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  • Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
  • Nick explores the North Cascades Highway in the shadow of Liberty Bell. The Golden Horn pluton is featured. Filmed on September 20 and 21, 2021.

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  • @baseballhaha
    @baseballhaha 2 роки тому +125

    Nick, I truly hope you can look back at what’ve you accomplished here and smile. In almost every video someone recognizes you. All these people, whether it be through UA-cam, CWU, or PBS found a love for geology. And you’re the man to thank for that.

  • @shannonreynolds4423
    @shannonreynolds4423 2 роки тому +1

    Liz and Charley echo my sentiments about you Professor Nick...keep being you. We love YOU!!!

  • @sheik9956
    @sheik9956 Рік тому +1

    no better way to start my mornings than to come to your great youtube library and picking one of your fantastic geology stories to calm my mind to.

  • @mikekirk1513
    @mikekirk1513 2 роки тому +3

    This region of the North Cascades is just incredibly rugged and awesome to see. Thanks for showing this Nick.

  • @szaboaz
    @szaboaz 2 роки тому +20

    Legend has it that if you go out to nature in the North West, you might just catch a glimpse of the elusive Nick Zentner, a one-of-a-kind, friendly geologist, who will make your soul all emotional by being there as a fellow human being to share this beautiful world with. He is also known to be willing to shout out your instagram or youtube channel, lol.

  • @luckylady7542
    @luckylady7542 2 роки тому +10

    Everbody knows Nick. Let me rephrase this...everybody loves Nick. Thanks man for the adventures.❤

  • @StereoSpace
    @StereoSpace 2 роки тому +5

    "You tell a story..."
    I had a physics instructor in high school who taught physics as stories, if you can believe it. He would start each subject with people, often in the 19th or early 20th century, trying to understand some phenomenon. He would explain how the experiments they set up were supposed to work, sometimes they didn't, but how gradually they came to understand how things actually worked by testing various idea and hypotheses.
    If you can imagine students looking at their schedules and saying, "Oooohhh, physics next!". We looked forward to his class. He had a Masters in physics, and had the ability to explain a phenomenon from various angles and ways of looking at and thinking about it. He was a great teacher.

    • @daytonlights-peterwine468
      @daytonlights-peterwine468 2 роки тому +4

      If we had more science teachers like your physics instructor and Nick, we'd have a much better crop of scientists. So many get turned off so early, that they never find out how cool this stuff is until years later...

    • @jamieingels1190
      @jamieingels1190 2 роки тому +1

      I wonder if we had the same physics teacher 🤔
      He also wouldn't allow bananas in the classroom.

  • @robertdiehl1281
    @robertdiehl1281 2 роки тому +13

    Thanks for taking us along. This was enjoyable. The fall colors are an added bonus. Really rugged beauty to that area.

  • @liliannison6262
    @liliannison6262 2 роки тому +2

    Many thanks for your magnificent and instructive hikes, in the harsh and sumptuous landscapes of Washington State! And bravo for the spirit of friendship and sharing that we find in all your videos.
    Un grand merci pour vos randonnées magnifiques et instructives, dans les paysages rudes et somptueux de l'État de Washington ! Et bravo pour l'esprit d'amitié et de partage que nous retrouvons dans toutes vos vidéos.

  • @gregpaull9768
    @gregpaull9768 2 роки тому +3

    That is a stunning view mate! So glad that you decided to stop and have a look. 😉

  • @bernadettelamarca591
    @bernadettelamarca591 2 роки тому +17

    You're really popular, Nick! Everywhere you go, people recognize you. Awesome!

    • @MrLeatherman23
      @MrLeatherman23 2 роки тому +4

      I agree. I kind of wish he would put their websites in here... or, the people he talks to put their links in here when they read these.

    • @ACheshireCat2001
      @ACheshireCat2001 2 роки тому +2

      @@MrLeatherman23 websites mentioned could be searched for and put in these comments by commenters or the people get filmed an know Nick could post their sites here when they find the video... adding fan websites to the related Nick videos would be nice to see.

  • @guiart1553
    @guiart1553 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful…Highway 20..You gotta love it!!!!

