FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9/30/08
Contact: Barry Freidly '69, interim director of media relations, 717-361-1495, freidlyb@etown.edu
Elizabethtown College Professor Authors His Second Guide to the Pennsylvania Outdoors
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Released just in time for the beautiful fall foliage, Elizabethtown College faculty member Matthew Willen – who is an expert on the Commonwealth’s scenic natural resources and author of “The Best in Tent Camping: Pennsylvania”– has penned his second guide to Pennsylvania’s great outdoors. The book, which is titled “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg,” was published by Menasha Ridge Press. It is available at book stores, outdoor specialty shops, on the Web at www.menasharidge.com, or by calling -1-888-60-HIKES.
The first comprehensive hiking guide for south central Pennsylvania, “60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Harrisburg” offers insights for all levels of outdoor adventurer. From trails through the gentle farm country of Lancaster and York counties, to steep-sided ravines along the Susquehanna River, to rugged ridges north of Harrisburg and the rolling hills of South Mountain, this guide provides plenty of options for outings lasting a full day or just a couple of hours. Included are driving direction, GPS coordinates, and at-a-glance data on trail length, hiking time, difficulty, scenery, traffic and accessibility.
Matthew Willen is an associate professor in the English Department at Elizabethtown College, where he teaches courses in writing. He spends much of his time out of the classroom exploring the back country of central Pennsylvania, typically with a pack full of camera gear in tow. When he isn’t hiking, writing or teaching, Willen can be found spending time with his two sons, Jackson and Ian, or playing music.
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, Elizabethtown College offers its 1,900 students more than 50 academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences and professional studies. Driven by its motto to “Educate for Service,” Elizabethtown centers learning in strong relationships, links classroom instruction with experiential learning, emphasizes international and cross-cultural perspectives and nurtures the capacity for lives of purpose.
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