We took a truck for part of our trek. Standing in the back and hanging on was fun until we picked up the following along the way: 12 large sacks of potatos and their owners, a family of citrus pickers and their harvest, 6 other backpackers, and 2 timbermen and their stack of boards. The driver also stalled the truck about 20 times and almost drove off a cliff. It all added to the adventure.