Hitch Hiking

[illusion88]

Do any of you guys do it? Do any of you pick up hitch hikers?
I used to do it alot, until i read in the paper about some girl who got killed hitch hiking, so I stopped and bought some better shoes. anyone esle do it? Any backpackers who do?

 

[Legendary]

[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Legendary
[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

 

[Eli]

As far as I know, it's against the law in most parts of the country.. I know it is in Oregon and Washington.

Yes, I would do it. Yes, we have picked up hitchhikers before. Yes, it would be wise to choose who you drive with carefully.

No, I don't think it is dangerous, overall.

 

[Yzzim]

do you follow "the book"?

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: Eli
As far as I know, it's against the law in most parts of the country.. I know it is in Oregon and Washington.

Yes, I would do it. Yes, we have picked up hitchhikers before. Yes, it would be wise to choose who you drive with carefully.

No, I don't think it is dangerous, overall.

I believe it's only against the law on the freeway in Washington, and don't think it is at all in Oregon. I've hitchiked quite a bit in Oregon, California, and Washington trying to get between trailheads and supply stops (when hiking the PCT).

Rob

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: Legendary
[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

Haha

Originally posted by: Yzzim
do you follow "the book"?

I do it when backpacking sometiems. And a few times around town, although the bus will normaly do the trick. I have used the good ol' thumb to get between trailheads and what not.

Entity, what parts of the PCT did you do? One day im gonna do the whole thing.

 

[Entity]

Originally posted by: illusion88

Originally posted by: Legendary
[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

Haha

Originally posted by: Yzzim
do you follow "the book"?

I do it when backpacking sometiems. And a few times around town, although the bus will normaly do the trick. I have used the good ol' thumb to get between trailheads and what not.

Entity, what parts of the PCT did you do? One day im gonna do the whole thing.

I did about 2000+ miles of it two years ago. We intended on doing the whole thing, but unfortunately one of our friends decided to get married during the summer, and called us on the trail. My hiking partner, Corey, was supposed to be the best man for the wedding...so we skipped some of the northern California desert (as most of California is) and hiked Oregon and Washington. Overall, we hiked about 1000+ miles in Ca (including the JMT) along with Oregon and Washington. Washington was by far the most beautiful section of the trail.

Rob

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: illusion88

Originally posted by: Legendary
[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

Haha

Originally posted by: Yzzim
do you follow "the book"?

I do it when backpacking sometiems. And a few times around town, although the bus will normaly do the trick. I have used the good ol' thumb to get between trailheads and what not.

Entity, what parts of the PCT did you do? One day im gonna do the whole thing.

LOL!!!

That's just scary.

What happens when you run into a nun? Does she follow the book too?

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: Yzzim
do you follow "the book"?

hahahaha nice one

 

[FoBoT]

i picked one up once, in 1983 or maybe 1984

he was ok, had a smelly cigar

dropped him about 8 miles from where i picked him up, no axe murderer of anything

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: illusion88

Originally posted by: Legendary
[douglas adams]Bring a towel.[/douglas adams]

Haha

Originally posted by: Yzzim
do you follow "the book"?

I do it when backpacking sometiems. And a few times around town, although the bus will normaly do the trick. I have used the good ol' thumb to get between trailheads and what not.

Entity, what parts of the PCT did you do? One day im gonna do the whole thing.

LOL!!!

That's just scary.

What happens when you run into a nun? Does she follow the book too?

I just realised how that sounds. LOL!
I was just quoting it cause its funny. DEAR GOD I DONT FOLLOW THE BOOK!

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Entity

Originally posted by: Eli
As far as I know, it's against the law in most parts of the country.. I know it is in Oregon and Washington.

Yes, I would do it. Yes, we have picked up hitchhikers before. Yes, it would be wise to choose who you drive with carefully.

No, I don't think it is dangerous, overall.

I believe it's only against the law on the freeway in Washington, and don't think it is at all in Oregon. I've hitchiked quite a bit in Oregon, California, and Washington trying to get between trailheads and supply stops (when hiking the PCT).

Rob

I'm pretty sure it is against the law in Oregon.. I know it is in Washington, because of all the hitchhikers killed many years ago.

 

[Supermercado]

I've never done it, never picked one up, and I don't think I would, either.

 

[Loggerman]

Hitched all the time,few scary ones (drunk drivers),just bs'd that we were there already.Got out and waited for the next ride.
Got my license and returned the favor,got drunk and picked up hitch hikers
Lots of times it's a small world.Have something or even someone in commen.:Q