riding meditation Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 The Solitude of Snow https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/the-solitude-of-snow/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/the-solitude-of-snow/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:42:39 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9563 Quiet Times in Life At times I wonder if it makes much sense to call what I do riding. I strain for a better, more accurate term to describe what I do but have found nothing. Riding. It’s what I do. Those first miles on the Vespa LX150 were so enthralling, my spirit which was […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/04/the-solitude-of-snow/feed/ 26 9563 Ramblings of a Riding Eccentric https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2020 05:09:52 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9451 Behold the Morning There’s something thrilling to be on the road with the Vespa on a cold, crisp morning under a dramatic sky. Scanning the horizon the world seems strange, different than the one I normally inhabit. My old hearten quickens and I feel a crackle of energy through my body. For a moment I […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2020/02/ramblings-of-a-riding-eccentric/feed/ 16 9451 Breathing in Spring on a Vespa Scooter https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/04/breathing-in-spring-on-a-vespa-scooter/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/04/breathing-in-spring-on-a-vespa-scooter/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2019 04:13:27 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=9020 Bathed in Wind and Light The scooter is the lightest it will be all year. The first rides after removing the winter protection from the scooter. The machine feels as if it’s floating over the road, nimbly dodging patches of gravel and pavement holes and cracks from a too harsh winter. And with it all […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2019/04/breathing-in-spring-on-a-vespa-scooter/feed/ 26 9020 The Quiet of the Road https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:20:47 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8290 Riding in the Quiet Landscape The Vespa’s exhaust is louder than normal. The low hum through the earplugs has a sharper note with a noticeable rapping. The sound of a failing exhaust unit gasket. Hot gases escaping before they should and threatening damage to the scooter. It’s all getting in the way of the quiet […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/the-quiet-of-the-road/feed/ 28 8290 Vespa Meditation https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/vespa-meditation/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/06/vespa-meditation/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2016 04:57:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6550 Strange Reminder of a Vespa Meditation I saw this Buddha statue in the hollow of a tree toward the end of a ride. It highlighted what I was experiencing on the scooter — a deliberate and ongoing rumination of thoughts and questions that cloud my mind along with a more and more focused recognition of […]

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