Hikers Needed to Hike Across the United States
Backpacker Magazine - August 1978
& HikaNation "Original Hike Route" Map


"....hike begins in March, 1979"



HikaNation was eventually postponed to April 1980:
See Memorandum #1, October 26, 1978 for more details.




Source:   Backpacker Magazine--August 1978


During the summer of 1977, Jim Kern toured the United States to
meet with leaders of hiking organizations. In Lynnwood, Washing-
ton he discusses his route with AHS board member Louise Marshall.
Jim Kern & AHS board members
surveying the HikaNation route.


Founding the American Hiking Society
obtained from Jim Kern's book
Trail Reflections: 50 Years of Hiking and Backpacking
© 2012 Jim Kern. All rights reserved.


HikaNation "Original Hike Route" Map
(provided by Janet Parsons or Jim Kern or MikeMcReynolds)


The map above has four separate images pieced together,
to create the illusion of the entire map. Each of
the four sections is clickable to a larger version.

The photograph below is of the entire map
and is clickable to a larger version.
map



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