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I want you to think of the biggest tree you ever seen. Got it in your head? Well erase it now because you’re about to see THE BIGGEST TREE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!! (LITERALLY!!) Join Peaks and Dr. Reisman as we wander through the Giant Sequoias and beautiful meadows of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks! We’ll hike, camp, stargaze, spot wildlife (if we’re lucky, we may even see a black bear!), talk about living in space, and road trip through this treasure of the High Sierra. It will surely be a fantastic way to start out your fall semester, I do hope you join us!
PACKING LIST:
Solid Hiking Shoes/Boots (This is a 5/5 difficulty trip - we will be doing lots of hiking!)
Hiking backpack + clothes
H2O - 2-3L! Seriously, bring 2 or 3 full sized water bottles… I will be checking!
Mess kit (plate/bowl/utensils)
Toothbrush, medicines, & general life items
Sleeping bag + pad + tent (if you have one)
Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
Snacks for yourself
Flashlight
Warm layers for sleeping - it might get into the 40s at night!
WAIVERS
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Saturday Lunch + Dinner
Sunday Breakfast + Lunch
Sleeping bag/pad (if you don’t have it)
Tent (if you don’t have it)
So much fun and good vibes!
PROFESSOR: Garrett Reisman
DEPARTMENT: Astronautical Engineering
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 he consists of half of the '2 Funny Astronauts' podcast with Astronaut Mike Massimino, a popular 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: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks!
DIFFICULTY: 5/5
SCENERY: Massive &(#%&^$ trees
FUN FACT: These parks are home to the LARGEST and 2ND LARGEST trees in the ENTIRE WORLD!! (By volume)
TRIP LEAD: Jaxson
Fun fact: Recently got into plane spotting… he may get distracted trying to see if the plane is a 737-800 or 737-MAX 8
Contact Jaxson: jthill@usc.edu
Read Jaxson’s bio here.