  • @margreetanceaux3906
    @margreetanceaux3906 2 роки тому +15

    The people on the overlook-point are so right, Nick: you do make learning fun! And you had me laughing out loud at the idea that you arranged for these admirers to be there 🙌🏼

  • @johnbazaar8440
    @johnbazaar8440 2 роки тому +12

    You’re more of a celebrity than you realize.
    Thanks for what you do.
    John

  • @Mk1rceme
    @Mk1rceme Рік тому +1

    That is why I watch Nicks videos...he makes learning fun.

  • @carolwillett5495
    @carolwillett5495 2 роки тому +2

    The fans are correct. You have earned all this respect from us Nick!

  • @oneLEADFOOT
    @oneLEADFOOT 2 роки тому +7

    21:00 Liz and Charlie were close family friends for many years and it was a nice surprise to see them again..Charlie is a Really good photographer and I was blessed to get advice from him first hand shooting street photos a decade ago. Oh how time flies. Liz I'm sure the girls miss you ! you were So great with them. Best of luck to you two on your van life adventure.

  • @SCW1060
    @SCW1060 2 роки тому +13

    With scenes like this is why love Geology and Washington state. I was born here and will die here. I think that Central Washington has the best scenery of our State. Thank you for more A-Z lessons Nick. You can bank on me watching everyone of them

  • @keviny1936
    @keviny1936 2 роки тому +3

    We missed you by a day, Sunday on Washington Pass was not as sunny. Thanks for the video.

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 2 роки тому +31

    I've always loved Washington Pass. The terrain and the rocks are gorgeous. Love it even more. And Nick? If I ever saw you I would stop and thank you just like these people did. Thanks for adding to my own education.

  • @peacenow4456
    @peacenow4456 2 роки тому +2

    You're beloved, you big knucklehead! OMG I'm so glad you stopped! No words... just wonderfully beautiful!

  • @susansquibb5216
    @susansquibb5216 2 роки тому +5

    Beautiful views. Can't believe how recognizable you are. My husband says you are a true "rock star"!

  • @biffnarzilla4649
    @biffnarzilla4649 2 роки тому +2

    Whatever CWU pays Nick Zentner, it's not enough. His wife is a saint to put up with a guy who not only commandeers both their back yard and their front porch but also countless trips into the field... all in the pursuit of bringing an education to the great unwashed masses of the InterThingy in general and EweToob in particular. I've learned more from Nick in one year than four years of off-and-on-again college-level geology courses. In my years in college, I can count on one hand the number of instructors of Nick's caliber that I had the great fortune of experiencing. Would that our general education system were flooded with people of his quality... people who not only have a sincere interest in their field but also a genuine desire to bring that interest to others - "townies" and students alike.

  • @travis303
    @travis303 2 роки тому +5

    Nick, that must have made you feel good. That had to have been the highest compliment a teacher can receive, to meet a former student who still talks about how much they learned from you and are now out applying that knowledge on their own in their spare time. Wonderful.

  • @Eric_Hutton.1980
    @Eric_Hutton.1980 2 роки тому +10

    You have fans all over the place. Loved by many.

  • @janetanderson3773
    @janetanderson3773 2 роки тому +2

    Reminds me of the High Sierras - a bunch. I spent many a happy time walking, camping, fishing, and just basking in those gorgeous mountains. Those peaks look like Mt. Whitney.

  • @brat1925
    @brat1925 2 роки тому +2

    Hwy 20 is my FAVORITE drive! I love Liberty Bell and that view into the valley is amazing!!!

  • @seanchinn2626
    @seanchinn2626 2 роки тому +5

    Once again, it's hammer time! Thank you, Nick!

  • @timbush7850
    @timbush7850 2 роки тому +15

    Looks like lots of improvements on the overlook, from the last time I was there. My Dad brought a flatlander friend from the midwest, up to see that viewpoint. He walked up to the edge, then stepped back holding his chest, hollering "Good Gawd Almighty, Dave! That's kinda boogery!"

  • @FiddleyBits
    @FiddleyBits 2 роки тому +2

    GLORIOUS!!! I gotta get up there!! Thank you "Mr. Famous wherever he goes'!! ;-)

  • @seriouslyreally5413
    @seriouslyreally5413 2 роки тому +5

    You're well known around these parts Nick.😎🥸 UA-cam celebrity!

