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Congressional Record
Extensions of Remarks

YOUTH HIKES ACROSS AMERICA
HON. VIC FAZIO of California
In The House of Representatives
Tuesday, May 5, 1981


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Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks
YOUTH HIKES ACROSS AMERICA
US Government Publishing Office - (original, entire pdf)

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Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks

WELCOME TO HIKANATION
HON. MARIO BIAGGI of New York
In The House of Representatives
Tuesday, May 12, 1981
   Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, we all know that saving energy is one of the primary issues affecting Americans today. The safe and efficient use of our natural resources guarantees our children and their children a secure and healthy environment in which to live.
   I would like today to call your attention to a group of American citizens who have taken note of this need for saving energy and have undertaken a great task-to call our attention, and that of the entire Nation, to the size of the hiking community within our United States.
   Last April 12, 65 hardy hikers left Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on a transcontinental journey called HikaNation. The purpose of this herculean trek, which is being sponsored by the American Hiking Society, the Department of Interior, and the makers of Postum Instant Grain Beverage, is to demonstrate the popularity, problems, and potentials of hiking as a recreational pastime, a form of healthy exercise, and finally as a way of conserving our great Nation's natural resources. As we head into a low-energy future, how we recreate will have a bearing on how energy efficient we can become. The American Hiking Society, through the medium of this great adventure, is encouraging Americans to stretch their legs and hike for pleasure.
  Currently, HikaNation is just outside of Washington, D.C. The journey does not officially end until the hikers set foot on the Atlantic shoreline in Delaware. However, a welcoming ceremony is to take place on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, May 13. Along the route, towns and cities have joined in the excitement of HikaNation, giving the hikers physical and mental encouragement, by joining them, by giving dinners for them, or by simply saying hello.
   I feel very proud as these hikers, who now number 54, finally approach the end of their journey. They each
have portrayed remarkable courage and determination during the last 13 months and deserve our praise for their outstanding accomplishment. To have seen America as they did during their Journey through 11 States is an achievement that most of us only dream about.
   The hikers are:
Philip Atkins, Chico, Calif.;
Dave Backus, Manasquan, N.J.;
Cindy Bain, Alexandria, Va.;
Gerald Benson, Englewood, Colo.;
Lyle Bialk, Port Huron, Mich.;
Randolph Blymire, York, Pa.;
Kurt Burke, Belmont, Calif.;
Robert Burns, Benicia, Calif.;
Tisha Butcher, Santa Barbara, Calif.;
John Cannon, Tulsa, Okla.;
David Chernow, North Royalton, Ohio;
Sharon Chrostowski, Centerville, Ohio;
Michael A. Collins, Havre, Mont.;
Scott Davis, Dearborn Heights, Mich.;
Edward Deschene, Mankato, Minn.;
Bruce Dolinac, San Diego, Calif.;
Terry Ernst, Fayetteville, Ark.;
Tim Ernst, Fayetteville, Ark.;
William Ewart, Decatur, Ga.;
Gayle Fisher, Las Vegas, Nev.;
Reggy Flater, Holland, Iowa;
Timothy S. Geoghegan, Findlay, Ohio;
Howard Gilby, St. Louis, Mo.;
Marceline A. Guerrein, Alexandria, Va.;
Rex G. Halfpenny, Kailua, Hawaii;
Michael Halm, Peru, Ill.;
Jeannie Harmon, Concord, Calif.;
Susan "Butch" Henley, Haymarket, Va.;
Jerri Hudson, Alamogordo, N.M.;
Linda Hull, Danbury, Conn.;
Bennett Lazarus, Worcester, Mass.;
Donna Lovely, Pontiac, Mich.;
David Marple, Edgewater, Md.;
Toni Martinazzi, Portland, Oreg.;
Douglas J. Marshall, Flint, Mich.;
Marika Matyus, Pacifica, Calif.;
Peter McIntyre, Pierrfonas, Quebec, Canada;
John Mills, Alexandria, Va.;
Timothy Mingus, Lexington, Tex.;
Shellie Newell, Graniteville, S.C.;
Bruce Ohlson, Pittsburg, Calif.;
Mary L. Oswald, Kailua, Hawaii;
Janet Parsons, Arlington Heights, Ill.;
Jeff Paul, Haddon Heights, N.J.;
James Rawlins, North Little Rock, Ark.;
Robert Rowe, Bizbee, Ariz.;
Al Schneider, St. Louis, Mo.;
Leonard M. Joe Shute, Seabrook, N.H.;
Linda Stoneman, San Francisco, Calif.;
John Stout, Seattle, Wash.;
Phillippe Vermeyen, Vista, Calif.;
Stacey Waring, Springfield, Va.;
Richard Warnick, Port Washington, N.Y.;
Keith Wright, Mahomet, Ill.

   I salute each one of these outstanding people as they come to end of their own personal Odyssey. I ask you to join me in giving thanks that they have at last arrived safely. I invite you to come witness the special type of camaraderie that has developed in the last year together as HikaNation. As William Shakespeare said in "Troilus and Cressida," "One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." I can honestly say-the HikaNation family deserves our congratulations.


Hikers in Washington, D.C., but not listed in the
Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks:

Ryan Bozis, St. Louis, Missouri
Jim Kern, St. Augustine, Florida
Rob Lee
Tony Merten
Charles MacFadden
Monty Montgomery
Gomer Pyles
Jiamie Pyles
Gayle Rainbow
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And another "version":

Source of the above:
Congressional Record in the House of Representatives
Extension of Remarks -- Page 5925 -- May 12, 1981
WELCOME TO HIKANATION



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