Helton and friends hitchhike for charity
Most people will never hitchhike. Even fewer will do it twice in a year, but Belmont cross-country runner Josh Helton did. Helton decided last winter that he wanted to visit a friend in Ft. Collins, Colo., but it had to be a cheap trip. Inspired by Jon Krakauer’s “Into the Wild” — minus the tragic ending — Helton decided to hitchhike. He left from his hometown of Franklin, Tenn., right after fall semester ended. Helton survived the 1,200-mile trip hitchhiking west, but he opt