OSTRICHLAND - Come feed this bad boy!
Meet: Saturday, November 9th @ 7:30am in the Village
Return: 6:00pm
Member: $38 Non member: $50
Activity: Feeding Ostriches, Hiking, Eating Danishes
Difficulty: (4/10) Easy/Medium Distance (miles): 2.4 Elevation (ft): 688ft
Recommended Prior Experience: none
Location of Trip: Solvang, CA
Native Land: Chumash
Have you ever seen a bird bigger than a pigeon? Probably not (you live in LA)! Join Jake and Erin on a quest to OSTRICHLANDUSA to see (and feed) some really big birds. While in the area, we will stop in Solvang, a little Danish town, to grab some breakfast. After feeding the big birds, we will do a short hike, have some lunch, then trek back home so you can tell all your friends about big birds (they probably won’t believe you).
Things we will be doing on this day trip:
Stop at a Danish (nationality) bakery in Solvang to get a danish (pastry)
Feed ostriches (unfortunately, they cannot have danishes :( )
Short hike to Gaviota Wind Caves
Lunch (also not danishes)
Go home
NOTE: The cost of this trip will cover lunch, some snacks, the fee to see the ostriches, and one bowl of feed. If you want to buy another bowl, you have to cover the cost ($1)
Contact the Guides:
Erin coulon@usc.edu
Jake jfutterm@usc.edu
What to Bring:
*REMINDER (overnights only) : if you do not have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, backpacking pack, or other technical gear (non-clothing), do not panic, SC Outfitters has these items for you! Your guides will send out a gear-request form the week of your trip where you’ll let them know what gear you need!
Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses
Water (2L)
Sneakers/hiking shoes
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!!