Event Calendar
(October 2) New Haven Community Library (VT) Author Event with Philip Werner: Hiking Over 60, 6:00-7:00 pm.
Join Philp Werner, Bristol resident and author of the new book Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults, who will bring you up to date on the latest advancements in hiking gear, clothing, and know-how that can make hiking easier and safer for senior hikers. Philip will bring examples to demonstrate some of the dramatic changes that have occurred in the hiking “gear-scape” and will answer any questions you might have. Signed Copies of Hiking Over 60 will be available for sale ($15) after Philip’s talk. Attendance is Free. Address: New Haven Community Library, 78 North St, New Haven, VT 05472
(October 4) Green Mountain Club – Over 60 Hike Series: Mt Pisgah
Join Green Mountain Club board member Philip Werner in this installment of the Over 60 Hike Series to Mt. Pisgah, overlooking Lake Willoughby. This hike is for anyone over 60 who wants to incorporate more hiking into their lives. Any level of experience is welcome. Attendance is free, but please register because space is limited.
Mount Pisgah has stunning clifftop views of Lake Willoughby and Mt Hor on the other side of the lake. Sculpted by glaciers, the sides of Pisgah and Hor drop dramatically to the lake and then continue underwater to form the deepest lake that is entirely in the state of Vermont (over 300 feet in places.) We will follow the South Trail, past Pulpit Rock, and up to the summit and return by the same route. Total distance 3.9 miles with 1590 feet of elevation gain. Hike time: 3 hours. Limit of 8 participants. Meet at Mount Pisgah South Trailhead in Orleans, near Lake Willoughby.
Philip Werner is the author of Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults. He’s an experienced hiking guide who has hiked and backpacked extensively in Vermont and New Hampshire.
(October 7) Isley Public Library (Middlebury, VT) Hiking Over 60: 6:00pm
Join Philip Werner, author of the new book Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults, will bring you up to date on the latest advancements in hiking gear, clothing, and know-how that can make hiking easier and safer for senior hikers. Philip will bring examples to demonstrate some of the dramatic changes that have occurred in the hiking “gear-scape” and will answer any questions you might have. Signed Copies of Hiking Over 60 will be available for sale ($15) after Philip’s talk. Attendance is free. NBM Meeting Room at the back of the Library. 30 Main Street, Middlebury, VT 05753. Click for directions.
(October 19) Green Mountain Club – Over 60 Hike Series: Mt Haystack
Join Green Mountain Club board member Philip Werner in this installment of the Over 60 Hike Series to Haystack Mountain in Wilmington (near Brattleboro/Bennington). This hike is for anyone over 60 who wants to incorporate more hiking into their lives. Any level of experience is welcome. Attendance is free, but please register because space is limited.
The Mount Haystack Trail is wooded and begins in a hardwood forest before transitioning into a stand of pines near the top, where we will enjoy autumn views of Southern Vermont and Southwestern New Hampshire. Total distance 4.2 miles with 1,000 feet of elevation gain. Hike time: 3 hours. Meet at Mount Haystack Trailhead in Wilmington.
Philip Werner is the author of Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults. He’s an experienced hiking guide who has hiked and backpacked extensively in Vermont and New Hampshire.
(October 23) White Birch Books (North Conway, NH) Author Event: Hiking Over 60 with Philip Werner 4:00pm-5:30 pm
Join Philip Werner, author of the new book Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults, will bring you up to date on the latest advancements in hiking gear, clothing, and know-how that can make hiking easier and safer for senior hikers. Philip will bring examples to demonstrate some of the dramatic changes that have occurred in the hiking “gear-scape” and will answer any questions you might have. Signed Copies of Hiking Over 60 will be available for sale after Philip’s talk. Attendance is free. Directions
(October 28) Lincoln Library (Lincoln, NH) Author Event: Hiking Over 60 with Philip Werner 6:00pm -7:30pm, Sponsored by the Mountain Wanderer Bookstore
Join Philip Werner, author of the new book Hiking Over 60: A Modern Guide to Hiking Gear and Techniques for Active Adults, will bring you up to date on the latest advancements in hiking gear, clothing, and know-how that can make hiking easier and safer for senior hikers. Philip will bring examples to demonstrate some of the dramatic changes that have occurred in the hiking “gear-scape” and will answer any questions you might have. Signed Copies of Hiking Over 60 will be available for sale after Philip’s talk. Attendance is free.
Fall season and wind chesters equipped to one of Phil’s bookies.
Damn!! (<– Don't publish this, please) I see you are speaking at some library in New Haven and send out an email to all my former and current students in my Hiking & Backpacking course at Southern CT State University, in NEW HAVEN CT. Then I read the announcement again (because I know most of the libraries in New Haven and can't find this one) and it's Vermud!! Damn.
Hmmm, do you charge for your appearance? Yale (next door) has a pretty active outdoor club called YO (Yale Outdoors) and Southern has and we could focus on the Professors and Staff too. This mistake may become something positive after all. Maybe REI would sponsor too (since they are the only outfitter in the area now that EMS has abandoned us).
What say you?
I’m going to take this offline. I’ll send you email.