On 4/16/2013 7:33 AM, Melanie Clarke wrote: > I think I heard the term "hitch-hiking wife" "trail wife" or something Ride Bride: A female hiker who accompanies a male hiker when he attempts to hitch a ride. It is thought that people are more likely to pick up a male hitchhiker if a female is with him, and that a female hitchhiker is safer if a male is with her.