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bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts) Sun Apr 23, 2017, 07:45 PM Apr 2017

Recording the sounds of nature's quietest places

Gordon Hempton, who calls himself the Sound Tracker, is an "acoustic ecologist" who has traveled the world recording the sounds of nature, from birdsong and rainfall to babbling brooks and the rustling of leaves. But the noise we humans make is making it harder to find those quiet places - and, he says, it's having real consequences for wildlife as well. Bernie Krause, a musician and sound recordist, has become an audio anthropologist, documenting the sounds of nature. He also has noticed dramatic changes in some areas, such as in a Costa Rican rain forest. He helps correspondent Lee Cowan (and us) listen to the difference.

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Recording the sounds of nature's quietest places (Original Post) bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 OP

The Appalachian Trail is full of these types of places bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #1

Oh my! Many thanks for the video of Elk River Falls. I lived in Banner Elk for many years and japple Apr 2017 #4

I love the sounds of silence! mtngirl47 Apr 2017 #2

Beautiful quote! JudyM Apr 2017 #3

bathroommonkey76

(3,827 posts)

1. The Appalachian Trail is full of these types of places

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:19 PM

Apr 2017

I was fortunate enough to hike and camp there many times over the last five years.

Sometimes it's good to escape into the arms of Nature's embrace.

My best experiences were at waterfalls like this one in TN- I shot this 3 years ago:

If you're in the area give Elk River Falls on the NC/TN border a try:

There are some crazy people who jump off of Elk River Falls:

I wouldn't recommend jumping off those falls- Each year someone dies, or is paralyzed at Elk River Falls:

https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/another-death-elk-river-falls.html

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/charlotte-woman-dies-after-jumping-avery-co-waterf/31995559

japple

(9,833 posts)

4. Oh my! Many thanks for the video of Elk River Falls. I lived in Banner Elk for many years and

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 05:48 PM

Apr 2017

enjoyed this place often. The top of Roan Mountain can get very quiet at times, esp. in the off-season when there aren't many tourists. Many places around Beech Mtn., Linville Gorge, some of the trails of Grandfather Mtn. Madison County, NC is also a wonderful place to visit.

mtngirl47

(990 posts)

2. I love the sounds of silence!

Reply to bathroommonkey76 (Original post)

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 10:09 PM

Apr 2017

I saw this piece this morning and all day have remembered Gordon Hempton saying:

"We save what we love at any cost. So when we fall back in love with planet earth--that is when the environmental crisis will be solved."

JudyM

(29,251 posts)

3. Beautiful quote!

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Mon Apr 24, 2017, 03:20 PM

Apr 2017

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