Go Take A Hike!: Hiking Tips and Outings for Seniors in Western Maine and the White Mountains (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781546393238)

Allen Crabtree has been hiking the hills and mountains of NH and Maine all his life. Now that he is a Senior Hiker he has learned that enjoying the joys of hiking is not restricted to the young, and has captured a life-time of experience in "Go Take A Hike!" to encourage his fellow Senior Hikers to hit the trail. Crabtree is a photo journalist who writes a regular hiking column for the Bridgton News (Maine), is the author of four books, and contributes to magazines and periodicals. He is also co-leader of the Denmark Mountain Hikers, a group of mainly seniors who climb a mountain every week. He and his wife Penny live in Sebago, ME, where they own and operate Crabtree's Collection Old Books and Crabtree's PYO Highbush Blueberries. Crabtree has a BS in Forestry from the University of NH, and an MS in Resource Management from Michigan State University. Before his retirement, he had a lengthy career in senior natural resource leadership positions around the country including as the Executive Director of the NH Fish and Game Department. He was one of the original members of the New Hampshire Outdoor Council. Allen was also a Scoutmaster for 30 years with Boy Scout Troops in several states and Europe and has been a family hike leader for the Sierra Club in Virginia.