National Parks Traveler Episode 181: Musical Kīlauea

By Kurt Repanshek - July 31st, 2022

If you’re interested in volcanoes, you need not go further than our national parks to get your fill. Did you know that 84 units of the National Park System have volcanic resources? These parks run the gamut of having very active volcanic features to those where volcanoes formed the landscape and contribute to the geodiversity of the park.

The most active volcano in our park system is Kīlauea in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s also one of the most monitored and researched volcanoes anywhere. This week the Traveler’s Lynn Riddick talks to University of Oregon Professor Leif Karlstrom, whose recent research of Kilauea might be music to your ears.

:02 National Parks Traveler introduction
:12 Episode Intro with Kurt Repanshek
:47 Caribbean Song - Tim Heintz - The Sounds of the Everglades
1:03 The Everglades Foundation
1:14 Eastern National Passport
1:57 Wild Tribute
2:22 Potrero Group
2:50 National Parks Traveler's Lynn Riddick discusses the musical side of Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park with Prof. Leif Karlstrom.
22:53 Beyond the Reef - Tim Heintz and Grant Geissman - Seascapes: A Musical Journey
23:09 Interior Federal Credit Union
23:35 Yosemite Conservancy
23:54 Great Smoky Mountains Association
24:14 Friends of Acadia
24:38 Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation
25:06 Volcano Sonification with Lynn Riddick Continues
38:29 Wonder Lake - Various Artists - The Spirit of Alaska
38:32 Episode Closing
39:01 Washington’s National Park Fund
39:33 Grand Teton National Park Foundation
40:00 Orange Tree Productions
40:31 Splitbeard Productions
40:41 National Parks Traveler footer

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