Audible Mount Diablo

Audible Mount Diablo

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Audible Mount Diablo episodes

  • Morgan Territory: Episode 7

    7 ROGER EPPERSON If you're a connoisseur of spectacular Bay Area backcountry, you should know Roger Epperson Ridge—as well as the story of the Renaissance man behind the name.

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    6 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 6

    BOB WALKER'S FAVORITE HIKE A six-mile loop on the preserve's eastern side takes in a wide array of wonders, including frogs, ferns, falcons, and fairy lanterns. Have a look while you're sheltering in place!

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    12 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 5

    While looking for a place to walk his dog, BOB WALKER fell in love with Morgan Territory. Ten years later, he was an award-winning photographer and conservation hero.

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    9 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 3

    THE PARK IDEA A man with only five years to live saw the future clearly enough to buy the first parkland here for $400 an acre.

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    5 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 2

    FIRST PEOPLE Just a few hundred years ago, the Volvon people lived along the headwaters of Marsh Creek. Learn about the plants they used for food and how they took care of the land.

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    6 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 1

    Save Mount Diablo presents The Morning Side of the Mountain: a guide to Morgan Territory Regional Preserve. This 9-part series celebrates the history of one of the wildest parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and showcases the plants, animals and sights you can see on some of its most rewarding walks.

    Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    6 min
  • Morgan Territory: Episode 4

    HOW THE PARK GREW In the early 1980s, public funding for East Bay parks was dwindling—until Bay Area taxpayers came to the rescue.

    Presented by Save Mount Diablo. Featuring Seth Adams, Carol Alderdice, Kevin Dixon, Robert Doyle, and Manfred Lindner. Including photos by Scott Hein and Bob Walker. Videography Nick Jones. Music Phil Heywood and Steve Arnold. Narration and Production Joan Hamilton.

    4 min
  • Falls Trail: Episode 8

    Soon they'll be popping up—the stunning red flowers that get part of their nourishment from chaparral shrubs. So what's their story?

    "Falls Trail" is a 13-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Burt Bogardus, Paul Cardinet, and Jenn Roe. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.

    3 min

About Audible Mount Diablo

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Audible Mount Diablo is an invitation to adventure. Its free multimedia tours combine lively interviews and music with the rush of wind and the chirps, howls, and growls of wildlife. Naturalists heighten visitors' appreciation of the sights and sounds at each stop, tell tales of the mountain's past, and suggest what to look for around the next bend. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain.