IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting Spring 2023, all non-driver trip participant spots will be selected at random due to high demand. Links will accept sign-ups from Friday night through Sunday at midnight.

Join us for this AMAZING collaboration between Peaks and the First Year Transfer Experience, a club that helps first year transfer students integrate into the USC community through collaboration events and other internal social events. We’ll be hiking around 2.5 miles at Elysian park and will be joined by an expert in the history and biodiversity of Los Angeles, professor Thomas Gustafson!

PACKING LIST:

• Hiking shoes (or a decent pair of sneakers)

• Water (at least 1L)

• Snacks

• Hat and Sunscreen

• Waivers

---

QUESTIONS? READ OUR FAQ

---

PROFESSOR: THOMAS GUSTAFSON

DEPARTMENT: English and American Studies & Ethnicity

RATE MY PROFESSOR:

“Professor Gustafson is the most enthusiastic professor I've ever had, to the point where he *very* excitedly yells during lecture (in a good way.)”

Professor Gustafson is fascinated by the histories and mythologies of Los Angeles. He relates music, film, and literature to reveal the different understandings people have of the city. He teaches America, the Frontier, and the New West (get your cowboy on) and LOS ANGELES: THE CITY, THE NOVEL THE MOVIE.

---

PEAK: ELYSIAN PARK

DIFFICULTY: 1.5/5

SCENERY: Stunning panoramas of downtown Los Angeles!

FUN FACT: Elysian Park has a secret swing (that sometimes disappears), making it a popular destination for those that can find it.

---

TRIP LEAD: Megan Nguyen

Contact Megan: meganngu@usc.edu

Read Megan’s bio here.

---

 

---