Great lecturer! As someone who's traveled over this pass many dozens of times over 50 years, I loved this presentation. The time scales involved in geology is really hard for us mere mortals to truly comprehend. Hard to imagine there were mountains before the current mountains and ocean before that.
Thanks Nick for explaining the ice glaciers and the rotating crusts over the magma from the subductions zone in the Pacific Northwest! I lived in Snoqualmie, River Bend, Issaquah, Bellevue, all along I-90 in my teenage years. One of my best friends was a full-blood Snoqualmie Indian and we never spoke of this information, nor were we interested at the time, we were too busy trying to get down to Seattle and be city people, kinda sad. Here I am in my late 40s living in Nevada and catching this awesome video in my feed on UA-cam and watching and appreciating this awesome history lesson. I wish I was back in the PNW right now hiking Mt. Si! Internet can be awesome sometimes! 🗻👍
What a lecturer! This gentleman has me wanting to crawl all over that land. I like rocks, and have boxes of them. Thanks to the folks who put this together.
So I have no clue how this and other videos in this series ended up in my feed but I’m very happy they did. This was so interesting and I was disappointed it ended. This guy is an amazing teacher and had me totally captivated.... 50+ year old ex cop with no clue about this stuff and now I can’t get enough
Nick has a newer UTube channel under his name - Nick Zentner. He is a wonderful teacher. Nick is a Geology Professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA.
I hiked the PCT southbound from Canada to Mexico and remember this area well!!! Fantastic Wild Place!! Thankful to have been able to walk through here!!
True and Snoqualmie makes Washington a better place, especially since the Cascade Range blocks out all that rain and keeps us Spokanites high and dry :)
This is my favorite of Nick's talks because he covers the area in Washington that I am most curious about. Also there is no music in the background to muddy the narrative, but plenty of scenery showing the important landmarks which are labeled. Wonderful! Thank you!
These narrative geological and historic explanations transform how we see Washington. Knowing more doesn't rob the scene of any beauty - it enhances the beauty! I'm grateful for the time you took to prepare and present these standalone and persistent tutorials, and for the years or study prior to understand it al..
@@Ellensburg44 always been interested in geology but never had the inclination to actually learn. To me, it is fun to look at the features and try to figure out how they became that way.
In my 20s I made many trips over Snoqualmie going from Anacortes, WA to Missoula Montana. And a lot of those trips were pretty hairy from the snow and ice but the scenery was always breathtaking. Thank you again for such an informative video.
Snoqualmie’s beauty and majesty captivates me from my first passage in 1981 to today. I’ve wondered what draws my soul to this spot. Now I know the heart string tugs start with the geologic history that create such rare vistas.
I'm from Tasmania and drove this area from Idaho Falls to Seattle in winter . A very vivid memory is the ski field just on the side of the highway. The whole vista is just majestic!
Nick has a way of explaining Pacific Northwest geology so that it makes sense to some not familiar with the subject can understand. His knowledge and enthusiasm are catchy. I've watched several of his speeches (on YT) and am always enthralled.
As an older Geologist, from the '60s, it is fantastic to have new-science based investigations. I worked in Geophysics for many years and began using the latest Digital Equipment in 1975! Then, and Now. Just Wow. Love the Snoqualmie region and what it represents, past and present. Thanks for your enthusiastic presentation...........
I remember travelling over the pass at various times for various reasons between 1967 to 1977, others drove and then once in 1992 when I got to drive it myself! Scary and amazing.
Dear Hugefloods-Nick and Tom, I'm a geology and landscape enthusiast, and I must say "Your videos rock!!!" Browsing through UA-cam and other video sites for years, I've never found any channel at this superb level of informativeness and dedication. Hands down to your flawless job on explaining while taking us exploring the area. After all, it seems to be the best way to understand the landscape. Now I know where I should turn to when my curiosity on geology sparks, especially one on the fascinating Pacific Northwest. If not too much beyond my capability, I'm more than willing to help support your work when you need one. This kind of videos should continue to exist and spread across the society to please the enthusiasts and to draw more people's attention to this sort of topics. Our nature is so marvelous it needs to be preserved. And the first step to do so is to understand and appreciate it. Your videos are very well doing the first step! I'm saying this as a person who was also inspired during a visit to the Pacific Northwest. I believe people will feel the same as me when they have been introduced to such kind of landscape with understanding. Keep up the good work! Your support is always here!
