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At age 17, he hitchhiked for nine hours from Ann Arbor, Mich., to New York City to see Davis at the Village Vanguard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

We hitchhiked into town on the truck that came to pick up the donations.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

He said he "hitchhiked to get there, and had a tent, a dream, and three cans of Heinz sausages and beans".

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Dale Chorman grew up in Painesville, Ohio, but hitchhiked to Alaska in the 1980s, his son said in an email to the AP.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

On Saturday, Quentin hitchhiked to my house, and after the other boys arrived, we inspected Auk I. “Love the name,” Quentin said.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam