Hitchhiker Graffiti
  • Hitching Home
    • Introduction
    • Disclaimer
  • Blog
  • Essays
    • Firstride >
      • The Story
      • Itch to the Hitch
      • Run-up to the Hitch
      • Desert Sand-ers
      • Let the Cowboys Ride
      • Afterward
    • Why Barstow
    • Place to Place the Face to Face >
      • Clovis Man
      • Under Turlock and Keyes
      • Chain-Link Reaction
      • Freedom and Expressions
      • Los Gatos en La Cuna (Cats in the Cradle)
      • Doggone
      • Marathon man
      • LOST AND FOUND
      • Alaskan, Alex can, Al askin’
      • CHARIOT OF FIRE
    • Highwaymen and the Poets of the Road >
      • Highwayman
      • On the Way–On God and Being On-guard
      • On Highways and the Airways
      • Wicked Women and Waylaying Ways
      • Robbing Robin and Other Rhymes of Place and Times
      • Carmelized and Marked for Signs of Life
      • Roadside Physics and Physical Risks
      • Actual Hitchhiker Poems from the Roadside
    • Pass the Chicken
  • Nicknames
    • Noms de Poteau (Pole Names)
    • Numerical
    • Alphabetical
    • Intriguing
    • Bobs
    • Dogs
    • Other Animals
    • Vegetables
    • Minerals
    • Indians
    • Outlaws//Warriors/Weaponry
    • Travelers
    • Drugs/Trippy
    • Locations
    • Rhymers
    • Religious/Spiritual
    • Celestial/Meteorological
    • Pairs/Combo Names
    • Bizarre/Disturbing
  • Hitch Haiku
    • Sign and the Time
    • Roll of the Wheels and the Dice
    • Accidental Adventurer
    • Sweet Hitch Haiku
    • Anatomy of a Hitchhike
    • Ball and Hitch
    • Hitch hooking
    • Ulterior Automotives
    • Free to Go
    • Road Glares
    • Fisherman's Hitch
  • Logbook Entries
    • Analog and Electronic Logs
    • Log Book # 1
    • Log Book # 2
    • Log Book # 3
    • Log Book # 4
    • Log #5
    • Log #6; Las Vegas to Las Vegas and Back
  • Graffiti Art
  • Things the Light Poles Have Taught Me
  • Video on How Graffiti is Collected

Log Book #2, Log Dates: 8/23/96 - 7/17/97

Log Date: 8-23-96

I-280S  Cupertino, CA at Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd on-ramp:

I was shit on a rock and hachit [sic]
lay in the sun
sworn to fun
love to none
Duke Wayne Ellsworth  12-12-82

No, dope
No, hope
Go back home
➘
Bill Spelman  8-20-79
*************************************

Log Date: 8/24/96

I-580E, Livermore CA No. Livermore St on ramp:

KY from Kentucky

Jon Warwick
Pamela Warwick
Caldwell Idaho

How many were there
Whitch [sic]way did they go
I must find them
I'm theyr [sic] leader

This place is fucked for geting a ride
Peter Savard

Nowhereland is right here

Flap-Hap
To Esther the Aussie
I love the thought of you
Someday together
            Flap

Tim Hawkins  7-27-94
This is nowhere for hitchen

All is one
Everything is God
You are God
Know he is with you     ¬ How true

Help me God
Help me God
Rescue me

Two days from San Francisco

Mantra Sara was here
Hare Krishna
hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna
hare hare
hare Rama
Rama Rama
hare hare
(written inside a drawn scroll)

No dope
No hope
No ride
We died

Highway Loner 12·26·79
To Tulsa Okla + Castro Valley

Stay high + fly
Sgt. Karma was here for a few

Desolation Row  
5/9-5/11  
77
*************************************

I-580E, Livermore, CA First St. on-ramp:

There's nothing like a Greatful [sic] Dead Concert
                           except a Van Halen concert

Mon. Mar 7/77   
Steve White Toronto Ont. Canada
This is the begining of what I hope to be a short stay.  However by the poor reports left below by others desperate to get to LA I think I may be able to leave on this pole a few words of wisdom that probably will do nothing for you but pass the time as you wait for that all important flashing of brake lights that will take you down the road to even a worse spot than this

Dave + Eric   2-29-75

Dave + Eric  11-25-75

Mike + ?
Carl     9/6/80  England

LSD is hitch hikers asprin

Well here we are   Steve and Greg
on the way to Canada  `81

I'm going home   W.VA.
Dave 1-27-79

LOBO 
LOUES
SANDRA
SUS(AN?)
7-6-84  to FLA(?)

Here after Grateful Dead Winterland Feb 24
                                              We were too

Shay and Road Hog   6-6-81 St. P.

BU here after a Grateful Dead concert

William W. Pope  
Goldendale Wash. to Tucson Ariz
3-24-91  This place sucks a big one

Perhaps the next one will be the yin of this yang

Rick Hawkes and Rick Ward had the unfortunate experience of being here on 10/1/73

Written around the pole 7 times:
In the course of human events it becomes necessary for means of transportation to stick out ones thumb and yell "ho" to the passing purple pig boats.  One must consider the element of (time to it).  It's not a matter of going from point A to point B but consider it is from A to Z.  In order to get from A to Z you must pass thru B,C,D...XYZ.  This involves time multiplied by B,C,D...X,Y,Z and you get lots of hours.  Enough to write a story or two.
Signed Dave + Eric
Passing through Point H.

I just got here but I do (no) this is going to be a long seat so here I am smoking a joint of Red Bad to get rede [sic] for it           
Karl Miller   10-21-80

See the Very Great Fuldead    Oct 6+7

Corperal Stoner

If you hitch here after 6 pm make camp

Wes and Deanne here 5-3-84   This place

I was here in June sit can't have been too long
The Blue Wit

Let's start a union!
*************************************

I-5N, W.E. Brownie Brown Freeway at Cal Rt 132 (to Modesto) on-ramp:

Rob from NJ to Oregon  12-4-72
I've been here 2 fucking days

Chris Martin was here and so are you sucker

I know that your following 
Pig Fuckers     Lightfeet

on ped pro sign:

         Viet Nam Vet
69-70  2 YEARS     71-72
     Michael Ferrel Marvel
    Born 5 NOV 1951
Dieing [sic] of prostate cancer
Lord what does it take to get a ride
Been here all day  May 11 1989
*************************************

Cal Rt-99N, Modesto CA, at Rt132 on-ramp:

Jeanie 8/25/75  Going to Denver ---- home

7-17-75
Bob 
  a  
Alvin  11:PM

other pole:

I finily [sic] got rid of Dave the Head
on my own again  Thank you  Bill D  5/23/82

Found 2 joints in bushes

God is alive but doesn't want to get involved

Skin
  ✠
Head

Jesus is the way

May a great (thumb?) come out of the sky
and squash you basteds [sic] passing me by
G. (Greene?)

