The Progression of
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Pre-hike California Nevada Utah Colorado Kansas
Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Illinois Kentucky Virginia
West Virginia Maryland D.C. Maryland Delaware Afterwards


HikaNation was a 14-month cross-country backpacking trip starting at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California on April 12, 1980, and ending at Cape Henlopen, Delaware on May 27, 1981 after traversing over 4,286 miles and passing through 14 states and Washington, D.C.

Purposes for the hike included highlighting the need for more hiking trails across America and promoting hiking as a low energy consumption form of recreation.


The HikaNation Story
by Jim Kern

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HikaNation   was   organized   by
Jim Kern, William Kemsley, Jr., Paul Pritchard, Glenn Seaborg, and others, and was sponsored by the American Hiking Society, the United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, and Postum, along with various other suppliers & supporters, including Backpacker  magazine.

The Progression of HikaNation details the journey with various organizational memos, letters, newspaper and magazine articles.

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Transcontinental Hikers Hoof It To Harpers Ferry
Bolivar Heights, West Virginia

May 7 - 8, 1981
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Coast-to-Coast Hikers Ending Year's Walk
May 8, 1981
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Rob Lee gets ready to hit the trail with hikers,
Rob Lee makes his own way on cross-country trek,
Wheelchair hiker to join close of trek

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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Homecoming Wraps Up Trans-US Hike
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

May 8, 1981
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America On Foot:
Last Tired Leg Of a 4,500-Mile Hike
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

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HikaNation Welcoming Ceremonies
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

May 9, 1981
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"Family" Photo
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

May 9, 1981
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Chicoan, Phil Atkins, Walking From Sea to Sea
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
May 9, 1981
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Philip A. Atkins - Canopy Frame Patent



End in sight for cross-country hikers
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

May 9, 1981
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HikaNation Walkers Near End of 4,000-Mile Journey
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
May 9, 1981
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HikaNation Arrival
C&O Canal Segment
Harpers Ferry to Washington, D.C.

May 9 - 12, 1981
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The Progression of
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Pre-hike California Nevada Utah Colorado Kansas
Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Illinois Kentucky Virginia
West Virginia Maryland D.C. Maryland Delaware Afterwards



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