Audible Mount Diablo
220 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAudible 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.
Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
Produced by Audio Guides to the Outdoors
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Episodes
Early Bloomers
March 08, 2024 02:00 - 4 minutes - 276 MB VideoEarly-blooming flowers bring beauty to the forested understory of Mount Diablo State Park. Here are a few that pop up January through March. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film by Kendall Oei, produced in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Part of the Wild Mount Diablo series.
Wild Mount Diablo: WONDERS OF 2023
February 09, 2024 02:00 - 3 minutes - 237 MB VideoJoin Wild Mount Diablo as we look back at some of our favorite photos from 2023. It's exciting to imagine what our intrepid photographers, Wally De Young and Kendall Oei, will come across this year!! A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film produced in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.
Wild Mount Diablo: POISON OAK
January 26, 2024 18:40 - 4 minutes - 295 MB VideoThe branches of this irritating plant are bare right now, but wise park visitors know to be wary. Learn of its infamous debut in London in the early 1800s—and how it's related to plants in many kitchens today. Part of Mount Diablo Interpretive Association's WILD MOUNT DIABLO series on the plants and animals of Mount Diablo State Park.
Bay Area Geology: Episode 5
January 12, 2024 02:00 - 1 minute - 66.1 MB VideoMount Diablo's distinctive "pillow basalt" erupted from submarine volcanoes hundreds of millions of years ago. Learn how it made its way to the top of a mountain, in the fifth episode of the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.
Bay Area Geology: Episode 4
December 22, 2023 02:00 - 3 minutes - 119 MB VideoSAND DOLLAR SECRETS The Pacific Ocean once lapped against the Sierra Nevada foothills. Here's the story of how the Bay Area eventually became dry land with two bedrocks. Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.
Wild Mount Diablo: Wild Babies
December 08, 2023 02:00 - 9 minutes - 400 MB VideoMeet the wild babies of Mount Diablo and learn what superpowers they are developing as they grow from babes in the woods to full grown predators—or prey! Whether sharp-toothed and venomous, or soft and fluffy, these wild babies are sure to surprise you with their innate gifts. Are baby rattlesnakes really more dangerous than adults? How big are great horned owls’ eyes? Which mom carries over 100 babies on her back? Watch "Wild Babies" and find out! A Mount Diablo Interpretive Ass...
Bay Area Geology: Episode 3
November 30, 2023 23:11 - 3 minutes - 278 MB VideoCLASHING PLATES The story of the Bay Area landscape begins 190 million years ago, 3,000 miles out in the Pacific Ocean under 10,000 feet of water. Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton.
Bay Area Geology: Episode 2
November 17, 2023 02:30 - 3 minutes - 129 MB VideoFRANCISCAN ROCKS The first person to study Mount Diablo geology in depth was a quirky UC Berkeley professor named Andrew Lawson. He found rocks that had emerged from volcanoes in the mid-Pacific. But how did they get on top of a 3,849-foot mountain? Join us on the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos presented by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo.
Bay Area Geology: Introduction
November 10, 2023 02:00 - 2 minutes - 109 MB VideoTRAIL THROUGH TIME A 6.3-mile hike from the top to the bottom of Mount Diablo travels through the Bay Area’s entire geologic history. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association, featuring Ken Lavin. Videography by Macha Rose. Animations by Tanya Atwater, UC Santa Barbara. Music by Phil Heywood. Produced by Joan Hamilton. Audible Mount Diablo is a joint project of the MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION and SAVE MOUNT DIABLO.
WILD MOUNT DIABLO: Late Bloomers
November 03, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 350 MB VideoSpring has come and gone, but the wildflower bloom is not done. Mount Diablo has its own superblooms, and some of them are long lasting. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association film featuring Kendall Paul Oei. Episode 12 in the Wild Mount Diablo series.
Wild Mount Diablo: LADYBUGS
October 27, 2023 01:30 - 4 minutes - 358 MB VideoThis just in: The ladybugs have returned to Mount Diablo! Learn all about their meanderings in this Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Images by Arnold Joe, Scott Hein, and Kendall Oei. Music by Daniel Kaede. Produced by Joan Hamilton. Adapted from "Mitchell Canyon" Audible Mount Diablo, 2017.
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 9
October 19, 2023 23:00 - 7 minutes - 333 MB VideoCONNECTIONS As botanist Heath Bartosh explains in this final episode of "A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants," Bay Area biodiversity hot spots are connected to places much farther south. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association Featuring Heath Bartosh with Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks-Franco, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer Music Phil Heywood, Steve Arnold, Podington Bear Fire Recovery Illustration Laura Cunningham ...
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 8
October 13, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 267 MB VideoLAND OF DISCOVERY Mount Diablo has attracted some famous botanists over the years, including David Douglas, Alice Eastwood, and John Howell. Learn their stories—and those of the modern-day explorers following in their footsteps. Presented by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Ha...
