2020

Autumn came, it gets colder and colder every day, and most trainhoppers won't jump until spring. As always, there is an annual meeting about the closing of the season, usually at the end of October. Since this year's trip date was known in advance, many were able to adjust to the departure date...

Sorry this news is a bit old, but I just found out. Herb Petty lived on a farm in north western Missouri, the Little Farm, but he attended Rainbow Gatherings and protests also. Here is his obit...

Apologies in advance to any avid Trump supporters. What did y'all think about this year's election? Where I'm at, people seemed ridiculously happy, shooting off fireworks and whatnot. I'm just glad things didn't go down the shitter with a full on coup or any shit like that.

Hey all, I've been trying to develop my career over the past few years so that I am able to have a work/travel balance. There is this work schedule in my field called 'career-seasonal' that you can work between 6-10 months a year and you essentially get laid off for months at a time, and have a...

Dingee caught the westbound in the beginning of september. Dude road hard for a long time and had the sweetest old dog. I first met them at an anarchist gathering awhile back. We quickly became friends after they chastised everyone who didn't do the dishes. For the people who didn't know em...

Hey everyone, unfortunately it is my sad duty to let you all know that Brien Sherman passed away last week. The circumstances of his death are currently unknown to me. Although he retired a little over a year ago, he was a moderator on StP for a few years, and I always enjoyed stopping to visit...

Is anyone planning to do this? I haven’t ever but I’m strongly considering checking it out with my partner and making some quick dough to hopefully blow if and when the lockdowns end. I’d also love to meet people there or maybe organize some kind of meetup AFTER the harvest, as I’ve heard it’s...

In these days of state sponsored and induced paranoia, when a mentally ill person who tries to burn his shoe with a lighter on an airplane can cause people to willingly allow themselves to be basically strip-searched in public, or when over-protective parents fearing cuts and bruises on their...

I haven't been on this site in years. I saw this wasn't on here, so I decided it needed to be. Not sure if any of you knew Dan Conner aka "Sparke" aka "Kenzo_Paisano". He died a couple of months ago. He was crossing Canada, and got stuck up there because of Covid. The cops said it was fyntenal...

News article: Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run in Kingsport - https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-pd-serious-crash-under-investigation-on-interstate-26-at-west-stone-drive/ Tribute video 1: Tribute video 2: Tribute video 3: My take on this: I did not find out about this until I...

I'm not familiar to this page so I hope I'm doing this right but I wanted to let Breakfasts friends know that he has recently passed away. He was a SUPER awesome dude, and will always be remembered as such. I just wanted to let you guys know so you can pass the word on and let others know...

San Diego police are offering a reward for help finding the hit-and-run driver who killed a skateboarder in Ocean Beach last month. Cameron Loren, 25, was skating in the middle of Voltaire Street between Bolinas and Soto streets at about 10:30 on the night of Thursday, June 4, when a car headed...

Hey, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on where one could stay in California while covid 19 safety precautions are in order. Are any parks or campgrounds open in Los Angeles or anywhere is Southern California? Has anyone gone to the beach lately? I know there are many vanlifers in Cali...

Casey naud was a virturoso in the folk punk community, ex jehovas witness turned dirty kid Casey was a Legened in the Travelling and Folk punk comminity he lived his dreams and travelled and performed his music in Europe, Australia, and North america , he was a very tight accordionist and...

get me to my mama organized by Oops ... - https://www.gofundme.com/f/vyr4yp-get-me-to-my-mama If anyone knew this lady Ashley, she supposedly died recently in Alaska, I picked her up hitchhiking last year so I very much feel spiritually connected to her, if you have some $$ to spare help...

Should be a good one this year... Love HWM, so two nights is going to be awesome.. Samiam 30th anniversary, and Mustard Plug returns again this year! Tried to update the wiki, but couldn't find the edit button. Start growing your beards today!

Hi there- Tude here - I admitted him into Dirty Kids facebook @ 2016 and after a few conversations he stated he was a long time STP person and we talked about the SLABS and how he was to have gone to there for the same year I was out there for the Jamboree. Never found out his name on STP...

Everybody’s Best Friend: A Personal Tribute to My Friend Kent Stanton - https://www.wuwf.org/post/everybody-s-best-friend-personal-tribute-my-friend-kent-stanton#stream/0

Couldn't figure out which forum to put this under...so... Postmortem: The Life and Deaths of a Medicolegal Death Investigator - https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/exvwb7/postmortem-0000449-v21n9

My wife's taking time off from conducting, so join her as she shares her unique songs of modern railroad life. She may be the first to have written songs reflecting her frustration with "Precision Scheduled Railroading". ( : "The backups" are Tim Jones on drums, Joe Dunn on guitar and bass...

I'll never forget the light in their eyes and mischievous smile. Had a lot of firsts and a lot of lasts together. Another piece of my heart has creeped out of existence. I love you 'Asherbashirkhalifamuhammed' You are loved and you are missed</3

I went to this last year and had a blast!! Definitely trying to go again. Anyone from StP going? For those who don't know: Cramond Island of Punk is a single day punk festival that takes place in Edinburgh, Scotland during the Fringe Festival. It is held on Cramond Island, a small beautiful...

I was searching older threads about cellular tech and thought it might be worth starting an updated list. I have a hand-me-down iPhone 6, but we're shutting off our internet service in the house in a couple weeks so I thought I'd browse again. Here's something I've been tracking.... TracFone LG...

Hey all, ended up hitting the slabs for a few days around New Years. Ended up camping on the other side of the canal halfway between siphon 7 & 8. Got stuck in the Tamarisk in the soft wet sand after the torrential downpours they had this season, nothing a shovel and some mesquite beaches...

Unless something utterly stupid happens I'm going to this event for sure this year, and I'm looking for people to come with me. Its 160 for the weekend and there's a pretty decent lineup this year. Tickets are on sale now and will probably sell out quick, so if you're serious about going I...

The Global Eclipse Patagonia Gathering! Dec 10-16th, 2020 Weblink: Global Eclipse- Patagonia Gathering 10-16 Dec 2020 - https://globaleclipse.com/ I bought a super early bird ticket to this! I have zero plans in terms of getting there & no one else involved in the idea. At the moment it’s 1...

I'm looking to go out in the spring of 2020 to live full time in the wild. like minded people are welcome to join but lets keep it small ( 5 people max ) will be packing everything in. if you do plan on coming with please make sure you have everything you need and make sure to bring a wood gas...