Quiet Waters with Matt & Michele
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of daily life with these soothing and rejuvenating, organic audio captures from nature, recorded by Matt Mittan during his and Michele's various outdoor adventures and travels. Follow Quiet Waters Couple on Social Media, YouTube or on the web for all sorts of insights, encouragements and artistic inspirations. "Paddle, Explore, Camp, Create!"
Episodes
8 episodes
An Unknown Night Bird on the Lake
This field recording captures a mysterious and repetitive bird call that echoed across my remote paddle-in campsite one night. I was on the Lake James State Park, Long Arm Peninsula area in NC. The persistent call was loud enough to wake me fro...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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5:00
Daybreak on the Cove, Paddle In Camping
This recording captures the sounds of a peaceful awakening on a remote waterside campsite. The serene trill of a nearby owl at daybreak signals the end of the night, just as the chorus of bird songs saturates the air. The hum of an approaching ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:00
Camping Sounds: Drifting off to Sleep
In this recording, I slide into my sleeping bag just as a gentle night rain starts to hit my tent. Then as I drift off to sleep the night insects sound takes over, creating a perfect soundscape for rest and relaxation. (Recorded by Matt Mittan,...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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10:00
Give and Take: Cicadas and the Mountain Breeze
Enjoy this field recording capturing the enchanting, otherworldly chorus of cicadas in the remote wilderness of Western North Carolina. Just as their powerful, rhythmic buzzing reaches its peak, a cool early summer breeze begins to blow off the...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:00:00
Spring Storm, Under a Tarp: Pisgah National Forest
We got the recorder out, overnight in the Pisgah National Forest (NC), to capture audio of a spring thunderstorm - from beneath our simple tarp shelter. The rhythm of rainfall patters steadily, occasionally punctuated by thunder rolling as it m...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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45:00
Matt Paddles Against a Headwind to Reach Michele
This recording follows the final 10 minute rhythmic splash of Matt's kayak paddles cutting through choppy lake waters as he pushes into a steady headwind. The sound of wind gusts, the faint bass of music in the stern of his boat, and determined...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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9:13
A bubbling brook in Northern Georgia National Forest Area
This recording captures the peaceful sounds of a bubbling brook as it spills under Matt's kayak, in the serene Lake Russell State Wildlife Management Area of Northern Georgia. The gentle flow of water over smooth stones is accompanied by the oc...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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15:00
Lake Russell Recreation Area Campground Sunrise - Springtime
This audio recording captures the serene and immersive soundscape of the awakening minutes of sunrise at a campground in the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, near Mount Airy, GA - in early Spring. As dawn breaks, the environment slow...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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