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January 1, 2016 and beyond

Newspaper articles, photos, etc., obtained from Janet Parsons
are listed below (left column). Thank you, Janet!!

The materials have been added to various places, including to
The Progression of HikaNation (right column).

More contributions ( articles or photos,  etc. ) are always welcome: e-mail HikaNation.

Items received from Janet,
September 2015 Reunion
Click links below
to access individual pages
AHS Cross-Country Hike Postponed to 1980
December 1978
AHS Cross-Country Hike Postponed to 1980
Vivid memories of a cross country hike
Reporter reflects on year-long trek
By Gayle Fisher
September 20, 1981
Vivid memories of a cross country hike
Reporter reflects on year-long trek
By Gayle Fisher
Chicoan, Phil Atkins, Walking From Sea to Sea
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
May 9, 1981
Chicoan, Phil Atkins, Walking From Sea to Sea
In Step Across America
By Paula Guerrein
(written after May 27, 1981)
In Step Across America
By Paula Guerrein
Hikers trek 2,000 miles in 7 months
Jean Pierre Chouteau Trail, Oklahoma
November 13, 1980
Hikers trek 2,000 miles in 7 months
Two on 4,000-mile hike
stop in Bowling Green, Kentucky
February 8, 1981
Two on 4,000-mile hike
stop in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Hika-Nation Trekkers Now At Rockfish Gap
Waynesboro, Virginia
April 21, 1981
Hika-Nation Trekkers Now At Rockfish Gap
WSU student, Janet Parsons,
puts best foot forward
October 4, 1981
WSU student, Janet Parsons,
puts best foot forward
Experiencing America
35 Coast-to-Coast Hikers Trekking
Across Kentucky on Way to Atlantic
Cumberland Falls, Kentucky
February 28, 1981
Experiencing America
35 Coast-to-Coast Hikers Trekking
Across Kentucky on Way to Atlantic
Nationwide Hikers
Enthusiasts Pass Through Pulaski
En Route to Washington, D.C.
Somerset, Kentucky
February 23, 1981
Nationwide Hikers
Enthusiasts Pass Through Pulaski
En Route to Washington, D.C.
Hikers see country on nationwide trek
Rest Stop--Cindy Bain
January 13, 1981
Hikers see country on nationwide trek
Rest Stop--Cindy Bain
Shellie Newell
Aikenite Returns Home After Year's Walk
Shellie Newell
Aikenite Returns Home After Year's Walk
Traveling Perambulator
Winchester, Virginia
May 6, 1981
Traveling Perambulator
Accent on Leisure...The big hike....leisure my ass!
May 29, 1981
Accent on Leisure...The big hike....leisure my ass!
 
Additional contributions from Janet Click links below to access individual pages
HikaNation Year Book HikaNation Year Book
HikaNation Memorabilia HikaNation Memorabilia
12 pages of photos from HikaNation Janet's HikaNation Photos
HikaNation Reunion Photos - May 2011
Mt. Magazine State Park, Arkansas
HikaNation Reunion Photos - May 2011
HikaNation Reunion-BBQ Photos
August 2013 at Doug's
HikaNation Reunion-BBQ Photos - August 2013
35th Anniversary HikaNation Reunion Photos
September 18-20, 2015
Marys Lake, Estes Park, Colorado
35th Anniversary HikaNation Reunion Photos
Doug & Janet's HikaNation BBQ-Reunion Photos
August 4 - 6, 2017
Doug & Janet's HikaNation BBQ-Reunion Photos
August 4 - 6, 2017

Date Description Links
04/02/2022 From Janet Parsons, added 2 pages of photos from the
42nd Anniversary HikaNation Reunion
42nd Anniversary HikaNation Reunion
06/25/2022 From Janet Parsons, added
"Hikeanation: The County Schedule".
HikaNationers greeted in Lafayette &
Hikeathon Winds Through County
April 15-16, 1980
Diary of a HikaNationer from Moraga &
Hiking to Springhill Elementary School
"" From Janet Parsons, added
"HikaNation spans continent in year".
Contingent Leaves Its Footprints Across Continent
HikaNation spans continent in year
Great Sand Dunes - September 11 - 12, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, added
"Adventurers being filmed".
Across the United States with HikaNation
Adventurers being filmed
Film information by John Olmsted
"" From Janet Parsons, created a new page. Dave Backus
Hiker enjoying views of U.S.
September 28, 1980 (published)
"" From Janet Parsons, created a new page. Hike-A-Nation group stopped over...McComb Cow Camp near Cortez, Colorado - mid-August 1980 &
4,000-Mile Hike Bypasses the Rat Race
McComb followup: May - June, 1981
"" From Janet Parsons, created a new page. A family affair...Hiking Can Be Fun
Hiking--a family affair for some
Greensburg, Kansas - October 18 - 19, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, added her mothers' stitched map
of the HikaNation Route.
Janet's 2022 Reunion Photos   and to
42nd Anniversary HikaNation Reunion
March 25 - 27, 2022
St. Augustine, Florida
"" From Janet Parsons, added
"Cross-Nation Hikers Camp in Utah".
Hikers Rest Near Bryce Canyon
Cross-Nation Hikers Camp in Utah
June 29 - July 1, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, created a new page. HikaNation participants differ in background
Wilderness enjoyable for Chicago native
(published April 19, 1981)
"" From Janet Parsons, added a newspaper photo &
blurb of the Halstead group.
Stan Adamson, Kansas State Coordinator
& 'Heaven-sent' hiker serves Halstead Hospital well
Halstead, Kansas - mid-October 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, added "Liking Hiking". WSU student, Janet Parsons, puts best foot forward
October 4, 1981
"" From Janet Parsons, added her Arkansas certificate. Arkansas Traveler Certificate
December 13, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, added a 2nd version. Hikers pass through Cedar Mountain area in Utah
June 23 - 25, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, created a new page. Hike-a-Nation Cross-country on $7 a day
Storage Boxes & Campground
9 mo. old traveler joins coast-to-coast odyssey
Duck Creek Campground, Utah
June 23 - 25, 1980
"" From Janet Parsons, added a 2nd version. HikaNation hikers enter West Plains
They're Seeing The U.S.A.
December 23, 1980
06/26/2022 Added Janet's maps (as links) of
Nevada,   Utah,   Colorado,   Kansas,   Missouri.
HikaNation - The Route
07/21/2024 Created Facebook album "HikaNation 2024 BBQ at Doug's" with photos from Janet Hartowicz -Parsons -- July 20 - 21, 2024.
Photos will eventually be added to the website.
HikaNation 2024 BBQ at Doug's
(Facebook album)


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