Traveling in a motorcycle is different than traveling any other way. In a car you go from one place to another without ever seeing anything on the way. In the car your attention is focused inwards: to the music, cell phone, conversation, anything but the scenario that is moving through the frame of the window. [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Death, meditation, life
April 19th, 2010
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Since I began this trip I received the news about three friends of mine who died. One was taken away by cancer, one in a car accident, and another succumbed to madness and subsequent homelessness on a straight path downwards to the grave.
All this time on the motorcycle, meditating, thinking about this and much more, [...]
Packing list
April 19th, 2010
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Stuff I usually carry in my pockets
iPhone
Pocket knife
Torch lighter
Riding gear
Jacket appropriate for riding motorcycles, with body protection and liner for cool weather
Skiing under pants and shirt, to ride in cold weather
Cowboy boots
Gloves for cold weather and gloves for warm weather
2 helmets
Fleece
On little front bag
Sunscreen
1 large can of Fix-a-Flat, tire inflator and sealer
Assortment of zip-ties
Tire pressure [...]
