User:Thewindandrain

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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 first hitchhiked in 2010, then 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, bicycles, and motorized bicycle, and I recommend you do the same.

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).

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