Kentucky map
Kentucky route information
Unofficial Kentucky campsites
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The Progression of HikaNation - Kentucky
details the journey with various organizational
memos, letters, newspaper and magazine articles.
Unofficial HikaNation Campsites List
The Progression of HikaNation - Virginia
details the journey with various organizational
memos, letters, newspaper and magazine articles. |
Virginia map
Virginia route information
Unofficial Virginia campsties
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| HikaNation departed Middlesboro, Kentucky, and then crossed over into Virginia near the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park.
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Approaching the Kentucky / Virginia border
(photo by Rex Halfpenny) |
Cindy Bain, Gayle Fisher,
"Butch" Henley, Marce Guerrein
(photo by "Butch" Henley or Rex Halfpenny) |
HikaNation rest break at the
Cumberland Gap National Historic Park
(photo by Rex Halfpenny) |
Janet Parsons
Kentucky / Virginia border
(photo from Janet Parsons) |
(photo by Janet Parsons) |
Tim Geoghegan
Kentucky / Virginia border
(photo from Tim Geoghegan ) |
William ended his side trip and began catching up to the main HikaNation group.
Photos and details of catching up are below.
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Phyllis & Jack Ewart
returning William to the HikaNation "trail"
(photo from William Ewart) |
Mom & William
near Williamsburg, Kentucky
(photo from William Ewart) |
Phyllis & Jack Ewart
returning William to the HikaNation "trail"
(photo from William Ewart) |
William's Side trip via I-75 ends:
Toccoa, Georgia to 25W / I-75
near Williamsburg, Kentucky
William's Hiking resumes:
Route 25W / I-75 / Williamsburg to
Route 25W - Hwy. 92 turnoff, Kentucky
~ 4.5 miles - Saturday - March 7, 1981 - Day 330
Mom & William
near Williamsburg, Kentucky
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From William Ewart's journal:
I hitchhiked to Atlanta on the 4th to visit one of my brothers and then drove to see my parents in Toccoa, Ga., on the 6th. My parents then drove me back to the point I had left HikaNation so that I could resume the hike without missing a step of the way. I still wonder how many extra days it would have taken to reach that point if my parents had not driven me there. Words could not express my thanks for them taking the time out to drive me there.
Before my parents returned me to the "trail", we drove to Monty's airstream (now in Virginia) to find out the general direction of the hike and several cities ahead of them. It was quite the site to see, all those backpackers hiking along the road after they left the Kentucky / Virginia border.
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