A collection of sound recordings that capture calm moments spent in wild places. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.artofexploration.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.artofexploration.com</a>
Wild by Nature
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A collection of sound recordings that capture calm moments spent in wild places. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.artofexploration.com?utm_medium=podcast">www.artofexploration.com</a>
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December 26, 2022
Elk Rut
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://artofexplora.substack.com/podcast"><strong>WILD BY NATURE PODCAST</strong></a><strong> | EPISODE 5</strong> — Listen to the haunting bugle calls of bull elk in the alpine meadows and valleys along the Big Thompson River. </p><p>A compilation of short recordings made in Rocky Mountain National Park at dusk on October 3, 2022, and dawn the following day. Elevation 8040 feet. </p><p>My apologies for posting this episode an entire season late, but a busy fall schedule left me little time to devote to this newsletter. I’ve been hoping to record the elk rut for several years now, but the endeavor turned out to be more challenging than I anticipated. And so, despite the delay, I hope you enjoy this throwback to the autumnal sounds of the elk rut.</p><p>Autumn is a spectacular time of year in Rocky Mountain National Park. The foliage changes color in vast waves that cascade down from the tundra as frosty temperatures and shorter days set in. The alpine shrubs and herbs that thrive above the treeline are the first to change color. Cadmium, crimson, rust, sienna, and umber hues sweep across the tundra and descend in waves that wash over the aspen groves, understory, and montane meadows of the lower elevations.</p><p>But the changing colors in the landscape are not the only signs of autumn’s arrival in the park. This time of year includes another spectacular natural shift within the park—the arrival of the elk breeding season.</p><p>As the cooler season sets in, elk move down from the high country and gather in the meadows at lower elevations. There they form large herds, and bull elk challenge one another to gain dominance over harems. Male yearlings—too young to claim a harem and too old to hide within one—linger on the periphery, somewhat confused by their lonely predicament. </p><p>Throughout the rut, bulls engage in various displays of bravado. They bugle, they roll in the mud, and they rub their antlers against trees and shrubs. Such behaviors aim to attract cows and ward off competing bulls. These tactics sometimes fail to drive away the competition. In such instances, bulls face one another in battles to establish dominance.</p><p>When cows come into estrus, they are receptive to mating with dominant bulls for a short time, just 24 hours. Cows can experience as many as four estrus cycles in a season, though most become pregnant in the first or second cycle. The gestation period generally lasts between 240 and 262 days, and cows give birth to a single calf (twins are rare) in late spring or early summer. </p><p><p>Thanks for reading The Art of Exploration! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://artofexplora.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">artofexplora.substack.com</a>
September 30, 2022
Steady Rain
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://artofexplora.substack.com/podcast"><strong>WILD BY NATURE PODCAST</strong></a><strong> | EPISODE 4</strong> — Experience the soothing sounds of a steady midwestern rain shower as it falls on a bed of coneflowers and sunflowers. </p><p>Recorded on the afternoon of September 11, 2022, in northern Illinois. Elevation 755 feet.</p><p>A couple of weeks ago, I drove across the Great Plains from northern Colorado to northern Illinois (with an overnight stop in Nebraska) to visit family and friends. It was my first trip back to the midwest in more than two years and I enjoyed making the journey by car instead of by plane so that I could take in the vast open spaces along the way. It’s a long drive though, and I was mighty tired when I arrived. I needed a day or two to recover.</p><p>Fortunately, soon after I unpacked the car and settled into the spare bedroom at my Mom’s house, a low-pressure system slumped into the Great Lakes region and stalled out for a while. It rained pretty much non-stop for the next thirty-six hours straight. What a delight! </p><p>Having lived in Colorado for nearly ten years now, this type of rain—steady, sheeting rain—is a rare treat for me. It gave me the perfect excuse to lounge around for hours on end, reading and listening to the patter of raindrops on the window sill. The showers also gave me the opportunity to record ten-plus minutes of raindrops falling on the coneflowers and sunflowers growing along my Mom’s front porch.</p><p></p><p><p>Thanks for reading The Art of Exploration! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://artofexplora.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">artofexplora.substack.com</a>
September 17, 2022
Grasshopper Vibes
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://artofexplora.substack.com/podcast"><strong>WILD BY NATURE PODCAST</strong></a><strong> | EPISODE 3</strong> — Listen to the lazy late-summer whirs of grasshoppers as they rattle through the air at my campsite at the base of Beaver Mountain. </p><p>Recorded in the late afternoon of August 30, 2022, at Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park. Elevation 8,180 feet.</p><p>ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO — I recently spent a few days camping at Moraine Park Campground in the heart of Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s been two years since I last camped in the mountains, and I was thrilled to get back into the wilderness again, even if only for a few nights.</p><p>My campsite sat at the far edge of the campground near Beaver Mountain. It was a terrific site, with a small ridge of rocks that sheltered my tent. At dawn, I climbed the ridge to watch the first hints of sunshine wash over Gabletop Mountain and flood Fern Canyon.</p><p>The mornings were comfortably cool. I spent them hiking, taking photographs, and chatting with my campsite neighbors. The afternoons were ferociously hot, so that’s when I retreated to the shade of a ponderosa pine to relax and read a book.</p><p>During these sweltering afternoons, the fluttering wing clicks of grasshoppers filled the air—an iconic summertime vibe that I could not resist recording. This clicking, known as <a target="_blank" href="https://meadowia.com/how-do-grasshoppers-make-sound/">crepitation</a>, is produced during the courtship display when male grasshoppers repeatedly snap their wings taut while flying to create an auditory performance that (hopefully) impresses the females watching on the ground below. I’m not sure which species of grasshoppers I recorded, but I believe it was some kind of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129164-Oedipodinae">Bandwing Grasshopper</a> (Oedipodinae).</p><p><p>Thanks for reading The Art of Exploration! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://artofexplora.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">artofexplora.substack.com</a>
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