177: Summer Thunderstorm in the Forest

About this episode

The episode features the sounds of a summer thunderstorm recorded beside a pond in a forest.

This was recorded on a stormy summer night beside a small pond in the forest east of Black Fox Mountain in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. I placed the microphone beside the pond in order to capture the sound of the raindrops hitting the water. I then covered the microphone and tripod with pine needles to prevent the rain from hitting them directly, which would cause unwanted sounds. I think it worked very well.

Topics covered

• thunderstorm
• forest
• nature sounds
• rain

Keywords

• Black Fox Mountain
• Shasta-Trinity National Forest
• Siskiyou County
• California

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Black Fox Mountain, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Siskiyou County, California

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