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Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall w/ Vicky Petryshyn {Environmental Studies}

  • Brown Mountain Dam Brown Mountain Dam Seco, Arroyo, La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011 (map)

Sign ups are first come first serve! Links will open at 9PM sharp on Sunday.

Need to reconnect with nature after your Saturday night? Come spend your Sunday morning hiking through the Angeles National Forest with geology expert and iconic Peaks Professor Vicky Petryshyn! This 8.5 mile hike will take you through Brown Mountain and will finish at a waterfall.

PACKING LIST:

  • Hiking boots (or a good pair of sneakers)

  • Lunch and snacks

  • Water (2 - 3L)

  • Waivers



PROFESSOR: VICKY PETRYSHYN

DEPARTMENT: Environmental Studies

RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Dr. Petryshyn is by far one of my favorite professors I have had at USC"

Dr. Petryshyn is a USC alumna and geobiologist who specializes in reconstructing past climate and its impact on life forms, both tiny and large. She is involved with research at Mono Lake, South Africa, Catalina, and Michigan. Aside from rocks, she loves her dog, coffee, running, and NASA!


PEAK: BROWN MOUNTAIN DAM

DIFFICULTY: 4/5

SCENERY: Soak up the forest views as we make our way to the waterfall!

FUN FACT: The dam was built in the 1940s so has been around for a LONG time.


TRIP LEAD: ANNABELLE LAYT

Ask her about her summer in Boston, fall concert lineup, or favourite things about Australia!

Contact Annabelle: layt@usc.edu

Read Annabelle’s bio here.