  • @barbarasmoody680
    @barbarasmoody680 2 роки тому +8

    nice steady cam work, Nick! we appreciate the slow pans and the upclose zooms.

  • @mikaellevander786
    @mikaellevander786 2 роки тому +3

    Rapakivi is common here in Finland ... it's used to explain granite that crumbles into small pieces when weathered. Rapakivi is Finnish word meaning crumbled rock. We have several large granite areas over 1.5 billion years old

    • @BlGGESTBROTHER
      @BlGGESTBROTHER 2 роки тому

      That’s not what Rapakivi means in this context.
      “Rapakivi texture is developed in granitic rocks, and involves the mantling of alkali feldspar ovoids by a rim of plagioclase, usually of oligoclase composition, together with the growth of two generations of both alkali feldspar and quartz.”

    • @mikaellevander786
      @mikaellevander786 2 роки тому

      @@BlGGESTBROTHER en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapakivi_granite

  • @oldgandy5355
    @oldgandy5355 2 роки тому +2

    Keep an ear out for some muffler boys. Washington Pass and the North Cascade Highway area is one of my favorite places to be. That big hammer makes my hands Thor just thinking about it. Nick, you are an inspiration to many people. Thank you.

  • @jonnywatts2970
    @jonnywatts2970 2 роки тому +2

    So cool that you're touching people in a way they remember! Love you Nick!

  • @dweathers56b
    @dweathers56b 2 роки тому +3

    Beautiful scenes, thanks for sharing.

  • @Mrsnamor
    @Mrsnamor 2 роки тому +2

    Hey Nick, You run into a couple of guys that know of you and a short drive later two more. Then another! You can run, but you can't hide, Nick. You're too famous. Thanks for all you do.

  • @JOltmann0789
    @JOltmann0789 2 роки тому +2

    Nick you're a celebrity to us. I hope to run into you one day. Safe travels 😁

  • @kyleroth1025
    @kyleroth1025 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you Professor Zentner for showing us another pluton invasion. Plutons brought the zircon with them.

  • @steveegbert7429
    @steveegbert7429 2 роки тому +2

    I love that overlook at Washington Pass, I've been there a couple times. The view back down the valley is a clear example of a classic glacial carved valley. The whole North Cascades is gorgeous country and a photographers paradise for sure! .

  • @brandonjohnston7746
    @brandonjohnston7746 2 роки тому +3

    Brother your so well known around the world you deserve so much more spotlight than u get, you've taught me and so many thousands of others so much, thank you from the bottom of my heart, you truly are the greatest geology professor that's ever lived, your the best nick

  • @lidrec
    @lidrec 2 роки тому +1

    Thankyou Nick., I have lived in Anacortes all my life and made my first trip over the passed when it first open. That trip clicked on the light that Geology was in my blood. I'm 60 yrs old and hope to take the time to make the trip once again with the knowledge you have handed to me .Your videos are awesome and so educational. Please don't stop and maybe someday I would get to meet you out and about....thankyou !

  • @glennkirchens7970
    @glennkirchens7970 2 роки тому +1

    If those were paid actors, they were expensive. You either won the lottery or your influence through your heart to teach has transcended to a place that you are feeling the feedback when not expecting it. Thank you for what you do.

  • @gordonormiston3233
    @gordonormiston3233 2 роки тому +13

    Another great video with superb panoramas .
    I’ve finally figured out what is so interesting about a lot of the scenery of Washington that Nick shows us .
    The big difference from a lot of Scottish scenery is in the vegetation cover. Here at home most of the ground is covered by grass, heathers and ferns and bushes of gorse and stuff whereas in the North West there is a great deal of bare rock amongst the trees.
    I love it !

    • @herbertbates4655
      @herbertbates4655 2 роки тому +2

      Same complaint here in the Northeastern US. Not surprising since Scotland and the Northeast have some considerable chunks of geologic history in common - until that pesky Atlantic Ocean opened up.

