Take a hike, local writer says

Mr. Chazin, who has served on the board of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference for more than 30 years and now chairs its publications committee, said he became even more involved in hiking after joining the conference. . . .

While he still walks for pleasure, Mr. Chazin, author of the newly published “Hike of the Week: A Year of Hikes in the New York Metro Area” as well as a column in The Record, “now I usually try to combine that with some kind of purpose so I can write them up,” he said. . . .

Mr. Chazin has edited a number of other guidebooks, including the “Appalachian Trail Guide to New York and New Jersey,” the “New York Walk Book,” and “Harriman Trails: A Guide and History.” His descriptions of more than 300 hikes in the New York-New Jersey area can be found online at www.nynjtc.org.