Join us for a poetically beautiful journey through Angeles National Forest! We’ll depart from the Mt. Wilson Observatory and trek to Mt. Zion and back for a hearty and scenic 11 mile hike before checking out the observatory itself. Dr. Chris Freeman will join us for the ride and he’ll bring a collection of poems for us to read along the way. You don’t want to miss it!
PROFESSOR: CHRIS FREEMAN
DEPARTMENT: English
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Professor Freeman is an amazing instructor. His passion for what he teaches clearly shows throughout each class meeting and he's easily accessible to his students, which I found super helpful. Probably one the best professors at USC!"
Hailing from Rome, Georgia and having completed his PhD in English and Gender Studies at Vanderbilt, Christopher Freeman resides in the Department of English, where his work focuses primarily on 20th century queer studies. He teaches a wide range of classes from GEs on poetry to upper-division writing seminars, and he is loved by all of his students. Professor Freeman is an expert on all things LA and Hollywood related, and if you take his classes, you might get even get to Skype in with a celebrity or two. He will be putting together a collection of poetry to read on the hike, so get ready to bust out the literary analysis caps (Don’t worry, there won’t be any grades). Be careful of messing with him on Twitter because he WILL clap back!
PEAK: Mt. Wilson Observatory - Mt. Zion Loop
DIFFICULTY: 5/5
SCENERY: Gorgeous views of the Angeles forest with potential for some late-winter snowpack.
FUN FACT: The observatory is responsible for some of the most detailed photos of Mars that exist!
TRIP LEAD: BEN WATKINS
Mt. Wilson Observatory