    • @ACheshireCat2001
      @ACheshireCat2001 2 роки тому +1

      I get the impression that much of Scottish vegetation was affected by the choice to bring in sheep... the history of castle building and an effort to limit the ability to build... castles and ships... I have seen a video of a trebuchet built with a large Douglas fir that was grown in Scotland... Douglas fir is native to the Pacific Northwest and now it is cultivated around the world and gets huge... Saw a canoeing video up the loch that is in that rift valley (Loch Ness) and the hills look very PNW in cover as to green... A difference in the amount of human choices and the amount of time industrial humans have been making those choices... West of the Cascades and East of the Cascades vary a lot in the levels of vegetation the rain/rain shadow allows to grow... a lot of the land privately owned / publicly managed in Western Washington is oriented toward lumber production...

  • @michellewelch6013
    @michellewelch6013 2 роки тому +3

    This is fabulous! I grew up in Newhalem and Diablo, 18 years there and I have never been on that path. Thank you for showing me why I need to get back up there.

  • @ranchzilla
    @ranchzilla 2 роки тому +1

    I just drove over the pass this morning! Thank you Nick for these videos

  • @rozswartzett180
    @rozswartzett180 2 роки тому +4

    How gorgeous is the golden horn batholith? Amazing!

  • @pootoobuser1239
    @pootoobuser1239 2 роки тому +2

    The people on Northwest Washington love you

  • @julicaru4812
    @julicaru4812 2 роки тому +3

    Love every video, learning so much from a great teacher, thrilled to learn of another set of videos coming, this ageing student thanks you so much , love you too
    all the best Jules

  • @charliebartholomew1564
    @charliebartholomew1564 2 роки тому +5

    this was so wonderful, thanks again Nick

  • @leggiemeggie5837
    @leggiemeggie5837 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for sharing these!! I really enjoy them!! 😁👍

  • @fuzzie1956
    @fuzzie1956 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks again Nick. Greats news on the new video series.

  • @aciagriculturalconstructio2264
    @aciagriculturalconstructio2264 2 роки тому +6

    Its easy to take that mountain for granite.

  • @sabrstravels6815
    @sabrstravels6815 2 роки тому +20

    I remember stopping at that outcrop earlier this summer as I had to leave Washington before I could fully explore the area. Clearly the Washington Pass overlook is a key place that I didn't have time to see and wow I wish I'da had time to stop - I drove about 400 miles that day from Washington pass to the edge of the craton when I could have spent a couple weeks in the area easy. Nick has just reminded me why I have to return to WA next year.

    • @lizj5740
      @lizj5740 2 роки тому

      Hi, Sabr. I hope we "see" you in the next A-Z series.

    • @sabrstravels6815
      @sabrstravels6815 2 роки тому

      @@lizj5740 count on it

  • @chuckrann6282
    @chuckrann6282 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Nick. Beautiful scenery. So amusing to see so many people recognize you... mostly because you tell such a great story about the rocks. Look forward to more this fall.

  • @pollyb.4648
    @pollyb.4648 2 роки тому +2

    I love how famous Professor Zentner has become! What a great educator!

  • @richardbatistelli7280
    @richardbatistelli7280 2 роки тому +1

    Again, I enjoyed our travels together. Meeting new friends and viewing beautiful places that I otherwise would never have the opportunity to see.Thanks for your energy and knowledge. Richard from HB, SoCal.

  • @myersred8
    @myersred8 9 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely breathtaking.

  • @ianlejeune6012
    @ianlejeune6012 2 роки тому +4

    Shaky Melbourne here.
    V stoked about getting back to business with the A-Z format. I and, clearly, many others are deeply grateful for your drive and dedication to transmit your knowledge and insights into the aether to help us understand science and walking around.
    Thanks muchly.

  • @dianerossetti3245
    @dianerossetti3245 2 роки тому +2

    On man, I hope the border will be open next year so I can come see that beautiful country. Thanks for another lovely virtual hike.

  • @laureneolsen8624
    @laureneolsen8624 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Nick for a wonderful show. I loved that you ran into those admirers. I wish we had been there too. It’s great to hear that you’re going to do another A to Z. Can’t wait!

  • @VegasC63
    @VegasC63 2 роки тому +1

    Nick, I don't know how you are able to TOP yourself with these wonderful places you take us to. Washington Pass is an amazing place, now I have to come up to Washington.

