Hitchhiking trips:

Little Christmas hitch

I got dropped of and picked up by relatives at the A7. That made it pretty convenient. I started thumbing at the A7 entry „Marktbreit” for like 20 mins and after getting closer into the entry I got a lift right away. He let me knew right away that he picked me up cuz of my Christmas hat. One exit later he dropped me off at a gas station. Here I found a ride within 5mins that… (read on in Trip)

Climber

The guy was AWESOME! He is into climbing and environmental protection. He invited me to come back and visit him.

Fast & Generous

My driver is driving suuuuuper fast. I'm a bit scary. He invites me for lunch and then we visit his couch store. There is a lot of people visiting him for chai, and they are really interested about me. We talk soccer and end up by organizing a soccer game for the evening. So I did, helped my team win, and finally stayed with him and his students roomates.

Stuck in the truck

My truck driver invited me for food, as it is usual in Turkey. Then, he had to unload two times. He told me it was fast. The first time took one hour, so I asked him to let me out before the next one so I can continue. He didn't, and brought me to a super bad spots, so I had to stay with him. It took 2 hours, as some guy was not here with a machine to unload. I found some… (read on in Trip)

Breakfast break

I understood that my driver invited me for breakfast and then continue his trip in my direction. I go with him, but tell him I don't drink hot stuff and I'm not hungry… He makes me taking a juice. We try to communicate with all his friends at the cafe, and one of them is finding my friend's name by calling with his phone :O Then, my driver start to play cards… I pay my juice and I escape.

You Will Drink Chai

Well; this time I couldn't refuse Chai offered by my driver. And the view was fantastic in the cafe we stopped.

Sleeping in the truck

It was a very loooong drive. I went everywhere with the driver, as he was loading, unloading and again. We slept in a farm at the countryside near Afyon.

Moab → I-70 and Hwy 24

Ellie turned around to pick me up and she was amazing! She drove 30 miles out of her way to drop me in a good spot, ensuring I'd only have to wait for one ride (rather than two). She was just returning to Colorado after doing humanitarian work on the Mexican/Texas border. We talked about border-related activism, spirituality, approaching fear, and utopic world visions. A lovely ride.

Arches National Park Entrance Station → Moab

I waited for hours in the cold rain- several cars stopped for me, but all were heading to Moab (south) rather than my direction, north. The spot was less than ideal, and I stayed for too long. Eventually, I decided to get a ride down to Moab and try from there- Leftie gave me a ride the few miles into town, and I warmed up a bit before walking back out to the highway,

I-70 and Hwy 24 → Fruita, UT

I had been dropped off in the middle of the desert, no facilities for 40+ miles in any given direction. The sun was on the verge of setting. Six cars passed me in 50 minutes- the seventh stopped. Joan and Mike were from Minnesota and were edging toward the end of their road trip. Nice people, I gave them recommendations for what to do in the area, and we discussed history and travel.

Moab → Arches National Park Entrance Station

A young Frenchwoman from the hostel I was staying in kindly offered me a ride. We chatted about hitchhiking alone.

Arches National Park Entrance Station → Double Arch

An older French couple picked me up after I had been waiting not even 30 seconds. They ended up driving me down the scenic drive, and we hiked together to a few different arches and viewpoints- I spoke rudimentary French, and they spoke broken English, and we enjoyed each others company.

Double Arch → Visitor Center

A man who works for USGS picked me up. We talked about hiking and geology.

Italian stop

Very good hitchhiking story. Italian women stopped for me but they had already one hitchhiker. Very good ride.

A bus of gypsies

I was standing next to a roundabout when a bus full of people stopped. This had happened more often, and most of the time they want money. I walked up to them, tried to explain that I did not have any money, but they insisted that I should come anyway. These proud self-proclaimed gypsies ended up giving me food, drinks, a wonderful time and even money for a train ticket from… (read on in Trip)

Australian stop

I've stopped this guy and we had very nice time. We drove all the the way around the national park, talking and having fun. Very nice trip.

Hitchhiked from New york to Montreal, then to Val Dor and then to wiinipeg, and to Jasper.

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Capitol Reef National Park → Torrey

A woman on a road trip from California picked us up. She worked as a doctor and had just competed in an Ultimate Frisbee competition

Torrey → Singletree Campground

A mother and her daughter were going camping. The mother told her daughter “See? Look at the interesting and nice people you can pick up who are hitchhiking?”

Singletree Campground → Boulder

A middle-aged couple from Oklahoma picked us up. We hopped in the back of their pick-up (Emily's first time riding in the back of a truck!). They were super friendly- offered us sandwiches and checked in to make sure we were doing all right during the ride.

Ride to a better spot

A man named David Holiday and his 10 year old son picked us up. He told us he had just hitchhiked from central Mexico a few months before and thought we were brave.

Boulder → Escalante

Amber, the owner of a local cafe, and her daughter picked us up. A really cool woman!

Mesa Farmer Market, Caineville → Capitol Reef National Park

I waited an hour and a half in the desert sun, watching a storm slowly roll in, before a Mormon family stopped for me. While I was waiting, the cafe owner periodically would come outside and shout across the road "You're still waiting?! Screw 'em!" as cars zipped by. The family who stopped was really nice. The parents rearranged their car to fit me between the various kids. I… (read on in Trip)

Capitol Reef National Park → Mesa Farmer Market, Caineville

Two locals picked me up. They had been picking apricots and I hopped in the back of their truck between boxes of fruit.

Got picked up by Troy Migwas, worked in housing with First Nations. We stopped in North Bay to eat and then proceeded to Sudbury.

Driving with a dog

Chilly man gave me a ride to Selfoss with his dog.

Tucson → Tempe

Nice guy offered us a ride to the valley. Occupational massage therapist, lives in a tiny house. The conversation was easy.

Chandler → Coolidge

A kind Akimel O'odham family picked us up on the edge of the Gila River reservation. Mother, father, and one year old daughter. They went out of their way to drive us to a good spot.

Florence → Catalina

Interesting character feom Oracle picked us up in Florence and drove us to Catalina, out of his way. We discussed prison abolition.

Coolidge → Florence

A middle aged white man in a yellow jeep picked us up. He had hiked 700 miles of the PCT years prior and remembered what it was like to wait for rides.

Catalina → Tucson

A single woman picked us up and drove us into Tucson. She had never picked up anyone before, and had never encounteres female hitchhikers.

Dresden -> Dresdener Tor Rest Stop

A homeopathic doctor heading to Leipzig. Really nice!

Ingolstadt -> Munich

A family – a father with two adorable children who have developmental disabilities- picked me up on their way to visit Grandma.

Dresdener Tor Rest Stop -> Hermsdorfer Kreuz Rest Stop

A German man who lives and works in Thailand.

Hermsdorfer Kreuz Rest Stop -> Beyreuth

A small youth football team from Leipzig, comprised mainly or refugees. I sat next to an 18 year old kid from Afghanistan; we chatted about life in Germany, our experiences and frustrations with learning German, his family and experience as a refugee… a really interesting conversation, and a super positive experience.

Beyreuth -> Ingolstadt

A Latvian tour bus driver picked me up in his tour bus! Really fascinating guy. He was a hot balloon pilot in his youth, and now homesteads back in Latvia. We discussed permaculture, diy, the importance of top soil, etc. Great conversations!