Book Review "You Started WHAT After 60?" Highpointing Across America

By Elizabeth Hansen

Itching for a challenge when she turned 60, Jane Bertrand set out to reach the highest point of each state. Her strategic mistake was to start with the easiest ones, leaving the most strenuous for the end of this decade-long quest. She recruited over 50 family members, colleagues, and childhood friends to join her in this quest. Ostensibly a book about hiking and climbing, it captures the deep sense of friendship, further strengthened by bear sightings, lack of signage, lost GPS connectivity, muddy trails, snowfields, icy run-off, and tent loss encountered along the way.

Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Walnut Park Press (November 16, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1732847703
ISBN-13: 978-1732847705

You Started What After 60?  by Jane T Bertrand was an interesting read. I have wanted to do a little bit of mountain climbing myself, so this book was mind blowing. Jane clearly has a talent with perseverance, and it shows through this book. I would recommend it to anyone, mountain climber or not. The book shows her passion, both for nature, and for challenges. She is truly a great writer, and had me spellbound from page one. My advice to anyone looking to read this? Dive in!

Elizabeth is a sophomore in high school. She is interested in horses, and shows a horse at the county fair. She loves crafty things, art and reading.