  • @myersred8
    @myersred8 9 місяців тому +1

    "ok i'm doin it for me too..." HAHAHA! That is the kind of detail that makes this show so exquisite!

  • @tennesseenana4838
    @tennesseenana4838 2 роки тому +1

    YEA - more classes to look forward to! Thank you so much for doing these for all of us.

  • @mrtony1985
    @mrtony1985 2 роки тому +2

    I hope one day to meet you as well Nick. Thanks for helping me better understand the beauty of the PNW. I moved here from Wisconsin a few years ago because of the beauty. To understand how it came to be through your geological lessons has been such a blessing. Thank you

  • @phil4341
    @phil4341 2 роки тому +18

    The hammer looks to me like the ones they use to break the bead on big truck tires.

  • @sueellens
    @sueellens 3 місяці тому +1

    I am literally awestruck at the views. I may never get to the PNW and greatly appreciate you sharing with us. ❤

  • @terripackard9292
    @terripackard9292 2 роки тому +2

    I am so stoked hearing the official announcement of your new A-Z series! You definitely are becoming a recognizable public figure through your different lecture series. I also noticed you were having a lot of fun on the second pop up show. Thank you for doing these hike videos. The scenery is gorgeous, especially in this video.

  • @judischarns4509
    @judischarns4509 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for taking us along. Love that you seek out the right light too.Love you!

  • @donnacsuti4980
    @donnacsuti4980 2 роки тому +2

    Starting to get some nice autumn colors, very pretty

  • @donnacsuti4980
    @donnacsuti4980 2 роки тому +4

    😆 🤣 😂 LOL love your comment on "prearranged meetups" but really so many of us watch your site and feel like your a friend. Once I was at Oregon Caves and ran into one of my best friends unexpectedly and my travel companion thought I must know everyone ( we're from California). Wow that trail had some beautiful views and interesting geology. I hadn't heard of this place but definitely worth seeing. Thank you for taking us there

  • @markbates3180
    @markbates3180 2 роки тому +25

    The hammer is for busting split rim wheels on trucks and trailers

    • @glenncourtney4876
      @glenncourtney4876 2 роки тому +2

      A duckbill hammer, used to break the bead. Big rig had a flat and the tire guy forgot this after changing the tire.

    • @dennisrogers8107
      @dennisrogers8107 2 роки тому +2

      @@glenncourtney4876 My thought exactly. I was raised in a family Goodyear dealer business. Did many of those road calls myself.

  • @gagarinone
    @gagarinone 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks from Sweden, for sharing the beautiful nature, your adventures, and knowledge.

  • @Gregory47342
    @Gregory47342 2 роки тому +6

    Wow what a coincidence meeting Rene your former student flying a drone. Great video.

  • @karlschupp8552
    @karlschupp8552 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you Nick for taking me along (with the video's)! As a flat lander living east of Louisville KY, I can't experience any of the great geology and mountain vista's you have there. I do love them though and greatly appreciate the time and effort you give to take me there through your video's!!! Thank you so so much.....

  • @maxinee1267
    @maxinee1267 2 роки тому +1

    the angel swept sky
    I adored every single instant of this. thank you so much.

  • @Eric_Hutton.1980
    @Eric_Hutton.1980 2 роки тому +8

    Looks like something Bob Ross painted. Bob Ross channel is my second favorite UA-cam channel.

  • @passingwind2681
    @passingwind2681 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you Nick.

  • @bobdobbin2239
    @bobdobbin2239 2 роки тому +1

    Nick, thank you for this informative and artistically beautiful video. I enjoyed viewing it on a quiet Wednesday evening in Atlanta. The vistas included are breathtaking.

  • @jaredmeister6175
    @jaredmeister6175 2 роки тому +4

    The peak you were looking at when you ran into the former student is Silverstar peak

  • @sharonhoward4957
    @sharonhoward4957 2 роки тому +2

    My favorite hiking area! Glad you finally got to see it. This made me get out my Roadside geology book. Thanks!

  • @TheAdventureCloset
    @TheAdventureCloset 2 роки тому +3

    It was so great meeting you in person. Your comments afterward cracked us up. Thank you so much for another great lesson as well. You are the best!

