Mojave madness

Meet: Shack (2647 Orchard Ave Los Angeles CA) at 7 am Saturday

Return: 6 pm Sunday

Member: $62 Non member: $78

Participant Driver (1 needed): $27

Participant drivers will also have all gas reimbursed!

Activity: Hiking, cave exploring, sand sledding

Difficulty: (5/10) Medium Distance: 8 miles Elevation (ft): 800 ft

Recommended Prior Experience: hiking experience recommended

Location of Trip: Mojave Desert

Native Land: Nuwuwu, Nuwuvi, Newe Segobia

Join us for a mad journey through canyons, dunes, and caves in the Mojave! We’ll be heading out to the desert Saturday morning for a chill, but rocky, 6-mile trek around Berber Peak through slot canyons (with rocks that look like cheese!). Then, we’ll be driving to camp next to Kelso Dunes under starry skies. Sunday morning, we’ll take a 2-mile hike up to sunbathe atop the dunes (and maybe sand sled down!) before driving up to explore ancient lava tubes with great photo-ops created by beams of sunlight peaking into the caves (it will still be dark in portions, remember your headlamps/flashlights!). We’ll head back late afternoon Sunday for some much-needed sleep after our desert adventure.

Contact the Guides:

Logan Decker (lgdecker@usc.edu)

Hayden Naffziger (naffzige@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!

• WATER!!! 3L minimum!

• Headlamps/Flashlight (if you have one!)

• Sunscreen

• Sunglasses

• Layers (it gets cold in the desert!)

• Mess Kit

• Day bag

• Good sturdy shoes (for rocky trail and sand!)

• Necessary Medications

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!!