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June 10, 2016
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Hometown: Arizona

Hitchhiked countries:
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  • 316
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  • 211
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  • 47 kmh
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  • 128
  • 316
  • 21,299 kms
  • 21 min

128

Total distance: 21,299 kms
Average distance of hitchhiked trip: 166 kms

316

  • 23 very good experiences
  • 287 good experiences
  • 4 neutral experiences
  • 2 bad experiences

Type of rides:

  • 201 rides with a car
  • 5 rides with a bus
  • 4 rides with a truck
  • 2 rides with a motorcycle

About:

Hitchhiker, vegan, desert rat. Interested in dismantling oppressive structures and building intentional communities. Feel free to contact me on Trustroots if you are in my local area and need a place to stay- I'm always happy to help out fellow hitchhikers.

Hitchhiked trips:

       
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Sebastopol → Elk 154km 5
Alone single woman

Sebastopol

A woman with her daughter drove me to a better spot

Sebastopol →Freestone

A kiwi man gave me a ride a few miles out. He said "the more you travel the more you trust."

Freestone →Gualala

A fisherman named Tony picked me up. He's a pacifist who likes helping out travelers. Drove out of his way.

Gualala →Point Arena

A Christian man picked me up. He evangelized and shared conspiracy theories.

Point Arena →Elk

Two kids going camping picked me up. Told me about the local queer scene and gave me recommendations.

26 September 2016
Myers Flat → Santa Rosa 284km 1
Two people

Meyers Flat →Santa Rosa

Hitched a converted school bus! Three Israelis and an American picked us up.

22 September 2016
Crescent City → Eureka 135km 1
Two people

Crescent City →Eureka

Dan with the hippy van! He was from New Zealand

19 September 2016
Eugene → Crescent City 360km 5
Two people single woman

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.

15 September 2016
Morgan Lake, Oregon 97850, USA → Eugene 608km 3
Two people

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

14 September 2016
Ontario → Morgan Lake, Oregon 97850, USA 193km 3
Two people single woman single woman

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.

13 September 2016
Brigham City → Boise 466km 3
Two people

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.

10 September 2016
Green River → Helper 114km 1
Two people

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.

07 September 2016
Salina → Green River 157km 1 1
Two people burners

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.

07 September 2016
Kanab → Salina 270km 1
Two people single woman

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.

06 September 2016
Wahweap Bay, United States → Kanab 112km 3
Two people single woman RV family single woman

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.

06 September 2016
Willow Springs → Wahweap 99km 1
Two people

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.

05 September 2016
Flagstaff → Willow Springs 120km 1
Two people

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

05 September 2016
Camp Verde → Flagstaff 90km 1
Two people

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

05 September 2016
Strawberry → Camp Verde 63km 1
Two people

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

05 September 2016
Payson → Strawberry 29km 2
Two people

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.

05 September 2016
Fountain Hills → Payson 101km 1
Two people family

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.

05 September 2016
Mesa → Fountain Hills 21km 1
Three people

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

05 September 2016
Ajo → Why 17km 1
Two people
25 March 2016
Ajo → Phoenix 180km 1 1
Two people family

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

20 March 2016
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