  • @barbaramartinez9290
    @barbaramartinez9290 2 роки тому +1

    First thumbs up! Looking forward to November. I love learning with you Professor.

  • @philodendron6
    @philodendron6 2 роки тому +7

    Great pedagogical skills, a born teacher... From years of teaching, no doubt😁. Always a joy to view. Salutations from Éire.

  • @bebegranger9417
    @bebegranger9417 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you. Looking foward to the new videos.

  • @kater_5401
    @kater_5401 2 роки тому +2

    You’re so famous now! 🤣. This was a beautiful view

  • @jonnywatts2970
    @jonnywatts2970 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible view!

  • @TheRiehlThing42
    @TheRiehlThing42 11 місяців тому +1

    I love that wide peak. I drove that highway several years ago, hoping to get the bright blue Lake Diablo view, but went at the wrong time of year. The rest of the highway was so beautiful and very much worth it. Went to Leavenworth from Seattle via highway 20. I took some photos along there. Then one day, saw that Windows has that peak on their login screens sometimes. I was like, "hey, I've been there!" Thank you for the educational videos.

  • @kennyw871
    @kennyw871 2 роки тому +2

    Needless to say you could spend a lifetime exploring the North Cascades National Park and Pasayten Widerness. But, what you can see from the highway lookouts alone is just a sample of the stunning vistas that abound in the area. Great video Nick thanks.

    • @leestamm3187
      @leestamm3187 2 роки тому +2

      So true. My younger self spent 30 years hiking and backpacking both slopes of the North Cascades. Mind-altering panoramas aplenty. These days, Washington Pass will have to do, not that I'm not complaining.

  • @lindsaymalone9371
    @lindsaymalone9371 2 роки тому +1

    The Washington Pass Overlook is not to be overlooked! Thank you for the close-up views of the Burgundy Spires and Vasiliki Ridge (a Fred Beckey favorite). Bonus that this is an exceptional accessible place! There are so many amazing places to be in WA and everywhere, it's not possible to have been all places. Watching this had the theme song from Cheers running through my mind.

  • @maryb8227
    @maryb8227 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, that is beautiful scenery. love the Cascade area. Really enjoy learning from you.

  • @pasulliv1
    @pasulliv1 2 роки тому +3

    Love the granite. Would look great as a countertop.

  • @Allanrosenducat
    @Allanrosenducat 2 роки тому +2

    Nick your in-the-field videos are wonderful. I was awestruck when you walked out onto the Washington Pass observation area. Monumental megalithic landforms, amazing. Thank you,

  • @BGraves
    @BGraves 2 роки тому +6

    Our very own celebrity, Nick Zentner. He probably doesn't have to make reservations at restaurants anymore!

    • @richardbatistelli7280
      @richardbatistelli7280 2 роки тому

      If you do not mind the comparison, Nick reminds me of Huell Howser, SoCal’s much loved local historian of people, places, and things California, “California Gold”. So folksy and the friend you miss because time and place.

  • @ExoticTerrain
    @ExoticTerrain 2 роки тому +1

    Really is a spectacular view!

  • @Rachel.4644
    @Rachel.4644 2 роки тому +3

    I'm thrilled to see this via your experience! At 27.57, wished I'd had you with, two weeks ago when I was right there on the pass, and the Blue Lake trail, etc. So happy!! You are gracious, meeting folks who are fans. And, a new series to anticipate! Joygiver! Thank you! ❤

  • @MrFmiller
    @MrFmiller 2 роки тому +3

    Thank Goodness! Another Nick series! I’m a ‘holic (Nickholic, Geoholic, Rockholic, whatever…). I doubt that anyone has watched more of the Nick videos than I have unless they found one hiding under a rock. I doubt that though, I think I’ve looked under all of them.

  • @jamesdriscoll_tmp1515
    @jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 2 роки тому +1

    Great fall colors! & interesting detail on the granite, not what I expected.

  • @sandirodman6756
    @sandirodman6756 2 роки тому +1

    Great show! I’ve never been out there. East coast girl!

  • @cindyleehaddock3551
    @cindyleehaddock3551 2 роки тому +2

    Another fun hike to check out, and thanks, as well, for bringing us another livestream class this fall! I will be looking forward to more Eocene fun!