Singing Out Loud

This is Cone Peak, the largest mountain in the area, and which dominates the weather conditions of the region.  Storms which come in from the sea are captured by Cone Peak and cycled back into Mill Creek, causing the climate to much wetter than that of neighboring canyons.

The huge hills in the front of the photo are the northern slopes of Mill Creek, where Nacimiento Road crosses the mountains from the coast and meets up with Jolon-Bradley road far to the east.

This whole area has such great acoustics!  You can hear your own voice echoing back from far away and at times the air is so still that a conversation miles away can be clearly heard.  You may hear the honk of the USFS patrol, or the distant roar of a motorcylce on Highway 1, miles to the west.

Songs of birds in the spring are so numberous and so loud that you will be awakened at first light by a rich tapestry of sound.  this canyon is a junction of the northern and southern migration routes for birds, and a favorite breeding ground for a very large number of species.

So, go ahead and belt it out!  It's a wonderful feeling to just let your own voice get large and come back to you.  Some of the echoes are multiple, and there is a resonance that can hardly be described.
all forms of music are well rounded by the surrounding vegetation.  Nature is full of sound, frogs at night, crickets in the twilight.  Nature expresses herself, and we are part of nature.

Singing is Being!


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