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Audible Mount Diablo

Audible 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. Photographs pop up to help identify plants and animals. Perfect to prepare for your first--or your hundredth--trip up the mountain. 
 
Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo and the Mount Diablo Interpretive AssociationProduced by Audio Guides to the Outdoors
 
Photo above by Scott Hein

Oct 30, 2020

Andrew Lawson was first to map the San Andreas Fault. But the cantankerous UC Berkeley geologist had more than a few blind spots. 

It's episode 22 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...


Oct 23, 2020

A curious crew from the California Geological Survey combed California in the 1860s. They were led by scientists Josiah Whitney, William Brewer, and Clarence King. Hear their stories in episode 21 of the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, featuring naturalist Ken Lavin.

Sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association...


Oct 16, 2020

We travel back to a time when short-faced bears and dire wolves roamed the place we now call home. It's the conclusion of our walk on Mount Diablo's TRAIL THROUGH TIME. 

The series features naturalist Ken Lavin and is sponsored by the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association in partnership with Save Mount Diablo....


Oct 9, 2020

A red pebble in this sandstone tells geologists that Bay Area rivers were flowing backwards (from west to east) when the rock was formed. How can that be?

Learn the history of your homeland while walking along the TRAIL THROUGH TIME, a series of geology videos featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Sponsored by the Mount...


Oct 1, 2020

In this episode, we find that rocks that should have been deposited over a span of 35 million years are missing on Mount Diablo. Why?

Find out 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...