April 2016 Articles and photos obtained from Bruce's Scrapbook Albums are listed below (left column). Many of the articles in his scrapbooks were given to him by Jeannie Harmon. Thank you, Bruce & Jeannie!! The scanned versions have been added to various places on The Progression of HikaNation (right column). More contributions ( articles or photos,  etc. ) are always welcome: e-mail HikaNation.

Items received from Bruce & Jeannie April 2016 Click links below to access individual pages 1st scrapbook album 1st scrapbook album HikaNation: In The Beginning by Rex G. Halfpenny 4/14/2016 HikaNation: In The Beginning by Rex G. Halfpenny HikaNation & Jeannie Harmon One Woman's Journey Across a Continent by Larry E Carpenter 4/15/2016 One Woman's Journey Across a Continent by Larry E Carpenter 1980 AHS Hik-a-Nation Utah Section newsletters by Jerry Evans Issue One through Issue Nine, beginning February 25, 1980 1980 AHS Hik-a-Nation Utah Section newsletters Route Across Nevada for the Cross County Hike (HikaNation) by Jean Beam, Jr. Route Across Nevada for the Cross County Hike (HikaNation) Bruce Ohlson--Arkansas Traveler December 13, 1980 Bruce Ohlson--Arkansas Traveler revised "Monty to Marce" with "Mike McReynolds letter to Bruce" November 8, 1979 "McReynolds to Bruce" added to existing "Monty to Marce" Logistical Problems of Opening Weekend Mike McReynolds January 15, 1980 Logistical Problems of Opening Weekend 1979 Updates on AHS & HikaNation Feb/March, April/May, August, Oct/Nov 1979 Updates on AHS & HikaNation revised with better scans Hikers Needed---Dec 1979-Jan 1980 Hiking's Big Opportunity by William Kemsley, Jr. Feb/Mar 1980 Hiking's Big Opportunity by William Kemsley, Jr. HikaNation coming! March 1980 article 4/16/2016 HikaNation coming! AHS News: Vol. 4 No. 2 Hike-A-Nation Kick-Off April 12 February 1980 issue AHS News: Vol. 4 No. 2 Hike-A-Nation Kick-Off April 12 Department of the Interior April 1, 1980 news release Department of the Interior news release President Carter's Commitment to Trails Feb/March 1980 President Carter's Commitment to Trails revised with better scans The American Hiking Society News: HikaNation Begins April 12th revised with better scans They're Off and Walking Bruce Ohlson to hike to Washington April 1980 Bruce Ohlson to hike to Washington HikaNation Opening Weekend Registration Packet & Fact Sheet HikaNation Opening Weekend Registration Packet & Fact Sheet revised with better scan of top image and added another route outline at bottom California route information Walking the Bay Bridge--April 13, 1980 Walking the Bay Bridge Hikers on first leg: 4,000 miles by foot 4/13/1980 Hikers on first leg: 4,000 miles by foot Memorandum to State Route Planners April 21, 1980 Memorandum to State Route Planners TGIF: Walk across the Bay Bridge April 11, 1980 issue TGIF: Walk across the Bay Bridge We Have Walked Where Others Have Only Driven Oakland Bay Bridge April 13, 1980 We Have Walked Where Others Have Only Driven combined articles into one page for April 15-16: HikaNationers greeted in Lafayette Hikeathon Winds Through County Hiking to Springhill Elementary School Diary of a HikaNationer from Moraga 4/17/2016 HikaNationers greeted in Lafayette, Hikeathon Winds Through County, Hiking to Springhill Elementary School, Diary of a HikaNationer from Moraga combined articles into one page for April 15-22: 'HikeaNation' Enters Contra Costa and Antioch Hikeanation traverses Antioch 60 Young, Old Walk Across US 'HikeaNation' Enters Contra Costa and Antioch They're Not Masochists--They're Hikers Hikeanation traverses Antioch 60 Young, Old Walk Across US Used Bruce's 7 images to create the illusion of the real