Outdoor Sounds

Outdoor Sounds

Nature walks for your ears. Improving your work and rest with a new episode every week.

Episodes

Sunday Afternoon Stream

October 16, 2025 • 72 mins
A running clean stream. This is Outdoor Sounds.  Most of the time, I don’t need much. On this recording I sat in the woods on a Sunday afternoon for about an hour and a half while recording a beautiful little stream. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. This was recorded with my sennheiser mkh416 shotgun mic and zoom f3 digital recorder. 
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Relaxing in the Woods

October 9, 2025 • 25 mins
Sitting in the woods with nothing to do. This is Outdoor Sounds.  This is a shorter recording from my hour and a half stint in the woods. The bummer is I didn’t check the battery before recording and I only captured about 20 minutes of it.  Regardless, I hope you are as relaxed as I was listening to this.  It was recorded with my LOM BasicUchos and MixPre 6. 
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Early Morning Songbirds at a Hocking Hills Campground (EXTENDED)

October 2, 2025 • 502 mins
The Early Morning Songbirds at a Hocking Hills Campground episode was the most popular recording from last quarter. So, here is the audio looped for over 8 hours for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!
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Crackling September Bonfire

September 25, 2025 • 58 mins
Unwind by a September bonfire as the crackle fades to embers, joined by crickets, night air, and wildlife in this calming outdoor soundscape. In this episode, you’ll join me for the wind-down of a family bonfire on a beautiful Sunday evening in September. As the fire slowly burns from bright crackles down to glowing embers, the surrounding nighttime soundscape begins to take center stage. You’ll hear the subtle rhythm of crickets,...
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Wandering the Hansen Nature Trail

September 18, 2025 • 31 mins
Wandering the Hansen Nature Trail at Millennium Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Wandering the Hansen Nature Trail at Millennium Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This started as an expedition to record the sounds at the pond, but was interrupted by a family fishing, so I decided to wander instead.  Listen for a variety of sounds like birds, bugs, water, people riding bikes, other people riding those goofy pedal boats that don’t rea...
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Late Summer Bugs

September 16, 2025 • 40 mins
Bugs celebrate their last summer hurrah on a noisy August night in the woodlands of Michigan.  The transition between late summer into fall is made evident by one telltale factor: how loud the bugs get at night as August draws to a close. It’s like their last hurrah before the cold weather settles in.  For this recording, I drove over to a local woods and set my equipment up on the back of the truck to capture the night activity....
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Rolling August Night Thunderstorm

September 4, 2025 • 27 mins
Nighttime sounds transition as a storm rolls in in late August.  A storm rolls in in late August.  Today’s recording captures an amazing transition. It begins with another loud August evening, similar to the previous episode, and about 15 minutes in, it transitions to a thunderstorm. As the storm rolls in, all of the bugs and night sounds disappear, and it shifts to the quickly heightening sound of rain and thunder.  This was re...
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A Stroll Down the Shoreline of Lake Michigan

August 28, 2025 • 12 mins
Taking a stroll on the shore of Lake Michigan.  A short stroll down the shore of Lake Michigan.  This episode was recorded with a DPA headset. So if you’re wearing headphones, the first half of the recording you’ll hear the waves in one ear and the ambience of beach goers in the other. You’ll hear when I’ve turned around to head back from where I came, as the waves and people switch ears, making for a truly immersive listening ...
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Relaxing Campground Atmosphere

August 21, 2025 • 46 mins
Relaxing camping atmosphere from within a tent at Hocking Hills Campsite. Relaxing in a tent as a storm blows in at Hocking Hills Campsite in scenic Logan, Ohio.   This recording was made at the campsite from inside the tent. Listen for classic camp sounds like ambient talking, cars driving past, birds, and the wind picking up before a storm blew in.  Recorded in stereo with the Zoom F3 and LOM basicUcho microphones. This is Ou...
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Steady Midsummer Rain Shower

August 14, 2025 • 60 mins
A steady midsummer rain shower in West Michigan. Today you’re listening to a long, steady rain shower on a quiet midsummer afternoon. Listen for the rain falling on the leaves of a Japanese maple tree and the darkening sidewalk.  This was recorded in stereo with the Zoom F3 and LOM basicUcho microphones. This is Outdoor Sounds.
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Early Morning Songbirds at a Hocking Hills Campground

August 7, 2025 • 21 mins
Energetic early birds at Hocking Hills State Park Campground in Ohio. The most songbird activity I’ve ever heard. Recorded at my campsite in Hocking Hills State Park Campground in Ohio.  These birds certainly put the early in earlybird. They woke me at 5:30 AM, I started recording at 6 AM.  The majority of the recording is birds, but I do want you to pay attention to one louder call about 1/3 of the way into the recording. It wa...
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Riding Out The Storm

July 31, 2025 • 26 mins
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Flowing Through Some Logs on Kalamazoo River (8 hours)

July 24, 2025 • 549 mins
This episode is a LONG looped version of the Flowing Through Some Logs on the Kalamazoo episode. Great for deep focus, sleep, and more. Enjoy!
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Hot Tub on the River (8 hours)

July 17, 2025 • 480 mins
This is an 8 hour looped version of the popular "Hot Tub on the River" episode featuring the sounds of a hot tub running at an Airbnb property next to the Kalamazoo River.
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It's Peeper Season!

July 10, 2025 • 27 mins
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Gorgeous Midday Hike

July 3, 2025 • 45 mins
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Way Too Many Signs on This Hike

June 26, 2025 • 48 mins
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Nighttime City Bike Ride

June 19, 2025 • 18 mins
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Relaxing Hike on the Knapp Valley Forest Hiking Trail

June 12, 2025 • 50 mins
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Canadian Geese Turf Wars

June 5, 2025 • 61 mins
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