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SCU Into the Wild

Into the Wild is Santa Clara University's outdoors organization dedicated to providing students, faculty, and staff with affordable, sober, and educational opportunities to explore and learn about the beautiful wilderness of California and beyond.

We took a group of 15 students to Pinnacles this past weekend. March is Condor "mating season" so we got to see many of these spectacular birds. Get there early - the parking lot near the trail head was full before noon, so the national park was shuttling people back and forth (and the line was quite lengthy). The caves were also closed due to flooding from recent rains - be sure to check the website before you go!

We took a group of students here last spring. Everyone was so amazed at the views that they (momentarily) forgot about the steep incline! We did screen participants to make sure that the entire group would be able to handle the physical exertion. The elevation gain is not for the faint of heart.