Caught a five mile hitch in the middle of nowhere to the edge of cell phone service to wish @flightrisk_fries a happy birthday. At the same time I found out a friend who was coming to visit, bringing all of my belongings from storage, got into an accident. Totalling his van and breaking his hip. […]
Tag: hitchhiking
AZT to CDT via Tombstone, AZ
Hiked into Tombstone to see the OK Coral and Boot Hill Cemetery. Didn’t take enough pictures. Realized that I was going to miss my ride to New Mexico unless I hustled… so I hitchhiked rather than walk the last 30 miles to the train station. #greatday
Hitchhiking into Mesa, AZ
Caught a windy hitch into Mesa with some chicken feed in the bed of a pick-up truck. Avoiding the storm. #AZT #hitchhiking
San Jacinto Cowboy Camping
What a fantastic night! Hiked the PCT partway up San Jacinto, not as far as I’d hoped but I had a painful blister from the hole in my toe socks. I’d drained some of it yesterday morning but it came back with a vengeance. I cowboy camped 150 ft west of the water faucet off […]