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'''Denver''' is [[Colorado]]'s capital and largest city surrounded by many suburbs such as Centennial, Commerce City, Aurora and Westminster. The phrase urban sprawl comes to mind. But as with all big cities hitching just takes some time and patience.
== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out =='''A Note About 1-25:''' I have avoided 1-25 like the plague while trying to leave Denver. I have sought out alternate routes that are indirect but A) more enjoyable scenery and B) I believe of higher likelihood of pick-up. If anyone knows a good spot going out on 1-25 from Denver, please update immediately.
=== West Into the Mountains ===
=== East Towards [[Kansas]] ===
=== South Towards Colorado Springs ===
Traveling South out of Denver can be difficult at best. RidgeGate Parkway (where Cabella's is located) is the last accessible onramp heading South (by bus) and not hitchhiker-friendly. 1 exit to the North is Lincoln, which has a decent pullover area. However, the entire area is brand-new and the expensive SUV'Entry Blanks are far more likely to give you cash than a ride. Consider Greyhound to Colorado Springs if you're in a hurry. If you don't mind waiting a day or two for a ride, food & money can be easily gotten in the area and there are still plenty of fields to camp in. The library does have an upstairs family bathroom to get cleaned up in and the hotel has free breakfast. If possible, a ride to the truck stop on Baptist Road in Monument (just North of Colorado Springs) is an excellent hitch spot, making it easy to get a ride to Albuquerque and beyond. Otherwise, expect long waits and short rides into New Mexico. NOTE: This is my second time hitching from this spot (Lincoln Ave. in Denver). The last time I waited 3 days before a sympathetic pastor finally stopped and bought me a bus ticket to Houston after seeing me there for so long. - jsplts [[Image:32390723 1774434692602485 6689973486976237568 n.jpg|thumb|240px|left|Kspar dutifully flagging down rides along i25 in Castle Rock, CO]] may 2018: denver to austin, tx was our plan. friends dropped us off at an on-ramp(esque) just near W Plum Creek Pkwy (39.364478, -104.866916) in castle rock; 40 minute wait led us to hop over i25 to S Wilcox St (39.364620, -104.863877)which leads to i25. not ideal, but a bee keeper from CO springs snatched us up maybe 10 minutes later. from there, short rides got us to Monument, CO Springs, Fountain, Pueblo, CO City, Walsenburg, Trinidad and Raton, NM. probably my slowest hitching experience! not much through traffic in that area, but wait til you get further south of the larger cities. made up for it when we caught a lucky 10 hour ride to our doorstep in austin with three very texan men heading home from a christian conference in the rockies. praise the lord! [two_string_sally]
== Public Transport ==
== Places to Avoid ==
Parts of downtown Denver, including the section of East Colfax between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard, and also the Five Points neighborhood northeast of the capital, are often considered by residents to be the most dangerous areas of the city. Opinions differ as to whether or not the reputation is deserved. Although at one point in the not so recent past areas such as Five Points had a high rate of poverty and crime, during the past decade getrification has generally reduced concerns for personal safety when visiting that area or almost any part of the city of Denver, at least for those familiar with seedier areas in large cities.
"Yeah I got dropped off in this truck stop past midnight. The trucker gave me his shower token and I washed off, then asked the workers which way to downtown - and both of them, this young girl and young guy, freaked and were like "Do nooot go walkin in this neighborhood at night!" and I was like "Cmon guys can't be that bad." They were tellin me about all the shady people, and me being dumb, thinkin I was all tough after homelessing around South Central LA and stuff, go walkin. The people are shady sure but, in those bad no-cop neighborhoods, people let their dogs wander around like in small-towns, but these are city dogs. Anyway, anywhere downtown is fine. Anywho I love, love, love Denver, it's my soul's home, I stop by Denver every time I travel" == Accommodation and Sleep Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}
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