Tahoe Donner Hiking Club

Description and Mission

Tahoe Donner Hiking Club is a chartered club of Tahoe Donner.

The mission of the Tahoe Donner Hiking Club is to:

Encourage fitness and friendship while hiking
Foster appreciation for hiking, backpacking and “leave no trace” principles

More information is provided on the Hiking Info page

Check out our FAQ’s for lots of great hiking tips

Facilitate a hike, it’s easy! Choose a hike from our hike library, or add a new hike if the one you want to do is not listed, then fill out our Hike Request Form – we take care of the rest!

Review the Hike Facilitator’s Role – Hike Facilitator’s Role 

Board

Tahoe Donner Hiking Club has six board members, each of whom is the coordinator for a club functional area:
  • Communications, Membership and Financial Coordinator
  • Robin Reese
  • communications @ tdhikers.com
  • info @ tdhikers.com
  • Bio: Robin created the Tahoe Donner Hiking Club and had the by-laws approved by the Board in 2010. She retired in 2006 from 33 years of university teaching, the last 25 at California State University, Sacramento. She and her husband live full-time in Tahoe Donner where she spends the majority of her time skiing, jogging, golfing, hiking, backpacking, dancing, snowshoeing and playing tennis, bridge, MahJong and other games. She currently teaches line dance at the Truckee Recreation Center and attends several line dance workshops each year. Robin is a fast hiker who enjoys hikes greater than 8 miles. She is also an avid backpacker. Her goal is to complete the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon and Washington before she dies!
  • Black  Hike Coordinator
  • Rob Mains
  • blackhikes @ tdhikers.com
  • Bio: Rob is a lifelong hiker, backpacker, cyclist, and very fond of both alpine and Nordic skiing. He enjoys sharing the outdoors with others, and is happy to be the black hike coordinator for the hiking club. Rob is a semi-retired technology executive who works part time for the Linux Foundation in open source chip design.
  • Blue Hike Coordinator
  • Kristi Carter
  • bluehikes @ tdhikers.com
  • Bio: Kristi worked as a computer systems analyst for a software company in Arizona and then Chevron in San Ramon before raising her three children in the Bay Area. With a love of the forest, camping, and hiking, Kristi moved to Tahoe Donner with her husband, Chris, in 2022 and joined the hiking club. She appreciates learning about and exploring the local trails with the people she has met through the Tahoe Donner Hiking Club!
  • Green Hike Coordinator
  • Maria Lauriello-Klein
  • greenhikes @ tdhikers.com
  • Bio: My family and I have owned a house in TD since 2017. I joined the hiking club in April 2021, and have enjoyed learning about and hiking the beautiful trails. I spend my free time traveling, learning to play golf and pickleball, working out, cooking, and hiking. I love dogs and volunteer at the Reno Humane Society. I’m looking forward to meeting new people and discovering new trails.
  • Backpacking Trip Coordinator
  • Susan Lisagor
  • backpacking @ tdhikers.com
  • Bio: I have lived full time in north Tahoe on and off since the mid 70’s and moved back full time 5 years ago, into the Olympic Valley cabin bought in 1977. I taught skiing at Palisades and now spend most of my snow-sliding time skate skiing.. My motto is: when there’s snow, you slide!Now retired, when I’m not skiing, hiking or SUP paddling, I volunteer at Creekside school, at Tahoe XC, and water monitoring with the Truckee River Watershed Council.I have been an avid day hiker and backpacker, starting with a 10 day trip from the top of Palisades to Sonora Pass in 1977 when the Pacific Crest Trail was a less established route. I learned the fickleness of Sierra October weather, as it rained all day every day with foot of snow in the forecast.A teacher at heart, I’m happy to share what knowledge I have with the beginner backpackers and to collaborate with others on the longer outing. A penny whistle and sometimes a Ukelele comes with me. I loved all types of skiing, hiking and paddling with my border collie Lily, a great backpack companion. She’s no longer with me; but there’s another herding dog in my future.
  • Away Trip Coordinator
  • Pam Pontius
  • awaytrips @ tdhikers.com
  • Pam Has owned her second home in TD since 2018 and joined the hiking club that Summer. She can often be found on our glorious blue hikes with a sprinkling of green and easy blacks as well. In addition to hiking, Pam is an avid skier and tennis player.
  • Website Coordinator
  • webmaster @ tdhikers.com

Membership

Learn more about TD Hiking Club – links to FAQ page – membership