portland

I don't know if this will affect anyone here or not, but I thought it could be helpful.

Hello! Around mid-June, I'll probably be tryin to thumb my way down to Portland from northern Washington. Relatively newish to hitchhiking and first time doing it on the coast. Anybody got any tips or points of interest they'd recommend?? Usually, I don't bring any sort of protection with me...

Me and my husband have been camping around Portland Oregon for nearly a month now. They're starting to get aggressive with the sweeps and we're looking for somewhere with a moderate amount of privacy that people will respect our site. The spot we're staying in now is full of silica sand so tips...

I'm tired of NYC and I'm going to visit the above cities, anybody got tips for them? I've never been to either one and I'm interested in seeing some off the path places as well. Here's a list of questions I have about them: Where are the best bumfeeds? Where do most of the travelers hang out...

Ok y'all, I'm putting some feelers out on his early. I have this romantic Kerouac-esque plan to hitch across the country this spring, then set up home base in 4 cities I very much enjoy for a season each to experience something other than Brooklyn, where I've lived my whole life. Portland...

Ppl say 101 is easy way south, so if I can get to the coast that should get me south, but when to go east? I-10 goes right thru Tucson but I think taking 101 to I-10 would mean hitching out of LA and I hear ppl say LA is like a vortex that traps people in and that sounds bad lol. What do u...

Hey folks, if you're in Pdx come out for a movie night! Some buddies are having a benefit event and I'm helping boost this. Come out to Pennsula park on 9/11 to watch some cool squatUmentaries, meet other squattas & anarchos and have some fun! Here's more info on it:

Tomorrow I'll be heading out on my bike leaving from about the Cleveland area hoping to make it to Portland by October 9th for the anarchist bookfair there. I'm fairly confident, though still not 100 percent set, I'm gonna try and catch a ferry up in Michigan across lake mich, instead of going...

Hi yall Ive been chronically house-less and went hitchhiking before also was in van life up until a couple months before the covid pandemic. my ex and i housed up together before covid and now we are broken up, we were together for 9 years and house-less off and on through most of it. we helped...

Collective of anarchist houseless people in Portland. Anyone there or passing through contact info@radicalcamping.org for mutual aid with whatever you are needing that we can provide. We also have a safe communal campsite and kitchen/barroom. Follow us on Twitter @PDXHRC.

I'm Jack, I'm from NOLA UPT originally but due to some legal issues i can never go there again. I'm mostly retired from traveling for now. I hop down to k falls once in awhile to visit this girl but other then that I'm just kicking it in Portland. I live downtown, if anyone comes through and...

Looking to head west back to portland whos down

Just wondering if anyone in Portland is down to kick it. Show me around, hang out, get together and do something... Hit me up. I'm 30 year male

Hi, I'm looking for a place I can park my rv in Portland or around there. Does anyone have any advice or even a place?? Tired of getting ran out of every neighborhood I park for a minute in by either cops or concerned citizens.

Hello there, all! Merry Christmas! I will be 21 in 2 days... :) Would love to set off on foot/train/etc wherever the journey goes! I have a 80L backpack that I carry around. I am currently in Portland!!! I akso own Chill, intuitive, stonerrrr, loves animals, have my head on somewhat...

48, Male. Caucasian. Not married, no kids. Employed p.t. P.T.S.D. Desert Storm I hate haters. I'm a hypocrite already. Humans are the most successful virus ever created. I've tried coexistence with the normies repeatedly over approximately 38 of the last 48 years and failed every attempt. I've...

Female travelling alone considering freight hopping. Looking for some genereal advice or tips ( i'm from the UK so i'm not super familiar with things here yet )

bethany / beatrice .. shed be like mid 20's right now she was cute outspoken brunette wild card who was in love with riding a bike around. she rode in heels. four years ago we had an intense every-minute-together one month fling that ended abruptly maybe shed want to see me again, maybe she...

My first two picks are Portland, OR, and anywhere in Colorado. I've heard Colorado has worse laws than Portland when it comes to "criminalization of the homeless", and that Portland has laws that do not make it illegal for the homeless to sleep in public, set up tents, panhandle, etc... but I...

So I got fired from my job in the Bay area, where I have been saving up money after crossing the country twice hitching, and thought FUCK IT! I want to go see some people I know and love up the west coast. So, being the entrepreneuring, straight shooting, totally respectable and never done...

I'm getting ready to do this pretty soon and all the interstate routes look pretty hellish tbh. Are there better options or do I just suck it up and get on 84?

Copy/pasted. Re-post [CW: violence, death, queerphobia] "What's going on in Portland: Portland Police have been exchanging chatty and collusive texts with extremist right wing activist Joey Gibson, whose Patriot Prayer rallies attract white supremacists and function as an excuse for his gang...

any advice, tips, possible meetups for traveling this time of year? heading south, I'm a 22 year old newbie. -thanks, peace and love

Hey Ya'll! First off. I'm so glad this website exists. Thank you so much to those who put it together and keep it running. This was an awesome resource for my partner and I two years ago when we hitchhiked and walked the Appalachian trail for a bit, now we're going to be hitting the road again...

