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Join on us on this beautiful day hike close to campus! Scenery will include views looking West over the Pacific Ocean and Pacific Palisades. Should be a great way to get out and enjoy some sunshine as it finally warms up again!
Join us and Astronomy professor, Vahe Peroomian, for a legendary stargazing trip to Joshua Tree! If you have ever wanted to get out of the city lights to see the stars or ask an expert about space this is your chance.
Midterms season got you down? Slacking on your New Years Resolution to get #fit? Join Dr. Polidori on a 5 mile scenic hike along Musch Trail to Eagle Rock with some pretty ~rad~ rock formations and sweeping views of Topanga Canyon, LA’s largest state park, at the top. (There may even be baked goods involved!)
This hike will have you sweating just enough to count as your workout for the day without leaving you too exhausted to hit the books when you get back.
Join Peaks and Professor’s Faculty Advisor and East Asian Studies Professor Brett Sheehan on this beautiful springtime hike to Mt. Zion! After a winter of healthy rains (and snows in the San Gabriel Mountains) we will be hiking a 10 mile loop through the lush Santa Anita Canyon on our way to Mt. Zion. The trail will pass several San Gabriel landmarks, including the 1920s era Santa Anita Canyon dam, the 50-foot Sturtevant Falls, and the old retreat center/cabins at Sturtevant Camp.
Are you ready to see some wildflower blooms?? This is your chance!! With all the rain LA has gotten this winter, you cannot miss seeing some legendary wildflower super blooms in person. Even better, Design Professor Jeff Cain will be doing some photography workshops to help you get the best shot to post on your Insta, send to your parents and cherish in your memories forever :’)
While it took 23 million years for the Pinnacles to travel 200 miles along the San Andreas fault from L.A. to Central California, we’ll be making a weekend out of the journey. We’ll do everything Pinnacles National Park has to offer, from exploring unique talus caves and tall rock spires to watching massive California Condors in one of their few natural habitats.
Think you can find a grander canyon than this? Think again. This baby is one big, beautiful hole and you’re gonna want to see it for yourself!
Join craft beer connoisseur and Spatial Sciences professor Darren Ruddell on a hike through the lush valley of Malibu Creek State Park! During the recent Woolsey fires, select parts of the park were burned rather substantially, and as such it’s the perfect location for seeing the impacts of fire in Southern California first hand. We’ll be taking a beautiful 6.5 mile hike through areas both touched and untouched by these fires, complete with open fields and shaded rock pools. Darren is a leading expert on urban sustainability and climate, so come join us for a day full of stellar views and interesting conversations!
Join expert neuroscientist, Andrew Hires, on the rescheduled scenic loop trail with a slight detour to the cranial shaped, appropriately named Skull Rock! Enjoy 5 miles of shaded trail, waterfalls, and ocean views in Temescal Canyon as we ascend 1,100 feet to a panoramic view of Pacific Palisades.
Finally take an opportunity to enjoy the rainfall Los Angeles has been having by hiking to some waterfalls! Enjoy an easy 4.5 mile out-and-back hike with scenic views in the San Gabriel Mountains leading to the 50 foot waterfall at Switzer Falls. Anthropology professor Xochitl Ruiz will be joining us , an incredibly kind and caring professor whose fieldwork has taken her to Colombia to study food in the past.
The Peaks and Professionals series returns! For this iteration of the series we have the honor of being joined by writer Shawnte Salabert on an overnight wildflower-chasing and slot canyon ‘splorin camping excursion to Anza-Borrego State Park.
Portuguese Bend w/ Professor Switek! Economics! Seas! Tide pools! Views!
Join Dr. Andrew Simpson on an exciting adventure through the San Gabriel mountains! As he puts it, “This is a real wilderness hike, about 8 hours, most of which time you don't see anyone else. It's along a creek, often with little path in sight, a lot of boulder-hopping or wading through the river if the water is high. The group needs to be a little hard-core for this, as it's a tough hike, but really special.”
Take a break from midterm szn and come out on the trail for a day of great hiking, great views, and even better company! The Bridge to Nowhere was originally built as part of a highway that would lead from LA to the Mojave Desert, but after a flood wiped out part of the road, the bridge became abandoned. Now, it‘s a fun destination for hikers and bungee jumpers! This iconic bridge is a must-see, so get excited for a really rewarding day!
Get excited for some backpacking right in our own backyard! We will be heading up North to Ojai to backpack the Sespe River Trail to the Willett Hot Springs, about 7.5 miles out and back each way. Despite the distance, we will not have much elevation gain, so this will be a wonderful backpacking trip for both those new to backpacking and those who have been backpacking for years. Professor Harris is very excited for the trip, and may even bring his dog, Benbow!
Start your Friday morning off right and join Abby Fifer-Mandell, Executive Director of the Brittingham Social Enterprise Lab, for a short but scenic hike to Angel’s Point! This 3-mile hike loops through the northern section of Elysian Park, a natural oasis in the middle of the city.
