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== Hitchhiking Out ==

The easiest way to get out of the city is find a friend and get a lift to the tiny town of Balzac just North of the city. Then, one simply has to find the highway intersection (traffic-light controlled) and start hitching.

For those without friends with cars, one could take public transport to the intersection of Country Hills Blvd NE and the Deerfoot Trail using googlemaps to find a route. Coming from down town, the best way is to take a NE train to McKnight station (last stop) and then take the 100 bus route. Once at the intersection, one could either begin to hitchhike or hail a cab and spend some hard earned cash getting to Balzac and going from there.

Going East one can take a NE train to Rundle station, then take bus number 48 to the intersection of Stoney Trail NE and the Trans Canada Hwy. It should then be easy to get a ride from the onramp. The better onramp is probably the one that branches East off of Stoney Trail NE as the cars are going slower and (for Calgary) its a largish intersection.

South is one of the easier directions to hitchhike as its fairly easy to get to an onramp. There are two spots to consider.

The second option is the onramp at Macleod Trail and 194 Ave SE. One would assume this option would have less traffic than the other, but it is still possible. Taking bus 78 after leaving the Somerset train station will get you within a couple blocks of the onramp and you can start hitchhiking.

West is tricky. There is a community called Valley Ridge that public transport can get you to. From there you could hitchhike at the onramp to the Transcanada Hwy. However, there may be limited traffic coming from here, the majority of rides not offering to go very far. One could get here by taking a NW train to Crowfoot station (last stop) and then taking bus 408 to Valley Ridge.