The Shenandoah Project
"Let Us In"
December 1980--February 1981

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July 26, 2015

William

Enclosed are some of the documents about
the arrangements made to get HikaNation
through Virginia.

At first Shenandoah said "no way".
Someone had told the supervisor Mr. Jacobsen
that 2,000 people were on the way.

Got that cleared up and you may recall the
Park had a ranger available to issue permits
to all the HikaNation hikers.

Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
Note:
An alternate page containing the same
articles is located here. The alternate page
has the same articles that can be read
without having to click on each image.


To: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
From: William E. Hutchinson
(PATC President & HikaNation Coordinator)
Date: January 22, 1981
Re: Shenandoah "huts", campgrounds, permits 		To: Edwin R. Page
(ATC HikaNation Coordinator)
From: Robert R. Jacobsen
(Shenandoah Nattional Park Superintendent)
Date: January 23, 1981
Re: Additional Shenandoah Nt'l Park information 		To: Robert R. Jacobsen
(Shenandoah National Park Superintendent)
From: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
Date: February 3, 1981
Re: Hikers reaching Park 1st or 2nd week of May




To: Virginia Park Managers (7)
From: Bob Proudman
(NPS: AT Project Office)
Date: February 5, 1981
Re: Possible "strategic problems and unusual stresses for normal operations"



To: Bob Proudman
(NPS: AT Project Office)
From: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
Date: February 8, 1981
Re: "..hikers usually do not hike as one group."; group gatherings; number in group and daily mileage. 		To: William E. Hutchinson
(PATC President & HikaNation Coordinator)
From: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
Date: February 8, 1981
Re: "Full cooperation from Mr. Jacobsen
(Shenandoah Nattional Park Superintendent)" 		To: Al Schneider
From: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
Date: February 8, 1981
Re: Allaying concerns about hiking on the Appalachian Trail

 

To: Various (12)
From: Bob Proudman
(NPS: AT Project Office)
Date: February 20, 1981
Re: Estimating the group's Virginia progress and planned events 		To: Mr. Edwin R. Page
(ATC HikaNation Coordinator)
From: William E. Hutchinson
(PATC President & HikaNation Coordinator)
Re: Shelters, campgrounds, regulations in and after Shenandoah National Park
Date: February 20, 1981 		To: Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
(Virginia HikaNation Coordinator)
From: Jim Kern
(The American Hiking Society)
Date: February 24, 1981
Re: William Hutchinson's concerns about the "HikaNation crowd"

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Entire Letter in PDF format.



All articles provided by Reese F. Lukei, Jr.
Virginia Coordinator for HikaNation.


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