A nice weekend getaway to the desert filled with gorgeous hikes, sunsets on sand dunes, chill car camping, and good vibes! Saturday will be filled with exploring the park including Badwater Basin, Artist’s Palette, a natural bridge and sand dune sunsets. We’ll go for a nice hike Sunday and check out the Harmony Borax Works before heading back to campus.
PACKING LIST:
Sleeping bag + pad
H2O — 2-3 full liters per person! hydration is cool
Mess kit (plate/bowl/utensils)
Hiking shoes & clothes
Layers! It gets cold in the desert at night!
Toothbrush & general life items
Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Loaner gear for anyone who doesn’t have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, etc.
Tents
Meals & snacks (Saturday lunch - Sunday lunch)
PROFESSOR: Elisa Warford
DEPARTMENT: Engineering Writing
Professor Warford teaches courses in the ethics of science and technology and written and oral engineering communication. Her teaching and research interests include engineering ethics and the rhetoric of science and engineering. Not only is she an amazing professor, she is also an avid hiker and backpacker herself! She’s gone on lots of amazing trips that I’m sure she'd be happy to talk about!
PEAK: Death Valley
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: Hottest, driest, lowest national park! Sand dunes, rocks and desert!
FUN FACT: Some of the Tatooine scenes in A New Hope and Return of the Jedi were filmed in Death Valley!
TRIP LEAD: Kelly
Looking for some ~cool~ people to explore this not-so-cool park with!
Contact Kelly: kellyf@usc.edu
Read Kelly’s bio here.