POWER TO THE FLOWERS: Pixies Unite!

Meet: 2647 Orchard Ave, Saturday 8th, 9:00AM

Return: ~5PM, Sunday 9th

Member: ($42) Non member: ($53)

Participant Driver (2): ($21)

Activity: Hiking, Beaching, Wildflowering

Difficulty: (2/10) Easy Distance (miles): 5 Elevation (ft): 200

Recommended Prior Experience: None

Location of Trip: Carrizo Plains, Santa Monica Mountains

Native Land: Chumash, Tongva

It’s spring…. pixies, unite! If you are looking for a fun time in the flowers come join us for this overnight basecamp trip! We’ll leave on Saturday morning and head to Carrizo Plains to do some hiking, painting, flower-crown-making, and lunching, all while admiring the SUPER BLOOM of wildflowers along the mountain side. Then we’ll join our friends for dinner and a basecamp partyyyy. On our way home Sunday, we’ll stop by the beach at the Santa Monica mountains to do more painting/chilling/flower-watching, and then return to our USC pixie village.

Contact the Guides:

Sofia Menck: smenck@usc.edu

Audrey Stavish: astavish@usc.edu

What to Bring:

*REMINDER : 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

• Shoes for hiking

• Water bottle

• Warm layers

• Hat/Sunglasses/Sunscreen

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!!