Third question on Trek

A feature that remained constant in my Trek recordings is the sound of traffic. First of all, I can't stand traffic. And second of all, I think my next Trek will entail leaving traffic behind and enjoying the beauty of nature, finding a den or glen that I could accurately capture with my mikes. The rumbling and hissing of technology just doesn't cut it for a unique recording which is what I always strive for. I believe that the simplicity and silence of nature can easily be recreated through recording means. And you never know; like the ice cracking, I may experience something unusual again, like a tree falling!

Second question on trek

Refering back to the fact that my treks were in winter, and that one of my captures was of a man shoveling snow, I wonder what I could catch now that would be indicative of the changing season? How about kids on the playground, or a lawnmower, or several bicyclists riding by on their venture? I think a unique feature of these Treks is that they are not only capture the environment, but the season that that environment is experiencing. How neat is that?

First question on site

I recorded the ice cracking on Lake Michigan in Shorewood, WI, just north of Milwaukee. I had originally hung the mikes on either side of the jutting dock that I stood on in order to capture a surround feel to my recording. Seeing as that this was accomplished in the dead of winter, I wonder what I would discover if I were to do the same now that it's spring? The cracking ice was unique in itself, but I wonder if something other than sloshing water would suddenly appear in my recording? My guess is no, but you never know!

'Surround Sound'

Have you ever put on headphones, bumped your favorite easy listening piece, and simply melted into the 'oneness' of the persoannly created listening environment? Remember the peace that came with it, the realisation that you were alone in your 'world' and that nothing could seem to go wrong? Ever wish there was a way to naturally reproduce such an experience without the aid of technology? Obviously I'm going somewhere with this, and that somewhere is this suggestion: during the winter, go to a frozen lake and either stand on the shore or on a dock. It's best to plan for it at night and one with no wind. I did this on my first Trek and my experience is something to remember.
Standing alone on the jutting dock in Shorewood, WI, just north of Milwaukee, I suddenly realized that I was indeed alone. The temperature that night was such that only a crazy guy like me would edure it to record some ambient sound. But that aloneness didn't seem to hit me until I actually closed my eyes and in a way pretended to be my microphone, imagining what the final product may sound like when I listen to it. What happened was that I suddenly became part of the environment, and because it was so quiet and so still, it gradually became excrutiatingly loud as I was able to pick out sounds normal listening would hear. Wafting across the frigid water came echoes of windchimes a mile away, dogs barking around the inlet, and the best anomally of all was the cracking of the ice making its way to me. The mike did a great job of picking it up, almost in a surround sound aspect.
Because I took the time, which I'm very good at, to stop and 'smell the roses' I was able to experience an event I'm guessing not too many people actually get to hear. That's a good question: how many people actually do stop and just listen?