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Start your semester off right with an adventure to one of California’s most beautiful and iconic national parks! This will be a beautiful weekend of frolicking through gorgeous meadows, forests, and mountains. We will be biking around in the iconic Yosemite Valley (and maybe swimming too!), explore the Mariposa Grove of sequoias, and ending our days gathered around the campfire. We will do a couple of hikes within the park, ranging from easy to moderate (no more than 5 miles, and relatively flat). Get excited for some of California’s most spectacular views on this two-night camping adventure!
PACKING LIST:
Sleeping bag + pad (if you have them)
Water. At least 2 full liters per person!
Mess kit (plate/bowl/utensils)
Sturdy hiking shoes and clothes
Flashlight/headlamp (other than your phone)
Layers! Temperatures will be in the 40s at night
Rain coat
Swimsuit
Toothbrush, medications, other general life items
Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Tents
Any gear you don’t have (sleeping bags, pads, etc)
Friday dinner - Sunday breakfast (but feel free to bring your own snacks)
PROFESSOR: Suhaib Abdurahman
DEPARTMENT: Psychology
Suhaib is a PhD student at USC, and is also a Peaks Trip Lead!
Suhaib is a social psychologist with a strong engineering background. Prior to joining the University of Southern California, he completed a BS and MS in Process Engineering at the Berlin Institute of Technology. Originally, he was interested in using machine learning for control systems and process optimization, but he became increasingly interested in using these methods to model human behavior instead. Suhaib then completed a BS in psychology at Free University Berlin, and transitioned to studying complex human interactions through a combination of computational and behavioral methods. Currently, his research focuses on grounding computational methods in psychological theory to advance our knowledge of various social phenomena.
PEAK: Yosemite National Park
DIFFICULTY: 3/5
SCENERY: We will explore the Yosemite Valley, a grove of 3,000 year old Sequoia trees, and the Wawona Meadow!
FUN FACT: President Lincoln signed a grant protecting this land in 1864, over 50 years before the National Parks Service was created!
TRIP LEADS: Maya and Julie!