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Rest Day
Bolivar Heights, West Virginia
0.0 miles - Friday - May 8, 1981 - Day 392

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West Virginia to Washington, D.C. map


West Virginia route information

The Progression of HikaNation - West Virginia
details the journey with various organizational
memos, letters, newspaper and magazine articles.





Checkpoints along the Appalachian Trail
(Monty to be at each place for 3 days)

Clip above is from
HikaNation Virginia No. 6
from Reese Lukei, Jr.

Unofficial West Virginia to The Atlantic campsties
campsites

Unofficial HikaNation Campsites List


"Canadian Pete" McIntyre & Ben Lazarus
(photo by William Ewart)

Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)

"Stop sign"
(photo by Janet Parsons)
Bolivar Heights, West Virginia, was the regrouping area for HikaNation after we finished hiking along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. Hiking along the Appalachian Trail was
"at your own pace", so HikaNation groups were spread out along the A.T., with various campsites every night.

Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by William Ewart)

Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by William Ewart)

Lorraine Radomski
Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by William Ewart)

Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by William Ewart)

Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo provided by Susan "Butch" Henley)

The Unknown Hiker - (Tony Merten ?)
(photo by William Ewart)


Bolivar Heights campsite information -
entire article
provided by Tim Geoghegan)

United States Department of the Interior
HikaNation in Harpers Ferry, May 8 - 9, 1981
(article provided by Reese Lukei, Jr.)

(entire article
provided by
American Hiking Society)

Distribution of "Goodies"
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)

The Pyles arrive
(photo by Tim Geoghegan)

Scott Davis, Jerri Hudson,
Melinda Lukei, David Chernow, Tish Butcher
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)


Tish Butcher restocking backpack
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)


Rob Lee to rejoin HikaNation
(entire article
provided by Mike McReynolds)


(entire article
provided by Marce Guerrein)

(entire article
provided by Bruce Ohlson & others)

Raft Guide, Keith, Mike, Rich, Lyle, Linda, Bruce
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)
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Shenandoah River Rafting
arranged by Reese Lukei, Jr.
(photo provided by Susan "Butch" Henley")

Shenandoah River Rafting
arranged by Reese Lukei, Jr.
(photo provided by Susan "Butch" Henley")

Shenandoah River Rafting
arranged by Reese Lukei, Jr.
(photo provided by Susan "Butch" Henley")

Shenandoah River Rafting
arranged by Reese Lukei, Jr.
(photo provided by Mike Collins)
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Drying out after rafting the Shenandoah River
(photo by Reese Lukei, Jr.)
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Bolivar Heights campsite
(photo by William Ewart)
From William Ewart's journal:

Arrivals today:
Jerry Evans, Utah HikaNation Coordinator
Glenn Seaborg & his wife, California HikaNation Coordinators
Larry Brubaker


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