Join us for a quick but hearty weekend adventure in the gorgeous San Gorgonio Wilderness with a Peaks veteran, Vicki Petryshyn! We’ll pack in close to 15 miles on Saturday by backpacking our camp gear up to Halfway Camp and summiting Mt. San Gorgonio via the Vivian Creek Trail before returning to camp for the evening. Sunday morning, we’ll take a short hike back to the trailhead and relax at the nearby waterfalls along the Big Falls trail, potentially with a little trailside brunch action thrown in. Prepare for a strenuous hike that’s as challenging as it is gratifying! Prior hiking experience highly recommended.
PACKING LIST:
Backpacking backpack
Sleeping bag & pad
2-3L of water capacity
Mess kit
Sturdy shoes/boots
Layers
WAIVERS
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Food and cooking supplies
First aid
Tents
Anything from the first list that you don’t have!
PROFESSOR: Vicky Petryshyn
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Studies
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "I love this professor!! She is officially my favorite ENST professor at USC."
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. San Gorgonio
DIFFICULTY: 5/5
SCENERY: Views of the San Gabriels, Joshua Tree, San Jacinto and more!
FUN FACT: At 11,503 feet, “Old Greyback” is the highest mountain in SoCal below the Sierras!
TRIP LEADS: Mark Stephenson & Ben Watkins
Contact Mark: mastephe@usc.edu
Contact Ben: bwatkins@usc.edu
Read Mark’s bio here.
Read Ben’s bio here.
ADDRESS: Vivian Creek Trailhead.