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

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Counting Up Essentials, part 1
This skills program is the first half of a look at the ten essentials. Are there ten, and why are they essentials? Since it’s mysterious introduction by the Mountaineers early in the twentieth century, the 10 Essentials have been the list that everyone should know, and few could recite with certainty. In this edition, Doug Ritter, the executive director of the Equipped To Survive Foundation, and Amy Racina, author of the book Angels in the Wilderness, compare notes on some of their ideas of the 10 essentials. Next week, in part two, we’ll finish Doug’s list, and you’ll find out what happened to Amy. Show number 78 [MP3 format; length 9:48; 2,354,179 bytes] Show number 78 script

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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

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