Dear PKU alumni,
PUAASC (Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California) is organizing a trip to the Antelope Valley California Poppy State Reserve this Sunday, April 3rd, together with USC CSSA hiking club. Any Chinese and their friend in Los Angeles area are welcome to join the trip.
The state reserve spans more than 1,700 acres, and is dedicated for the California's official flower - the Golden California Poppy. It is located near Lancaster/Palmdale, about 85 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. With the record high rainfall in the past months, the park is witnessing fantastic wildflower blooms, with expected peak bloom in late March to early April. For more information, you can visit http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=627Photos for the trip two years ago can be found in the hiking club web page at http://netweb.usc.edu/xinming/photos/antelope/index.html
For the trip, we will depart at 9:00am from the following two locations (UCLA and USC) and arrive to the park around 10:30am. We will then hike for a while, have a picnic, and enjoy the flower and the great nature there. We will return around 3:30pm.
------ 1. For those who want to go from UCLA, we will meet at 3200 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066 (the small parking lot in front of the administration office, it is also the intersection of Stanwood and Sawtelle) at 9:00am.
------ 2. For those who want to go from USC, we will meet at 2671 Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007 (it is located 50 meters north of the intersection with 27th street) at 9:00am.
----- For those who drive there directly, we will meet at the park parking lot at 10:30am.
The driving directions are:
------ 1. From UCLA: Take 405 North for 19 miles, 5 North for 3 miles, then CA-14 North for 42 miles. Exit on Ave I, and go west along Ave I for 13 miles, continue to Lancaster Road for 2 miles. You will see the park on your right side.
------ 2. From USC: Take 110 North for 4 miles, 5 North for 25 miles, then CA-14 North for 42 miles. Exit on Ave I, and go west along Ave I for 13 miles, continue to Lancaster Road for 2 miles. You will see the park on your right side.
There is a $5 park entrance fee for each car.
If you are interested in joining the trip, please send an email to legendfeng2000@yahoo.com (Lei Feng, 310-980-5027, departing at UCLA) or xhe@usc.edu (Xinming He, 213-741-0858, departing at USC) for reservation. Please include your name, phone number, if you need a carpool seat or can provide carpool seats to other people (and how many). The cost for carpool and park entrance fee will be shared among participants (around $8 per person, to the driver directly). Although we will prepare some beverage and light food, We encourage you to bring some extra food to share with others for the picnic. Due to the time constraint, most emails will be answered at night time.
Best regards,
PUAASC
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PUAASC
CSSA hiking club