article. (Complete article provided by Mike McReynolds.) They're Not Masochists--They're Hikers Tot learns how to hike before she walks Kyburz, California May 1980 Tot learns how to hike before she walks Hikers pause in Placerville May 1980 Hikers pause in Placerville revised with better scan Pyles in the rain revised with better scan of top "photo" Canned Goods Were Verbotem revised with better scans Nevada supplies surprises for cross-country hikers HikaNation Hikers in Hawthorne for AF Day Celebration May 16, 1980 HikaNation Hikers in Hawthorne for AF Day Celebration revised with additional material: Update from Jeannie & Postum BBQ recipe July 1, 1980 Hikers Take Shelter at Ruby's Inn with a Postum BBQ Some fear and loving on the HikaNation Trail along the Aquarius Plateau July 1980 Some fear and loving on the HikaNation Trail along the Aquarius Plateau Year's hike across the United States is going great Monticello, Utah August 2, 1980 Year's hike across the United States is going great Colorado Schedule for HikaNation by Gudy Gaskill August 1980 Colorado Schedule for HikaNation Hikers enter Colorado on HikaNation August 5, 1980 Hikers enter Colorado on HikaNation Colorado Certificate October 1980 Colorado Certificate Taking a Hike Across Country (in Kansas) October 9, 1980 Taking a Hike Across Country   2nd scrapbook album 2nd scrapbook album Memorandum #11--August 1980 4/19/2016 Memorandum #11 revised existing HikaNation Quarterly (Spring 1983) with staff list of American Hiker (February 1983) American Hiker & HikaNation Quarterly revised with top left image of Jeannie Crossing the nation one step at a time Hikers aim to cross America after Belle Plaine, Missouri in late December 1980 Hikers aim to cross America Hikers Skirt Edge of Moline, Kansas November 2, 1980 Hikers Skirt Edge of Moline revised with additional snippets HikaNation bio snippets Cross-county hikers bring attention to U.S. trails Silverton, Colorado--August 23, 1980 (& a broken promise by David Hales) Cross-county hikers bring attention to U.S. trails Hikers stop overnight in Claremore November 1980 Hikers stop overnight in Claremore Hikers find Rockies a formidable challenge Tulsa, Oklahoma article mid-November 1980 Hikers find Rockies a formidable challenge Jean Pierre Chouteau Trail Dedication Tulsa, Oklahoma--November 15, 1980 Jean Pierre Chouteau Trail Dedication From a Cross-Country Hiker...Barry Rhodes (to Oklahoma Trails Association) From a Cross-Country Hiker...Barry Rhodes revised with another announcement of it HikaNation Photography Contest Cross-County Hikers in Oklahoma November 8, 1980 Cross-County Hikers in Oklahoma revised with another Christmas card scan and a letter requesting finalized Christmas card design Season's Greetings and Best Wishes Hikers feast on wild food prepared by Billie Joe Tatum December 13, 1980 Hikers feast on wild food prepared by Billy Joe Tatum Transcontinental hikers pass the halfway point in Oklahoma Wagoner, Oklahoma November 15, 1980 Transcontinental hikers pass the halfway point in Oklahoma revised with better scans 4/20/2016 Family, Friends Begin 4,000 Mile Hike 1,400 mile mark Welcome for the walkers Bull Shoals State Park, Arkansas December 18, 1980 Welcome for the walkers added "table of contents" to bottom of page In Step Across America By Paula Guerrein Letter from Craig Evans Weekend in Oklahoma November 1980 Letter from Craig Evans Weekend in Oklahoma Alter completes 283-mile hike without one blister Hikers cross Mississippi River, begin second half of journey Missouri to Illinois---January 15, 1981 Alter completes 283-mile hike without one blister Hikers cross Mississippi River, begin second half of