[pct-l] Hitchhiking in general

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Lest people begin to worry about laws and such about hitchhiking,  
much hitchhiking is done by asking for rides. I've gotten rides from  
the trail just by meeting people on the trail who were heading out  
the same day I needed to get off. Many rides were gotten from people  
who were parked at the trailhead when I emerged. Some rides were  
gotten from people who already knew me and recognized me as I  
shuffled forelornly down the road without a ride. Sometimes they  
didn't know me but just felt sorry for me. Many people get really  
really good at yogiing rides. And all the times I did stick my thumb  
out I never saw a cop car go by. They really crack down on  
hitchhiking near prisons, not so much near the Pacific Crest Trail. I  
hear that they're pretty strict about hitchhiking in Crater Lake  
National Park. I didn't know that. I got a lot of rides there with my  
thumb.