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{{IsIn|Alberta}}
: * '''Note:''' There is an Overpass being constructed at this intersection right now. [http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2014/03/15/dunmore-overpass-coming-along-well/ It is expected to be finished around August of 2014].
: * '''Warning''': There are '''Rattle Snakes''' in the area. They are rare within City limits, and less venomous than their southerly cousins, but a bite can still put you down for a few days. You will hear them before you see them.
==== Night Life ===={{IsIn|Alberta}} The City has a really relaxed, and fun night life. With many Bars and Pubs waiting to be discovered. === Events === ==== (July) Downtown Chili Cook-off ==== Its been going for 25 years (as of 2014), so It's kind of a big deal. Usually takes place in July, this year July 19. For $5 you can sample as many different chillies as you want == Experiences ==__NOTOC__
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|pop = 61,180 (2013)
|plate = AB
|motorways = [[Trans-Canada Highway|TransHwy-Can1]], [[Prairies highways|Hwy -3]]
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== About ==
'''Medicine Hat''', [[Alberta|AB]] is a medium seized city in [[Canada|Western Canada]]. Typically, most travelers consider it a stop off point on their way to BC, or out East. The main industries are: Well Servicing (oil patch), Agriculture, and Retirement homes. People are nice enough, but there There is definitely a "You're worth what you earn" mentality, which can present difficulties for hitchhikers. It can get pretty '''Hot''' in the summer so bring water, and sun screen.
== Hitching out ==
=== North/West towards [[Brooks]] ([[Calgary]] ) ===
You'll probably have to walk to Redcliff, a small town immediately after Medicine Hat. There's a Tim Hortons and a truck stop nearby to solicit rides, plus a wide shoulder right by a traffic light (at Mitchell Street and Trans Canada Hwy)
There are stoplights at the Dunmore Rd SE and the Trans Canada Hwy. Plenty of traffic and trucks are going slow. There's a wide enough shoulder that some of the trucks may stop for you.
== Hitching in ==
=== Wilderness Camping ===
Medicine Hat, has an extensive network of coulees throughout the city, as well as a lot of green space in the river valley.
=== Paid Camping ===
=== Squatting ===
They keep a pretty tight lid on abandon properties here.
== Other useful info ==
=== Showers ===
* There are public swimming pools scatered around the city. Ones worth noting are the YMCA, and the Leisure CenterCentre* A church called the '''Dream Centre''', they offer laundry, showers, computers, and more. They are good people, but it is a bit of a walk. It's on the way to Red Cliff. Their [http://www.thedreamcentre.com website].
=== Food ===
=== Things To Do =Experiences ==