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 6
September 28, 2023 22:00 - 9 minutes - 434 MB VideoSHRUBS Dive into the mysteries of chaparral, a plant community that covers 3 percent of Earth's surface and nurtures 20 percent of its biodiversity. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton...
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 4
September 14, 2023 22:14 - 9 minutes - 382 MB VideoTREES AS LIVING HISTORY Mount Diablo's oaks, pines, bays, and buckeyes have tales to tell—if you know what to look for. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrahan/Texas A&M, J...
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 3
September 01, 2023 01:00 - 8 minutes - 367 MB VideoAs we head into another fire season in the Bay Area, learn how a small 2013 blaze increased knowledge about life on the East Bay's most iconic peak. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph, Troy Montemayor. and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilto...
A Hiker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants: Episode 2
August 25, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 265 MB VideoWhy is Mount Diablo so central to California's cultural and natural history? Find out on a hike near the 3,849-foot summit. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Originally published in 2019. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Lindsey Hendricks, Brian Peterson, Cyndy Shafer. Photographs: Scott Hein, Stephen Joseph and Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh, Steve Edwards, Brad Heckman, Helovi/istock, Joan Hamilton, Shawn Hanrah...
A HIker's Guide to Mount Diablo Plants
August 18, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 187 MB VideoINTRODUCTION Enjoy five fascinating hikes led by rare-plant expert Heath Bartosh. Gain an appreciation for the long-hidden flora revealed by recent fires. Nod to the work of the scientists who've worked these storied slopes. And get ready to make your own discoveries! Episode 1 of "Harvest of Fire," a nine-part series presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. First published in 2019. Featuring Heath Bartosh, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, ...
Winding Down Lime Ridge Looking for Wildlife
August 11, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 88 MB VideoAs you wind your way through the lovely hills of Lime Ridge, keep an eye out for wildlife. In this episode Seth Adams and Scott Hein discuss 1) one that's still common all over the area 2) an introduced species whose numbers have exploded and 3) a native species that's making a heartening comeback. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. First published in 2012. Photos by Scott Hein. Music by Phil Heywood. We regret an error in this ve...
Summer Scents: Big Tarplant
August 04, 2023 01:00 - 2 minutes - 61.9 MB VideoLearn about a rare plant that waits until summer to grace the hills of Lime Ridge Open Space on the eastern edge of Walnut Creek, California. Featuring Heath Bartosh. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Photos courtesy of Scott Hein and Heath Bartosh. First published in 2012.
Wild Mount Diablo PINES
July 14, 2023 02:00 - 4 minutes - 303 MB VideoCan you name three pine species that grow in Mount Diablo State Park? Learn to ID them by their pinecones (2 supersized, 1 clingy). Hear about how they're adapted to fire and drought. Meet the gun-toting botanists who collected their cones in the 1830s. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring Ken Lavin and Seth Adams. Production by Joan Hamilton. Music by Music Revolution. Photos by Joan Hamilton, Neal Kramer, Kendall Oei, and courtesy of Strybing Arboretum. Adapted from Au...
Falls Trail 13: A Fine June Walk
June 23, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 150 MB VideoIn the final episode of our Falls Trail tour, learn about some of the wild and not-so-wild life you might see along the winding Wasserman Trail, including mariposa lilies and wild pigs. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 12: Chert
June 16, 2023 01:00 - 3 minutes - 110 MB VideoThere's still water on the Falls Trail. As you get near the end of the loop, you can check out a Mount Diablo rock formed from what Rachel Carson called "the long snowfall of the sea." "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 11: Remarkable Rocks
June 09, 2023 04:00 - 5 minutes - 173 MB VideoAbout halfway into this classic Mount Diablo hike, we get our first good look at the waterfalls of Wild Oat Canyon and the well-traveled rock that hosts the show: pillow basalt. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 10: Leather Oak
June 02, 2023 01:00 - 2 minutes - 76.7 MB VideoIn this cool spring, plenty of flowers still flank the Falls Trail, and interesting shrubs, too. Thanks to the area's serpentine soils, unusual species abound—like scrawny Quercus durata: leather oak.