Peyote:  
To all you stoners there is hope for a ride
Just smoke another joint and hope for that one Ride from the sky
Stay stoned from Peyote the 1+only
                     (I wish he'd get me a ride north)
Yosemite to Chico

Get lost (in?) America
*************************************

Cal Rt-99N Keyes/Turlock CA at Taylor Rd on-ramp:

L. Rhodes 
to
Sacramento from LA 8-31-76
*************************************

99S Keyes/Turlock. CA at Taylor Rd on-ramp:

SNAFU
4-11-96
4-12-96
Stuck here over nite
(drawn a wincing face)

Help
Pops 
to 
Vegas
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Turlock CA at Monte Vista Ave on-ramp:

I think I am going to fuckin' die.  No ride in 3½ hours.  Have not eaten anything in over 2 days.  I have 2000 miles to go.  No money. No weed. People around here are fuckin' blind   9/8/79
Better keep on truckin'.   
People here eat shit

Stan K and Ed B 4-12-84
From Sacto to Tex
Good luck to you all
PS. This place sucks
(drawn face with glasses)
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Modesto CA, at H St on-ramp:

Price of admission
YOUR MIND

Hippy Larry + Crazy Wayne
to S. Padre Island  1 July 74
Trying to make it by the 4th
Keep on trucking

Don't you know that LSD consumes 47 times its weight in excess reality
                                       Clutch
*************************************

Cal Rt-99N, Turlock, CA, at Fulkerth Rd on-ramp:

(drawing of the Enterprise and the earth with a Scotty, Beam me up now in the thought bubble connecting the two, inside; and Good Luck you'll need it, outside)

MH 48'
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Turlock CA at Fulkerth Rd on-ramp:

Will somebody please give me a decent burial

I'm layin' over there ➞ in the fuckin' gully
*************************************

Cal Rt-99N, Turlock CA at Central Ave on-ramp:

Cowboy   La to Sac
3-14-80  3 days

STP

Little
Jack
(Written inside a Zia symbol)

6-18-77
Dark:30 pm
Hoping to get home from
Looks like we'll make it

How free are you?
Creeping Bill 9/12/84

Reana Ann  10/7/77
to New York (Buffalo)
Good luck everybody    
                                    Thanks

(Drawn a circle with an equilateral triangle inside with equilateral triangles at left and right points, each of which are split into right triangles)
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Turlock CA at Central Ave on-ramp:

Chris Broctons  4 hrs   Aug 29, 88
I'm back and it still sux the high hard one
Rocks in hell!
10-27-88

Calif back to Macon GA
Markus  "75"

2/26/78    Chris    Joe    Donna
to Florida and back

Trafton Brown  10/27/78   8pm
from LI NY

Been down so long it's beginning to feel like up
Fast Eddie  `73

There isn't much positive thinking going on around here
             Well, what do you expect with all                      the cow brains driving around here?

West Side Jim    Myrtle Point Oregon

G & P goin to Mexico  5/1/96   

Here I stand broken hearted
Without love because I'm too open hearted
Love the Lord   Allen Powers

Frenchi Ceezarnie  till my dick hits the dirt!

Tony DeLa Torr   Just got out of jail   4/6/85

Danny Moreno

Yakima Wash to Texas

SS (angled like Gestapo) ϟϟ 1999

Pat and Rosie going to Texas
Quincy Calif

Trafton needs a chick to r(un?) with bad
ride to Bisbee AZ then El Paso  
10,27,78

SAC
1985
RAE
Texas 3/9/85

Groovy Bob  Everett Washington 7-14-88
Fuck this  I'm walking

I'm bored of this spot

Death Valley
You can have what the crows don't eat

The Man with the Golden Thumb             

Hitchhiking from hell yet again

New Yorkers make better lovers like  Billy Joel, Lenny Bruce, John Travolta and many more
Skip Diamond going to FLA

Wal, ahm just driftin!  
Paul Freeman  Fremont CA, 
Oct 18, 1975
I'm having a good mutherfuckin time doing it, too
*************************************

Cal Rt-99N, Turlock CA at Landers Ave on-ramp:

Chowchila Mike and Danny was here 
but now they're gone
they left th(ere) names to carry on.
Those who knew them knew them well
those who didn't can go to hell
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Turlock at Landers Ave on-ramp:

Groovy Bob  7-14-88

Kelly     
Ennis, Montana to Merced  
almost there
New Years Eve  86-87

El Oscar from Varrin Sherman Sur San Diego  #13

Charles Clayton  leaveing [sic] here
go to KC and find some work  5/19/82

Charley Jones
Iraan Texas

Forest  8-22-85

Alaska to LA  Be good to yourself

Yes we were here
We got all the good ramps
Jim + Alan  4-77

Beam me up Scotty

4-12-84  Stan K. and Ed. B. from Sacto to Tex
Good luck to all

Raza Rifa (Rica?)
*************************************

Cal Rt-99S, Merced, CA, Downtown/R St on-ramp:

Jesus Christ died for our sins.
Repent now before it's too late

Itchy was here
Still movin' pretty good

The Wizard 7-13-80

Kelly   Long live freedom  31

Cap't Jack going there and back

John & Ted  FLA to Portland + now to Indiana

Don't ever go to Sacramento.  
Spent 24½ hours on 16th St ramp.  
Fucked up  Get high

Don  11-21-74
Come of Washington to Forsno am gat [sic] here at 1,25
it is 20°

Bob Cain and Foster Harrison to Georgia 
2-18-79

Terry (Henry?) L. Bennett  2-23-77

Fredd

Herb and Red Wine Tour 82 *    

Cap't Jack will get you high tonight

El Oscar Sherman   Sur San Diego  1#3

Rick (Rich?) + Donna
Santa Rosa to Tucson Arizona
Truckin + fuckin  6-5-82

Higuera
Mt. Whitney or die  12-16-85

Igor   Redding California to Los Angeles 12/85

This place sucks
When you read it I hope I'm not still waiting for a ride
                                                     Zippo
look like we're going to sleep here tonite again  7-83
************************************

I-5S, Santa Nella, CA on-ramp:

7-27-96
Wozniak
    
  ✞♥                 (Cross with and heart inside)
God be with you

D.E. San Francisco to Bangor Maine "Keep the Faith"

Eugene from Eugene  87 world tour

B. Best 7-14-81

    BAD
WORLD TOUR
   Y
   Z    `93

RDM
JHA   11/11/93
Two Deadheads
six hours later
Still 2 Dead Heads
Tour `85
*************************************

I-5N, Santa Nella, CA on ramp:

 H
  I
 T
 C
 H '
 N
POST
(written in 1" thick letters)

Don T. from ATL GA to Sacto Cal
Lookin to be money cookin

(Drawn pentagram with 666 in middle)
Motlee Crue  Shout at the Devil
 FTW
(drawn inverted cross with a 6 6 6 at the ends)

The Scarecrow strikes again from Orlando Florida to Eugene Oregon 3-5-84

Eugene from Eugene home from Yucatan 12-87

(inside a drawn heart)
For
Keith B. Paul(?)
Skuper Steve
will never hurt you again
Dad XANCE(?)
6-5(25?)-92

FxTxWx
From LA to Sacto
卐 ϟϟ
Michael Dodge
3-29-83
SxWxPx

Johnny B.  Sept 2-1993  
 5 days
Waco Texas to Medford Oregon

HIPPIE
3/4/88
L☮VE
(drawn like a sun on the horizon, Hippie as rays, date in sun, love below horizon

Wayne Vorseth  7-12-89
Bullhead City, Nav to Portland Ore
one week and steel 800 m to go

The Road Bandit strikes again 3-5-84

Hiway Chile
John Colbert  SD-Port   Burn One!

Keep a bong along

(drawn triangle with 333 inside)

9/26/85  Harry Literal

The Phoenix
      +
The Blond Raven
     `89

Chanasky + John were here on the way
See ya there  94

Tony
5/2?/8?
To settle (Seattle?) - New York   

John Degenan  3/27(9?)/83
*************************************
Log Date: 8/25/96

I-280N, Cupertino/Mountain View, CA, at Grant Road on ramp:

The Shadow knows!  10-14-72  L.A.C.

Hey Ma - (I'm ________)
We're stuck in Mountain View
with the SF blues again
Don't worry Ma, I'll be home
for Christmas if room ________
KC  10/1(4?)/

Wayne C. Feb 3, 1973  2:30 pm

Tell mom I'm going to the store  C.H.

"Fig"

(Drawn Rolling Stones lips-tongue logo)
*************************************

I-280N, Los Altos CA at Magdelena St on ramp:

(Drawn big orange swastika ~3 in.)

