DianneErskine-HellrigelDianne Hell­rigel
Dianne loves to climb moun­tains! She has climbed Cho Oyu, Yufuin, Fuji, “The Snake”, Kil­i­man­jaro, Ever­est to the sum­mit, and Ever­est to Base Camp/Kalapattar. She loves to hike California’s moun­tains and deserts, and is always ready for a new adven­ture and chal­lenge. She loves camp­ing and is espe­cial­ly fond of the Ange­les Nation­al For­est, and all of California’s Nation­al Parks.

 

Lise Mey­ers
Lisé start­ed hik­ing with Com­mu­ni­ty Hik­ing Club near­ly three years ago, and quick­ly became a great hike leader. Lisé has a pas­sion for know­ing the names of the flow­ers, trees and grass­es that are seen on CHC’s hikes, and loves to teach them to oth­ers. She enjoys lead­ing hikes at a pace that every­one can enjoy. She believes a hike should be a com­bi­na­tion of great car­dio, while tak­ing the time to enjoy the scenery and wants to be sure every­one has a great expe­ri­ence. She is also an avid pho­tog­ra­ph­er whose favorite sub­jects are wild­flow­ers and wild animals.

Paul Huskey
Paul recent­ly rekin­dled his love of hik­ing and nature as a lot of peo­ple did In the ear­ly lock down years of the Covid-19. Paul grew up hik­ing and camp­ing in the Smoky Moun­tains in East Ten­nessee, as well as the deserts and moun­tains of Sau­di Ara­bia many moons ago. He does appre­ci­ate scenic trails with min­i­mal crowds and is always on the look­out for new and intrigu­ing places to hike local­ly or rel­a­tive­ly close to San­ta Clari­ta. Not only does Paul lead hikes he is also on the CHC Board of Direc­tors, when he is not doing that you might also find him vol­un­teer­ing his oth­er free time at the Slide Moun­tain Fire Look­out near Lake Pyra­mid. Paul can eas­i­ly be spot­ted in the wild, just look for the guy with the big hat.

 

Nan­cy Harrison
Nan­cy Har­ri­son was born and raised in South­ern Cal­i­for­nia. She fell in love with just about any activ­i­ty that got her out­doors. Nan­cy is most famil­iar with the hik­ing trails along the Mal­ibu Coast, San­ta Mon­i­ca moun­tains, San­ta Clari­ta Val­ley, and select­ed areas in the Sier­ra Neva­da Moun­tains. She became a mem­ber of the Com­mu­ni­ty Hik­ing Club in 2018, and have since inte­grat­ed hik­ing as part of her lifestyle. Nan­cy enjoys mod­er­ate to more chal­leng­ing hikes and always savors con­nect­ing with oth­er hik­ers of all expe­ri­ence levels.

Mary Bates, Field Trip Coordinator

Mary has been teach­ing since 2002 at Col­lege of the Canyons.  She has made pro­fes­sion­al Schol­ar­ly Pre­sen­ta­tions and con­duct­ed field trips for hun­dreds, at the col­lege and oth­er venues such as muse­ums, geo­log­ic soci­eties, and local geol­o­gy and hik­ing clubs.

 

 

Bon­nie Traylor

As a for­mer Girl Scout leader with a life­long love for hik­ing and camp­ing, Bon­nie finds joy on the trail—especially when there are stream cross­ings (the more, the bet­ter!). Yosemite and Sequoia hold a spe­cial place in her heart, and she believe there’s noth­ing quite like the peace that comes from time in the wild. She once baked a pineap­ple upside-down cake over a camp­fire in cast iron—because great adven­tures deserve great desserts! Bon­nie is always up for shar­ing sto­ries, explor­ing new trails, and encour­ag­ing oth­ers to find their own con­nec­tion with nature.