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== About Me == I am Kyle: 22 years old and living first hitchhiked in the [[United States]]2010, then hitchhiked for most of my free time from 2011-2014, then did less hitchhiking after that. These days I hitchhike because it is an affordable mode of transportation which lends itself prefer to a minimalist lifestyle of adventure travel by freight trains, bicycles, and motorized bicycle, and explorationI recommend you do the same.  My goal is biggest contributions to develop a working mental map of North American geography through direct exploration of trailshitchwiki included creating pages for some US states, navigable waterwaysresearching and compiling the laws pertaining to hitchhiking for all 50 states and some federally regulated areas, and roadside landscapes. I accomplish this on foot, by kayak, sharing some experiences and especially by opinions from hitchhikingon each state page. I began hitchhiking regularly in 2011. Half of my time  == Warning == Hitchhiking is spent traveling a great way to travel for free if you are prepared and aware of the other half working risks. Only you can decide what risks are acceptable. Hitchhikers are notoriously vulnerable to fund my travelsviolent crime. My home-base is [[Santa Fe]], [[New Mexico]]Refuse to be a victim. All Take a picture of my hitching experience has been in your rides' license plates and your rides' faces and send them to someone. Trust your instincts. Carry pepper spray and any other defense tools you are comfortable with that are legal. Wear a seat belt. In the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] (besides US, there is one accident fatality for every million miles a very brief attempt in [[Costa Rica]])vehicle is driven. That ratio is probably higher for you since people who pick up hitchhikers may take more risks.

Map of all roads every road I have ever hitchhiked: from 2010 to September 2014 [http://i.imgur.com/O39rLRArXvmuN1.jpg Maphere](Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)

Lifetime hitchhiking distance: 58accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,700 200 miles and counting

*2013: 1423,800 400 miles*2014: 42,900 miles*2015-2017: probably 50,000 miles. I stopped keeping track after 2014. Longest ride: 3,250 miles--Glacier View Alaska to Bakersfield, California

Longest single Second longest ride: 32,250 900 miles (Palmer--Flagstaff, Alaska Arizona to Bakersfield, California)New York City including various scenic detours.

Countries hitched in: 3[[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]]

Most memorable Times picked up by people who claimed to be serial killers: 3 Favorite hitchhiked ride: Pilot picked me up and let me fly steer his plane in [[Ohio]] Favorite places: [[New Mexico]], [[Missouri]], [[West Virginia]]

Favorite Easiest placesto hitchhike in my opinion: [[ColoradoHawaii]], [[West Virginia]], [[CaliforniaMassachusetts]]

Least favorite Most difficult placesto hitchhike: [[ArizonaKansas]], [[IllinoisOhio]], [[Florida]]

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) = Websites ==total number of people who drove by me, then (population of United States) divided by (total # of people who drove by me).

[http://www.youtube.com/user/thewindanrain -- My Youtube Videos]channel