Our guides are exceptional people.

A forester, a teacher, a storyteller, a naturalist, a wilderness therapy guide and a Bikram yoga teacher, the list goes on….  Talented well traveled men and women who share one common interest, a passion for sharing their love of the natural world.
So whether their working behind the scenes to ensure your vacation enfolds seamlessly, or on the trails discussing flora, fauna, geology or history of the area, you can count on returning home refreshed, relaxed and with a new perspective of the world.

By putting their best foot forward a great hiking holiday becomes a memorable one when led by guides like ours.

P.S. You won't believe the picnic lunches these guides pull out of their packs!

Brenda Donnelly has been guiding with us for 19 years and has led hikes to almost all of our destinations. She has made many lasting friendships with hikers and her love of the outdoor world is quite infectious. Many of you have also enjoyed her musical talents when she and her musician friends serenade our guests. She makes her home in New Hampshire's White Mountains.	Dana Steele, now in his 17th year with us. In the past, Dana has taught school, been a head tennis professional and spent many years as a forester, which has served him very well as an outdoor guide. He too has guided trips to most of our destinations. Dana's dry New England wit is always a welcome addition to our trips.
Angie Watson was born Angela Capitani in Bologna, Italy and was raised in the hills of Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. She has lived in the United States for 18 years and is involved in the health field as a personal trainer and aerobics instructor in Vero Beach, Florida.	Tim Loveridge divides his time between guiding our trips (with a never-failing sense of humor!) and building his own home in western Maine. Before joining us, he worked for the Forest Service and The Appalachian Mountain Club, where he managed sections of the Appalachian Trail. This is Tim's 11th year with New England Hiking Holidays. Tim leads tours in New England , Virginia and in the Western states.
Nichol Ernst After graduating Brown in 2002, Nichol Ernst worked as a wilderness therapy guide and team leader for struggling teenagers in the mountains of New England. A competitive sailor, he has also led summer canoe trips in Northern Manitoba and Ontario. Nichol has been a great addition to our family of guides.	Joan Lee-Elkin As an outdoor guide and naturalist, Joan Lee-Elkin has led myriad programs throughout New England, that range from rock and ice climbing, snow shoeing and skiing to guided hiking and cultural history programs. Joan and her husband make their home in Brownfield, Maine.
Bob Stoneley spent much of his life as an educator, many of those as a headmaster at an English school for troubled teens. So, as he always reminds us, looking after our hikers in no problem at all! Bob has led our hikes in England and Scotland for over 13 years.	Brook Butler is a dedicated practitioner of Bikram yoga and cutting edge energy work. A native Floridian, she has guided all over the United States and Western Canada but now lives in Truckee, California. Look for Brooke on the Tahoe, Yosemite and Utah trips.
Dennis White is a Vermont resident with many interests. He has worked as a lobster fisherman, is a photographer (specializing in birds of prey) and is currently running his own organic vegetable greenhouse. He has hiked as far a field as Alaska and the Amazon Basin. Dennis has been leading our New England tours for the last 10 years.	After being a full time guide for 15 years, Jamie Riel has returned to teaching in a small two room schoolhouse. We can't however keep him completely off the trails, and he'll be joining hikers on several of our western trips, including the Olympic Peninsula and South Dakota. Jamie presently lives with his wife Caren in the beautiful hills of western Maine. When not guiding hiking trips in the summer,  Caren Hutchinson spends much of her time with young children as a Speech Language Pathologist. Her hobbies and passions include sculpting, gardening, hiking (of course), kayaking and homesteading with her husband Jamie. Caren guides our Olympic Peninsula trips in July.
Clare Grabher started the hiking company back in 1985. Born in England, Clare began hiking in exotic places around the world in her spare time, while competing on the professional tennis circuit. She now divides her time between leading many of the European hikes and running the North Conway, NH - based office. She and husband Kurt have an 15 year old daughter, Krista (who also likes to hike!)	Maria Hamm lives with her husband and son in the lovely town of Appenzell, Switzerland. We met Maria when she was running the hotel that we visit in Appenzell and over the years we became good friends. Maria now spends her time running tours for the local tourist office and her knowledge of the area and its customs are a wonderful addition to our trips in the Alps.
Raetha Stoddard lives in the foothills of the White Mountains of New Hampshire with her twin teenage daughters. When she's not promoting her Bluegrass festivals or working on the family's apple farm she spends her time guiding with us in northern New England.	Larry Cleair lives near the Mississippi River in Gordonville, Missouri, where he teaches high school math and is the football coach. Many of his summers were spent hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park and he was the natural choice to guide our trips to this scenic part of the United States. His gentle, caring attitude to guiding is very apparent on all the trips he runs.
Graham Barber comes to us by way of a forest service trail crew, his background also includes intensive bike touring, driving   horse drawn sleighs and studying wild edibles. He keeps busy now restoring an old house and raising a family.	Tom Kastner has led hiking tours for the past 20 years in 7 countries and 10 states. His love of languages and people continue to lure him to exciting new places. Tom makes his home in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Michael O'Connor is a native Irishman who has been leading our tours to Ireland for the last 10 years and in the off-season when not guiding hiking tours, teaches at a college in the lovely town of Tralee in southwestern Ireland. His knowledge of both the flora and fauna and history of Ireland as well as the intricacies of Irish pub life, is vital to the success of our Irish trips!	Hannah Sullivan has been guiding off and on for the last 25 years in the US and Canada. Originally from Cleveland, OH she spent 15 years in New York and San Francisco in the investment business and now lives in Lake Tahoe where she teaches adaptive skiing in the winter. You are most likely to see Hannah in Utah, Yosemite and Northern California Coast.
Virginia Moore has been guiding with NEHH for 10 years on the Hawaii trip and occasionally in Acadia and the White Mountains. Virginia works full time as an editor and graphic artist for Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire. She also paints watercolor portraits of animals and can be found at various art shows throughout the summer season. She lives in Madison, NH with numerous 4-legged creatures.

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