IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting Spring 2023, all non-driver trip participant spots will be selected at random due to high demand. Signups are open till Friday Feb 17th 11:59PM. Participants will be selected at random and will be notified soon after forms close!
Join us for a 3.2 mile (1,030ft elevation gain) intermediate hike to Sandstone Peak on Saturday, Feb 25! We’ll be surrounded with BEAUTIFUL views of the ocean and Santa Monica Mountains. We’ll also be joined by the Director of Graduate Studies at USC’s Spatial Sciences Institute, Darren Ruddell, where you can ask him all your questions about Geodesign and Urban Sustainability!
PACKING LIST:
Hat
Sunglasses
Sunscreen
H2O (2L)
Snacks/Lunch
WAIVERS
PROFESSOR: Darren Ruddell
DEPARTMENT: Spatial Sciences Institute
Darren Ruddell is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Southern California’s Spatial Sciences Institute where he teaches and develops curricula in Geodesign and advanced online programs in Geographic Information Science and Technology. Geodesign is a forward-thinking, interdisciplinary framework that pairs planning, design and environmental systems with geospatial technologies to explore ways to build a better world. Ruddell earned his Ph.D. from the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University, and his research efforts utilize geospatial technologies to investigate and advance issues of urban sustainability.
PEAK: Backbone Trail to Sandstone Peak
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: Crazy views of the Pacific and some solid ridge line greenery
FUN FACT: It’s the highest peak in the Santa Monica Mountains!!
TRIP LEAD: Adit