(after Washington, D.C.) ( May 14th, 1981 to May 24th, 1981 ) The route for "eastern" Maryland passed through or near: Green Belt Nat'l Campground Bowie Annapolis Chesapeake Bay Camp Wright Tuckahoe State Park Route information Reese Lukei, Jr. was the Maryland Coordinator for HikaNation. Carol Robertson was the Greenbelt to Chesapeake Bay Pathfinder. Ted Sanderson was the Chesapeake Bay to Eastern Shore Pathfinder. Scott Marple, David Marple's father, coordinated our crossing of the Cheasapeake Bay via ferries provided by the Department of Natural Resources.

Bowie Community Center May 16, 1981 -- Day 400 Wall murals at the community center in which we stayed overnight. Bowie Community Center May 16, 1981 -- Day 400 Wall murals at the community center in which we stayed overnight. Chesapeake Bay crossing May 19, 1981 -- Day 403 We could not obtain permission to walk across the Chesapeake Bay bridge, so we crossed the Bay in boats instead. All aboard !! May 19, 1981 -- Day 403 Marce Guerrein Keith Wright Mike Halm Linda Hull unloading their packs. In the middle of the Bay May 19, 1981 -- Day 403 The La Juanta Work Force May 20, 1981 -- Day 404 Mike Halm, Ryan Bozis, and William Ewart at Camp Wright, with the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the background.   Coke, Donuts and Bryers May 20, 1981 -- Day 404 Sadly, our diets had not improved after hiking across the United States. Coast-to-coast hikers by Tom Bowden Coke, Donuts and Bryers May 20, 1981 -- Day 404 Rob Burns is having a sugar overdose. What a view !! May 21, 1981 -- Day 405 Somewhere in Maryland Cookout at Camp Mardela, Maryland. May 23, 1981 -- Day 407 Doug Marshall cooking. Still practicing May 23, 1981 -- Day 407 Maryland--Delaware border crossing May 24, 1981 -- Day 408 ......on to Delaware..... and the Atlantic Ocean

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