Hein Hvatum, 1929 & 1999
Subject
Description
Hein Hvatum, long-time NRAO Associate Director, was an avid bicyclist throughout his life. For many years he organized the annual ride over 117 mountainous miles from Charlottesville to Green Bank for the Green Bank summer picnic: Charlottesville to Green Bank on Friday, picnic on Saturday, Green Bank back to Charlottesville on Sunday.
In 1999, a small group, including Hein (long-retired by 1999), Peter Napier, Gene Runion, Craig Walker, and two of Hein's ham radio friends, biked the section of the Continental Divide Trail on either side of Pie Town.
The inset photo shows Hein early in his cycling career (1929, age 6), and then 70 years later heading towards Pie Town - with ham radio antenna attached to his bicycle!
In 1999, a small group, including Hein (long-retired by 1999), Peter Napier, Gene Runion, Craig Walker, and two of Hein's ham radio friends, biked the section of the Continental Divide Trail on either side of Pie Town.
The inset photo shows Hein early in his cycling career (1929, age 6), and then 70 years later heading towards Pie Town - with ham radio antenna attached to his bicycle!
Creator
Records of the NRAO
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Hein-1929-1999.jpg
Citation
Records of the NRAO, “Hein Hvatum, 1929 & 1999,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/37038.