Two Brothers Quest for Adventure Fortune and Perspective. ARE WE WORTHY? It is a question that haunted Jake and Joey for over a month as they struggled to accomplish what so many people had told them was impossible. For a whole year leading up to the trip, people had gone out their way to tell Jake and Joey, People dont hitchhike anymore, morons Youre gonna die out there if you really go through with this. The boys just gritted their teeth and held their tongue, for it wouldnt be long until they flew across the country with a one-way plane ticket and a goal to hitchhike almost 3,000 miles back to their hometown. IT TURNED OUT TO BE HARDER