Soundscape: the sum total of sound in an environment, made up of geophony, biophony, and anthrophony. (more on soundscapes here)
All recordings and photos by Patrick Harlin
As the Great Salt Lake hits a 170-year record low water level, and 99% of Utah is in a historic drought, Utah got some much needed rain. Listen to the accompanying rolling thunder up Mill Creek Canyon, one of the seven major canyons on the Wasatch mountain range.
I had to boost the volume on this one a bit, but you can hear the high winds whipping around and then eventually passing by. Recorded in the Book Cliffs, Utah.
The Book Cliffs was at one point one of the quietest and darkest regions in the contiguous United States. This high plains desert is rich in shale oil-- and as such when the price is right they drill all night...
