Hitchhiking

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Ken Ilgunas

How to hitchhike FAQ

I’ve recently been trading emails with a young man who is thinking about hitchhiking up to Alaska. Inspired by those emails, I’ve decided...

Ken Ilgunas

Rule of Thumb #12: Trust

Days 25-28. June 8-11, 2007. Aurora, Colorado to Niagara Falls, New York. (1,757 miles) “Keep your hands where I can see them!” the cop...

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Rule of Thumb #11: No storm, no sunshine

[My apologies to those who were loyally following this little series. It started off as a “weekly” series, later became a “bi-monthy...

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Rule of Thumb #10: When there’s nowhere to sleep, start turning knobs

Day 22: June 5, 2007. La Grande, Oregon to Park City, Utah (538 miles) Leon looked like Larry David with a full-body tan. He was driving...

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Rule of Thumb #9: When there’s no alternative, walk

Day 9: May 23, Rock Island, Washington to La Grande Oregon (296 miles) I hitchhiked not just to travel; I did it to feel something. On...

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Rule of Thumb #8: Listening is an art form

Day 8: May 22, Hope, British Columbia to Rock Island, Washington (303 miles) Natalia—at the time of the hitchhike—had been my girlfriend...

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Rule of Thumb #7: To be poor in things is to be free of them

[After a 4-month long hiatus—due entirely to laziness—I begin again this “weekly” (now bi-monthly) series of my 2007 hitchhike across...

Ken Ilgunas