Pacifica to [sic] hot to hitchhike  M. Arnberger, Linda Mar
A traveler for 2 years on the streets
Still realing and dealing and cruzing
What a fucked way to live      Hell
                                         Not so hot a place

BOF ROXON
(Drawn an X with stars drawn in the spaces)

J.G. "79"
*************************************

I-280S, Los Altos CA at Magdelena St on- ramp:

    S
   M
   ◓
( ^ 
   ◓
   T
(SMOOT written sideways with eyes made out of the O O; looking sideways/upwards with nose and smile  

other pole:

If you get stuck here go back the way you came or you'll never go anywhere again
Randy and Ray
            Thank you for telling me
*************************************
Log Date: 8/27/96

I-280N, Los Altos Hills CA at El Monte Road on-ramp:

Me and my dog on acid
Tennessee Jed

The Galilee Hitchiker [sic]

Gay is a gas. Don't fight it do it. Don't bite it chew it and there's money in it too.
I hope to get a ride soon.  You shouldn't keep the customer waiting I've heard
                                           Bye Ferdina 1$75.

Was stuck    Make a sign saying
"Anywhere but here!"  It works  Try it
Dave Barb(our?)

Bus drivers are better lovers

Somebody should put a telephone here so I can call my mom
*************************************

I-280N, Palo Alto CA, at Page Mill Road on- ramp:

I lost a brown wallet somewhere around here

Justin Walker, Ray Riva on the road to riches
4/13/93   Santa Cruz - Marin

Could say that hitching hell is fucked but then that's no good to you
You're already stuck here

on and on the world moves...on and on the world moves...on and on the world moves...
                        (connecting around the pole)

Ni卐on

Where lies the eyes
that see the butterfly
and capture all his color?
That thread the sunlight through his wings
Improvising with the wind?
The eyes that pin his pattern spectrum
mounted on the sky
that starch his spirit and fix his frame
sealed in symatry [sic]
Where the eyes as fibers in the thread
weave through ultraviolet
Where the eyes compainted(?) in starch and glue
Diffuse the fading parchment
there are eyes that lie beyond the reflections
there are eyes that be amidst refractions
Where lies the eyes that see the butterfly?
                                               - CG(N?)

Memories... to far to look back on
too near to resume life
                                        Lissa Pospisil      

J. Scott Batsford  2/15/81
Broke as hell!
Too much cocaine
Santa Cruz -- Anchorage Alaska   

Have Patience

Budda
     ↓ 
Zoroaster
    ↓
Rama
    ↓
Krishna
    ↓
Gautama
    ↓
Jesus
    ↓
Mohamed
    ↓
Miher Baba    are full of light

Love every person
love everyone for no reason
It's all in fun
Love your mother, sister, brother, lover, father, one another
We're together; not just people
Love animals and vegetables
Gulls, bulls, squirrels, camels, owls, devils, angels, and cannibals
All love, love, love
                               Eric Snapping
*************************************
Log Date: 8/29/96

US-101N,  Mountain View CA, at Shoreline Road (southbound) on-ramp:

My name is Groovy Venus
My travels are far
Where may I rest, where
But lord is always near   Groovy Venus 
     (scratched into new silver paint)
************************************

US-101S, Mountain View CA, at Shoreline Road (northbound) on-ramp:

Thor   2 days   SF to Tucson    
(on wood post of "Pedestrians Prohibited" sign)
************************************

US-101N Mountain View CA, at Amphitheater Parkway on-ramp:

REO (stylized E and O with star in it)
Robert Hand
Kelly Beardslee
11-7-84

Bill   Bellingham  Wash  11-8-84
This place is dead.  Try walking

Jim Couitt
Rhode Island 4-7-87
*************************************

US-101S, San Jose CA/Santa Clara County, at Hellyer Road on-ramp:

(on ped proh sign)

Tom Bishop  Hermosa Beach  7-5-90

JONE-SIN-FER
JEEEEERY              (Jonesing for Jerry?

(drawn series of faces, seven going from happy to sad, then a lit joint, then one last happy face and a peace sign)

Swanger 11-15-95  11:am   ϟϟ

Stood here in just my pantie [sic] for over an hour and still couldn't get a ride
             34-22-36   Crystal Taylor  
 (I suspect this above was written by a male)
                                   I'da rode ya Lady!
(drawn happy face with tongue sticking out)
*************************************

US-101S San Jose/Santa Clara County at Blossom Hill Road on-ramp:

Eugene from Eugene 9-88

Son of love
Son of light
Son of man
Son of might
Son of faith
Son of sight
Son of truth
Son of right
Son of God
Son of Holy Knight
                      Jesus

Was here before with Tri alone but only in spirit   Tri journey of love 105th day

The beginning date 52695
Time 4:03 pm 
Our everlasting love
PHX bound
Tino and Katharina Ponce
(drawn heart with "TNT and beyond  no jive" inside)

Tumbleweed  10-28-95  Berkeley Ca to Eastland TX 

Bob   I've been here 3 days  6-26-89

Gods always here

HELLS ANGELSS 
                       -MC

on sound deflector wall:

The Begining of beginings [sic]
in the name ©f Christ
L♡RD of truth justice Tri and
I self everlasting peace Amen
Journey of Love on the threshold of a dream
Moody Blues
Good luck brothers and sisters
don't forget to pray in Christ
(drawn heart with "TNT 95 and beyond  no jive" inside)
*************************************
Log Date: 8/30/96

US-101N, Los Altos CA, at San Antonio Road on-ramp:

8 was here 6-30-73
*************************************

US-101S Los Altos CA, at Oregon Expressway on-ramp:

Cars can eat runny dog poop

Mulvaney   12/80

The Bull  7-20-75

James Dickenson to LA

Be content under all circumstances

George Cree was stuck here on the way home to Monterey
from Bob Dylan/Grateful Dead concert
Oakland Collesium July 24, 1987
(P.S. the show was worth everything)

Hey now, a great place for nothing
Anyone have a smoke?  11/10/91 ☮ onward
Don Side Kick Mumbies (Mumbles?)            

The Flying Freakin' Fairy and his faithful companion Bi-Dyke were here  May/13/72

P.A's (Palo Alto) got its head up its ass

Pee Wee says:  Boogie

Mike of Baltimore

Buster  Venice Calif  Aug 23 1971

Chet + Hanes(?)
were here to see the Wizard be he wasn't home  7/11/81

Think positively


6-3-75
Pee Wee + Fonzie 
to San Jose from Oregon

Perry Dungan
`3 little man
Return to Santa Barbara from San Fran
(had skin problems)

Shannon Mifflin  11/18---
************************************
Log Date: 9/3/96

US-101S East Palo Alto CA, at University Avenue (northbound) on-ramp:

I love this world of life. Let me take you on the road  St. John

Marty was here from Pasadena Calif  3-26-70

Love  Peace  Dope  Jack Weir  1970

Ronn Durr headed back to Fla   1972

Homer    Seattle to Mexico

Boz were here 8-17-70  Things are a little slow today
Also 9-2-70  going to LA

Cactus is stuck here again

Eddie Martinez knows whats happing [sic]

San Francisco the promised land
will promise yo(u)

Yesterday is faded
Tomorrow is opaque
Today is luminescent
************************************

Cal Rt-85N (Stevens Creek Freeway), Sunnyvale CA, at Rt 82 (El Camino Real) (westbound) on-ramp:

Kimmy Lee Jennings stoned good   2-20-81
Got some weed 2-20-81  9pm          2-21-81 
Friday night full bright moon
But I think I may as well crash out
cause this ramp surely does suck
☮
(Drawn peace sign over a pot leaf with stay stoned across it)

Blow Job Bob was here 2-2-82

May as well start jacking off KLJ  2-20-91
Pitch your tent  KLJ `81

Here I am again
Sho Duff

Shorty was here
*************************************

Cal Rt-85S (Stevens Creek Freeway), Sunnyvale CA, at Rt 82 (El Camino Real) (westbound) on-ramp:

A wise man investigates what a fool takes for granted
ΛΣΔ
(Alpha Sigma Delta symbols)

This is the most fucked place in the whole fucking world
  -You must be kinda fucked up
  -This isn't too bad of a place