journey Backpackers to hike 4500 miles across the nation The Schnurbusch farm near Apple Creek, Missouri January 13, 1981 Backpackers to hike 4500 miles across the nation David Chernow had a homecoming Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park, Missouri January 10, 1981 David Chernow had a homecoming HikaNation Participant (Jeannie Harmon) Enjoys People on Route along the Taum Salk Trail in Missouri January 7, 1981 HikaNation Participant Enjoys People on Route Hikers cross Missouri en route to Washington, D.C. January 15, 1981 Hikers cross Missouri en route to Washington, D.C. HikaNation Comes to Lee Co., Virginia March 8, 1981 HikaNation Comes to Lee Co., Virginia HikaNation walks doggedly on Carbondale, Illinois January 1981 HikaNation walks doggedly on Illinois Schedule for HikaNation January 15, 1981 Illinois Schedule for HikaNation Mishio Foot Trail of Illinois January 15-31, 1981< Mishio Foot Trail of Illinois Hikers Will Have Supper at Cave-In-Rock Park January 30, 1981 Hikers Will Have Supper at Cave-In-Rock Park End in sight for cross-country hikers Harpers Ferry, West Virginia May 9, 1981 End in sight for cross-country hikers City woman hikes across nation Jeannie Harmon update 1983 City woman hikes across nation Jeannie Harmon update 1983 added yet another copy of this article Coast-to-Coast Hikers Ending Year's Walk State maps of the HikaNation route: un-edited HikaNation maps from Bruce's scrapbok albums---to be edited and manipulated at a later date 4/23/2016 Posted on HikaNation Facebook page   3rd scrapbook album 3rd scrapbook album Across the United States with HikaNation, Film information by John Olmsted 4/14/2016 Across the United States with HikaNation, Film information by John Olmsted Hika-Nation 'Invaders' Turning Up Everywhere Rockfish Gap, Virginia April 22, 1981 4/23/2016 Hika-Nation 'Invaders' Turning Up Everywhere HikaNation Trekkers Stop In Warren April 30, 1981 HikaNation Trekkers Stop In Warren HikaNation A.T.-D.C. Survey February 23, 1981 HikaNation A.T.-D.C. Survey Trek confirms hikers' vision of America & Cross-country hikers pass through area Gate City, Virginia March 1981 Trek confirms hikers' vision of America & Cross-country hikers pass through area Cross-Country Hike To Include Bristol & Hiking Expedition Traverses Smyth County March 1981 Cross-Country Hike To Include Bristol & Hiking Expedition Traverses Smyth County Cross-Country Hikers Nearing Their Goal & 65 backpackers near goal March 1981 Cross-Country Hikers Nearing Their Goal & 65 backpackers near goal 'Deviants' Gayle Fisher & Sharon Chrostowski Waynesboro, Virginia March 22, 1981 'Deviants' Gayle Fisher & Sharon Chrostowski Cross-country hikers are due in Damascus March 16, 1981 4/27/2016 Cross-country hikers are due in Damascus added blurb to At 8 Cents a Mile, Hike's Worth Trip At 8 Cents a Mile, Hike's Worth Trip HikaNation Schedule, Resupplies and Maildrops (Ohlson)---March 1981 HikaNation Schedule, Resupplies and Maildrops (Ohlson) Across-America hikers rest up here overnight to treat blisters Middlesboro, Kentucky March 1981 Across-America hikers rest up here overnight to treat blisters Loudoun Outdoors by Harriet Maloney: May 14--Long Hike From the Golden Gate May 21--Travel As A Way of Living May 28--National Hike Leads to Romance June 4--Hiking for Better Scenic Trails June 11--The Greatest Thing of My Life June 25--Saying Good-bye to HikaNation Loudoun Outdoors by Harriet Maloney added Cross country hikers in capital to Hikers cross nation to Capitol Hikers cross nation to Capitol & Cross country hikers in capital revised Hikers reach Capitol Twenty Million Footsteps May 13, 1981 Hikers reach Capitol Twenty