Crescent City →Eureka

Dan with the hippy van! He was from New Zealand

Eugene →Roseburg

A man who struggled with poverty in the past, and tries to help others when they are down and out.

Roseburg →Canyonville

A woman with kids and a grow in Canyonville.

Canyonville →Grants Pass

Man traveling in a van with his dog. Great hitchhiking and train hopping stories from the 60's and 70's.

Grant's Pass →Cave Junction

Man named Geronimo. Has a grow in cave Junction. Really sweet person.

Cave Junction →Crescent City

Cool outdoorsy guy who lives in Arcata.

Morgan Lake →La Grande

Back of a pickup

Stanfield →Eugene

Casey was a sweet ride! We squeezed into his 1980 car between fishing poles and backpacking gear. Listened to a Grateful Dead concert the whole way.

La Grande →Stanfield

Another pickup

Ontario → rest stop north of Baker City

Connie was this sweet woman in her sixties driving a red pickup truck. She made it a point to show us scenic views of Snake River and stop at historical spots along the way. She said it was her "me day" so she was doing whatever she wanted.

Baker City → La Grande

A pair of truckers stopped and drove us to La Grande. The one driving was from Florida; he's done some awesome long distance mountain biking trips and he was a marine for a while. He was training the other man, a young guy named Vladimir from Brooklyn. They were funny and interesting.

La Grande → Morgan Lake

An amazing woman named B picked us up! She drove out of her way to take us to our camp spot because she "couldn't pass by other women." She is a retired trucker and president of La Grande's vintage car club.

Brigham City → Freeway onramp

The annual peach festival was happening in Brigham City, we saw a parade as we were leaving town. A man in a pickup truck gave us a lift a few miles to the onramp.

Brigham City onramp→ Treemonton

A great guy named Ryan picked us up. He used to live in Arizona, near where we're from. Gave us advice, offered to buy us food, just a very caring individual.

Treemonton → Boise

A man named George picked us up. He was very tired and mostly stopped in hopes that our conversations would keep him awake. He was libertarion minded, possibly a more liberal Mormon. An electrition an father of 5 kids under the age of 8. He expressed some homophobic views to us.

Green River → Helper

Two siblings named Alicia and Ace picked us up after no wait at all. They were good humored and helpful. They joked that neither of their spouses would ever allow them to pick up hitchhikers, so they'd have to keep it a secret that they'd picked us up.

Great Western Trail → Green River

An awesome couple traveling home to Colorado from Burning Man. They had camped nearby us and picked us up on the way back to the highway. They actually passed us and then turned back around to pick us up, getting out of their car to rearrange and make room for us. They are world travelers and we discussed past and future trips to Nepal, Germany, and various other countries. Like minded people.

Kanab → Great Western Trail

Bronwyn picked us up almost immediately! Super cool woman in her mid twenties who said "I couldn't drive by two other women and not help them out" :) We vibed super well. Terrific conversations. She was driving across country and dropped us directly at our campsite.

Lake Powell → Hwy 89

A Navajo woman named Rose picked us up while we were hiking out and gave us a short ride to the highway. She works at the lake cleaning boats. A very kind woman!

Hwy 89 North

A family of five picked us up in their RV! It was very cush. They were super nice, had three kids ages 13, 6, and 4. They were on vacation from SLC. They were heading to a slot canyon so they dropped us off on a stretch of desert highway.

hwy 89 → Kanab

Vee picked us up after a two hour wait in the desert! She was from Page, AZ heading to Fredonia, AZ and the most direct way to get there was through Utah. She talked about hunting with a bow and arrow, living in a rural area, and her family.

Bob, a Navajo silversmith, picked us up, explaining we were not in a good spot to get to Page and offering to drop us in a better location. He ended up driving us all the way to Lake Powell! Really nice guy with lots of knowledge to share about the local history and ecology.

Awesome couple from Wisconsin named Jackie and Greg. Friendly, good humored, and hospitable. Had a really great ride with them.

Back of another pickup! Nice couple driving. Beautiful mountain views.

A man named Mark picked us up. He works as a flight nurse and is an avid climber. Interesting guy.

Payson → Pine

Couple let us hop into the back of their pickup. Dropped us in front of Mormon church.

Pine →Strawberry

Another pickup. This one had a Trump sticker on the back.

Sweet family picked us up in a minivan. A father and his two adult daughters (age 21 and 24) heading to Payson for the holiday. The 21 year old was fascinated by hitchhiking and WWOOFing and asked us a lot of questions about our travels.

Very cool guy named Zach, heading to work at Denny's. Had hitched and train hopped previously. Wished us luck on our "grand adventure."

A latino family picked us up, we sat in the back of their pickup

Hwy → The White House

The back of another pickup. The man was going straight there.

The White House → Sedona

While we were hiking, we met an older married couple on the trail and briefly chatted. They were named Joanne and Jim. We passed them, and upon reaching the trailhead, realized that their luxury car was the only vehicle in the parking lot. We stuck our thumbs out and they picked us up- they told us the only reason they stopped was because we had spoken on the trail. We were… (read on in Trip)

Sedona → Phoenix

A 20 year old kid from my hometown. Born again musician with interesting tattoos. Nice guy.

Pine → Strawberry

Didn't like the vibe with this man, we probably shouldn't have taken the ride. Nothing bad happened, but I felt sketched out.

Hwy → Canyon de Chelly Visitor's Center

Young boys (looked too young to be driving) in a pickup. We sat in the back with the two dogs. Martina's hat flew away :(

Flowing Springs Campsite → Pine

A mom in her 30's with tattoos and three girls ages 8,9,10. Had been camping nearby us.

Visitor Center → Junction Restaurant (Chinle)

A woman who was "just going for a drive." Recommended the Junction restaurant for good local food, and dropped us off right where we needed to be… We ate Navajo tacos.

Burnside → Canyon de Chelly (North Rim Hwy)

A Christian Navajo woman who asked me if I believe in the Bible. She said "It seems simple enough to me."

Chinle → Campground at Canyon de Chelly

A family gave us a ride in the bed of their pickup, just as the sun was setting.

Strawberry → Burnside (Navajo Nation)

A lovely woman in her late 20's named Larose picked us up. She is Navajo. We stopped at an outdoor flea market in Dikon, most people were selling stuff out of the trunks of their cars. Bought some Kneel Down bread (good!) and talked with locals. Stopped at her mom's house in Greasewood. She told us about her high school sweetheart, who used to drive his quad across the open… (read on in Trip)

Hwy → Antelope House

A young girl driving quickly to pick up her mom, whose beadwork is destroyed in rain.