Dear alumni,
PUAASC has learned the following event organized by the USC CSSA hiking club.
All PUAASC members are welcome to join the trip.
Best regards,
PUAASC
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Event: Cherry Picking this Saturday (June 5)
Time: Saturday (June 5)
Place: Leona Valley, about 80 miles north of Los Angeles
Web site: http://www.cherriesupic.com
Plan: We will depart from 2671 Magnolia Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90007, at
9:00am. The driving direction from USC to Leona Valley is below: take 110
North for 4 miles, then 5 North for 24 miles, after that, go along CA-14
North for 35 miles, take the Palmdale Blvd exit towards Palmdale, turn Left
on W Palmdale Blvd for 1 mile, continue on Elizabeth Lake RD for 9 miles. We
will meet at the northeast corner of the intersection between 90th street
and Elizabeth Lake RD by 11:00am, and then decide which orchard we will go
next (there are about 30 orchards in the nearby area).
After the cherry picking around 2:30pm, we will return along a more scenic
route that traverses through Elizabeth Lake, Hughes Lake, and Castaic Lake
(one of the largest reservoirs in Southern California with 29 miles of
shoreline). We may visit the Castaic Lake state recreational area
(http://www.castaiclake.com/based on participants' opinion.
For reservation: Please send me an email at xhe@usc.edu. In the email,
please include your phone number, and whether you need carpool or can
provide carpool seats for other people. Cost for carpool will be shared
among participants (around $6 per person). The cost for picking cherry
varies depending on the orchard. Typically it is free to eat inside the
orchard, and you only pay for the cherry you bring out (around $1.5 per
pound). If you have any question, please feel free to contact me at
213-741-0858 or email me.
BTW, this Thursday admission is free for the Huntington Library
(http://www.huntington.org/). It has the best gardens in Southern
California, and the normal ticket price is $8.5 for students except the
first Thursday of each month. The opening hour is 12:00pm to 4:30pm. It
would be a nice place to enjoy the beautiful sunshine in the summer.
Xinming(Simon)
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Computer Science Department,
University of Southern California