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|country = Canada
|state = Alberta
|map = <map lat="50.0500600000002303306000000023" lng="-110.6683400000002169334000000021" zoom="1011" view="0" float="right" />|pop = 60.00061,180 (2013)|plate = AB|motorways = [[Trans-Canada Highway|Hwy-1]], [[Prairies highways|Hwy-3]]
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'''Medicine Hat''' in [[Alberta]] is a medium seized city in [[Canada|Western Canada]]. Typically, most travelers consider it a stop off point on their way to [[British Columbia]], or out East. There is definitely a "You're worth what you earn" mentality, which can present difficulties for hitchhikers. It can get pretty '''Hot''' in the summer so bring water, and sun screen.
== Hitching out ==
=== North/West towards [[Brooks]] ([[Calgary]]) ===
You'll probably have to walk to Redcliff, a small town immediately after Medicine Hat. There's a Tim Hortons and a truck stop nearby to solicit rides, plus a wide shoulder right by a traffic light (at Mitchell Street and Trans Canada Hwy)
=== South/West towards [[Lethbridge]] ===
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Gershaw Drive turns into the Crowsnest Highway - Highway 3. It runs all the way to [[Hope]], [[British Columbia|BC]]. It is a quieter Highway, but it runs through some pretty cool places, and people are more likely to stop. There is a service station, right across from the Airport, at the corner of the Highway and Bannon Ave SW. Some people have had trouble with the Service Station in the past, but if you are respectful, keep it clean, and Don't take up to much space, you shouldn't have any trouble. There is a City bus stop near by (Bus Route 22).
There are stoplights at the Dunmore Rd SE and the Trans Canada Hwy. Plenty of traffic and trucks are going slow. There's a wide enough shoulder that some of the trucks may stop for you.
* '''Note:''' There is an Overpass being constructed at this intersection right now. [http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2014/03/15/dunmore-overpass-coming-along-well/ It is expected to be finished around August of 2014].
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