1. Deukmejian Wilderness: Cooks Canyon

Recorded at daybreak in Cooks Canyon, just off of Cooks Canyon Trail in Deukmejian Wilderness Park, Glendale, CA. Although the 210 freeway is clearly audible for a majority of the trail hike, there is a stretch where it mercifully disappears from view and earshot. As you walk over the south crest of Cooks Canyon and begin the descent to the bottom of the canyon, the din of traffic dies away. The environment becomes quiet in the span of just a few steps. The bottom of the canyon has heavy tree cover and a quiet stream running through it. The recording catches the tail end of the morning bird chorus, the soft gurgling of the stream, and the bees that were out in force that morning.