MUD PIES! DIRT CUPS! BROWN MOUNTAIN!

Meet: Saturday 11/09, 8:00am Village Fountain

Return: Saturday, 4pm

Member: $13 Non member: $17

Participant Driver (2): $11

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Hiking, making mud pies, making dirt cups, eating dirt cups

Difficulty: (5/10) Medium Distance (miles): 8.5 Elevation (ft): 672

Recommended Prior Experience: Some hiking experience

Location of Trip: Angeles National Forest near La Cañada Flintridge

Native Land: Tongva

Have you forgotten about the sanctity of mud pies? No worries! Join guides Halo and Zoe on Saturday November 15 for an 8.5 mile day hike ending at Brown Mountain Dam Waterfall! We will choose the loveliest river bank to sink our hands into the mud and create delectable-looking mud pies while rediscovering the unbridled creativity you held as a child before the world corrupted your creations as “useless”, “unprofitable” or “bad”. Sticking to the dirt theme, after a picnic lunch we will be assembling our very own dirt cups (oreos, chocolate pudding, gummy worms etc.) before heading back to campus at a very reasonable afternoon hour. Hope to see you all out there!

Contact the Guides:

Halo Lyman — hlyman@usc.edu

Zoe Solari — zsolari@usc.edu

What to Bring:

• Sun protection (sunscreen, hat, sunglasses)

• An extra layer, e.g. hoodie or light jacket (parts of the trail are shaded)

• 2 liters/64 ounces/2 Nalgenes’ worth of water

• Backpack to carry your things

• Comfortable shoes to hike in

• Trekking poles (optional)

• A good attitude!!! (not optional)

Price of the trip includes (and we will provide):

• Snacks

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided when a trip occurs during meal-times

• Any technical gear required (ie. kayaks, snowshoes, snorkels, backpacking packs, sleeping bags, fishing rods, etc.)

• All group / shared gear (tents, stoves, bear cans, first aid kit, etc.)

• Any permits or campsite reservations needed

• Cost of gas reimbursed for participant drivers

• Amazing guides who love the outdoors and do this for free!
  

Please Review Our Cancellation and Refund Policy:

All SC Outfitters trips have a no-refund policy unless a substitute participant can be found. In the event your trip requires added reporting measures of participants (plane tickets, external providers, rental services, etc.) dropping the trip close to the date of the trip will not allow for the spot to be re-filled. See the details on trip pages for specific deadlines and reference our complete cancellation/refund policy here.

TRIP DIFFICULTY RATING SYSTEM

• Difficulty rating for trips

  • 1: No physical activity.

  • 2: Leisurely walk.

  • 3: 2-5 miles less than 1000 ft of total elevation gain on well maintained trails. About 2-3 hours continuous activity

  • 4: 4-6 miles, about 1000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. About 3 hours of continuous activity.

  • 5: 6-8 miles, about 1500ft of elevation gain on maintained trials. 4-5 hours continuous activity

  • 6: 8-10 miles, about 2000 ft of elevation gain, well maintained trails. 4-6 hours of continuous activity.

  • 7: 10-14 miles, over 2500 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 8: At high altitude. 12-16 total miles, over 3000 ft of elevation gain, variable trail conditions possible. Full day of continuous activity.

  • 9: Technical skills may be necessary. At high altitude with physical elevation gain. Scrambling over rocks likely involved.

  • 10: u gunna die

**If you have any questions or concerns about the physical activity, recommended prior experience, or gear needed on any kind of trip please contact the guides as soon as possible!!