This was recorded in stand of old growth conifers along the Pacific Crest Trail not far from Pacific Yew Creek in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It was a cold, quiet, peaceful morning and I gathered this recording from a mossy spot beneath a Pacific Yew tree a short distance from the rocky, fast flowing creek. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the generous support of listeners like you. If you appreciate natural sound recorded live on location, which has been...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 59
This was recorded on a cold and misty morning while walking on the Pacific Crest Trail from the bridge over the McCloud River near Ash Camp to the Forest Service road near the Ah Di Na Campground. This section of the trail follows the McCloud River through a deep, rugged, and densely forested canyon. Sound By Nature is produced by me with the generous support of listeners like you. If you enjoy the podcast and appreciate natural sound recorded live on location, which has been gathered mindfully ...
Dec 14, 2020•59 min•Ep. 58
This was recorded on a clear and cold December morning near Porcupine Butte in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The fire was made from the wood of the Lodgepole Pine which crackled and popped loudly on an otherwise peaceful forest morning. Sound By Nature is produced by me with production help from my dog and the generous support of listeners like you. If you enjoy the podcast and value natural sound recorded live on location, which has been gathered thoughtfully ...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 57
This was recorded just inside the entrance of a lava tube during a storm on the north flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The gusty wind blew swiftly across the brush and pine trees on the lava field above, while the falling rain gathered and dripped from the jagged lava rock around the lava tube entrance. Sound By Nature is produced by me with production help from my dog and the generous support of listeners like you. If you enj...
Nov 21, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 56
This was recorded in a dense forest the morning after the first measurable snowfall of the year beneath massive, towering Sugar Pine trees and other native conifers in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. As the sun hit the treetops above, it warmed the snow laden foliage, which loosened it's icy grip and sent it's load cascading into the branches below and onto the snow covered forest floor. Sound By Nature is produced by me with production help from my dog and the g...
Nov 16, 2020•45 min•Ep. 55
This was recorded on a breezy autumn day in a densely forested gully near the Pacific Crest Trail in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Wind blows steadily in the treetops with occasional gusts rustling the dry Pacific Dogwood leaves still clinging to their trees while showers of Douglas Fir needles rain down from the massive trees towering above. There is some unfortunate noise pollution in the form of air traffic in this episode, I hope it doesn't ruin the listening...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 54
This was recorded while walking on the McCloud River Trail beneath the full moon in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The McCloud River Trail winds along the McCloud River and passes three creatively named yet nonetheless beautiful waterfalls, Upper, Middle, and Lower, the largest being Middle Fall at over fifty feet tall and one hundred feet wide. This recording takes you down the trail from just above Upper Fall, to below Middle Fall. Sound By Nature is produced ...
Nov 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 53
This was recorded while walking down the Squaw Valley Creek Trail in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. The trail meanders along Squaw Valley Creek as it descends, over numerous rapids and a couple small waterfalls, into a deep and densely forested canyon studded with massive, old growth conifers, live oaks, and a lush understory of Pacific Dogwood, Vine Maple, California Hazel, Bigleaf Maple, and California Black Oak, which were resplendent with fall color. I had an ...
Oct 16, 2020•59 min•Ep. 52
This episode was recorded at treeline beneath a stunted cluster of krummholz Whitebark Pine atop the ridge on the north side of upper Ash Creek Canyon on the east side of Mount Shasta in the Mount Shasta Wilderness, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a sunny and clear day, and the wind blew briskly across the top of the short, shield like canopy formed by the twisted, weather beaten trees growing at the cusp of habitability. My production assistant had to sit thi...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 51
This was recorded at the Upper McCloud River on the McCloud River Trail, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. It was a warm evening for the time of year, and though the sky was otherwise clear, the air was laden with smoke from the many wildfires burning across Northern California which imbued the evening light with a deep golden hue. Sound By Nature is independently produced by me with production help from my dog and the generous support of listeners like you. If you enj...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 50
This was recorded on a sunny afternoon at Butcherknife Creek near the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. Sound By Nature is produced by me with production help from my dog and generous support from listeners like you. If you would like to support the podcast as well and help me to continue to provide you with natural sound recorded on location with no advertisements, you can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this description. Your sup...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 49
This was recorded just east of the Trinity Divide in a small stand of Lodgepole Pine in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. This podcast is entirely produced by me with production help from my dog, and is supported by listeners like you. Your support is greatly appreciated and is currently being saved until I have enough funds to purchase a higher quality microphone so that I can provide all of you with a higher quality listening experience. If you would like to help...
Aug 29, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 48
This was recorded beside upper South Fork Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Thunderstorms passed by over the ridge east of the lake, then rumbled off into the distance, while a few light rain showers passed overhead, with breezes which stirred up wind ripples that lapped gently at the rocky shoreline. The occasional splash you'll hear are trout jumping. This podcast is entirely produced by me with production help from my dog and is support...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 47
While recording Episode 46 I left my recording set up within sight of the trail and some curious hikers stopped to inspect it. Thankfully they didn't take it with them!
