6. Angeles National Forest: Into Fusier Canyon

Recorded at dawn on a hike into Fusier Canyon 🌿 I begin the three-hour hike into Fusier Canyon in the dark. My flashlight illuminates a small circle of light ahead of me, tracing an occasionally washed-out trail carved into the side of a steep incline. In the daylight, you'd see a small stream, Golden Yarrow flowers, and spiky Chaparral Yucca in the canyon below—but right now all I can see is blackness. At daybreak, I arrive at a portion of the trail that straddles a ridge overlooking Vogel Canyon to the West and Fusier Canyon to the East. I attach a couple lav mics to a Chaparral on the side of the trail and start recording. More info at http://tovar.io/newtopophonics