Ray Exter 1973

The word for the day is LE(G?)S
The thought for the day is smoke dope

(Drawn cartoonish picture of a mouse riding on a skateboard giving the finger, smoking something)

(Tic-tac-toe game)

Un(a?)ll Grunt!!
************************************

Cal Rt-85S (Stevens Creek Freeway), Sunnyvale CA, at Rt 82 (El Camino Real) (eastbound) on-ramp:

one pole:
Ray Exter 1973

other pole:

Jedediah

Flinders 28 Apr 75  8:00  How bout a ride

on freeway sign:

Stylized letter: 
international kill Nazi's DⒶy's
Germ
      95
Sublast
   Non
Vileant
Skam
Punx

(N in circle with arrow protruding NE and cross protruding SW)
************************************

Cal Rt 85N (Stevens Creek Freeway), Sunnyvale CA, at Rt 82 (El Camino Real) (eastbound) on-ramp:

(Drawn happy face circle with direction-like points at NESW)
        Smile
            ∞

California to South Dakota  This place really (sucks)

John The Monkey Deamon & Sleepy Carl  9/24/69        

(Editor's Note: 
Monkey Demon is a character in 1966 Richard Farina book, Been Down So Long it looks Like Up to Me)

Ken + Pat were here 6/75
                                             
Ken O'brien + Lyn Alhorn

Dan and Barry was here on Christmas Eve 1976
for a while gettin stoned
Oregon or busted

✡
Don't look back

Dave + Maynard
8/5/68  Minneapolis Minn.

The pot got me high   ←     doesn't this guy 
The reds got me loaded           have a fun life
And the booze fucked me up
Whoever reads this (stay high)
                                                      no thanks, 
                                                      not that high
                                                
ANDY CARU (CARLI? CAR71?)

All power to the people who love their brothers and sisters and fight the real enemy
Shoot to win!

Mike tried here
Mike cried here
Mike died here
(Drawn cartoony picture of Mike)

♉
Miles Rader was here

Love is great as long as there are no riots or muggings and robbery.
                          Stick to shoplifting
*************************************
Log Date: 9/4/96

US-101N, Mountain View, CA, at Embarcadero Rd (westbound) on-ramp:

Love is the only freedom

If you read polles [sic] and you need a smoke or 5¢ look on the first branch of the tree right in frunt [sic]of you.  Comp. of Rus__ (metal sign strap in way)
Peace brothers ☮
************************************

US-101N, Mountain View, Ca, at Embarcadero Rd (eastbound) on-ramp:

Android Mantisray was here

MZ Florida to Calif

Michael Stone
☮tis Stone 

P.H.E. 5-75 ☮ Maha

If you need a smoke, 5¢ or matches
read the polle [sic] on the other ramp
Peace brother     Rusty

Victor Grilli  9-16-73

Robert Munoz
Robert Anderson
Dennis Anderson
Tahoe bound   7/24/70

"Rose Lotus"

Phil Wright  LA to Oregon

Cody Brewer   9/27/79(4?)
Headed for Laramie, Wyo

Joe + Tony stopped by and got high
Northbound

Paul De Groat
White Earth Minnesota
Good pakalolo to share with a ride

Derk Boss was here 11/5/73
************************************

US-101S, Mountain View, CA, at Embarcadero Rd (eastbound) on-ramp:

Mad John to LA

Gary Evans 21Mar69  8:10pm

Ed Cook to Hollywood Mar 8 70

Mr. Goodbar was here to fucking long  3 hrs

Terry Morgan, Long Beach CA  (12?2?3?)/22/75

Paul Letchuk  Montreal Quebec Canada
☮ to LA USA

Christ didn't die on the cross
He died hitchhiking

Such a nice place to see great turd hearted people

Marty and Steve were here
10/22/70(76?)
We've hitched all over
Started in Tucson Ariz

Brock & Anneli were here Jan 1973

other pole:

Brian + Jim  Fairbanks to Reno  12/9/81

   L
GOD
   V
   E

Steve D. Hayes
Eureka CA   28May(88?)
************************************

Cal Rt-85N (Stevens Creek Freeway) Cupertino/Los Altos, CA at Homestead Rd on-ramp:

Talk about Hit hiking spots.  This is it!

This is the middle of the world and it stinks

If you stay here long enough you may get a ride some day  Walk ni**er!

Ed Morrison was here   It was fucked

Jim Schlotter was here 12/12/70
************************************
Log Date: 9/8/96

US-101S, Burlingame, CA at Broadway on- ramp:

Jim Ongley  Jun 94

Ben Stennet    Goin' home

Floyd   9/14/76

Charlie Graves died waiting

Jim Walker from Center Point Alabama
jumped bond in San Fran + is headed for Mexico

Oh, you'll love Mex jails
You dumb ass!
"Shot Gun"

Jan. 25 1973 

Richard (Quager?Oniger?Quiz?Oriz?)erstein    2 hrs

Love is a bag of heroin or cocain or MDA

Diana Martinez  5-20-76(96?)

Charlie Graves for an LA Woman

Jessie Tomes Maeno

Born 1965
Died waiting for a ride
Charlie Graves 2/12/82

(Drawn Kilroy was here)
Gene  October 1979  SF sucks
*************************************

US-101S, Burlingame, CA, at Poplar Ave on- ramp:

Nomad was here

B.S.G.D.  2000

on freeway sign:

BACK TO LA

NALINI + ROB

(stylized letters and symbols above and below)   
*************************************

Cal Rt-92E, San Mateo, CA, at Delaware Ave on-ramp (US-101/Harold "Bizz" Johnson Interchange):               

Clan "78"
          (drawn lookd like a lit match)
In memory of ___anson (metal strap in way)
Died in hotel fire in 1977
Hitched here once to get loaded

Here we sat
Here we sit
The drivers in Cal
J. Passaniar(Passamar?) (W.W.? N.W.?) Va.

Otis 74

"Spike"
     + 
"Ginger"
     +
"Brain" were here 7/11/82
← Go west
(Drawn profile of a skull )

SEEP was here
July 10, 196_

The West Coast Kid
82 June
(Written inside an outline of California)

Sheila + Ken
Grangeville, Idaho to Long Beach Calecch!
 Just Married
                                       (Sheila's handwriting)
We balled and had 3 kids
before a fucking car stopped
P.S. and now our kids have kids  
                                        (Ken's handwriting)

Gina + Gary  7/29/72

It's not wise to hitch here sucker

This ramp has nothing but chumps for drivers

Jesus wants to see you in heaven
He really loves you (I know) SG

Robert Negrones was here 3/26/72

Koco + Sunshine

Boy E. 
      DC

Steve Goodman (Friscos fucked)
to LA then Mardi Gras 2/11/74
then to Indiana

We came here to thumb home
2-21-75
Didn't get a ride until
10 Years After

This place sucks
David Carty
*************************************

US-101S, Redwood City, CA at Whipple Ave on-ramp:

Kimmy Lee Jennings  2-22-81  ☮                                                                   
N.Y. Angel sat here waiting from Frisco going to Carmel Valley. Came to Frisco from Hollywood   Got there from New York

Flagstaff AZ to Guymes Mexico to Eugene Oregon to Phoenix AZ   June 12, 1975  
Bill Cook + Dug Dyno

Patches + Breezy  March 75 SF

Mike MaHern + Chuck Thorpe
Minneapolis to Mexico
Mar 16, 71

What's in a name?  Kerry Waddell
T.P.S.  Day 1

Mushroom
(Drawn picture of a mushroom)
Wrightsville Beach, NC
*************************************

US-101N, Redwood City, CA at Marsh Ave on-ramp:

Mike Anderson from Elmwood Jail

POST E PRE
WAP `89
Entre resadio

Fags won't even stop to give a ride
How's that for a good buddy
The Kid

Cheryl + Mike (inside a heart)
                      True love my ass
                      The Kid
*************************************

US-101N, Redwood City, CA at Cal Rt-84/Woodside Rd. on-ramp:

This ramp sucks the big time   
James Roberts 6/9/84
SF Ca and the guy that drop(p)ed me off said it was a good ramp
PS  Bull Shit
Eat shit and bark at the moon!
*************************************

US-101N, San Mateo, CA at Holley Ave. on-ramp:

I been living out on the road for a long time
it another lonely night  No one to love
I know that God love me. 
Probably sleep right here tonight knowing that he will wacht [sic]

Black Sabbath
Going to San Fransico
coming from Lost Angelous!

