Horsing Around in Ojai (Mini Basecamp)

Meet: Saturday 2/7 at 7:30am at the Hecuba statue in the Village

Return: Sunday 2/8 at noon

Member: ($173) Non member: ($225)

No participant driver needed !!

Activity: horseback riding, hiking, camping, horsing around, friendship, appreciating nature

Difficulty: (4/10) Easy Distance: 4.8 miles / 7.72 km Elevation: 449 ft / 136.85 m

Recommended Prior Experience: None!

Location of Trip: Ojai

Native Land: Chumash

Come join us on our “mini basecamp” trip with “Getting Blown at Gaviota Wind Caves”!!! We’ll leave the village at 7:30 am SHARP and drive up to the Ojai Valley Riding Company to get saddled up and ready for our horseback trail ride through the picturesque trails of the Ventura River Valley! No horseback riding experience required, just come ready to ride. After this ride of a lifetime, we’ll head to the trailhead and prepare for lunch. Then, we’ll embark on a quick, but beautiful hike (there may be a river crossing so bring water shoes/a swimsuit if you want to swim)! After we finish up the hike, we will head to downtown Ojai to check out Bart’s Bookstore and find some meaning (and hopefully a cute souvenir). Then we’ll hop back in the cars and head to set up camp with Nate and Ignacio’s trip at Steckel Park. We’ll cook a show stopping dinner, and have a special SWEET secret campfire treat that you won’t want to miss!!!!! We’ll make so many friends and sleep next to the calming sounds of the creek!! We’ll wake up refreshed and ready with so many memories to tell when we’re back at USC. We can’t wait for you to sign up and join us on this adventure!! 

* must be under 295lbs to participate in horseback riding

Contact the Guides:

Alexa Didinsky: didinsky@usc.edu

Natalie McMullin: nmcmulli@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 (utensils and bowl/plate/tupperware)

• 3+ liters of water

• Hat/sunscreen/sunglasses

• Comfortable hiking shoes

• Comfortable hiking clothes

• Toiletries/medications

• Headlamp/flashlight

• Warm clothes for night/sleeping

• Water shoes

• Swimsuit and Towel (optional)

Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):

• Snacks

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided when a trip occurs during meal-times

• Any technical gear required (ie. kayaks, snowshoes, snorkels, backpacking packs, sleeping bags, fishing rods, etc.)

• All group / shared gear (tents, stoves, bear cans, first aid kit, etc.)

• Any permits or campsite reservations needed

• Cost of gas reimbursed for participant drivers

• Amazing guides who love the outdoors and do this for free!
  

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitters 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!!

This program is open to all eligible individuals. SC Outfitters operates all of its programs and activities consistent with the University’s Notice of Non-Discrimination. Eligibility is not determined based on race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other prohibited factor.

Individuals with disabilities who need accommodations to attend this event may contact the guides listed above on the trip page. We request that individuals requiring accommodations or auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify us at least 7 days prior to the event. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.