Black Star Canyon, Cleveland National Forest
This out and back trail will feature a waterfall, whose presence of water is currently debatable. The rocky, desert terrain will start off pretty easy, but we will have a fun, slightly technical scramble (bit of a crawl / walk up rocks) towards the end, so bring some good shoes!
PACKING LIST:
SNACKS
H2O
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: CODY BROWN
DEPARTMENT: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "I decided to major in International Relations because of this class and professor."
Professor Cody Brown is a newer professor at USC, but has experience teaching at LMU and researching comparative politics, terrorism, international security, and civil war. He also enjoys hiking, watching sports, and is on top of his pop culture references.
PEAK: Black Star Canyon Falls
DIFFICULTY: 4/5
SCENERY: Waterfalls, boulders, desert flowers
FUN FACT: The canyon is named after the Black Star Coal Mine, which was worked for only a short time more than 100 years ago
TRIP LEAD: Aya
likes to travel across rocks vertically and horizontally
Contact Aya: aobeid@usc.edu Read Aya’s bio here.