Joan Jett

Pretenders

Cops harrased me on Freeway
Made me come here     Joseph

David stoned in`77'  going to SF

I was here I think

Bat of Jersey City    Long live opiates

Bombay, India    Fidel De Dios  1-9-77

Viva Sativa              06479

Newport Beach Phyco

Jesus loves you
Peace be with you
have a beautiful journey

Couldn't get a ride at the other pole so we came here.
Are we still in San Mateo?

To Brazil  12-7-72(70?)

Ox Cart rolls thru
(9?)/27/71

Janis Joplin
Heavy Metal
4/28/(78?88?)
(Drawn half a peace sign and a heart with a line down the middle and a 3 in the center)

Dennis Totten from Fla
卐
Berdoo
White Power
ϟϟ

1?4?/27/72  Cheryl, Carol, & Debbie
Trying to get to the city to see Traffic.
It's windy + cold but not really bad.
i hope the tickets aren't sold out.

Debby the Kid  1-7-75

Frank Beech
-con-
Debbie Parodi
(in a heart)

Lee Brown
-con-
Patty Baker
(in a heart)

Lee Brown
Pee Wee Machere
and Frank Beech 
Burger  
4/5/74

The Pinoys from Florida in 5 days

Sniff glue in 72
LSD in 73
Let's get some more in 74
Smoke the sticks in`76
*************************************

Cal Rt-92E, San Mateo, CA at Delaware Ave/US-101 interchange (Harold "Bizz" Johnson Interchange) on-ramp:
Cars
  300
  400
  500
  600
  700
*************************************

US-101S,  Redwood City, CA at Marine World Parkway on-ramp:

on freeway sign:

Do you know the way to San Jose  
4-12-91 Phil

on Pole:

Watch sprinkler system when you crash 
(arrow pointing to shrubbed area)
Wet Clark
*************************************

US-101S, Redwood City, CA at Holly St on-ramp:

Roman 
 ✡  Jews
          Rule

Rich Sesma -76 - trippen  getting high

The pain of my experience of feeling is exposed through the act of hichikeing
The indifference of my fellow human beings (ect) [sic]

Abilene here we come

Kimmy Lee Jennings
3-11-82  Anywhere!
Sure wish I had some dope! ☮

Forget it  You'll never get a ride 
been here 12 hrs
                 13 "
                 14 "
                 15 "
                 16 "
                 17 "
Oh fuck it   give up

Dana
Dixon    Abilene, Tex
   -n-
Joe     Aellano  Oct 27  "73"

Kathy + Colleen  April Fools Day 1976

Only maggots that don't know how to get a ride write on these poles

Calif sucks mule dick

From Bellingham Wa   Oct 27 73
*************************************

US-101S, Woodside, CA at Woodside Rd on-ramp::

I'm a fuckin statue   Bob  10-15-92

Don Cook  11-10-89

John Dey (Day?)
FLA
1980
↘
Dawn
(in a heart)

other pole:

☮ 1980 Mike

OOD🔀IB
*************************************

US-101S, San Mateo, CA at Marsh Road on-ramp:

Monk was here   5-18-83

Kelly Beardslee 10-24-84, 11-7-84, 11-8-84

Redwood City to Santa Cruz 

Don  Seattle to Santa Barbara  8/30/85

Robert Hand  7-31-84,  10-24-84, 11-7-84, 11-8-84
Redwood City to Santa Cruz

Billy + friends
to Santa Barbara + beyond  6-15-83

Jim & Brian   Fairbanks to Reno
  12/8/81

Rich + Lisa  SF to NY
*************************************

US-101S, San Mateo, CA at Willow St on-ramp:

J. White  Anchorage to Santa Clara
I should walk I'm so close but too lazy 7-23-85

M. Hayes walked out of SF 3 days ago
This is day 4  8/22/96
Good food all the way
Little or no pot  M. loves Trudi(?)

Jim & Brian Fairbanks to Reno  12/9/81

John Thomas  The WC Kid
          June 82
*************************************
Log Date: 9/9/96

US-101N, San Mateo, CA at Willow St on-ramp:

Steve Ortez  12/5/71

Steve McGowan  Half Moon Bay

Give me plenty of pussy, pot and pavement

Follow the yellow brick road
Darryl needs a ride

I hate everyone
KLJ  
2-18-81 
Wish I had a porpise [sic] here

HIV virus
look out So______ (metal band in way)
*************************************
Log Date: 9/14/96

I-280N, Menlo Park, CA at Sandhill Rd on-ramp:

Old volvos are nice friendly looking cars

Mike Shaughnessy  Roch NY 5-73

The Farm

The Goddess is alive and wants her children

Colorado or bust
*************************************

I-280S, Palo Alto, CA at Alpine Rd on-ramp:

James McGuire  March 17, 74
needs a break   Saint Pats Day

Joe Valle 12/21/87

For a good lid of marijuana call 327-42--
ask for Steve Jacobsen

Make love not war

Smoke joints not war

Other pole:

Electric gardens of growing sound
passing through your head
Follow it off up and down
and you will never leave the __?
*************************************
Log Date: 9/15/96

US101S, Morgan Hill, CA at Cochrane Rd/Sig Sanchez Freeway on-ramp:

Tumbleweed 10-28-95
Berkley CA to Eastland TX 
*************************************

US101S Morgan Hill, CA at Tennant Ave on-ramp:

Makah Indian Reservation
Neah Bay, WASH 98357

Heather
   Anywhere USA
     11/15/87

Johnny Winterhawk
*************************************

US-101S, Morgan Hill, CA at San Martin Ave on-ramp:

Fast Alex stranded 3 hours at this stinking spot
*************************************

US-101N, Gilroy, CA at Rt 152/Leavesly Rd (eastbound) on-ramp:

The Phoenix -86-

The Grateful Dead

Heavy Metal
   666
Ozzy Osborne
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Loudness
Twisted Sister
Motley Crue
You can't kill rock & roll

other pole:

Love lost at such a cost
Down and out
There's a lot of it about
J McComas  San Jose Calif

The Spirit of the Road

Marijuana Mucho UU ≡ no savor

10 pm Nov 1 1975  Jim from Monterrey to San Jose
10 cars so far in ½ hour

Plant your seeds at highway on ramps
You won't get high but someone else will

Robin D + Rick F
TLA (Letters running together)
Rick F is a fox

Edith + Jamie

Smoke pot and have retarded kids

Pot does not make a person have retarded kids
*************************************

US-101N, Gilroy, CA at Cal Rt152/Pacheco Pass Rd (eastbound) on-ramp:

Take the promises of God for example. Let a man feed on the promises of God for a month and you will not here them going about complaining about how poor they are. You here them say. "Oh my leaness  how (can) I am "It is not their leaness, it's their laziness."
If you would only read from Genesis to rev. and see all the promises made to Abraham to Isaac to Jacob to the Jews to the Gentiles and to all his people everywhere. If you would spend a month feeding on the promises of God you won't be going about complaining of how poor you are.  You would lift up your head and proclaim the riches of his grace because you couldn't help doing it!               
                                            Dwight Moody
The only complaint I have is when one judges me, saying that I was complaining when I didn't until you produced it when I read your complaint theory

(Author's Note: This entry was logged on 9/15/96 soon before sundown on the second day of Rosh Hashanna)
*************************************

US-101S, Gilroy, CA at Cal Rt-152/Pacheco Pass Rd (eastbound) on-ramp:

