Bonus! Thundersnow on the Pacific Crest Trail

This was recorded on a late winter afternoon along the Pacific Crest Trail in a heavily snow laden stand of massive old growth conifers in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California. It had snowed all day and I was packing up my gear and getting ready to hike back several miles through the new fallen snow when unexpectedly, and much to my delight, a rare rumble of thunder rolled through the forest. Luckily, I was able to capture two subsequent thunderclaps in the snow, which I present to you.

I had my microphone set up beneath a shelter I made with a nylon rain poncho, both as protection from the snow, and as something for the snow to fall against to make some noise as the falling snow by itself was nearly silent. If you'd like to see pictures of the shelter, as well as some more pictures from the area this was recorded, I'll be posting some on the Instagram and Facebook pages for the podcast. You can also see a short video of the mountain lion I spotted on the hike in to the area, as well as a picture of it's very fresh tracks in the snow. Just search @soundbynaturepodcast. Also, the podcast now has a website! It's a work in progress, but it's a start. Check it out here- https://soundbynaturepodcast.com/