We began in early May (the second week), Keith. Because the seasons unfold =
in waves, there's either no absolute fixed date, time,
or place to begin the process. We picked that time because, since most of t=
he route encompasses high desert biomes, we took our chances and were lucky=
. But with rapidly changing climate and weather over the past 30 years thin=
gs have changed in relationship to density and diversity of wildlife in man=
y of these spots. For instance, at a Wyoming site first recorded digitally =
(Sony F-1) in 1981, the bird species have completely shifted to others more=
inured to a warmer high altitude and earlier spring climate; very differen=
t now from what was recorded 32 years ago.
The 16 mile a day speculation was based on the calculated approximation of =
the rate of shift of the earth's axis at the height of the season in the la=
titudes we wanted to cover.
Bernie
On Apr 29, 2013, at 10:11 AM, Keith Smith <> wrote:
> Hi, Bernie.
> Thanks for this tidbit. Living at N51 W114, I'm curious about the date yo=
u
> started at N31 (Nogales), or perhaps more practically, at what latitude
> does one consider spring to have 'arrived' (in a biological sense) on the
> day of the equinox.
> If its N31, that would put Calgary at June 13 (1360 mi north give or take
> and similar elevation to Nogales). That looks a bit ridiculous at first,
> but sadly it often 'feels' just about right!
>
> Cheers,
> Keith
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:56 AM, Bernie Krause <>w=
rote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> A few years back, Chris, while doing some recording for the National
>> Geographic, we followed spring as it moved 16 miles north each day along
>> the 111 meridian from the Mexican border (Nogales) straight to the Canad=
ian
>> border (Chester, MT) that covered much of the area(s) you're considering=
.
>> This was the route taken by many regional Native American tribes whose
>> members were on vision quests largely because it is so stunning and
>> amazingly alive with natural soundscapes. Our field recording efforts
>> resulted in a natural soundscape and music album I did with Phil Aaberg
>> (former Wyndham Hill artist and keyboardist for Peter Gabriel) called
>> Meridian. Any part of this is an inspiring route filled with wonderful
>> surprises.
>>
>> Bernie Krause
>>
>>
>> On Apr 24, 2013, at 8:48 AM, "chrishails50" <> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> In June this year I will be in the fortunate position to be able to
>> drive from Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon over a period of nearly 3 wee=
ks,
>> stopping off along the way. No accommodation booked so I am free to foll=
ow
>> my nose using my hire car.
>>>
>>> I will carry parabola and a static set of mics and would greatly
>> appreciate recommendations from members of the Group who know this area =
as
>> to good recording spots /places to visit. It is a part of the world
>> completely new to me.
>>>
>>> Many thanks for any and all advice.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> C
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>
>>>
>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Kraus=
e.
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Keith Smith
>
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> Photography - www.mymountains.ca
>
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>
>
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>
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