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Hitchhiking - Weekend of October 12, 1958  

Adventure with Peter Wall 

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Over the Columbus Day weekend in 1958 my longtime childhood friend, Peter Wall, and I decided to embark on an impromptu hitchhiking adventure. The only thing we had in mind was to visit Peter's sister, Anna,  in Washington, DC. We didn’t have a plan; we had no idea where we were going to stay along the way; our only means of travel would be with our thumb extended;  and we had very little money.

In the 1950's hitchhiking was a common way for young people to travel. Sometimes it was a way to get to and from school or go your favorite corner to hang out. At other times it was a convenient and cheap way to travel long distances. 

The trip was memorable and covered over 1000 miles, and it was filled with unexpected happenings, including never making it to Anna's home. Click the Road Trip button below for a chronology of our adventure.
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