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== Hitchhiking Trivia == | == Hitchhiking Trivia == | ||
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+ | I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same. | ||
Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014 [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped) | Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014 [http://i.imgur.com/rXvmuN1.jpg here] (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped) | ||
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*2014: 42,900 miles | *2014: 42,900 miles | ||
− | Longest single ride: 3,250 miles | + | Longest single ride: 3,250 miles |
− | Second longest ride: 2,900 miles | + | Second longest ride: 2,900 miles |
Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]] | Countries hitched in: [[America]], [[Canada]], [[Costa Rica]], [[Mexico]] | ||
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Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8 | Provinces/Territories of [[Canada]] hitched in: 8 | ||
− | + | Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4 | |
− | + | Times picked up by presumed serial killers: 3-9 | |
− | + | Random: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in [[Ohio]] | |
− | Favorite places: [[ | + | Favorite places: [[New Mexico]], [[Missouri]],[[West Virginia]] |
== Websites == | == Websites == |
Revision as of 06:27, 9 June 2016
Hitchhiking Trivia
I still hitch a few thousand miles a year. These days I prefer to hop freight trains and bicycle for safety reasons, and I recommend you do the same.
Outdated map of all roads I hitchhiked as of September 2014 here (Blue is hitchhiked, Red is train hopped)
accumulated hitched miles 2011-2014 110,200 miles
- 2011: 12,000 miles
- 2012: 31,900 miles
- 2013: 23,400 miles
- 2014: 42,900 miles
Longest single ride: 3,250 miles Second longest ride: 2,900 miles
Countries hitched in: America, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico
States of America hitched in: 50
Provinces/Territories of Canada hitched in: 8
Most rides caught in a row with no one passing me: 4
Times picked up by presumed serial killers: 3-9
Random: Pilot picked me up and let me steer his plane in Ohio
Favorite places: New Mexico, Missouri,West Virginia