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== Hitchhiking Trivia ==
 
== Hitchhiking Trivia ==
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I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same.
  
 
Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014  [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)
 
Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014  [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)
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*2014: 42,900 miles
 
*2014: 42,900 miles
  
Longest single ride: 3,250 miles, 3 days driving (Glacier View, Alaska to Bakersfield, California)
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Longest single ride: 3,250 miles
Second longest ride: 2,900 miles, 6 days driving (Flagstaff, Arizona to New York City then down to Richmond, Virginia)
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Second longest ride: 2,900 miles
  
 
Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]]
 
Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]]
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Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8
 
Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8
  
Times caught 3 rides in a row with no one passing me: 3
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Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
  
Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
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Times picked up by presumed serial killers: 3-9
  
Most memorable ride: Pilot picked me up and let me fly his plane in [[Ohio]]
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Random: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in [[Ohio]]
  
Favorite places: [[Colorado]], [[Texas]],[[Arkansas]], [[California]]
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Favorite places: [[New Mexico]], [[Missouri]],[[West Virginia]]
  
 
== Websites ==
 
== Websites ==

Revision as of 05:27, 9 June 2016

Hitchhiking Trivia

I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same.

Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014 here (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)

accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,200 miles

  • 2011: 12,000 miles
  • 2012: 31,900 miles
  • 2013: 23,400 miles
  • 2014: 42,900 miles

Longest single ride: 3,250 miles Second longest ride: 2,900 miles

Countries hitched in: America, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico

States of America hitched in: 50

Provinces/Territories of Canada hitched in: 8

Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4

Times picked up by presumed serial killers: 3-9

Random: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in Ohio

Favorite places: New Mexico, Missouri,West Virginia

Websites

[email protected]

Youtube Videos