Manitoba

Acoustical walks in Riding Mountain explore park's soundscapes

A company is offering naturalist-guided acoustical walks in Manitoba's Riding Mountain National Park.

Earth Rhythms offering guided tours from Sept. 10 to Oct. 8.

New acoustical guided tours of Riding Mountain National Park reveal the area's diverse soundscapes. (Parks Canada)

On a fall evening in Manitoba's Riding Mountain National Park you might hear elk, moose, wolves and migrating birds.

The sounds, as night descends, include a varied mix of grunts, howls and bugles, says tour operator Earth Rhythms.

The company, winner of a Travel Manitoba tourism leadership award, is offering naturalist-guided acoustical walks into the park's wilderness from Sept. 10 to Oct. 8.

The two- to three-hour Saturday outings, each to a different location, will explore the soundscape during the transition from dusk to darkness. They wrap up with audio of a different kind: musical sessions featuring local songwriters offering their take on the natural world.

"We accept nature on its own terms," Earth Rhythms says, noting the walks are rain-or-shine events. "We'll adapt accordingly."