Join geologist Vicky Petryshyn on a 14.5 mile loop hike from Chantry Flats to Mt. Wilson! This hike offers great views of the San Gabriels as well as a stop at the historic Mt. Wilson Observatory, which at one point was home to the largest telescope in the world.
PACKING LIST:
2-3L of water
Lunch/money to buy food at the Cosmic Cafe
Waivers
PROFESSOR: Vicky Petryshyn
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Studies
RATE MY PROFESSOR: “One of the best ENST professors you will find. Her lectures tell a story, and the concepts become extremely clear.”
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: Mt. Wilson
DIFFICULTY: 5/5
TERRAIN: 14.5 miles and 4600 ft of elevation gain
FUN FACT: Letters to the Mount Wilson Observatory are the subject of a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Jurassic Technology.
TRIP LEAD: Mark Stephenson