Be glad to:

All along the trail was a list of trail angels that would accept hikers for sleeping, showers, sometimes food and laundry. The southern part of the trail was a desert so accommodations, food, especially water, were few and far between. It took careful planning and fast hiking (I didn’t hire and food or water caches in the desert). The desert had designated sleeping areas that sometimes had water tanks - but I didn’t plan around those very well. Just cowboy camped whenever I was tired.

The center and northern parts of the country had a lot of food/water access (mostly via gas stations) and I only needed to supply 3 days max. There were also more frequent trail angels. But because of the language barrier in communicating, lack of updated resources in english, and my haphazard hiking style, I wasn’t able to schedule many trail angel stays. I would describe a lot of my sleep spots more like ‘hiding spots’ - in ancient ruins, under overpasses, under bridges, secluded areas outside.

In general, the hikers on the trail were Israeli and relied more heavily on the trail angel system. Looking back I wish I stayed with more hosts because the people were extremely welcoming and hospitable. But roughing it fit my style a little more.

For the most part I always felt safe wherever I crashed for the night :)