Robin's Home Song (Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado)

In the birthplace of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, CMarie remembers an early-morning robin song from her childhood. It's a song that stirs an ancient recognition, and it sings us home.

This episode takes place on Cheyenne, Ute, Eastern Shoshone, and Arapahoe homelands.

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We've collaborated with Apple Maps to create a guide to the special places in nature that you've heard about in this podcast. It's a list of beautiful settings in the Rocky Mountains, handpicked by CMarie Fuhrman. To check it out, go to apple.co/terra-firma-guide.

Host and Writer: CMarie Fuhrman

Field Recordist: Jacob Job

Outdoor audio recorded at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Editor: Erin Jones

Producers: Rebekah Romberg, Kibwe Cooper

Art: Maria Juliana Pinzón

Executive Producer: Brad Turner

Additional Editorial Support: Jo Erickson, Luis Antonio Perez, Emily Williams

Thanks also to Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Arielle Wilson, Martin Skavish and Jon Pinnow

Terra Firma is a production of Colorado Public Radio's Audio Innovations Studio.