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Campbell Creek

Anchorage, Alaska

 

Campbell Creek runs from the Chugach Mountains for 21 miles through Anchorage, Alaska to the Turnagain Arm of the Cook Inlet. This footage is from the section near University of Anchorage.

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Savage River

Denali National Park 2021, field research - terrestrial ambience

Candid footage of Kennedy capturing the sound of the Savage River in Denali.

Savage River

The Savage River

Tr'at'egheth No', is Lower Tanana dialect meaning “From Cottonwood Creek.” This is the native name for the Savage River. I encountered the Savage River on my first excursion to Denali during a back country backpacking trip in the Fall of 2020. The recorded footage is from a return trip to Denali in August of 2021. The goal, to record the sound of the river for archival purposes and to examine the fidelity of the soundscape at that particular moment. When listening, we can gain crucial information about the health of the river and the rest of the watershed.

LISTEN TO THE SAVAGE RIVER

Here is a spectrogram image of the Savage River. This is just past the main trail North of the park road where the river starts to become rapid and tumultuous. Notice how much of the bandwidth is in the low frequency range.

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Denali

National Park & Reserve

This video is footage from a backpacking trip to Denali National Park in September 2020.

 

Denali

Only 25% of Alaska has roads, the rest of this vast wilderness is accessible only by plane, boat sled or in our case, mostly by foot. Take a peek into the amazing backpacking trip I took with my friend in September 2020. It’s a quick glance at the diversity and amazing sounds of Denali National Park and Preserve.

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The spirit appears anywhere and Everywhere. Especially if you extend an invitation.

Place: A Drain Tube underneath the Campbell Creek Trail in Anchorage, AK. (c.2021)

This melodica was discovered at the Goodwill in Anchorage on Old Seward. A friend I was traveling with found it. We purchased it for $5. The music we were able to make with it, brought an incredible amount joy and connection with the people. In this piece, “I said, I’m a witness”, what I am playing is in response to what I am receiving from the space, commenting, on what I am experiencing in the present.