Monday, November 26, 2007

Trek Assessment Four

I don't know if I have a single favorite trek moment, but there was definitely one that sticks out. During Trek 01, I was recording sounds at a park near the woods (it was the chipmunks, actually) when I kind of strayed off the path. I was on a bridge near a very shallow stream when I left the main walking path and went down into the woods. There was a very crude dirt path through the woods, but it was one that probably wasn't as popular as the main one. It was just very interesting and somewhat mysterious to be off the central path and wander through the gauntlet of trees. There were absolutely no people when I was there. This kind of removed me from civilization - I really couldn't even hear any people back at the park. I walked around in the woods for a while not recording any sounds. I almost forgot that I even had the mics with me. I really like forests and masses of trees, so this slightly aimless wandering was enjoyable. In fact, now that I think about it, I don't recall recording more than maybe one sound while I was off the path. Eventually, I made my way back to civilization and continued on with my sound seeking. But for about twenty minutes, I really felt like I was somewhere completely different.

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