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| + | If you are a sober traveler in need of a hot shower or a place to hang out, contact me if passing through the Ozark Mountains of [[Missouri]] so we can connect. I want to hear your stories, and I may have a spare couch and bedroom for you. | ||
| − | I | + | I hitchhiked for most of my free time from 2011-2014, then did less hitchhiking after that. These days I prefer to travel by freight trains and bicycle, and I recommend you do the same. Hitchhiking is a great way to see your world for free if you are willing to accept the risks. Take a picture of your rides' license plates and your rides' faces and send them to someone to make hitchhiking much, much safer. Always wear a seat belt. There is one accident fatality in the United States for every million miles a person drives. That ratio is probably higher for you since people who pick up hitchhikers tend to take more risks. |
Map of every road I hitchhiked from 2010 to September 2014 [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped) | Map of every road I hitchhiked from 2010 to September 2014 [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped) | ||
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Hitchhiking Trivia
If you are a sober traveler in need of a hot shower or a place to hang out, contact me if passing through the Ozark Mountains of Missouri so we can connect. I want to hear your stories, and I may have a spare couch and bedroom for you.
I hitchhiked for most of my free time from 2011-2014, then did less hitchhiking after that. These days I prefer to travel by freight trains and bicycle, and I recommend you do the same. Hitchhiking is a great way to see your world for free if you are willing to accept the risks. Take a picture of your rides' license plates and your rides' faces and send them to someone to make hitchhiking much, much safer. Always wear a seat belt. There is one accident fatality in the United States for every million miles a person drives. That ratio is probably higher for you since people who pick up hitchhikers tend to take more risks.
Map of every road I hitchhiked from 2010 to 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
- 2015-2017: 50,000 miles, not measured after 2014
Longest ride: 3,250 miles--Glacier View Alaska to Bakersfield, California
Second longest ride: 2,900 miles--Flagstaff, Arizona to New York City including various scenic detours.
Countries hitched in: America, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico
States of America hitched in: 50
Provinces/Territories of Canada hitched in: 8
States of [[Mexico] hitched in: 19
Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
Times picked up by people who claimed to be serial killers: 3
Favorite hitchhiked ride: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in Ohio
Favorite places: New Mexico, Missouri, West Virginia
Easiest places to hitchhike in my opinion: Hawaii, [[West Virginia], Massachusetts, Newfoundland
Fun fact: One out of every 450 Americans has driven by me while I hitchhiked. Calculated by estimation of (total miles hitchhiked in United States) divided by (average distance of a ride) = (total # of rides), then (total # of rides) multiplied by (average vehicles passing per hour) multiplied by (average wait time in hours before getting a ride) = total number of people who drove by me, then (population of United States) divided by (total # of people who drove by me).
