Audible Mount Diablo

Joan Hamilton: writer, producer

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. 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 read less

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LIME RIDGE: Paradise of Plants

LIME RIDGE: Paradise of Plants

Head 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.

Season 28

LIME RIDGE: Paradise of Plants

LIME RIDGE: Paradise of Plants

Head 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.

Season 27

Native to Right Here

Native to Right Here

After 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.

Season 25

A 1.6-mile walk exploring the history, geology, and plants of one of the most popular places in Mount Diablo State Park. Presented by Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Featuring Ken Lavin, Rich McDrew, and Mike Woodring; Music: Phil Heywood; Production, Narration: Joan Hamilton; Photos: Seth Adams, Contra Costa Historical Society, Joan Hamilton, Moose Henderson, Ken Lavin, Conrad Lowry, Mark Sinclair; Special thanks to Anastasia Hobbet, Conrad Lowry, Jennifer Roe, Jerry Schweickert, Mark Sinclair, Stephen Smith.

Season 24

Round Valley Tour

Round Valley Tour

The secluded meadows of ROUND VALLEY REGIONAL PRESERVE lie just a few miles south of Brentwood, California. The park has just re-opened following a 3,000-acre fire in August, so it's a great time to take a wildlife-rich walk out there! Want to learn more? Listen up . . . Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo & Thomas J. Long Foundation, 2012. Featuring Seth Adams, Robert Doyle, Scott Hein, and Brian Kruse. Music from Local Joe by Phil Heywood.

Season 23

Curry Point Tour: Episode 1

Curry Point Tour: Episode 1

Come along on a scenic 6.5-mile hike exploring Mount Diablo’s less traveled south side—its birds, pines, wildflowers, water bugs, and more. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 2

Curry Point Tour: Episode 2

Where WATERSHEDS and WILDLIFE converge. Episode 2 of a 6.5-mile journey exploring Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side, led by naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 3

Curry Point Tour: Episode 3

Head down into a STREAMSIDE FOREST on a scenic 6.5-mile journey exploring Mount Diablo’s less-traveled south side. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 4

Curry Point Tour: Episode 4

SULFUR SPRING Enter a bubbly fault zone where big-leaf maples reach for the sun. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way in this hike on Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 5

Curry Point Tour: Episode 5

TRAIL-THROUGH-TIME JUNCTION Watch for geologists! Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on a scenic 6.5-mile journey exploring Mount Diablo’s less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 6

Curry Point Tour: Episode 6

How SYCAMORES shape streams on Mount Diablo’s less-traveled south side. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 7

Curry Point Tour: Episode 7

BLACKHAWK RIDGE In this episode we visit a historic place and learn about a stunning side trip. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 8

Curry Point Tour: Episode 8

CHAPARRAL In this episode, a California thrasher and a wrentit introduce themselves. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on this exploration of Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 9

Curry Point Tour: Episode 9

At KNOBCONE POINT, a Bewick's wren comes calling. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 10

Curry Point Tour: Episode 10

Have a seat at the picnic table and learn about the unusual habits of the KNOBCONE PINE. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on this tour of Mount Diablo's south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with the Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 11

Curry Point Tour: Episode 11

BALANCING ROCK Explore some porous, precariously perched sandstone on Mount Diablo's south side. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 12

Curry Point Tour: Episode 12

KNOBCONE PINES We enter a spooky "doghair" stand of a pine that eats its young. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on this tour of Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 13

Curry Point Tour: Episode 13

At KNOBCONE CLIFFS, we reach the high point of our tour, with grand vistas of Alamo Creek and beyond. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on this tour of Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 14

Curry Point Tour: Episode 14

Seth Adams explains the MERIDIAN MARKER as we head up the hill for home. Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way on this tour of Mount Diablo's less-traveled south side. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 15

Curry Point Tour: Episode 15

Keep an eye out for ALAMEDA WHIPSNAKES slithering across the chaparral on the less-traveled south side of Mount Diablo. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul lead the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.

Curry Point Tour: Episode 16

Curry Point Tour: Episode 16

PEREGRINE FALCON Learn more about how a once-endangered bird was restored to the slopes of Mount Diablo. This is the last episode of a scenic 6.5-mile journey exploring Mount Diablo’s less-traveled south side. Naturalist Seth Adams and biologist Malcolm Sproul have led the way. Presented by Save Mount Diablo in partnership with Mount Diablo Interpretive Association. Music by Phil Heywood. Production by Joan Hamilton.