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Meet: McCarthy Dining Hall, November 12 at 9AM

Return: November 13 by 5PM

Member: ($100) Non member: ($125)

Participant Driver (2): ($31)

Activity: car camping, hiking, sightseeing, beach?

Difficulty: (3/10) Easy Distance (miles): 3 Elevation (ft): 500

Recommended Prior Experience: none

Location of Trip: Slab City / Salton Sea

Native Land: Cahuilla

Join us for a weekend of sightseeing and art viewing in the desert! We’ll leave from USC on Saturday morning and drive through Southern California, stopping in Coachella Valley for a picnic and then continuing on to Slab City where we will explore at the wonderful Salvation Mountain, a man-made mountain of art. Then, we’ll go on to East Jesus, another modern art installation. After, we’ll jet on over to Salton Sea where we’ll camp for the night on the beach. In the morning, we'll drive to a super chill hike in a slot canyon before coming back home.

Contact the Guides:

Nick Barkidjija: barkidji@usc.edu

Betsy Schmeler: schmeler@usc.edu

What to Bring:

*REMINDER (overnights only) : if you do not have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking pack, or other technical gear (non-clothing), do not panic, SC Outfitters has these items for you! Your guides will send out a gear-request form the week of your trip where you’ll let them know what gear you need!

• sleeping bag*

• sleeping pad*

• mess kit (bowl/plate, fork)

• comfortable walking shoes

• comfortable walking clothes

• sweatshirt / sweatpants

• bathing suit

• towel

• sunscreen

• 2L of water

• toiletries

• daypack

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitter trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!