I was railhopping solo when I came across Taz in Portland. His last name is Harrington, I looked up his name and found a picture of him sleeping rough with his girlfriend. Picture is from last year. He isn't the brightest of guys, but he is super kind and I hope things are going ok for him...

I have comrades who've been squatting or scoping out houses and nobody's invited me. I've always idealized the squatterpunk lifestyle, winter's coming, and I hear PDX has chill squatting laws. I don't want to do it alone because I've never done it before and I'm a fuck up, and I don't want to be...

looking to stay there for sometime

Hey y'all. I'm getting back into the habit of reading more often and I'd love to read and converse with like minded peeps, so why not start a reading group! If anyone is around pdx I'm down to figure out a day to meet up to read & chat. I'm into a variety of different subjects but currently my...

Help needed urgently. Title says it all. Found myself stuck in the NW and need to get home to San Antonio or as close as possible. Thank you.

I plan on going about this way in June and I was wondering if this would be doable for a first time hitchhiker. I would plan on stopping in SLC, and Boise before going to Portland. I've also heard the legal status of hitchhiking isn't good especially in Boise. What did you experience? Thanks!

Hi, my name's Joe. I used to ride trains and hitchhike around the West Coast a little bit. Somehow I wound up in Portland, Maine. Now that it's spring I'm wondering if many travelers pass through here. I saw a few last summer but there don't seem to be a whole lot. I'm not planning on being...

I can't decide which is better to start an adventure on and I'd like to get some seasoned advice. I plan on staying in Oregon until winter hits unless the weather is surviverable, any thoughts?

Thought I should put the news out for those who haven't heard already. Rags, aka Chris Stone, caught the last westbound earlier this month in a car accident in Austin, TX. His dog, Spree, has been relocated to his folks. Heard there's a memorial in Portland on April 7th for those who are...

planning to attend looking to share a ride from oakland

On 4/20/17 I got to PDX after a lengthy bunch of mishaps (stagnant trains, shit locals, shit weed) worked themselves out along the way. Earlier in the year I had planned to get up to Seattle to work at a small new brewery my old messenger friend from Boston helped create. I kicked him some beer...

Hi , My name is Rhon. I'm a stranded traveler and am looking for a ride. I use a cane and am having trouble getting work to buy my own bus ticket due to that fact. Day labor's see the cane and they don't got no work for me. That's why I'm here. My ex-boyfriend is a gambler his daughter gave him...

I'm planning on going this winter. Portland, Seattle, Olympia, maybe even Vancouver, BC. ~ What are some good youth drop in resources? I need someplace LGBT friendly, that doesn't require ID, and which doesn't feel like fucking juvenile hall; someplace like Safe Place for Youth in Los Angeles...

I want to get to Portland and I am in Boulder right now and I was thinking going to Cheyenne and hitch on I-80 W. Is there a better way to get there? Have you done this route before? Let me know and thanks!

College age guy leaving on hitchhiking trip in a few weeks. Route is Denver-Portland, Portland-Sacramento (via 101) then Sacramento-Las Vegas. First timer here! Who's got tips? Spots along that route I need to hit? How long will this probably take? Anyone been to Bitterroot National Forest...

Please keep an eye out if you're anywhere near the area!! Spread this around too if ya can!! Thanks!!

Hey guys! So in 2 weeks or so we're going to start hitting the road again. By then we will have been landed for about a month so I'm looking forward to getting out there again. We're starting in Salt Lake City, Utah heading west towards the 101, probably starting that route in San Fran. My...

Hey folks, I wanna inform people about a really cool place to visit if you’re in Portland called Anarres Infoshop. Anarres is an anarchist Infoshop (currently the last one standing in pdx) that functions as: a bookstore for radical literature, community library, music & event venue, community...

25yr old from Suwannee, FL. Been living around and about for awhile now. Spent the last 6yrs based out in Detroit, but was staying out this way in the Cascadian region before that. I don't travel anymore, but still help out fam te best I can when, and where I see em. I'm posted up in Portland...

Water and cardboard procured, I squeeze under the fence behind an obnoxious and too-bright big box store. Happily, my train sat there waiting for me, having taken the unusual step of pulling up on a siding, instead of leaving from deep in the Desert yard. Suits me just fine, I think as I start...

hey guys, so a few months ago me and my girlfriend split, long story short she ended up in rehab near Portland, OR. She left and was living on the streets last I knew, engaged in unsavory activities. Really worried and want to help her, phone has been off for weeks. If anybody see's her or...

It was a fine, sunny day in Portland (for once) in late April, 2014. We had been in Portland for three days, that particular morning being that of the fourth. I realized then, as i still do, that was four days too much in that tweeker infested shit hole. Plus, i had never been to seattle before...

Roy from Portland, studying there at the community college. He is originally from California. Told me many of his friends are deep into hopping freight all over the place. Maybe someone knows him. Gave me only his university mailaddy and I can not reach him. Very neat guy, was hopping some...

Anyone know of good queer punk squats, coops or communes in Cambridge ma, Boston ma, NYC, Portland or, or new orleans?

Heya everyone. The title says it all, pretty much. This summer, i'm planning on getting out of town and traveling for the first time. Specifically, going from Portland, Oregon; to Boston. Now, I've done a fair amount of lurking at various online resources around the web on traveling, though i'm...