>>195985On my way to Great Sand Dunes National Park (and Preserve), a car pulled up beside me and the driver yelled at me, asking if I would like a croissant. While this was communicated (it took a bit, because of road and wind noise), a truck came up behind him, honking away. I declined the offer.
20 miles later, I found that the driver was the one taking money at the park entrance. There, he gave me two croissants, a couple of cans of flavored sparkling water, and waived the $3 entrance fee.
I also got into Yellowstone for free; the day I arrived, it had been hailing for a while and then raining. By the time I got to the entrance I probably looked a bit like a drowned rat. When I took out my wallet to hand over the $12, the lady told me "You poor thing, you don't have to pay."
In the San Luis valley I stopped at a general store to stock up on food. They didn't have shit in stock; half the shelves were empty. A guy came out from the back and asked me "You here for lunch?"
I began to explain that I wanted to buy lunch food, in addition to breakfast and dinner food. While doing so, he ushered me to the back, where they had some kind of charity gig, and told me that I could eat what I wanted for free. They had a salad, some ham, potatoes, desert and soda. They closed at 2 pm, and it was around 1:30 by the time I got there, so he and the other staff enthusiastically offered me as much food as I could eat.
I met lots of other people, those are just a few of the ones who stick out.
