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February 2016 and Beyond

Articles and photos obtained from Paula Guerrein
are listed below (left column). Thank you, Paula!!

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 Paula
February 2016
Click links below
to access individual pages
Virginians Pack for Trans-U.S. Trail Hike
April 10, 1980
Virginians Pack for Trans-U.S. Trail Hike
Revised with clearer version:
HikaNation Fever--It's Spreading
Backpacker Magazine
HikaNation Fever--It's Spreading
Hike-A-Nation Set To Reach Utah
on June 13, 1980
Hike-A-Nation Set To Reach Utah
Hikers are nearing Boulder, Utah
July 10, 1980
Hikers are nearing Boulder, Utah
Utah trails next on Hike-A-Nation route
June 13, 1980
Utah trails next on Hike-A-Nation route
Nevada supplies surprises for cross-country hikers
May 27, 1980
Nevada supplies surprises for cross-country hikers
50 HikaNation Hikers Welcomed, Arkansas-style
November 26, 1980
50 HikaNation Hikers Welcomed, Arkansas-style
Starting across Illinois
January 15, 1981
Starting across Illinois
Rest Stop with Ben & Marce
January 15, 1981
Rest Stop with Ben & Marce
Alexandrians Hike For Better Trails
Marce, John and Cindy
(published January 6, 1981)
Alexandrians Hike For Better Trails
Illinois Honors HikaNation
at Giant City State Park
& Trekkers Dramatize Tail Needs
Illinois Honors HikaNation
at Giant City State Park
& Trekkers Dramatize Tail Needs
Revised:
Planting Trees
Giant City State Park, Illinois
with additinal new magazine article:
"Illinois Honors HikaNation"
Planting Trees
Revised with actual magazine article (in color!!):
In Step Across America
magazine article by Paula
In Step Across America by Paul Guerrein
Transcontinental hikers near
end of year-long U.S. trek
March 23, 1981
Transcontinental hikers near
end of year-long U.S. trek
'Hard Core' Hikers See The Country
April 30, 1981
'Hard Core' Hikers See The Country
Revised with top "photo" of Stacey:
Hikers end walk to champion cause across U.S.
May 15, 1980
Hikers end walk to champion cause across U.S.
Revised with top "photo" of Marce:
37 See the Nation From Ground Up
May 24, 1981
37 See the Nation From Ground Up
Revised with top "photo" of a small group:
48 Hikers Reach Lewes After 13 Month Trek
May 27, 1981
48 Hikers Reach Lewes
After 13 Month Trek
Trekkin': Hikers near last leg of cross-country trip
May 19, 1981
Trekkin': Hikers near last leg of cross-country trip
Damp Crossing
May 19, 1981
Damp Crossing
Revised with a better version:
Coast-to-coast hikers stride across Kent Island
May 20, 1981
Coast-to-coast hikers stride across Kent Island
Revised with map:
A 14-year-old cross-country hiker's journal:
many peaks and valleys
May 10, 1981
A 14-year-old cross-country hiker's journal:
many peaks and valleys
Hikers cross nation to Capitol
May 13, 1981
Hikers cross nation to Capitol
Fueled by 'a longing to go', 37 have hiked a nation
May 26, 1981
Fueled by 'a longing to go', 37 have hiked a nation
Revised with better version:
Welcome to Lewes
May 27, 1981
Welcome to Lewes
Revised:
Coast-to-coast hikers end trip with dip in Atlantic
May 27, 1981
with additional new article:
"Nationwide walk completed"
Coast-to-coast hikers end trip with dip in Atlantic
Revised with additional typed version:
HikaNation Song by Linda Stoneman
with typed version
HikaNation Song by Linda Stoneman
A year for answers by Stacey Waring
May 27, 1981
A year for answers by Stacey Waring
Revised with better version:
Memorandum #4
June 25, 1979
Memorandum #4
Revised with addition of a revised version:
Memorandum #5
August 1979
Memorandum #5
Revised with better version:
Memorandum #8
February 1980
Memorandum #8
Revised with additional note:
The American Hiking Society News
Hike-A-Nation Begins April 12
new note added to:
The American Hiking Society News
Hike-A-Nation Begins April 12
Revised with better version:
Memorandum to Hikers #9
March 1980
Memorandum to Hikers #9
Revised with highlighted map:
Missouri itinerary
December 1980--January 1981
Missouri itinerary
Revised with additional page:
HikaNation Arrival
C&O Canal Segment
May 9-12, 1981
additional page added to:
HikaNation Arrival--C&O Canal Segment
HikaNation A.T. Information
Damascus, Virginia
March 1981
HikaNation A.T. Information
Revised with addition of "personnal invitation":
Congressional & Personnal Invitations
April 3rd and April 13th, 1981
Congressional & Personnal Invitations
Revised with better version:
Bruce Ohlson's HikaNation Stats
Bruce Ohlson's HikaNation Stats
HikaNation Quarterly
Fall 1983
HikaNation Quarterly
Fall 1983
Homecoming Wraps Up Trans-US Hike
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
May 8, 1981
Homecoming Wraps Up Trans-US Hike
The HikaNation Story
from "Trail Reflections" by Jim Kern
The HikaNation Story
Letter from Ronald Reagan
May 13, 1981
Letter from Ronald Reagan
Revised:
New horizons and Twinkies beckon hikers
with additional new article:
O, Wilderness! O, Hiking! O, Junk Food!
New horizons and Twinkies beckon hikers &
O, Wilderness! O, Hiking! O, Junk Food!
You're A Good Man, Jim Kern
Backpacker Magazine editorial
by William Kemsley, Jr.
You're A Good Man, Jim Kern
Backpackers Promote Hking Trails
Silverton, Colorado
August 24, 1980
Backpackers Promote Hking Trails
Revised: Halstead, Kansas
with "A HikaNation Song" by Stan Adamson
Halstead, Kansas
Revised with reunion announcement:
1983 HikaNation Reunion
May 28-30, 1983
announcement added to:
1983 HikaNation Reunion
Revised with additional newspaper photo:
Glenn Seaborg at 85
Glenn Seaborg at 85
Added to John Olmsted's obituary links HikaNation Hikers Obituaries:
My Father, Who Art in Nature photo
& IMDB movie link
In Loving Memory Of Leonard "Joe" Shute
March 9, 1929 - April 13, 2008
In Loving Memory Of Leonard "Joe" Shute
Marce Guerrein, after HikaNation
includes the next 4 articles;
posted this image on Facebook
(image to right is clickable to a larger version)
Hiker advocates having adventure
HikaNation & Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail
November 1982
Hiker advocates having adventure
H-I-K-I-N-G
Take a walk on the wild side
March 1983
H-I-K-I-N-G
Bottle Bill Walk Across Maryland
September/October 1983
Bottle Bill Walk Across Maryland
TREKKING OUT
Hiking opened a path to new way of living
& A Primer for Backpacking
April 1988
TREKKING OUT
More photos from HikaNation and reunions
were merged into their earlier contributions.
Merged Photos from Paula & Marce Guerrein