Falls Trail 9: Oracle Oak
May 26, 2023 01:00 - 5 minutes - 160 MB VideoMeet Mount Diablo's rarest oak, and the feminist who first named it for science: Albert Kellogg. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 5: Tales of Donner Cabin
May 19, 2023 02:00 - 4 minutes - 153 MB VideoHistory sleuths: Wander around an old cabin site in Mount Diablo State Park to find clues about how people used and misused this land in the 20th century. And how today's volunteer "Trash Removal Project" is making things right. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 4: The Great Fire of 1977
May 12, 2023 01:30 - 4 minutes - 166 MB VideoA first-person account of a 1977 fire in Mount Diablo State Park from former ranger Burt Bogardus. An ill-fated tree planting effort followed that blaze, as well as construction of the Mary Bowerman Trail at the summit. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Falls Trail 3: George Cardinet
May 04, 2023 20:24 - 6 minutes - 199 MB VideoMeet "the grandfather of national trails," an enterprising equestrian who built more than 200 miles of trails in the East Bay area. His spirit lives on in the volunteers who work on trails in the park today. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Wild Mount Diablo: Peregrines 2022
April 28, 2023 01:01 - 6 minutes - 340 MB VideoPine Canyon's peregrine falcons had a difficult season in 2021, when all four chicks were killed by a great-horned owl in a territorial dispute. Follow a team of California naturalists, stewards, and detectives as they tell the story of how the fastest animal on the planet fared last season. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video, produced by Wally De Young.
Hiking the Falls Trail, part two
April 22, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 205 MB VideoWe listen to lively sounds of the creek as we head up Donner Canyon, named for an unfortunate family that lived here in the late 1800s. On the way: tales of history, valley oaks, and the widely feared "guardian of the woodland," poison oak. "Falls Trail" is 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.
Finally, Water!
April 14, 2023 01:00 - 3 minutes - 168 MB VideoThe rains have come. Which makes it a beautiful time to ponder the history, geology, plants, and animals to be found along one of Mount Diablo's classic hikes, the FALLS TRAIL. Join us for episode one of this 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. Originally published in 2019. Photos by Scott Hein, Bill Karieva, and others. Video by Kendall Paul Oei. Animatio...
Where the Grass is Greener
April 07, 2023 01:00 - 4 minutes - 112 MB VideoFrom the top of Lime Ridge, you can see Mount Diablo—and a surprisingly vast expanse of GRASSLAND in between. Learn about who owns these lands and some of the wild treasures they contain, including relicts of a drier climate such as desert olives and sagebrush lizards. From a tour of Lime Ridge featuring Seth Adams and Scott Hein, originally published by Save Mount Diablo in 2012. See Save Mount Diablo's website for information about current activities at MANGINI RANCH.
Our Friend the Fence Lizard
March 24, 2023 01:00 - 1 minute - 30.2 MB VideoHow a colorful reptile may help lower the incidence of Lyme disease in California. Episode 6.1 in Save Mount Diablo's guide to Lime Ridge, featuring Scott Hein and Seth Adams.
Life on LIME RIDGE
March 16, 2023 22:00 - 6 minutes - 157 MB VideoIn episode 6 of our Lime Ridge Tour, we take an inside look at Bay Area shrublands, also known as CHAPARRAL. They may look lifeless at times, but they nurture a rich assemblage of plants and animals, including Alameda whipsnakes, hummingbirds, and blue-gray gnatcatchers. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Seth Adams and Scott Hein. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton. First published in 2012.
The Ongoing Age of Discovery
March 03, 2023 02:00 - 2 minutes - 45.6 MB VideoAfter a winter of abundant rain and even snow, WILDFLOWERS are waking up in the East Bay. As you get out to enjoy them, keep in mind that there are still discoveries to be made. In 2008, for example, Carpenter David Gowen found two phlox species new to science in LIME RIDGE OPEN SPACE, nearly surrounded by Walnut Creek and Concord. It's one more example of how important it is to protect and respect our open spaces! From a 2012 Audible Mount Diablo guide to Lime Ridge sponsored by Save Moun...
Mount Diablo Delights
February 24, 2023 02:00 - 4 minutes - 151 MB VideoIt may be cold and stormy now, but sunshine and spring wildflowers are on the way. In this final episode of our history series, dream about how you'd like to enjoy Mount Diablo State Park in the days ahead. This series features Ken Lavin, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Michael Marchiano, Vincent Medina, and Cameron Morrison. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo and Mount Diablo State Park. Photography and video by Kendall Oei, Scott Hein,...
Mount Diablo's Depression-Era Infrastructure
February 10, 2023 02:00 - 1 minute - 54.1 MB VideoAfter recent atmospheric rivers, Mount Diablo State Park has a lot of re-building to do. But some of its oldest infrastructure has withstood a hundred years of storms. Its summit building, stone walls, and some picnic tables and stoves were the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a government program that gave men jobs during the Depression in the 1930s. This is episode five of "A Brief History of Mount Diablo State Park," an eight-part series featuring Ken Lavin, Seth Adams, Robert...
Wild Mount Diablo: Wonders of 2022
February 03, 2023 02:00 - 3 minutes - 219 MB VideoHere are a few of the sights we savored on Mount Diablo in 2022. May your 2023 be filled with new delights! Happy New Year from the Wild Mount Diablo team.
