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Come join us on a 2 day/1 night desert adventure to Mojave! We’ll head to Mojave Saturday morning and spend the day scrambling on rugged rock formations, checking out lava tubes, and watching the sunset from Kelso Dunes before rolling full speed down them and heading back to camp under the stars. Sunday morning we’ll wake up bright and early to hike Tetunia before heading back to campus. We’ll be car camping so hikers of all experience levels are encouraged to sign up!
PACKING LIST:
Lots o’ layers and a hat — nighttime temps are predicted to drop into the 30s so be prepared for chilly times
Solid hiking shoes
A sleeping bag / pad if you have one
Flashlight
H2O — 2-3 full liters per person! hydration is cool
Mess kit (plate/bowl/utensils)
Toothbrush & general life items
Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
WE WILL PROVIDE: FOR OVERNIGHTS ETC
Sleeping bags / pads if you don’t have one already!
Tents
Food (but feel free to bring your own snacks!)
PROFESSOR: Garrett Reisman
DEPARTMENT: Astronautical Engineering
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As a former NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman is truly an ~out of this world~ professor. Dr. Reisman flew on all three Space Shuttles, spending a cumulative 107 days in space, including 3 spacewalks. After leaving NASA in 2011, he joined Elon Musk at SpaceX where he served as the Director of Space Operations. In 2018, he stepped down from his full time position at SpaceX to teach astronautical engineering at USC but continues to support SpaceX as a Senior Advisor. He is also the Technical Consultant for the Apple TV+ series, "For All Mankind", an alternate-history sci fi series available for streaming now and half of the '2 Funny Astronauts' podcast with Astronaut Mike Massimino, a popular new podcast featuring behind the scenes true stories about flying in space.
You can read more about Dr. Reisman at his website https://www.garrettreisman.com/ !
PEAK: Mojave Desert
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: Mojave Desert is the driest desert in the world and decorated with rocky mountains, sandy dunes and beautiful Joshua trees. Truly a gorgeous sight
FUN FACT: Mojave National Preserve has more Joshua Trees than Joshua Tree National Park.
TRIP LEAD: Kelly Fitzpatrick
Contact Kelly: kellyf@usc.edu