Lennys kid brother was here

Death is an honor and privillage [sic]

Tex Watson an child mulestar [sic]

Skid Row Slashers

All freedom fighters for homeless people
unite in Barstow Jan (Feb?) 1st 1993
Ask and seek out Doc + Geri
Hobos help each other

Mike + Geri
`92 Fight 4 Freedom for homeless people
Be good  Be free  Fight for our collition
                              F.F.F.H.P.
*************************************

US-101S, Gilroy, CA at Monterey Rd on-ramp:

(newly silver-painted pole)

Well they think new paint curse [sic] all.
Well they are wrong. High I'm Swanger
Spellt [sic] S.W. Anger  ϟϟ ←trademark
11-15-95  
(something derogatory about CalTrans, but couldn't decipher it)
*************************************

US-101N, Gilroy, CA at Monterey Rd on-ramp:

Hell hole #16  Al & Dave from FLA to SF

This is a hick town

If you want to be free, go to Lake Alpine, California.  It is near Jackson

Bill from Winslow

Here I am stoned and grumpy
This is where that fucker dumped me

Priest + Leigh
Hollywood to San Francisco

Going to Yosemite Nat'l Park if we can get the fuck out of this hick place

8/24/76
Had to walk out of here and give this place back to the buzzards.  Living proof that Gilroy was fucked by Midland Tex
         Dave + Al Fla to SF (maybe)
Living proof that Midland Tex + San Antonio Tex mated and produced Gilroy
*************************************
Log Date: 9/17/96

I-880S, Santa Clara, CA at Coleman Ave (southbound) on-ramp:

Bear was here   T.K.O.
*************************************

Cal Rt-17, Santa Clara (to Santa Cruz) at I-880/Stevens Creek Blvd on-ramp:

I shot an arrow and it stuck
P.S. Help fight air pollution so I can git my arrow back

Tramp  2-9-84   This place sucks

It is here, really here
All the beautiful things God made for us to admire of him is it love, really love.
Then why do even think of someone above
    God is love

Dave Reefer to Santa Cruz  Oct 24, 1975
And no Ritz Crackers

Steve the Freak was here on his birthday
4-11-76  Big Sur from Joshua Tree

Jeuse was here and his wife Gwen 
(drawn heart)

LA - San Fran  there and back again
Richard and Mike   This place is full of redneck assholes   2-81

Back to LA
Hope this ramp is luckyer [sic] than the one across the street
Myke 2-81
PS It's not   Shit!!

Cold Shoulders

Toke was here

Ron seeking pussy

Vince Gore to Santa Cruz

Patience brings prosperity
Tatoo Don  2-89

Steve Johnson rules the road

Dale Basye was here to Santa Cruz  7/30/72
*************************************

I-880N, Santa Clara, CA, at Bascom Rd on-ramp:

Aaron the Red Baron  Love and happy trails
9/19/76(70?)
************************************
Log Date: 9/18/96

Cal Rt-17S, Campbell, CA at Hamilton Ave on-ramp:

Winnie + Scooter  1/21/85

Mark Mueller  Sept 3/86

Dolfie  5-8-83 to Santa Cruz
to see my post mistress and my mistress's posterior

The Jazzman 8-13-91  Tahoe to the Cruz

Jim West was here 82 July 29
Buzzed out of my brain

Hopie Farfan 4/5/81

Cop done good  8/14/91

Here I stand in need of a ride
My backpack by my side
Wising I had one to roast
Cause I'm bound for the east coast
Drew 2/24/8(8?)
(Drawn what looks like AAB in a circle)

Muleskinner was here in the RAW
11/12/81
5 years of being a road rat and some punk just flipped me off
Silvette + Jennys gone with the wind

Pat loves you Sandy Boyd

Help!  Did you feel invisable [sic]. The wait here

III times the continent  Boom `87

Somebody + others wuz here
☮Ⓐ
South to beach
I love Mary Passamika
   Love Ben Pleske
   Maple Valley, Washington 98038
  (heart with BP + MP inside)            *************************************

Cal Rt-17, Los Gatos/Campbell, CA, at Camden Ave on-ramp:

Twice removed from yesterday

Lee + Chuckles  Hayward to Tucson

Paul Smith
May every path you travel be righteous

Flinders  Santa Cruz

Phillip Watts

I'm wet and I'm cold but thank God I'm not old

Robert Hand and Scott Staves to Santa Cruz

I bet this pole has been everywhere
(referring to the fact that it has been written on so extensively)

Darrick Williams + Chuck Benesh  7/21/76

                    Private Date Box
Layman               Nickel             Newkirk
2-2-74                 2-2-74              2-11-74
2-9-74                 2-9-74
2-11-74               2-11-74

Going to Santa Cruz
Hope we make it Charlotte Songer
Helene Huston Bill Songer

Barbara Anderson, Veronica McHerney (McNerney?)
Danny Codingham (Cedingham?)
to Santa Cruz  7/25/73

The Rollen [sic] Stones stood here  6/18/73
John Flynn, Doug West & Todd Muir wherever he is

Ray Exter  1973

Arvana Georgette Williams  
Mt View to Santa Cruz  3/15/73
*************************************

Cal Rt-17N, Los Gatos, CA at Monte Serra/Downtown (westbound crossroad) on- ramp:

Don't change dicks in the middle of a screw
Vote for Nixon in 72        Pat Nixon

I must be too dirty for the seat covers

Big Sur Road Trip 91
Rabbitt Christy & Dave

The No Nos
No rides No nukes No cutbacks

Pig Nixon you're better off dead
You get no peace of mind
You're bound to fall
`Cause you'll never get us all
And lord we're gonna hang you high

Mojo Navigator

Capitol [sic] itself is not evil  
When used wisely it can serve as a catalyst for better things
However capitol is the outward ___________(metal strap in way)
and freezes the _______ and numbs the soul
*************************************

Cal Rt-17S, Los Gatos, CA at Monte Serra/Downtown (westbound crossroad) on-ramp:

Jean Letellier de Montreal is going back to Santa Cruz.  There's no place like it.

Visit "The Farm" at Drakes Lane in Summertown Tennessee U.S.A.
Hoo Bible by Art Kleps.
(a series of letters and symbols - like ranch brands - written as if in a code)

Ed One's Not Enough But Two Is Too Many Ford
                           +
Gregg A Chuckles As Good As A Laugh Ford
                     were here

Doug Malone needs something

Jon Visage

Nixon's thru in `72

David Swim  6-11-73
No hope
No dope
No ride
We cried

Ram `87
*************************************

Cal Rt-17S, Los Gatos, CA at Monte Serra/Downtown (eastbound crossroad) on-ramp:

As humus bean does organic matter?

Gay pride day  June 25, 1978   All unite

Boz  5-20-70   Howdy Podnah

Numpty  7-24-70   wuz here
*************************************

Cal Rt-17N, Los Gatos, CA at Monte Serra/Downtown (eastbound crossroad) on-ramp:

Timothy Leary for Governor

Ben Stennet to Fremont  10/15/73

Star Fucker   7-2-75

(circle with star in it)

Apple Jack

      LOVE
     IS
GOD

Commander Kodie Lives

May all your ups and downs be in bed

Bruce Shell  Hollister Cal 1-16-71

Robert Sanchez  March 27, 1973

other pole:

Manuel Urango was here from Aptos
*************************************

Cal Rt-17N, Campbell, CA at Hamilton Ave on-ramp:

(Author's Note: Chased away by a cop before I could check for graffiti.)






