Bernie,
I checked out Sugarloaf Ridge SP on Google Earth/Flickr - looks like a grea=
t
place. I guess this is where you recorded the "Sonoma Valley Sunrise" album=
?
When listening to that recording I've always assumed it was made in a deepl=
y
remote location - a reassuring reminder that it is possible to capture an
unspoilt soundscape without travelling to some of the more remote parts of
the globe.
I've only ever seen that area from the 101 on the way to/from my relatives
in Fort Bragg, and I never realised how many open spaces there are once you
get a little way from the highways. Somewhere to check out when time/money
allow for another trip to the US...
Cheers,
Tom W.
2009/2/26 Bernie Krause <>
>
> On Feb 26, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Tom Williams wrote:
> >
> > Having spent a little time in the SF Bay area I would imagine that
> > although
> > there's plenty of wonderful landscapes very close to the city, to
> > get far
> > enough from the urban areas and their associated freeways and
> > airports to
> > find an environment free from human noise must involve quite a
> > journey!
> >
>
> >
> > Tom W.
>
> Actually, Tom, there are several within a 20 minute drive from where
> we live in Glen Ellen, about 55 miles/97km north of SF. 7 miles/11km
> from here is Sugarloaf State Park in Sonoma County, where I've
> recorded each spring since 1994. The dawn choruses are broken only
> rarely (once for a short time every couple of visits) by human ground-
> level human noise and only an occasional commercial aircraft
> overflight (maybe one or two per hour). As Kevin Colver and Martyn
> Stewart can attest, it's a pretty soundscape-rich environment and one
> that's easily accessible. I typically record many mornings, there,
> especially during March and April and invite any member of the group
> to join me. This season, I began recording in January and have
> recorded several mornings this past month. Within a 15 minute walk of
> the parking lot, there are several different types of habitats:
> Riparian, low-lying brush, oak forest, redwood forest, and open
> meadow, for instance. There are even a couple of lakes if one is into
> longer hikes first thing in the morning.
>
> Bernie
> >
> >
> > 2009/2/24 Lou Judson < <inaudio%40sonic.net>>
> >
> > > Mental shift: The lakes were there first, thus the roads and urban
> > > areas are near the lakes, not the other way round. Too bad, same
> > > result, machines dominate the soundscape... way too prevalent in
> > this
> > > overcowded world!
> > >
> > > Like Matryn's experience in Costa Rica, more people are the main
> > > thing that threatens the natural soundscape... Same thing here in
> > the
> > > Bay Area.
> > >
> > > <L>
> > >
> > > On Feb 24, 2009, at 2:00 AM, Tom Williams wrote:
> > >
> > > Great recordings - I love the sense of space that comes from
> > recording
> > > across open water. Sadly most of the lakes around here are either
> > > near urban
> > > centres or major roads which rather ruins the effect!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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