Brydn Journal 2009 - Hitch Hike Travels from Portland to Detroit, Pg4. Bk. 1

Brydn Journal 2009 - Hitch Hike Travels from Portland to Detroit, Pg4. Bk. 1

Late in the morning I catch a ride from Idaho to Nebraska.

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The night's clear. Sky full of stars, a firmament. Sometime no truck come by and it's quiet out. Freeze me ass off all night. I fall asleep. Start snorting and making noises to scare off a nightmare. Wakes Squirrel up.

Dawn. Eat jerky and nuts. Pack up my things. Squarely goes "good luck." I start hiking up Hwy 30 to Wyoming. Nothing, nothing. Walk backward with right thumb out. Walk forward with left thumb out. Find a broken cell phone. Find a cat with 1/2 head run over. The crows ate the brains. Lots of railroad work trucks go by. Must be 9 or 10 AM. 6 or 7 miles of hiking I'm starting to doubt 30 miles a day. Develop a big ripper on the ball of my right foot. Maybe 10 cars roll by the entire time. All of a sudden a small car pulls up with a turn signal on. Stops and puts on the flashers. I run up to the car. Open the door and go "good morning, I think I'm stuck on Hwy 30."

Brian W. from Portland gives me a ride to Ogallala, Nebraska. Laid off finance forecaster from Nike. Soft spoken or I'm going def. Plays alot of tunes from groups I have not heard. Azis, Squirrel not Zipper, Reggae Tum. Buys me lunch at a Sonic Drive-up.


Sometime you get stuck hitch hiking.

I averaged 400 miles a day.

Footcare is extremely important.

After you get through the Rockies the lay of the land is flat.