Yosemite Snow Vox Pop
This outings program is a Vox Pop where we ask: Are snow campers and winter wilderness visitors super-human? Steve recorded the candid thoughts of several skiers, snowshoe hikers, and snow campers at Summit Meadow along the Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park. Summit Meadow is about a mile from the Badger Pass downhill ski area, a popular trailhead for winter access to the Yosemite backcountry. First, we hear from Howard Weamer, the Hut Master for Yosemite Park’s backcountry ski hut at Ostrander Lake (who we heard from in edition 72), about the history of cross country skiing in Yosemite. Then we hear the intermingled comments of Kevin Schwartz, Tazuo Han, Ken Branson, Karina Schwag, Rich Rasmussen, Chris Gorton, and Chris Clay. At the end, Steve invites listeners to contribute their comments to Vox WildeBeat, our companion podcast of community conversation. Show number 77 [MP3 format; length 8:09; 1,959,939 bytes] Show number 77 script
Redneck Zombies
redneck Zombies Customer Review: 5 stars for a few reasons Normally a movie of such low budget and acting skills would not receive about 3 stars. There are a few reasons why I have given it 4 stars. 1. The ending of the film is great. Most low budget zombie films are [...]
Listening to Parks, part 1
This wild places program explores sounds in national parks. Do you go to parks for the peace and quiet? Should you expect peace and quiet at national parks? Steve starts out in a relatively remote campground in Yosemite National Park, and discovers some noises he wasn’t counting on. He interviews two campers, Maria Mustanen and Bill Garcia, about how they feel about man-made noise in parks. Steve interviews Kurt Fristrup, a scientist for the Natural Sounds Program of the National Park Service. Kurt explains the mission of the Natural Sounds Program, and how they monitor the parks for noise pollution. He plays clips recorded by their audio measuring equipment, which they place in remote locations in the parks. Kurt mentions the park service’s Night Sky Program, which we covered in our Wilderness at Night, part 1 (#13) and part 2 (#14). So what have Kurt and his colleagues found out about noise in parks? How can you help their efforts, and collect sounds for yourself? We’ll explore those questions in part two. Show number 89 [MP3 format; length 9:50; 2,361,460 bytes] Show number 89 script
Out in front on the PCT
This wild places program presents an interview with the first of the class of 2007 through-hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) to reach Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. Charlie Guyer and his companions Ryan Kern and Lee Neil started on their hike of the entire length of the trail on March 9th. The majority of PCT through hikers usually start later, around the end of April. These guys are far ahead of the pack, and so they have helpful news on conditions for the hikers who will come after them. A long-distance hike like this is a major undertaking. It requires considerable planning and preparation. A lot more information about the Pacific Crest Trail, and planning for a long-distance hike, is available at the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Many long distance hikers on the trail maintain journals on the site, Trailjournals.com. (Charlie and his group are not maintaining online journals.) Members of the WildeBeat can download an additional bonus segment, in which Charlie and his companions tell about some of their most harrowing incidents. Look for the link in our insiders newsletter. Show number 88 [MP3 format; length 9:58; 2,396,670 bytes] Show number 88, extended version [MP3 format; length 11:26; 5,492,916 bytes] Show number 88 script
Listening to Parks, part 2
This wild places program explores sounds in national parks. Do you go to parks for the peace and quiet? Should you expect peace and quiet at national parks? We hear from Kurt Fristrup, a scientist for the Natural Sounds Program of the National Park Service. He plays clips recorded by their audio measuring systems, which were placed near Sentinel Dome in Yosemite National Park. He describes the greatest sources of noise pollution in the park, and how it can adversely effect visitors and wildlife. We hear from Dan Dugan, a technical advisor to the Nature Sounds Society, and a noted expert in nature sound recording. Dan explains how you can save some of those natural sounds for yourself, using recording equipment that’s comparable in price to a typical digital camera. Dan says, “Unfortunately, quiet places are vanishing fast, and that’s one good reason to go out and record before they’re entirely gone.” The Nature Sounds Society offers an annual Field Recording Workshop in California. For more advice from Dan, follow the Supplemental Information link, below. Members of the WildeBeat can download an additional bonus clip with more sounds provided by the Park Service’s Natural Sounds Program, and an additional interview segment on how they do their research. Show number 90 [MP3 format; length 9:57; 2,389,568 bytes] Combined shows number 89 & 90, high-fidelity stereo [MP3 format; length 20:28; 19,662,134 bytes] Show number 90 script Show number 89 & 90, combined script Supplemental information
REDNECK HORN
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outdoor Lighting for camping
Whether car-camping or backpacking, many lighting options are available, from headlamps to candle lanterns to gas powered lanterns to flashlights and more.
WildeBeat Promo Clip
This is a 45 second promotional clip about the show.WildeBeat Promo [MP3 format; length 0:45; 792,815 bytes]
