Join Dr. John Walsh, gerontology professor and seasoned surfer, on an exploration of Trestles Beach. This beach is known throughout California as a world-class surfing destination, but we’ll stick to land on this trip. We will drive down the coast to San Onofre State Beach in the morning and embark on a mellow stroll towards Trestles, stopping for lunch on the beach around midday. If we have enough time, we might even be able to stop in San Clemente on the way back to campus.
This will be an easier hike but be sure to bring plenty of water and sunscreen!!
PACKING LIST:
SUNSCREEN, HAT & SUNGLASSES
H2O
PACKED LUNCH & SNACKS
CAMERA (OPTIONAL)
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: JOHN WALSH
DEPARTMENT: GERONTOLOGY
RATE MY PROFESSOR: “The most energetic and engaging professor I met at USC.”
John Walsh, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Gerontology and a member of the Neuroscience Program at USC. He received his undergraduate degree in biology from the University of California, Irvine, and was awarded a PhD in physiology and biomedical sciences from the University of Texas School of Medicine in Houston. Walsh’s research focuses on the electrophysiological analysis of brain areas that are targets of age-related disease. Studies on aging, calcium, and free radical physiology are performed in Dr. Walsh’s laboratory as they relate to changes in synaptic plasticity and cell behavior. His research also examines how toxic environmental challenges affect nerve cell populations typically lost in Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Walsh is also an avid surfer and spends his free time surfing in southern Orange County.
PEAK: TRESTLES
DIFFICULTY: 1/5
SCENERY: Glorious waves, pelicans and the occasional costal Amtrak train.
FUN FACT: Trestles Beach is the last remaining natural coastline in Orange County!
TRIP LEAD: BEN BLUM