The WildeBeat

Thu, Oct 27, 2005

A Winter Storm Warning, part 2

Posted at 09:00

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This skills program tells the rest of the story of backpacker Mike Bargetto and his three relatives, who were caught in an unexpected snow storm in October of 2004. The story describes their rescue from their Rae Lake camp site, in California's John Muir Wilderness.

The rescue was lead by Leutenant Phil Caporale, of the Fresno County Sheriff's Search and Rescue unit. He and Mike tell the story of the rescue from both perspectives.

Steve wraps up the show by talking about how you can be better prepared for unexpected mountain storms, and how to stay safe in such conditions. See the supplemental links, below, for lots of additional information.

• Show number 16 [MP3 format; length 9:41; 2,328,821 bytes]
• Show number 16 script
• Supplemental links and information

Mon, Oct 24, 2005

NEW! Our listener Comment Line

Posted at 14:00

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You can now give us news tips and reports, or tell us what you think about the show, on our new toll-free listener comment line:

866-590-7373

To find out how to leave a message that we're most likely to play on the show, visit our Contribute page.

Thu, Oct 20, 2005

A Winter Storm Warning, part 1

Posted at 09:00

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This skills program tells the story of backpacker Mike Bargetto and his three relatives, who were caught in an unexpected snow storm in October of 2004. The story describes their hike in California's John Muir Wilderness from Courtright Reservoir to Rae Lake, and the conditions they encountered there.

In part two, we'll present the rest of Mike's story, and some advice for safely enjoying late season wilderness travel.

• Show number 15 [MP3 format; length 7:33; 1,814,593 bytes]
• Show number 15 script
• Map of Mike's route [PDF format; 3,653,574 bytes]

Thu, Oct 13, 2005

The Wilderness at Night, part 2

Posted at 09:00

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This wild places program is about the science of night time in wilderness. How does the sky glow from cities, and light pollution in general affect wilderness areas?

Steve interviews Chad Moore, a physical scientist with the National Park Service, and leader of their night sky research team. He talks about measuring light pollution in the parks.

Steve talks with Dr. Travis Longcore, the science director of the Urban Wildlands Group. Along with Catherine Rich, they edited a book, Ecological Consequences of Artificial Night Lighting, which contains the definitive collection of scientific papers on the subject.

Both Chad Moore and Dr. Longcore mentioned that the International Dark Sky Association is a good place for all kinds of information related to light pollution, it's prevention, and dark-sky science in general.

• Show number 14 [MP3 format; length 9:49; 2,358,881 bytes]
• Show number 14 script
• Supplemental links and information

Thu, Oct 06, 2005

The Wilderness at Night, part 1

Posted at 09:00

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This wild places program is about places where the wilderness is particularly good at night. Steve talks to some amateur astronomers about their passion for the darkness of the backcountry.

Chad Moore, a physical scientist for the National Park Service, tells us about National Parks where the sky is really dark:

• Natural Bridges National Monument (Utah)
• Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
• Capitol Reef National Park (Utah)
• Death Valley National Park (California)
• Great Basin National Park (Nevada)

Mike Koop, president of the San Jose Astronomical Association, gives us some tips for exploring the night sky. He suggests printing a star chart from SKYMAPS.COM, and using binoculars.

Part 2 will be about the science of darkness in The Wilderness at Night.

• Show number 13 [MP3 format; length 7:17; 1,748,765 bytes]
• Show number 13 script

Tue, Oct 04, 2005

The WildeBeat Reviewed by Vox Monitor

Posted at 19:28

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The WildeBeat was the subject of Episode 56 of Vox Monitor, a podcast review podcast. [Warning: Contains adult language]

Eric and Cohry, the hosts, have some fun at our expense. They say that the show is not their cup of tea (or pack of smokes?). But in spite of whatever they're smoking, they generally praised the show overall.

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