The new photos on a separate webpage.
4 videos from 2011 HikaNation Reunion HikaNation on YouTube

More articles and photos previously obtained from Paula Guerrein
Paula Guerrein -- July 2015

Interviews with Jim Kern by Paula Guerrein
April 2016 & March 2017
Interviews with William Kemsley, Jr. by Paula Guerrein
October 2017
2015 HikaNation Reunion videos
2011 HikaNation Reunion videos

Seems I'm behind in updating Paula's Archives.

Date Description Links
04/13/2022 Added a lengthy bio for Paul Pritchard. The Hikers - Paul Pritchard

05/30/2022
Added a Postum article to HikaNation Press Releases:
Postum Candid Newsletter
June 5, 1981 - Volume 27, Number 23
Postum Candid Newsletter - June 5, 1981

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Added a Postum article to HikaNation Press Releases:
Postum - Mark Kapsky - Congratulatory Letter
for HikaNation 50th Anniversary (actually the 40th, not the 50th)
Postum 50th Anniversary Congratulatory Letter

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Added John Stout's poem "This Land" to 2 pages. This Land by John Stout

Stories & Journals, Poems & Songs
"" From Reese Lukei, Jr. & Paula Guerrein-Klice,
added Ed Garvey's American Forestry proposed article.
Ed Garvey - American Forestry


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