Although it's uncommon these days, backpackers and laid-back travelers may sometimes need to thumb a ride for a free lift. You might wonder if that's even legal in the United States. Well, the answer ...

When's the last time you saw someone on the side of the road, thumb hoisted in the air, waiting for a ride from a stranger? The practice of hitchhiking has significantly declined since its heyday in ...

Most summers since I was 17, I’ve gone hitchhiking. In California, at 19, I rode with a stuntman who estimated he’d sustained 50 concussions. A few years later, in Utah, a young man said God told him ...