Walk at Piñon Ridge
A Sound Walk with Binaural Audio
by Eric Backus (MFA in Sound Design, 2026)
A guided outdoor walk around the Burns house and workshop at Piñon Ridge with an accompanying sound track that explores the spiritual connection we have with the desert, the past, and our fellow living beings. Inspired by (and including excerpts from) Tales from Piñon Ridge by Jean Burns.
The walk is approximately 12 minutes.
Written, recorded, and edited by Eric Backus
Voices: Eric Backus and mia simonović
To experience the sound walk, borrow a media device and a pair of headphones from the station in the house. When the walk is over, please return the media device and headphones to the station.
MAP
The walk begins outside the front door of the house, and concludes about 1/6 of a mile into the property along the driveway.
Locations from Along the Walk
“The Snake Tree”
The Workshop
The path onward, from the workshop
Joshua Tree
In the clearing, looking towards the house.
Please contact Eric at ebackus@uci.edu with any questions and/or comments.