*************************************
Log Date: 12/27/96

I-35N, Denton, TX at Exit 469 on-ramp:
(Author's Note: south side of pole weathered and messages illegible)
Extinct Breed  Hitcher of Amer

Fuck Texas

Don Veilleux   Spokane Wash

Heavan [sic] hath no fury like a (lost) lover in paradise                                4-13-79

Guitar Tim   3/3/94

(Drawn picture of two interlocking loops)

Rat to Colorado

Jim Lucas 4th July <79
To Spokane Wash

Ricky Mendez  Crystal City Tex
to Moorhead Minn

Bryon Wood  Portland Oregon  4-13-81

Audy Harris going to OKC from Pasadena Texas 4/11/76

Fuck Jesus Freaks

L-Paso Dog  10 April 1994

Alan Tinker  All State Drifter

Fuck all tramps

Chuck was here
That's no lie
I've been here
since July


The hiway is my home
Joe Mangella (Manzella?)    Jun 28,76
See ya in Chicago      1,080 miles to go

What's the point of life?
All we do is die anyway

Juergen Daniel and Mark Brown
waited here too damn long!
Everyone who passes by better fucking throw a rod
for they can just suck our dong
From Venice, CA

Tom & Snake   Port Aransas 

"Tess" from Quebec Canada
Fuck around U.S.A.  1/15/82

Lance McMahan, Boston, Mass
Keep ata Tennessee

David Todd + Lee Tinsley
Ocala Fla to Oregon  July 3, 73   Thumbs up

Burrito Bob    4-17-76  going to LA

Polo (Rolo?)  6-21-83  Summer Solstace
Going to Rainbow  UP Mich

Ron Thompson  2-22-82
Going home to KC MO after 6 mos in Corpus Christi
God Speed Brother

Prince Diamond Star

2nd time I was here
Rab of 83
The Highway Tramp
Enid Okla

Moto!  Murcumbo
               ☠
(Drawn angry skull and stick-figure crossbones)
A curse upon all who mock hitch-hikers as they pass

Spent New Years Eve here
11:00 - 2:00  Bummer
Charlie (Gandy?)   Corpus - Denver
Dec 31, 1979

Jeff D  10,000 miles later and going home
5/26/7(0?)  Yahoo

S.R. Smith "The Poet"
Emporia, Kan  (last ride in a Cadillac)
400 miles to go  Approx 20 hours to Wichita
Fred Scharff and Kirk Vaalhies (Vaathies?) split for Phoenix
(two-headed arrow drawn between above entry and poem below, but not totally sure they are from the same head or of the same mind)
             ↕

Totally (Totalic? Totality?) the barbiturate
Sleeps death
Downer, Downer
Sleep speed for breath
Acid crawls for
Fish or flesh
Hashish lulls all
Bangladesh
O cocaine lushes
or crystal hushes
O spend your dimes
for dime-bag rushes
Pop top bottles of TNT
I'd sooner cross the DMZ
or spill my guts for Viet Cong
Than have you know
that I am wrong
I lie to well
for you to see
My gums (guns?) are lined
with STP 
 
*************************************

I-35W South, at Ft. Worth-Dallas Split

S.
J "82"
Corpes Christy bond [sic] 
(Corpus Christi bound)

other pole:

a collection of symbols that appear to be mathematic or engineering related by cannot decipher, something like:

┼ ≠ 3 -ℸ∠∠∆√3∦
*************************************
Log Date: 12/31/96

I-25S, Belen, NM at Exit 191 on-ramp:

Henry going to Texas
Hope you doing better then me
6½ hrs
all dam [sic]day
next day
no help in town

I ♡
(✞)  Have faith

other pole:

If you read this be sure to have water and weed
Apache'
Houston for Xmas
*************************************
Log Date: 1/1/97

I-25N, Belen, NM at Exit 195 on-ramp:

Irish was here Oct 23, 1989 with Dog Trouble
*************************************

I-25S, Albuquerque, NM, at Stadium Rd on-ramp:

Rod + Pete Farrier
11-11 to 11-12-79
Morenci Arizona then to Florida
Heaven help you if you get stuck here

Nick Candelaria Jan `74
*************************************

I-25S, Albuquerque at Airport exit on ramp:

Rancho 1993  Gacho Hwy #1
*************************************

I-40W, Grants, NM, at exit 81B on-ramp:
 
(Autor's Note: I only checked the last two westbound on-ramps in Grants)

K.C. + R.B
Got a green stamp from + Smokie that I
seen on my daddy grave
Looked like Barney on Andy Griffin Show + we have to pay $10.00
Fuck him  he can pay for both of us
KC RB

This place really sucks big dick
5 hrs in one spot   BW  2/9/84

Ramon Savando (Sarando?)  8-13-88
Albuquerque NM

Rodney Marcum  6-21-79

JR   L│O  DEE
          ┼
       V│E 
      4-8-86
*************************************

I-40W, Grants, NM at Milan/Exit 79 on-ramp:

Fool on a hill

(Drawn circle with 4 small semicircles inside at 90, 180, 270, and 360° with two dots inside each semicircle appearing like 4 beings looking down a hole)

Tiger
Elk City Okla

Anthony 5-10-95

Zac S. Wilson  St. Joe Mo.

God bless all hitchhikers
and to hell with all those
that pass them by
in their tin chariots of
exploding dinosaur shit

Felix -n- Johanna were here
6/12/90    9:30 AM   Phoenix bound

Crazy Wolf  11-10-75  to Cal.
*************************************

I-40W, Gallup, NM at Rt 666 on-ramp:
(This is the only exit checked in Gallup; found a dead dog here on Rt 666!):

Danny Moonette(?)  
Oct 12-87
Ft Smith Ark bound for Woodland Calif

Groovy Bob   3-27-89
Miami to Seattle
Doin' life without a __de (ride?)

Maria Joe Rhonda Williams was fucken here drunk 11/13/91

Ants  10-4-96  
*************************************

I-40W, Sanders, AZ on-ramp:

Steve and Dray(?) Hammeck
May 83
*************************************
Log Date: 1/19/97

I-15N, Las Vegas, NV at SRt-160 (Blue Diamond Hwy) underpass (on pillar):

Erik H. was here  Aug. 11, 1984
LA Olympics  West Covina, CA

Quincy Brown was here in 1989
10-21-89

MRI was here in 1971
*************************************

I-15S, Pahrump/Blue Diamond Hwy (SRt 160) underpass  (Log Date 1/19/97, but earlier visits were 10/3/92 and 11/29/96):

Gray Fox  

Marco 11-18-91  Laughlin

Gov Brayon [sic]
Brain bashes
Telepathic radio waves with
Lasar [sic] camera
You lost

on bridge support:

Striders Last Stride 7/12/82

on ceiling of underpass:

Jim -n- Jackie slept here  11-8-82 

(Author's Note: Also found pair of dice from Aladdin Hotel.  Also on side of bridge footing there was a pot/hash pipe with the letters DRI on the stem.  I was tempted to pick it up as a memento and stash it in my pocket along with the dice, but since I was already illegally on the roadway, I wasn't interested in getting stopped by Metro or NHP, searched, and then trying to explain what I was doing with that thing. 
*************************************
Log Date: 2/9/97

I-15S, Jean, NV I-15, southbound underpass:
(Author's Note: I picked up a hitchhiking marathon runner)

Steve  March 1996
and still goin' strong as ever

BFFB
Kevin (Kit) Carson
9/3/88
FTW

Gigi slept here

Shy slept here 7/17/86

Push up (written on ceiling)
*************************************

I-15S Underpass at SRT 146, Las Vegas, NV:

I will be back soon
gone to get water  

GY  7-22-79  
*************************************

I-15S, Primm, NV, Underpass Rd, underpass:

D.K.J.  "The Kid"  9-21-96
*************************************
Log Date: 6/30/97

I-30E, Texarkana, TX at State Line Rd on-ramp:

(Author's Note:  Water tower overlooking this on-ramp claimed "Texarkana - Twice as Nice," in reference to the fact that the town was that much the better because it combines the best of these two great states.  Siamese twin relationship of these two states joined at the "A": texArkana.  Has anyone else ever noticed that they just took all the esses out from Texas and Arkansas to make the name?And that it can be said that they share an A or commingle at the A.  Is this the "fuckin' A" I've always heard so much about?)

