Burstarse Falls stands within the Castle Crags Wilderness Area just off the Pacific Crest Trail in Shasta County, California. Formed in the solid granite of the Castle Crags, its water tumbles over a precipice nearly 80 feet tall before continuing on down numerous smaller waterfalls and cascades.

This was recorded during a high spring tide at the north side of the boulder strewn cove where Partington Creek enters the ocean. There is a cave there that, as the waves rolled in and compressed the air within, created a pressurized blast of air as it escaped the temporarily submerged cave entrance.

This episode was recorded at sunset during low tide in the intertidal zone at Sand Dollar Beach in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California.

A breezy sunset at Soberanes Point in Garrapata State Park, Monterey County, California.

A sunny morning at Fern Grotto Beach in Wilder Ranch State Park, Santa Cruz County, California.

Sunset in the intertidal zone at Pigeon Point in San Mateo County, California.

Sunrise with the pounding surf at Panther Beach in Santa Cruz County, California.

A windy sunset with high, storm tossed surf at Scott Creek Beach in Santa Cruz County, California.

Deep in the mountains of Northern California, Tom Neal Creek flows down a wild, rugged, densely forested canyon. Edged with moss and ferns, the crystal clear water tumbles over ancient sedimentary rock that form the many small waterfalls and cascades that line its course.

I recorded this on a clear winter day beside the creek at a place that I found to have an unusual, albeit pleasing resonance.

Enjoy the soothing sound of Middle Fall on the McCloud River from the rocks beside the pool below the fall.