Hitchgathering/North-America
Contents
Location
Considerations
Camping
Camping on BLM land or National Forest can be free at non-developed campsites This extent of available camping is not widely known, but the BLM/NFS can be called to get TONS of free, nearly unknown campsites.
Ease-of-hitching
Near to interstates? Withing a hitch-friendly state such as OR, MT, WA, etc?
Access to resources (food/water)
Developed campsites offer this, but usually have a fee attached. *NOT ALL*
Near to cities for social effect, or rural, for ease-of-camping
This depends on our purpose. Are flashmob-type-activies (a la 7/8/9) planned? If so, we need to be somewhere with significant population density. Or is a relaxing, Sines-type small town preferred?
Possibilities
Boulder, CO
Pro Con
Missoula, MT
Pro: Easy wilderness camping Directly on I-90 Con: Montana can be cold and a long hitch for some people
Date
Consider weather, holidays Match up with 5/8/11 (or 8/5/11 as Americans write it) August 5th 2011? Or choose our own date?
Consider other events around that time National Rainbow gathering (likely Washington) in July Burning Man- End of August/early September
