many hundreds of times I’ve ridden along the same path.  Still, I’m seeing things differently. […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/10/perfect-riding-season/feed/ 18 6852 Riding Sets You Free https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/riding-sets-free/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/riding-sets-free/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2016 04:05:05 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6672 It’s as if no one can touch you when you ride… Lure of the Open Road No matter how many times I see the road reach out into the distance I still get a thrill.  In this place, I experience a sense of freedom.  It keeps me coming back.  On the road no one can […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/riding-sets-free/feed/ 21 6672 Independence Day https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/independence-day/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/independence-day/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2016 04:05:09 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6647 Independence Day 2016 There’s probably a near endless list of things that give meaning to Independence Day in the United States.  Flags fly and millions enjoy the national holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, by the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a […]

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