A Brief History of Mount Diablo State Park
January 27, 2023 02:00 - 4 minutes - 153 MB VideoMore than 100 years ago, even before California had a park system, a small portion of Mount Diablo was set aside for protection. This episode of our 8-part series describes two dedication ceremonies: the first with well-behaved officials in 1921, and the second with an inebriated governor in 1931, when "the mountain lived up to its name." This series features Ken Lavin, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Michael Marchiano, Vincent Medina, and Cameron Morrison. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpret...
Mount Diablo's First Tourists
January 20, 2023 02:00 - 4 minutes - 166 MB VideoStarting in the 1870s, people with dollar signs in their eyes started selling Mount Diablo to investors and tourists. First was Joseph Seavey Hall, who built a hotel and two toll roads. Then came Robert Noble Burgess, who planned to build a castle on top with William Randolph Hearst. Then along came World War I . . . Part 3 of "A Brief History of Mount Diablo State Park," presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo and Mount Diablo State Park.
When Cattle First Came to California
January 13, 2023 02:00 - 3 minutes - 384 MB VideoIn the late 1700s, when the Spanish came north along the coast of California, they brought food with them in the shape of CATTLE. That was the beginning of a slow, but revolutionary change in the state's ecology. This is EPISODE 2 in an 8-part "Brief History of Mount Diablo State Park," featuring Ken Lavin, Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Michael Marchiano, Vincent Medina, and Cameron Morrison. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo and Mount Dia...
LIME RIDGE: why it's still wild
December 09, 2022 02:00 - 3 minutes - 69.8 MB VideoLIME RIDGE is a biologically rich shoulder of Mount Diablo that reaches down into Concord and Walnut Creek. It brings nature close to home for thousands of people. Learn about the hard work that has kept it wild. Featuring Seth Adams. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Part four of a 2012 Audible Mount Diablo series exploring the plants, animals, and history of Lime Ridge Open Space.
Wild Mount Diablo: DEER
December 01, 2022 22:55 - 4 minutes - 169 MB VideoDeer lend such sweetness, grace and majesty to any landscape. Come take a peek into the lives of Mount Diablo's local Columbian black-tailed deer. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Production, writing, and narration by Kendall Oei. Videos and pictures by Kendall Oei and Wally De Young. Music by Tommy Jervidal. Special thanks to Wild Mount Diablo Team members Joan Hamilton, Staci Hobbet, and Wally De Young.
LIME RIDGE: Paradise of Plants
November 17, 2022 23:00 - 4 minutes - 112 MB VideoHead out of the grassland and into a shady forest on the Paradise Valley Trail, where there's lots to learn about oaks, buckeye, hop tree, purple needle grass, and datura. Presented by Save Mount Diablo, 2012. Featuring Seth Adams, Heath Bartosh. Photos by Scott Hein and Joan Hamilton. Music by Phil Heywood.
LIME MINING on Mount Diablo
November 04, 2022 01:00 - 3 minutes - 81.6 MB VideoMore than a century ago, miners gnawed away at a northern shoulder of the East Bay's iconic mountain. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, it's an inviting open space with rare plants and big vistas. Featuring Seth Adams. Presented by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association as part of the Audible Mount Diablo series. Photos courtesy of Contra Costa Historical Sociey. Production by Joan Hamilton.
Diablo History: Dan Cook Canyon
October 28, 2022 01:00 - 3 minutes - 75.2 MB VideoFrom Sentinel Rock, you can look deep down into DAN COOK CANYON. But who was Dan Cook? And how did he wrest this side of Mount Diablo from California's railroad barons? Stories galore from master naturalist Ken Lavin. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo. Episode 6 of their Audible Mount Diablo tour of Rock City. Production by Joan Hamilton.
Lime Ridge
October 07, 2022 02:00 - 4 minutes - 99.1 MB VideoOn the edge of neighborhoods in Walnut Creek and Concord, California, LIME RIDGE OPEN SPACE trails quickly lead to big oaks, sweeping vistas, interesting wildlife, and rare plants. A place for short hikes and big discoveries. Featuring Seth Adams and Heath Bartosh. Part of a podcast series produced in 2012 by SAVE MOUNT DIABLO. Photos by Scott Hein. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.
Cozy Caves
September 30, 2022 01:30 - 3 minutes - 74.9 MB VideoTime for a hike that kids will love? Try Mount Diablo's WIND CAVES. Exploring them is fun; understanding them is a fascinating lesson in how the world works. This segment is part of a tour of Mount Diablo's ROCK CITY is presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Ken Lavin. Music: Phil Heywood; Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton.
Native to Right Here
September 22, 2022 22:06 - 20 minutes - 19 MBAfter a long absence due to COVID, Cafe Ohlone has re-opened, this time on the Cal campus in Berkeley. Learn about its founders and the plants, animals, and people of Tuushtak (aka Mount Diablo). Featuring Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.