Tim and Randy to Ohio from fucked up Houston

John Sebastian 1/26/77 to Georgia

Coyote 4/77

Green 5/11/88

Frost from Illinois  4/11/76

Fuckhole skeletoids stop flairn your nose assholes or your in a fist fight with me martians
Billy the greatest show on earth on route to Brandenton Florida
************************************
Log Date: 7/12/97

I-15N, Barstow, CA at N/S split, on-ramp at Cal-58:

on direction sign pole:

T.J. + Rick 12/24/83    good luck

JDS  3/18/85

Ellison Boys  12-6-90

Relamp 3394  1/VHO/FIX
(Author's Note: This might be the highway maintenance message for when they fixed a burned out lamp) 

on freeway entrance sign (on I-15S) fork:

See you at the end of the rainbow
(drawn arching lines of a rainbow)
                      Spirit Caller                             

10:30
Ashley  St. Pete to L.A.
                    Fla
             
     11-1-------11-5
Fla ↗                   ↖here    "89"  
          Have faith

Seattle to North Carolina
Albatron   10-4-90

Jeff the C.R. Iowa from Tehachapi  ☮
*************************************

I-15S, Bartsow, CA at Main Street on-ramp:

On ramp Pedestrians Prohibited sign:

The Luckster  Del Mar Fair   6-11-97

C-Hawk   10-13-92  9:30 AM

Don Holt  to Fontana  So Cal    

Bobby Olson  Good luck  Cal---Florida
                                           12°        84°
************************************* 

I-15N  Barstow, Main Street underpass:
(in view of where the McDonalds where 12 year old girl died in a robbery crossfire a couple of weeks earlier)

John Branconnier(?) was here 6-16-97  Trust in "God"; he's your best friend!  The way things are going in this country He May be your only friend...God bless and good luck all

Harley Long Soldier  6-27-86    Sioux
LA to Utah powwow

Star Child  11-29-94  ✧

Florida  June 21-97  Happy trails  

What the Fuck Chuck             

I see you you take a shit
now put it back 
*************************************

I-40W, Barstow, CA at Montara Rd on ramp-on:

On pedestrian prohibited sign:

Alaskan Warrior

Pittsburg Kid 76

Jeff Clark  12-8-81
IND to LA

Dave Carter from Bristol Conn to
Wash, Ore and Barstow  1-30-77
8:25 pm
1:00   this place is fucked

CHAZ from Pittsburgh
sometime in November 81

Pole, Bill Luce  3-3-80

Pole up on highway:

Glen Ginter   Okla City  Okla  10-16-70

Baldy - Sea Dog
Albuq New Mexico  1-18-69

Anne  Orig. N La
now Hermosa Ca  just now back from Ill  
7-26-76
*************************************

I-15N, Victorville, CA at Roy Rogers Dr on-ramp:

(Drawn clouds with lightning bolts)
Ray Stagger Lee
                                   R
                                   S
                                   L
*************************************

I-15S, at Cal 138, Wrightswood, CA (Cajon Pass area) on-ramp:

David R. Soto  Redlands CA  7-13-79
*************************************

I-10E, Loma Linda CA at Anderson Ave on-ramp:

on pole:

Tim to Dallas Tex  1-25-84

Alan J. and Patches the Pit  5-24-91

8-95  Tweetie + Ben

on Pedestrians Prohibited sign:

Simon Jaywalker  3-7-82

Got to be an outlaw just to be free
Snake                Good luck all
*************************************

 I-10E, Loma Linda/San Bernadino at Waterman Ave (Redlands Blvd) on-ramp:

on pole:

Still driftin' dancin' and dreaming of Jamie
Zoe   3-18-95 

The path of peace is exceedingly vast reflecting the grand design of the hidden and ma(_itest) words(?).
Awama(?) is a living shine of the divine
One who serves that grand purpose

Great spot  77 81  86  90

Alpha Omega Runners  5-18-88

7-1-97
Baker to M(I)X
UxSx    No trespassing 

Dave and Janice  8-24-91  M.B to Phx

Satin [sic] sucks his own dick  I saw him     

Protestant U.K.

(same bizarre scribble seen elsewhere)

Landy  1-1-92  Phenix AZ

Czarnie  1/93

Big Jim    New York New York  7/89

on freeway entrance sign:

Gary from Boston to Cal to Boston to Florida to Cal now back to Florida maybe home maybe Alaska.  Good luck to all and may the force be with you  ___-83    

4/3/82   Dallas Texas
Ranemaker  Litzenburg

J.W. Outlaw  Texas Bound

L.V. (L.U.?) Biscuit 5/97  to Texarkana TX
                             FTW 666

2-17-87
Cotton  B'ham AL.

Happy Jack of the world got stuck here

Marc Fast
1-15-84  Virginia bound

other entrance (from west):

In sumer when the shawes be sheyne and
leves be large and longe yt ys ful merrie
in faire foreste to here the fowlys songe
to see the deere drawe to the dale and
leve the hilles bee and shadowe (hem? kem?)
in the leves grene under the grene wode tre


LSD consumes 47 times its weight in excess reality

Daniel was here in 87
↗  back again in 91

Eric Bakken going back home
Phoenix Ariz  5/11/84

Jimmy Alanis  Roswell NM   12-24-84

Almost Home
Guppy to Palm Springs from Newport Beach

LeRoy Ivey  4/5/92
Gone to Pensacola Fla  I loved these Mexican dicks

Marina from Italy

Larry going back to Miami from Hawaii
                                                         Sept 72

Bill Lemmons

Linda Zobel
      +                        true love
Joann Bunch
(inside a heart)

other pole:

It's a long way to good old PA

PB ✪   1/79

2 joints and 6 beers and 4 hours
we are still here

6 bowls and 4 quarts and still no ride
Marty + Jeri

Some dude split in a car with my beer
K.R.  8-14-82

FLY TWA

You don't have to be crazy to hitch but it helps

Here I stand   here I died Diver NJ #1

Frank martin 6-10-81 from Rhode Island

Jay + Brian  Lynn Mass  Sept 3 75

Scott Rose  Hillsdale  Michigan  Nov 29  1973

At least the cops here are cool

Nita + Dawn 2/9/74
going to New Orleans

My thumb is numb
My arm is heavy
Here for hours
Still here hours later
May be here forever
Dion C. Power  12-28-84  Washington

5 bags and no matches

Ed Laux
Detroit Michigan

Guy Ingham
Melbourne Florida

5 min
10 min
15 min
20 min
30 min
1 hr
2 hr
Fuck me

My only hope was to hike X country to reafim my faith in human kind.
But (today?) you can't even do that in todays world  JD 1/81

Flog me some more
*************************************

I-215N, San Bernadino at University Parkway on ramp:

(Pedestrians Prohibited sign):

SNAFU 2-1-96    (marker)

BCS Popeye

Ray (Roy?) Gonzales  was here 4-1-90

Reuben 2-3-93  Seek Jesus first

Stefan + Timon from Germany
10/9/90
(____?) we stuck it out for one more day
*************************************

I-15N (Mojave Freeway), Victorville, CA at Bear Valley on-ramp:

on Pedestrians Prohibited sign:

Breezer (4-way arrow)  
Grand Canyon bound  94  G.O.T.V.

Brenda
  +
Charlie
1994
(drawn in heart)

Missouri Dog   10-14-93

Stupid Tramp    3-13-94   Super Tramp

Disconnect
(drawn above is a set of eyes with scowling eyebrows)

My wife 3 child spent nite here
This place sux.  On to Colo
*************************************


Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Essay - under turlock and Keyes
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
essay - Chain link reaction
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
essay -freedom and expressions
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
essay - los gatos en la cuna
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
essay - Robbing Robin and Other Rhymes
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
essay - doggone
Picture
Picture
essay - marathon man
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
log book # 1
log book # 3
log book entries
hitching home
Picture
Proudly powered by Weebly