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North Carolina is a hub for migrant farm workers. Look for them at any exit from Texas to South Carolina and you have a chance to get a ride. They often work in the piedmont area (further east) so ask them to leave you at the cross of 85 north and 26 west in Spartanburg. There are two gas stations at the first exit on 26 heading west and most people stopping there are heading through Ashevilleand beyond. Though people are conservative in this area and unused to hitchhiking, they are often very friendly and curious. Owen approached two young guys at this gas station. Though they were localfrom Spartanburg, they drove him to Asheville because they had 'nothing better to do' and treated him to beer.