DESERTED IN THE MOJAVE!!!

Meet: 8:30 am Saturday 8/17 at USC village

Return: 5pm Sunday 8/18

Member: $79 Non member: $103

Participant Driver (1): $24

Activity: Hiking, camping, rock scrambling, stargazing, caving

Difficulty: (5/10) Medium Distance: 8 miles / 12.8 km Elevation: 1250 ft / 381 m

Recommended Prior Experience: Some hiking and camping experience recommended

Location of Trip: Mojave National Preserve

Native Land: Kawaiisu, Kitanemuk

Do you want to a trip to the wonders of the desert?! If so, come join Keira and Alejandra on an unforgettable adventure around the Mojave National Preserve! We will leave at 8:30am on Saturday morning: our first stop will be a 4-mile (500 ft elevation) hike with to an awesome extinct cinder cone volcano (Amboy Crater), where we will enjoy our lunches. Then we’ll head to our campsite for the night near Kelso Dunes and spend some time playing in the sand and surfing the dunes (~3 miles, 600 ft). Alejandra and Keira will cook up a delectable dinner and we’ll do some stargazing before heading to bed and resting up for the day ahead. On Sunday morning, we’ll drive past more cinder cone volcanos on our way to the last destination. We’ll hike to a lava tube cave and climb deep inside the volcanic wonder (1 mile, 150 ft). Back at the trailhead, we’ll eat our lunches and ponder the magic of the desert before heading back home.

Contact the Guides:

Keira Norrell (knorrell@usc.edu)

Alejandra Angel (aangel@usc.edu)

What to Bring:

• Mess kit (utensils and bowl/plate/tupperware)

• 4+ liters of water

• Hat/sunscreen/sunglasses

• Comfortable hiking shoes

• Comfortable hiking clothes

• Toiletries/medications

• Headlamp/flashlight

• Light clothes for extremely hot days

• Warm clothes for cold nights/sleeping

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.