Boards and arrows
Meet: USC Village @ Hecuba Statue, Saturday 2/3 at 7 AM
Return: Around 5 PM Sunday 2/4
Member: $133 (*Trip price includes price for everything needed for archery*)
Non member: $167
Activities: Archery, sand dune sledding, s’more eating, campfire sitting
Difficulty: 3/10 Easy
Distance: 3 miles max
Elevation: Less than 200 feet
Recommended Prior Experience: Overnight camping experience recommended but not required, archery experience not required!
Location of Trip: Mesquite Sand Dunes, Death Valley National Park, Archery in Santa Clarita
Native Land: Newe/Western Shoshone
Come hit bullseyes and shred the dunes with Annsophie and Tadd! We’ll be taking you to Death Valley National Park, one of the most stunning landscapes in all of California, and then to the archery range to shoot some darts!
We’ll meet at USC Village at 7 AM on Saturday 2/3 and head up to Mesquite Sand Dunes in Death Valley, an endless expanse of sand surrounded by beautiful towering mountains. We have a sled we’re bringing for you to roll down the dunes with (because we’re both from the Northeast and miss winter sledding in the snow), and afterwards we’ll camp inside the park. Tadd and Annsophie have a delicious dinner planned that you will surely be raving about after the trip, and then we’ll have a campfire and s’mores under a beautiful starry night sky to round out the night.
On Sunday, we’ll have breakfast and leave camp in the morning and make our way to the archery range in Santa Clarita! The staff will walk us through safe practices, and then we’ll have the opportunity to shoot our shots! Tadd promises a fun prize for whoever can hit a bullseye. After some time at the archery range, we’ll make our way back to USC in the late afternoon so that you have enough time to work on all the assignments you procrastinated on.
Overnight camping and archery experience are both not required, just come ready to learn and to have an amazing time with us! We bet you’ll come back from this trip as the sharpest shooter and the sendiest shredder out of all of your friends.
Contact the Guides:
Tadd: taddlong@usc.edu
Annsophie: rieg@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!
Small backpacking pack or school backpack
Sleeping pad
Sleeping bag
***Warm layers (thermal long sleeves, sweater, long pants)
Comfortable hiking clothes
Hiking shoes/sneakers/Chacos/Tevas
Socks / underwear
Toiletries
AT LEAST 2 L of water
Hat, gloves
Sun protection (sunscreen, sunglasses)
Headlamp if you have one
Any necessary medication
Mess kit (plastic plate/bowl + fork/knife/spork will work just fine)
OPTIONAL: cards/games/other fun activities
REQUIRED: good vibes, can-do attitude
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.)
Archery time and equipment rentals
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!!