Podcast appearances and mentions of ramona falls

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chadcrouch.substack.comRamona Falls lies within the Mt. Hood National Wilderness, near the headwaters of the Sandy River. Volcanic eruptions on Mt. Hood in 1780 created a mudflow. This event inspired the name of the Sandy river, as Lewis and Clark called it [in 1805], "Quicksand River." The name was later changed to the "Sandy River." The Ramona Falls was apparently named by US Forest Service worker John E. Mills in 1933. He named the falls after his late wife, Ramona. -worldatlasThe trail is a roughly seven mile out-and-back or loop option. The northernmost section, trail #797, closely follows Ramona Creek and is in my opinion the prettier and more musical option. You'll hear my feet scuffling on the coarse sand trail approaching the Sandy River crossing. I cut out the portion of audio crossing the Sandy River because—and this is not intuitive to most people—larger, fast-moving rivers are not intrinsically pleasing to listen to. They're not bad, but they tend to sound like walls of white noise, often masking wildlife sounds and the acoustics of place. They sound meh. Loud and featureless. Interestingly, because it's a wilderness area, The Forest Service doesn't maintain a bridge across The Sandy. The logic is a little convoluted, given they used to have a modular “seasonal bridge”, and there are numerous footbridges crossing Ramona Creek. It may have something to do with a tragic accident in 2014 when a hiker was swept away crossing the seasonal bridge in a flash flood event. His body was found a mile downstream. Was that bridge deemed a safety liability? I can only remember combinations of leaps and shimmying on downed logs to cross it.It must have been 2015 when I made the trip up there with my dad. He told me a story about coming upon a hiking group in distress on the trail above the falls many years before. One of their party had died on from an allergic reaction to a bee sting, of all things. I recall he spoke of spending quite a few hours helping them. I looked for a historical news article for details. I couldn't find one. The hike to Ramona Falls may be statistically safer than walking on a city street, but something about the remoteness of wilderness frames a wider existential perspective on life and death. Mountains do that. They take you out of yourself for a spell. I will always associate Ramona Falls with the last time I did a day hike with my dad. I distinctly remember the vivid colors of the moss and lichen that day. The clouds were very low and misty, diffusing the low-hanging autumn sun. It was dreamlike. Liminal.This particular day was not dissimilar. The clouds lingered, offering occasional showers, but were less prismatic in their density. Red Crossbills winged by overhead. Dark-eyed Juncos foraged on the ground and low in the canopy. Once again, I had a sustained moment with a raven. I love crossing paths with ravens. The focal point of the soundscape is largely Ramona Creek, culminating in an approach to the spectacular falls:What makes it so striking? It's not tall or awesomely powerful. It's approachable, decorated with emerald-hued moss, and often dramatically lit from rays of sun filtering through the fir trees. It's strikingly symmetrical, roughly diamond shaped, and finely textured. Its song is more music than thunder. It's just a one-of-a-kind waterfall to lay eyes and ears on, and I'm pleased to share it with you!Ramona Falls Soundwalk is available on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, Tidal, Amazon, YouTube…) tomorrow Apr. 12.Lastly, if you didn't catch them, I recently posted Soundscape podcast episodes of the Total Solar Eclipse (in a stereo image featuring wildlife on the left and humans on the right), and a nice long relaxing recording I made at Pacific Beach, WA a couple weeks ago.

On the final episode of our timberline trail series, the group makes their way back to timberline lodge. From gazing on the beautiful Ramona Falls (and gagging?!) to enjoying the paradise park alternate, to crossing the Sandy River and getting mistaken for PCT hikers they enjoy this magnificent trail. Also Carrie addresses her beef with Instagram “pooping style” videos. Join us for laughs and another awesome day exploring outdoors.

Roger Wendell “Buck” Hill walked DC’s streets delivering mail by day but at night he was a saxophonist who accompanied such greats as Miles Davis, Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie. Today’s labor history: Lusty Lady Club dancers unionize. Today’s labor quote by Ramona Falls, organizer for Minneapolis’ chapter of Sex Workers Outreach Project.

Matt Sheehy is an artist from Portland, Oregon.  Matt is a touring multi-instrumentalist for Ramona Falls and EL VY and has an indie rock project called Lost Lander.  We talk about so many great things from where he grew up, to his one-man show called ABERDEEN. It’s a fascinating tale of a snippet of his life living in a remote cabin near the logging village of Aberdeen, Washington. It’s part rock concert, part podcast and part Twilight Zone. Check out this episode.

Brent Knopf is a musician and has played in various projects from his start in Menomena to his solo project Ramona Falls, he has also co-founded EL VY with Matt Berninger from The National.   Brent shares his story, stories from the road & talks about his new Ramona Falls album COILS.

Аудио журнал STEREOBAZA - Еженедельно Stereoigor представляет музыку, которая скоро становится must-have любого  толкового меломана.Помимо новинок, в каждом выпуске программы слушателей ждет информация о знаковых явлениях и лейблах, а также о культовых фигурах актуальной музыкальной культуры: группах, исполнителях, продюсерах. Отдельного внимания аудио-гурманов заслуживает рубрика «Бонус-трек», посвященная раритетным версиям песен.Аудио журнал выходит в эфире радио Европа Плас c декабря 2011 (vk.com/stereobaza  facebook.com/stereobaza), «стереогостями» радиошоу побывали такие деятели мировой музыкальной сцены:- Культовый лондонский продюсер и ди-джей Erol Alkan  - Создатель знаменитого берлинского инди-лейбла Morr Music Томас Морр - Группа De/Vision  - Внучка изобретателя первого в мире электроинструмента — терменвокса — Льва Термена, легенда неоклассики Лидия Кавина,  - Andy Fletcher - один из основателей легендарных Depeche Mode  - Bonobo (Ninja Tune),  - Jay-Jay Johanson , Robert Alfons/канадский синт-поп-проект TRUST,   - James Lavelle / UNKLE,  - Группы O.Children и  WhoMadeWhoВ мае 2015 STEREOBAZA вошла в ТОП-15 самых популярных радиошоу, сделанных в Украине (по данным PromoDJ; всего в рейтинговании принимает участие около 50 тыс. радиошоу и подкастов). STEREOBAZA#176 2015-08-18 by Stereoigor "Europa Plus" Lana Del Rey CHVRCHES Lee "Scratch" Perry Deerhunter EL VY / The National, Menomena, Ramona Falls Demophon Muson Editors Duran Duran Disclosure Cold Comfort Paul Kalkbrenner

As someone who cannot sing, I am especially impressed by a beautiful voice. This episode features five songs with voices that I really enjoy. The songs are "Qui sera le nouveau?" by Jullian, "Молитва" by Би-2, "Tomorrow" by Jeremy Messersmith, "Russia" by Ramona Falls, and "La seconde chance" by William Bascaule and Thierry Berthommier.