Rex Halfpenny's HikaNation Photos
Virginia - West Virginia - Maryland - Washington, D.C.


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Virginia  (continued)
March 6th, 1981 to May 7th, 1981

4/27/1981
159.  Ed Garvey meets hikers
at Bootens Gap,
Shenandoah National Park

4/27/1981
160.  Blue Ridge Mountains,
late afternoon

4/28/1981
161.  Sunset from Byrds Nest III

5/2/1981
162.  Whitetail deer on the A.T.

5/3/1981
163.  "Violators will be eaten"

5/3/1981
164.  Dogwood flowers

5/3/1981
165.  Garden Trail
through the dogwoods

5/5/1981
166.  Wild Azalia

5/6/1981
167.  End of the A.T. in Virginia


West Virginia
May 7th, 1981 to May 9th, 1981

5/8/1981
169.  Church steeple
at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

5/9/1981
170.  Monty registering hikers for the
C&O Canal hike into D.C.

5/9/1981
171.  Postum breakfast
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

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5/9/1981
172.  Harpers Ferry Group photo

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5/9/1981
173.  Harpers Ferry Group photo
Participant Identification from Bruce Ohlson

5/9/1981
174.  "I Walked Across America"


Maryland
May 9th, 1981 to May 13th, 1981

5/9/1981
175.  HikaNation leaves Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
to Maryland via closed Railroad tressel

5/9/1981
176.  On the C&O Canal towpath,
Maryland

5/10/1981
177.  Chesapeake & Ohio Canal

5/10/1981
178.  Green relections in C&O Canal

5/11/1981
179.  Camp at Swains Locke

5/12/1981
180.  Barge at Great Falls

5/13/1981
181.  The Stouts

5/13/1981
182.  HikaNation on the C&O Canal


Washington, D.C.
May 13th, 1981 to May 14th, 1981

5/13/1981
183.  HikaNation readies on Pennsylvania Avenue,
Washington, D.C.

5/13/1981
184.  HikaNation hiking Pennsylvania Avenue
toward Washington Monument

5/13/1981
185.  John Stout & flag
in front of The White House

5/13/1981
186.  At last,
The Washington Monument

5/13/1981
187.  Full view of
The Washington Monument

5/13/1981
188.  Sponsors: Mark Kapsky (Postum),
Gene Oliva & Pete Quackbush
(the Byoir Advertising Agency)

5/13/1981
189.  HikaNation Banner
(Used as #1 in the show)

5/13/1981
190.  HikaNation on the grass mall

5/13/1981
191.  The Capitol

5/13/1981
192.  Getting closer

5/13/1981
193.  John Stout, the USA flag,
and The Capitol

5/13/1981
194.  The Colorguard
on The Capitol steps

5/13/1981
195.  Bill Kemsley reads
President Reagen's letter

5/13/1981
196.  Congressman Mario Biaggi (D-NY) or
Congressman William R. Ratchford (D-CT)
Welcomes HikaNation

5/13/1981
197.  Jim Kern presents
Linda Hull & Keith Wright the placque

5/13/1981
198.  HikaNation symbolically completed
as two halves become one

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5/13/1981
199.  Crowd applause

5/13/1981
200.  HikaNation steps down the steps
Mission completed...

HikaNation
San Francisco, California to Cape Henlopen, Delaware
The Pacific Ocean to The Atlantic Ocean
April 12, 1980 to May 27, 1981
HikaNation passed through 14 states & Washington, D.C.
and hiked approximately  4,286 miles  in  411 days.