178: Trinity Alps Wilderness- East Boulder Creek

178: Trinity Alps Wilderness- East Boulder Creek

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November 2, 2025 · 2h 22m · Episode 178

About this episode

The episode features a recording made by East Boulder Creek in the Trinity Alps Wilderness during an autumn afternoon, capturing the sounds of nature amidst the first snow of the season.

This was recorded on an autumn afternoon by East Boulder Creek in Trinity Alps Wilderness, Siskiyou County, California. Where I recorded this the creek flows through a steep gully, so I placed the mic at the edge of the gully above the creek, but not very far from it. It was a cold day, and at the start of the recording it was cloudy with occasional light snow flurries. But by the end, the clouds began to part and let the sun light through. The area received its first snow of the season the night before, and though it had almost entirely melted at the recording location, there was still a thin layer of snow coating the ground further up in the mountains. While this was recording I hiked up to East Boulder Lake, continued past the three small lakes above it, and up over the ridge to the intersection with the Pacific Crest Trail. It was my first time visiting this part of the Trinity Alps Wilderness, and it was a real treat to get to leave my footprints in the first snow of the season.

Topics covered

  • Trinity Alps Wilderness
  • East Boulder Creek
  • nature sounds
  • autumn
  • hiking

Keywords

  • Siskiyou County
  • California
  • Pacific Crest Trail
  • first snow

Mentioned in this episode

Products: microphone

Places: Trinity Alps Wilderness-, East Boulder Creek, Trinity Alps Wilderness, Siskiyou County, California, East Boulder Lake, the Trinity Alps Wilderness

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