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Additional HikaNation Press & Broadcast Releases
(provided by Mike McReynolds)
March 1, 1980 - Immediate Release Memo:
spacerDetailed overview of HikaNation
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April 1, 1980 - Department of the Interior news release
April 2, 1980 - American Hiking Society's Press Release
April 8, 1980 - American Hiking Society's Press Releases
April 7th & 12th, 1980 - Public Service Broadcast Releases
HikaNation Route Maps - 6 versions
More from Mike McReynolds'
"Publicity, Public Relations, Logistics" Archives

 HikaNation Press Releases
from Postum, General Foods Corporation
by Carl Byoir & Associates, Inc.


Join HikaNation  with  Postum HikaNation 1980-81 (map)

HikaNation Trek Coast to Coast Is Feat on Feet
with
No Travel Agent Could Have Planned It Better

Lawrence 'Monty' Montgomery  with  Comfort and Reassurance

Half a Hundred Heartyy Hikers
Head For Colorado on Historic HikaNation  with  Colorado Map

Cross-Country Hikers Win Lofty Praise at Continental Divide

Half a Hundred Hardy Hikers
Head For Oklahoma on Historic HikaNation

National Trail Dedication Marks Arrival
of HikaNation in Northeastern Oklahoma

Earlier This Year  with  The Beginning

Crossing the Nation One Step at a Time  with  Postum HikaNation Route

Washington, D.C. HikaNation Finale Poster  with  Final Leg Map

Stout Of Heart  with  Chow Down

HikaNation features a Photography Contest
with
Cross-Country Photo Contest Focuses on Great Outdoors

HikaNation Fact Sheet

Postum Candid Newsletter - June 5, 1981
with
Postum 50th Anniversary Congratulatory Letter

Postum Tested Recipes  (separate webpage)

American Hiking Society Memorandums  (separate webpage)



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JOIN HIKANATION
(provided by the AHS & Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald) 		POSTUM HIKANATION 1980-81
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)


Click here for additional
HikaNation Route Information
(maps & more) - (separate webpage link)


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HIKANATION TREK
COAST TO COAST IS FEAT ON FEET
(provided by the American Hiking Society)



"HIKANATION TREK" in PDF format		 NO TRAVEL AGENT
COULD HAVE PLANNED IT BETTER
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)



"NO TRAVEL AGENT" in PDF format


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LAWRENCE   'MONTY'   MONTGOMERY
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)
 COMFORT AND REASSURANCE
(provided by David & Gudy Gaskill)
comfort
credits
"LAWRENCE   'MONTY'   MONTGOMERY" in PDF format "COMFORT" Text with Photo linkspacer"COMFORT" Photo link


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HALF A HUNDRED HEARTY
HIKERS HEAD FOR COLORADO
ON HISTORIC HIKANATION
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)

HIKANATION COLORADO ROUTE
(provided by the American Hiking Society)







"HALF A HUNDRED"
(with Colorado route) in PDF format


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CROSS-COUNTRY HIKERS
WIN LOFTY PRAISE AT CONTINENTAL DIVIDE
(provided by the American Hiking Society)
"CROSS-COUNTRY HIKERS" in PDF format


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HALF A HUNDRED HARDY
HIKERS HEAD FOR OKLAHOMA
ON HISTORIC HIKANATION
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)
"HALF A HUNDRED HARDY" in PDF format


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NATIONAL TRAIL DEDICATION
MARKS ARRIVAL OF HIKANATION
IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)






"NATIONAL TRAIL DEDICATION"
in PDF format


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EARLIER THIS YEAR
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald) 		THE BEGINNING
(provided by David & Gudy Gaskill)

the beginning
the beginning
"EARLIER" Text with Photo linkspacer"EARLIER" Photo link "THE BEGINNING" Text with Photo linkspacer"THE BEGINNING" Photo link


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CROSSING THE NATION
ONE STEP AT A TIME
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)
 



POSTUM
HIKANATION ROUTE
(provided by the American Hiking Society)





"CROSSING THE NATION" &
"POSTUM HIKANATION ROUTE"
in PDF format


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WASHINGTON, D.C.
HIKANATION FINALE POSTER
(provided by the American Hiking Society)		 CALENDAR OF POSTUM HIKANATION EVENTS
& AMTRACK SCHEDULE FOR DAY HIKERS
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)



WASHINGTON, D.C.
POSTUM HIKANATION
Final Leg Map (C&O Canal to D.C.)
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)



"WASHINGTON, D.C. FINALE"
(5-pages) in PDF format



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STOUT OF HEART
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald) 		CHOW DOWN
(provided by Rex Halfpenny & Mary Oswald)

"STOUT" Text with Photo linkspacer"STOUT" Photo link
"CHOW DOWN" Text with Photo linkspacer"CHOW DOWN" Photo link


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HikaNation features a
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
(provided by the American Hiking Society)		 CROSS-COUNTRY PHOTO CONTEST
FOCUSES ON GREAT OUTDOORS
(provided by the American Hiking Society)

NOTE:   A "1st prize" sleeping bag was awarded to Linda Hull,
one of the HikaNation Hikers. Keith Wright clarifies the matter
in his 2nd comment below. Her winning photograph was from
a scene in Utah.



Winning Photo Notification Letter from Postum
(provided by Linda Hull & Keith Wright)

Linda Hull's Winning Photo
(provided by Linda Hull & Keith Wright)

"POSTUM PHOTO CONTEST" (6-pages) in PDF format


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HIKANATION FACT SHEET
(provided by Bruce Olhson)
Additional HikaNation Facts accessible here


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Postum - Candid Newsletter
June 5, 1981 - Volume 27, Number 23
(provided by Paula Guerrein)		 Postum - Mark Kapsky - Congratulatory Letter
for HikaNation 50th Anniversary
(provided by Paula Guerrein)







Mark Kapsky letter with
complete 4-page Candid newsletter
in PDF format


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HikaNation The Progression of HikaNation - California

The Progression of HikaNation - Delaware		 AHS Memorandums







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