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Death by Valley


Death by Valley

Meet: Village fountain 8:00 am Saturday (2/15)

Return: 7:00 pm Monday (2/17)

Member: $105 Non member: $137

Participant Driver (2): $44

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Hiking, Car Camping, Deserting, Sight Seeing, Sunsetting, Loving, Presidenting

Difficulty: 3.5/10 Distance: 9.6 miles (15.45 kilometers) Elevation: 1,082 ft (330 m)

Recommended Prior Experience: Hiking experience recommended (but not required!)

Location of Trip: Death Valley National Park

Native Land: Kawaiisu, Newe Sogobia, Nüümü, Nüümü Witü, Nuwuvi, & Nüwüwü

Don’t have plans for the weekend of Valentine’s Day and President’s Day? Now you do! Celebrate love and some of the Presidents of old with Jordyn and Delaney. Two EPIC nights in Death Valley National Park - we’re talking sunsets, sunrises, hiking, the executive branch, and vibes!

We will be meeting on Saturday (2/15) at 8:00 am in at the USC Village fountain and embarking on our journey to the desert. Upon arriving at Death Valley, we will be having lunch and doing a chill 1.4 mile hike to the natural bridge. Then, we’ll head on over to Badwater Basin (THE LOWEST POINT IN NORTH AMERICA!) to watch the sunset and have dinner. That night, we’ll set up camp near Zabriskie Point, where we will be starting off our Sunday morning with a 6.4 mile hike around Golden Canyon via Zabriskie Point. After working up an appetite, we’ll picnic for lunch and then drive to a different part of the park to see the grounds of Scotty’s Castle (a 1920s vacation home within the park!), around which we’ll have dinner and find somewhere to set up camp for night 2. Monday morning, we’ll wake up, do another chill hike (1.8 miles), this time to Ubehebe Crater, and then drive home in time for a relaxing President’s Day evening before school on Tuesday.

Contact the Guides:

Delaney Carroll drcarrol@usc.edu

Jordyn VanOrman jvanorma@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!

  • Layers (the desert gets cold at night) (maybe shorts, but monitor the weather)

  • Hiking clothes

  • Hiking shoes

  • AT LEAST 3L of water

  • Sleeping bag

  • Sleeping pad

  • Toiletries/ meds/ other personal essentials

  • Sun protection

  • Day pack for hikes

  • Mess kit (plate/bowl and utensils to eat with)

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!!

Earlier Event: February 15
Zion National Park: A Love Story
Later Event: February 21
8 Miles of Chill Jazzy SLO-Cean Mix