| The pros and cons of hitchhiking? Pro:
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| | before, the police found a hitchhiker
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| cheap. Con: dangerous. It's convenient,
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| | cooking a driver's heart over a
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| but unpredictable. No car repair hassles,
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| | campfire.Ten years later I caught an item
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| but the hassle of standing in the rain,
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| | on the news: They were releasing the
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| waiting hours for a ride. I hitchiked
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| | canibal hitchhiker, now that he was sane.
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| 20,000 miles when I was young, sleeping
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| | You can see why drivers may be hesitant
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| under bridges and fighting off sexual
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| | to pick up hitchhikers. The lesson? Try
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| predators from Canada to Mexico. I loved
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| | not to look like a Psycho killer when you
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| it, but I wouldn't consider hitchhiking
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| | hitchhike.One circumstance it may be
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| as a primary mode of travel ever
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| | useful to hitchhike, even if you never
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| again.There are still times when I put
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| | have, is when you need to return to your
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| out my thumb. The most recent was in the
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| | car after backpacking. Trails often come
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| mountains of Ecuador. My wife and I were
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| | out of the wilderness in a different
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| visiting Las Cajas National Park, hiking
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| | location than where they start. Since
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| along ancient Incan rock walls. We missed
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| | there probably won't be taxis there,
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| the bus back to Cuenca. There may have
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| | hitchhiking could be your only way back
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| been another one coming, but we didn't
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| | to your car.This is relatively safe and
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| want to wait until dark to find out. Out
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| | easy, in these circumstances. National
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| went the thumb.To hitchhike is "Ir a
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| | Parks like Yellowstone are almost the
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| dedo" in Ecuador; to "go by finger." The
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| | only places we've even seen hitchhikers
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| third vehicle to pass, stopped for us. It
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| | lately, and drivers are comfortable
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| was a meat delivery truck, and we were in
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| | picking up people that are obviously
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| Cuenca in an hour. When the driver
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| | backpackers.Hitchhiking SafelyFollow some
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| refused to take any money, we left him
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| | basic safety guidelines. Be prepared for
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| with a large avacado.If you ever consider
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| | many possible circumstances. Have
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| hitchhiking in other countries, ask the
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| | rainwear, in case you can't get out of
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| locals about it. In Ecuador, for example,
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| | the rain. Have food and water, since you
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| I've been told you can't get a ride in
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| | never know how long you'll wait for a
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| the southern part of the country. Also,
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| | ride. Bring warm clothing if cold weather
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| in some areas it's customary to at least
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| | is possible. Also, always have a highway
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| offer something for the ride.Hitchiking
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| | map with you.Use intuition and common
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| In The United StatesThe pros and cons of
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| | sense when hitchhiking, and don't be
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| hitchhiking are obvious, and the balance
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| | afraid to say no to a ride. Maybe I
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| is on the side of the "cons." It's
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| | shouldn't have taken a ride with that
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| difficult to get a ride now. However,
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| | cocaine-snorting guy in Idaho when I was
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| it's still legal in most places in the
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| | sixteen. Then again, maybe my intuition
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| U.S., except on freeways. The point on
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| | wasn't so bad. He turned out to be a
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| the entrance ramp where you cross the
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| | decent guy, and brought me hundreds of
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| legal line is decided by the police
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| | miles closer to home.Steve Gillman hit
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| officer that tickets you.At sixteen, I
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| | the road at sixteen, and traveled the
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| was stuck for hours on a Montana highway.
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| | U.S. and Mexico alone at 17. Now 40, he
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| A nice old lady picked me up and
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| | travels with his wife Ana, whom he met in
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| explained why I couldn't get a ride. On
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| | Ecuador.
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| that same stretch of highway, a few years
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