This episode was recorded on the shore of Lake McCloud in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I have a Facebook page for the podcast, search Sound By Nature to find it and see pictures from the area this episode was recorded, as well as some of the other areas I've recorded. While you're there, like and follow it to stay updated and see pictures from future recording outings. I'll be posting episodes on the page as well, please feel free to comment and tell me what y...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 31
This was recorded along the stream below the uppermost of the Clear Creek Springs in the Mount Shasta Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a cold October afternoon, with patchy clouds offering only short bursts of warm sunlight and brief glimpses of the mountain looming above. I have a Facebook page for the podcast, search Sound By Nature to find it and see pictures from the area this episode was recorded, as well as some of the other areas I've recorde...
Dec 05, 2019•57 min•Ep. 30
This episode was recorded at a campsite near the Cabin Creek Trailhead and the confluence of Cabin Creek and Squaw Valley Creek in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a cool day with passing clouds and thundershowers- a good day to sit beside a warm campfire. I have a Facebook page for the podcast, search Sound By Nature to find it and see pictures from the area this episode was recorded, as well as some of the other areas I've recorded. While you're there, like...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 29
This recording was gathered in a stand of Quaking Aspen(populus tremuloides) in the Bigelow Meadow Botanical Area at the edge of Bigelow Meadow in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a sunny day with a gusty breeze at the cusp of summer and fall, with the leaves on the trees and brush just beginning to turn to their fall colors. I have a Facebook page for the podcast, search Sound By Nature to find it and see pictures from this recording outing, as well as som...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 28
This was recorded on a clear summer night while paddling a canoe on Medicine Lake in Modoc National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Medicine Lake lies in the caldera of the Medicine Lake Volcano, a shield volcano in the southern end of the Cascade Range. Remotely located, there is little or no light pollution to obscure the night sky, and as such the stars shone brightly on this moonless night. The air was still and the glassy surface of the lake perfectly reflected the stars above, which e...
Aug 29, 2019•54 min•Ep. 27
This recording was made at Brewer Creek on the east side of Mount Shasta in the Mount Shasta Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I gathered this recording from a boulder in the middle of the creek, well above treeline, just below where it surfaced from beneath an expansive snow field. The water cascaded through the scree, which had tumbled into its course, before disappearing beneath another snow field not far downstream. It was a beautiful, clear, warm, and ...
Aug 24, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 26
This was recorded on the cool, crisp morning of the Summer Solstice at my campsite in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County , California. In my opinion, there really aren't many things more comforting than sitting beside a warm campfire on a brisk mountain morning.
Jun 22, 2019•49 min•Ep. 25
This was recorded at dawn on the Summer Solstice at the edge of a large meadow in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a brisk mountain morning, and though it was the first official morning of summer, a light frost had settled upon the meadow, while lingering patches of snow dotted the dense surrounding forest. The recording starts just before the first birdsong of the morning and continues until a little after sunrise....
Jun 22, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 24
I recorded this on a warm late spring afternoon as thunderstorms rumbled nearby at White Ridge Spring in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California. Located trailside on the Pacific Crest Trail, this beautiful spring is a convenient place to refill your water and take in the view of the Trinity Alps to the west, while also admiring the abundance of wild flowers and the odd looking California Pitcher Plant which grows in the pure and cold spring water as it cascades downslope ...
Jun 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 23
I recorded this episode in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County, California on a warm late spring day just after noon as birds sang and thunderclouds drifted by.
Jun 04, 2019•34 min•Ep. 22
I recorded this beside a spring in a small meadow along the Upper McCloud River on a beautiful partly cloudy spring morning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California.
May 14, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 21
An early morning near the marshy edge of Big Lake at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park in Shasta County, California.
Apr 23, 2019•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 19
A calm evening beside Horr Pond at Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park, Shasta County, California.
Apr 21, 2019•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 19
A partly cloudy and warm spring afternoon beside a mountain spring in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Shasta County, California. I recorded this right where it burst forth from the ground in a tall stand of old growth Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, and Sugar Pine. The Black Oaks, Pacific Dogwoods, and Bigleaf and Vine Maples in the understory had yet to leaf out, and the first fern fiddleheads had only just begun to unfurl in this beautiful and secluded area of densely foreste...
Apr 17, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 18
A windy evening beside a shallow seasonal lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The forest, wet from recent rain, drips as the wind blows through the tall tree tops and frogs call out, occasionally in chorus.
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 17
Burstarse Falls stands within the Castle Crags Wilderness Area just off the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta County, California. Formed in the solid granite of the Castle Crags, its water tumbles over a precipice nearly 80 feet tall before continuing on down numerous smaller waterfalls and cascades.
Mar 20, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 16
This was recorded during a high spring tide at the north side of the boulder strewn cove where Partington Creek enters the ocean. There is a cave there that, as the waves rolled in and compressed the air within, created a pressurized blast of air as it escaped the temporarily submerged cave entrance.
Feb 21, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 15
This episode was recorded at sunset during low tide in the intertidal zone at Sand Dollar Beach in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California.
Feb 09, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 14
A breezy sunset at Soberanes Point in Garrapata State Park, Monterey County, California.
Jan 22, 2019•47 min•Ep. 13
A sunny morning at Fern Grotto Beach in Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz County, California.
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 12
Sunset in the intertidal zone at Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, California.
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 11
Sunrise with the pounding surf at Panther Beach in Santa Cruz County, California.
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 10
A windy sunset with high, storm tossed surf at Scott Creek Beach in Santa Cruz County, California.
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 9
Deep in the mountains of Northern California, Tom Neal Creek flows down a wild, rugged, densely forested canyon. Edged with moss and ferns, the crystal clear water tumbles over ancient sedimentary rock that form the many small waterfalls and cascades that line its course. I recorded this on a clear winter day beside the creek at a place that I found to have an unusual, albeit pleasing resonance.
Jan 02, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 8
Enjoy the soothing sound of Middle Fall on the McCloud River from the rocks beside the pool below the fall.
Dec 24, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 7
I recorded this on the Winter Solstice at the confluence of a small cascading stream and the South Fork of the Sacramento River.
Dec 24, 2018•32 min•Ep. 6
I recorded this during steady rain on the floor of an old growth forest in the mountains of Northern California.
Dec 17, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 5
This episode was recorded at midnight on a clear, moonless night beneath the Geminid Meteor Shower during high winds atop a forested ridge in the Klamath Mountains of Northern California.
Dec 14, 2018•59 min•Ep. 4
Relax beside the cold, clear water of the upper McCloud River in Northern California on a late fall day.
Dec 07, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 3
This episode was recorded on a sunny and crisp late fall afternoon beside Squaw Valley Creek on Mount Shasta in Northern California
Dec 04, 2018•17 min•Ep. 2