Million Footsteps revised with better scan 400-day trek near the finish line Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 400-day trek near the finish line Crossing The Nation One Step At A Time May 13, 1981 Crossing The Nation One Step At A Time Fire on Peters Mountain Pearisburg, Virginia March 31, 1981 Fire on Peters Mountain Pinelands trail dedication set Cape Henlopen, Delaware May 27, 1981 Pinelands trail dedication set Cape Henlopen, Delaware May 27, 1981 Cape Henlopen, Delaware revised with a better scan 4/28/2016 Graniteville Woman Takes To The Trails 1,400 mile mark added yet another version Aikenite Returns Home After Year's Walk revised with Jerry Benson information 1981 Thanksgiving Gathering Hiker finds folks friendly in trek across nation May 18, 1981 Hiker finds folks friendly in trek across nation Concord Housewife's Short Trip Took 13 Months Jeannie Harmon May 17, 1981 Concord Housewife's Short Trip Took 13 Months revised Crossing The Nation One Step At A Time with addition of Postum HikaNation Fact Sheets Crossing The Nation One Step At A Time & Postum HikaNation Fact Sheets Wouldn't Stop 'til She Was Finished Susan "Butch" Henley July 25, 1981 Wouldn't Stop 'til She Was Finished Walk a mile in this man's shoes Bruce Ohlson October 1, 1981 Walk a mile in this man's shoes HikaNation Quarterly November 1981 HikaNation Quarterly November 1981 From Sea to Shining Sea May 1981 From Sea to Shining Sea The American Hiking Society HikaNation 1980-1981 patch with 4 rockers The American Hiking Society HikaNation 1980-1981 added James Watt letter to Ronald Reagan's letter President Ronald Reagan Secretary James Watt May 1981 HikaNation Quarterly Fall 1982 HikaNation Quarterly Fall 1982 HikaNation Photos 5/1/2016 HikaNation Photos State maps manipulated 5/2/2016 The United States HikaNation Route & HikaNation combined maps 5/3/2016 & added to all individual, state route pages Bruce & Jeannie's memorabilia added   5/4/2016 HikaNation Memorabilia 06/30/2022: From the archives of Bruce Ohlson, here is a summary for Bruce Ohlson's Scrapbooks. Many of the articles in his scrapbooks were given to him by Jeannie Harmon. Individual articles obtained from his 3 scrapbooks (this page): https://hikanation.com/bruce1/index-bruce1.html Bruce's Photos obtained from his 3 scrapbooks: https://hikanation.com/bruce4/index.html Full page views of scrapbooks, stored in google drive   (note from Bruce): Scrapbook #1 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1DM_dAoeGyHdRuGNL_1FDMGw2vNhu4lzx?usp=sharing Scrapbook #2 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qLE3SOCEO3v6Ec-hu5lWIvTMa75J124F?usp=sharing Scrapbook #3 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_W3XRNjTwVQ0e5c7_iOIDHWE3XLmrmoY?usp=sharing Photos in Scrapbooks, stored in google drive https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h2jH4BAE5cvth86BBdE1iU-EOSHCv74W?usp=sharing Added Bruce Ohlson's article to existing webpage. 07/21/2024 Get a blister on your bunion Added Bruce Ohlson's article to existing webpage. 07/22/2024 HikaNation - The Sun - Page 9 Replaced this article with a crisper version from Bruce Ohlson. 07/22/2024 AHS Cross-Country Hike Postponed to 1980 08/25/2024: After compressing and uploading the 3 scrapbooks to the website, the scrapbook albums' full page views can be downloaded via the   zip   files below: Scrapbook #1 http://hikanation.com/scrapbooks/Bruce-Ohlson-HikaNation-Scrapbook-1.zip Scrapbook #2 http://hikanation.com/scrapbooks/Bruce-Ohlson-HikaNation-Scrapbook-2.zip Scrapbook #3 http://hikanation.com/scrapbooks/Bruce-Ohlson-HikaNation-Scrapbook-3.zip

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