Aug 06, 2020•3 min
This was recorded on the Pacific Crest Trail near the middle fork of High Camp Creek in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California. Thunder passes nearby almost continuously, unnervingly close at times, with occasional light rain showers. Sound By Nature is produced by me with generous support from listeners like you. If these recordings help provide you with a little relief from the stress of the human world, I hope you'll consider becoming a supporter if you can. Your contr...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 46
This was recorded at Shastine Crater in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The recording starts as thunder and rain pass directly overhead and then drift off into the distance. Unfortunately lightning strikes from these storms caused several wildfires which forced the closure of Lava Beds National Monument and a mandatory evacuation of the Medicine Lake Area in the days following the date of this recording. Sound By Nature is prod...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 45
This was recorded in late spring at sunset beside a spring fed mountain stream just upstream from it's entry into Upper Deadfall Lake in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California. Sound By Nature is produced by me with generous support from listeners. If you enjoy the podcast and feel that it provides you with a little relief from the stresses of the human world, I hope the that you will consider supporting it if you can. Your contribution will go towards improving the sound qua...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 44
This was recorded on a clear and calm early summer morning a little after sunrise on the upper McCloud River, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Sound By Nature is entirely produced by me with generous support from listeners. If you feel that it enriches your life or helps you in any way, I hope that you'll consider supporting it as well. You can do so by clicking the support link at the end of this podcast description. Your contribution will go towards improving the li...
Jun 29, 2020•58 min•Ep. 43
This was recorded on a rainy and windy spring day in a stand of Red and White Fir near Shastine Crater in the Medicine Lake Highlands, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. Thank you to my new supporters! I am extremely grateful for your support and will be using every bit of it to improve the listening experience for you and all of the podcast listeners. It is an incredible morale boost to know that people enjoy the podcast enough to put their hard earned money behind it,...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 42
This was recorded at a snowmelt stream near Porcupine Lake in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The lake sits on the east side of the Trinity Divide just off the Pacific Crest Trail. It's been really tough lately, and I hope that you are all doing alright. If you have children, give them a hug. If you don't have children, then hug your loved ones. If you don't have any loved ones, then hug yourself. Let's all try to remember that we're all human, and that we all bl...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 41
This episode was recorded at a secluded campsite in the Medicine Lake Highlands area of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County, California. The campfire popped, crackled, hissed, and roared while a tarp overhead provided shelter from passing rain and sleet showers, and the heavy water droplets dripping from the fir trees above. This was recorded during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. I hope this or any of my recordings are able to provide you with a little peace as this crisis c...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 40
This recording was gathered in an ice cave on the south flank of the Medicine Lake Volcano in Siskiyou County, California. This ice cave isn't a cave made of ice, but a lava tube which has filled with ice over time. This happens because during winter cold, dense air settles into the cave and has no way to escape as it is heavier than warmer air and the cave has no outlet. Enough cold air collects in the cave that it remains freezing year round, and as water seeps down through the lava and enters...
May 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 39
This episode was recorded on a clear and peaceful spring morning deep in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County, California. The campfire was set in a clearing amidst a stand of large old growth Ponderosa Pines at the edge of a lava flow near Porcupine Lake. Though it is called a lake on the map, it is really a small group of ponds and vernal pools just inside the edge of a lava flow which is part of a very large network of lava flows that stretches over 20 miles down the south fl...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 38
This recording was gathered on a calm, partly cloudy morning beside Trout Lake at the Shasta Valley Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County, California. The area is administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and preserves well over 4,000 acres of prime wildlife habitat. You can learn more about it at https://wildlife.ca.gov/Lands/Places-to-Visit/Shasta-Valley-WA. I was able to gather this recording while maintaining proper social distancing guidelines during this ongoing Coronavirus...
Apr 19, 2020•59 min•Ep. 37
This episode was recorded on a spring morning close to the busy birdfeeders in the backyard of a house in the small town of McCloud in Siskiyou County, California. The town sits at the forested foot of Mount Shasta, a large stratovolcano near the southern end of the Cascade Range. The morning chorus is in full swing as birds come and go from the feeders while Stellar and Scrub Jays call loudly, roosters crow and hens cluck busily, neighborhood dogs bark lonesomely, a wind chime plays softly, and...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 36
This recording was made on a cold and clear spring morning at a campsite in the Ah Di Na Campground on the lower McCloud River in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. With reduced air traffic during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic there is no noise pollution on this recording, under what are normally busy skies. I hope you are doing alright wherever you are, and I hope this or any of my recordings can provide you with a bit of solace during this pandemic. Stay safe, go...
Apr 05, 2020•2 hr•Ep. 35
This episode was recorded on a clear and calm February morning at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Siskiyou County, California. Located on the border with California and Oregon, Lower Klamath NWR was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 as the first waterfowl refuge in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965. From Wikipedia: "The refuge includes shallow freshwater marshes, open water, grassy uplands, and croplands that are intensivel...
Feb 15, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 34
This episode was recorded on the high tide line just north of San Mateo Point, in south Orange County, near the border with San Diego County, California, at a spot known to surfer's as Cotton's. It was recorded at sunrise during peak high tide the day before the new moon, under mostly cloudy skies with a light offshore breeze. 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...
Jan 23, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 33
A springtime chorus of frogs at large and shallow Dry Lake 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 wh...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 28
Here we have my recording rig falling into Lake McCloud. With the magic of rice I was able to resurrect my recorder, not so lucky with the microphone. Lesson learned.
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