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'''WashingtonState''' (''WA'' for short) is state is in the North Western state [[Pacific Northwest]] region of the contiguous [[United States of America|United States]]. Be aware that unlike in [[Oregon]] , it's ''not'' legal to walk on the [[freewayhighway]]. It's probably , and may not even be legal on the [[on-ramp]] - some . Some on-ramps even have ''no thumb'' signs.

It's pretty much a mean thick urban corridor from Some describe the north dregs stretch of land between [[Seattle]] down 'allaway through to at least the south end of and [[Olympia]]as a mean, a good thick, urban corridor of 200 miles of city. That means This implies the availability of intercity buses - you can get all the way from Olympia to Bellingham for a relatively low fare, although several transfers are needed, typically in Lakewood, Downtown Seattle, Everett, and Mt . Vernon. But the good news is that there's a funky little bus service called the CAP that runs two or three times daily from Tumwater outside Oly to [[Vancouver (WA)]], and it's only $1. Although, according to information on [http://www.digihitch.com Digihitch], there are a lot of good [[rest area|rest stops]] in WA, especially heading North from [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]], [[Oregon]], on I-5.

In the state of Washington , the hitchability is very dependant on the area. Northwestern Washington (anything anywhere north of Everett) is, for example, extremely easy to hitchhike with waiting times averaging about 20 minutes on interstate on-ramps for a solo 6'6 tall , slightly intimidating guy (and considerably less on small smaller roads). The Urban Although the urban corridor that was mentioned before can however be problematic but , it is nonetheless not exceedingly hard difficult to find someone going past the corridor it in the direction of [[Oregon]]. Direction The direction [[British Columbia]] might may be harder though. Eastern Washington seems to be a little bit more tricky to call limit to a box as small as deem 'good' or 'bad' for hitchhiking, while . While the area in [[Spokane]]'s vicinity is definitely not the most hitchfriendly, in certain parts, such as the area around Okanagen, it is very easy to hitchhike. In other words: hitchhiking in Washington varies dramatically depending on which area you find yourself trying to thumb through.

Stay When hitchhiking, stay on the shoulder to hitchhike where there is a safe place for someone to stop for you and you should be alright.

Washington's is a treasury trove of raw, wild, gorgeousgorgeousness.

Have a look about at the [[Sjrideshare]] on for the archipelago county of San Juan Islands in Washington State.

The Olympic Penninsula is exquisite and glorious, with the only certified rain forest in the contiguous states. If you take a ferry across the Puget Sound (a kind of mystical fjord that hosts the worlds biggest octopuseslargest octopi) hitching , hitchhiking the Penninsula's peninsula is a blast: bring hiking gear and head into the mountains for a few days. Bring a poncho. : 220 inches (560 cm) of [[weather#Rain|rain]] per year here.