Episode 72: McCloud River Trail- Spring Morning Walk in the Rain

This was recorded on a cold and rainy spring morning while walking along the McCloud River Trail in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The rain fell steadily as I strolled along, at times mixed with wet and slushy snow, and heavy water drops fell from the trees as the rain collected in the foliage before dripping down to the forest floor. This recording was made using a binaural microphone configuration which means the microphones were placed at ear level on either side of the head in order to reproduce a lifelike stereo recording which comes as close as possible to what someone would hear were they actually at the location themselves. In this case the microphones were clipped below the brim of a hat I wore both to protect the microphones and my head from getting soaked by the rain and heavy water droplets dripping from the trees. The rain had softened the trail surface which muffled my footsteps and allowed for a much quieter walk than if the trail had been dry, with leaves, twigs, and pine needles crunching underfoot.

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