Drove over that pass in how there is a 75mm gun that shoot a round tn break up avalanche. And how they had a runway lane if your brakes went out.And turned to the right if headed east.I was at Mt.St.Helens on that day.
To say this is fascinating would be an understatement. As someone who lives and recreates on these lands, I deeply appreciate your clear and concise explanations of the geology of these beautiful places. Thank you!
I've been skiing at the pass my whole life, and have lived in city of Snoqualmie for the past 9 years. I found this so fascinating, and I appreciate the host's passion. Booking marking and will be sharing with my kids for sure.
I just came upon your video on Mt St Helens. I absolutely love your videos. Fantastic knowledge, video, and narration. I look forward to every future post. Thank you
Thank you for making these videos! I’ve been down just about every navigable road for a Semi in Washington “ there aren’t really that many, and now I see why” but this is so cool. I for years looked out the window and wondered what was, and what’s to be!
Thanks nick for the incredible videos. I’ve been a closet geologist since I was about five years old. My grand parents had a neighbor who was a geologist, and he would bring me rocks and explain how they were formed. I’ve been a rock hound ever since.
This is the best series I've ever seen explaining our local geology. Best believe I'm informing friends and family when it comes up. Everyone here should have a basic understanding of how things are working above and below the state!
hello from the eastern end of I-90. Most people here don't realize that the highway goes all the way across the country to Seattle. Do most of you West Coast folks know how far east I-90 goes? Our end of the highway is not quite so dramatic in appearance as your end, but, we do have a very ancient history. 400 million years ago we were volcanic and Boston is situated in a feature called the Boston Basin which is the bottom of an old caldera. The ring of hills around the city are all that is left of the old volcanoes; the hills are only a couple of hundred feet high now. Our area was is also a "terrane", originally an island arch in the ocean similar to Japan that slowly crashed into the ancient core of North America. I really like this series of videos and have long been fascinated by the Missoula Floods.
used to like driving over Snoqualmie as a trucker, but not in bad winter weather. it is often right at that transition zone between rain and snow. very slick.
danceswithcritters I drove it once in my Freightliner cabover. I'm a flatlander, hate mountains, especially with a 350hp Detroit Diesel. God bless you and keep you safe on the road.
@@Rollercoaster555 Nope, unfortunately. Started with a straight 7, then some trucks with 8's and then 10's. Didn't have a jake brake until the last 3 or so years that I drove.
@@kathyyoung1774 Thanks for the quick comeback Kath.I had a 79 K 100 86 inch cab 435 Detroit 15 spd.4.11.I was out there on a weekly basis in 1980 pulling a reefer for Columbine Carriers.Mass.to Kent Wa.and back.I wish I had a 13 spd would have made a world of difference.Same Same as you no Jake no power steering. Allright Kath be cool keep smiling and Merrey Christmas
Of the three railroad passes Milwaukee-snoqualmie was by far the best engineered. Less steep, wider corners, superior tunnel attributes and room for a second line, a big part of it was even electric. ...So the one they kept open was Steven's pass and the one they reopened was stampede pass (both have issues including tunnels that are too long to vent quickly)
Those lines you drew at 15:56 align almost perfectly with the Olympic-Wallowa Lineament (OWL). Could this be the entire basis for that phenomenon? (Never seen it mentioned as an explanation…) Could you do a short video on the OWL or include comment in a related video? (…assuming you haven’t already-I’m only about halfway through your playlist :-)
Thanks again, an ex Renton resident (1978-1981) who passed through many times, not stopping to view the wonders of the pass. Shame we will not take the time to see what nature has wrought. I love these presentations Thanks
+Mr Zentner You sir, are the best presenter of geology for the general public, that I've experienced. Your enthusiasm is infectious without any dumbing-down or condescension. Way cool and a joy to learn from! Your lectures are good, but , this format with photos and maps is the best.
Ya, I've checked them out. They're very good, but the best ones have you doing your thing, as well, as the great, 'on a tight budget, but creative and professional' video production. Mr. Zentner I have some technical Geology questions for you. Where would be the best place to pose them? Just throw them out to the comment section and hope you answer?
hi, Mr. Zentner. 2 questions to start. 1.You mentioned the clockwise movement of coastal plate/s in a lecture. Is this movement one of the accreted coastal terranes or the whole NA continental plate? 2. I'm curious about the geophysics of the Columnar Basalts. Is the regularity due to mineralogical properties of the magma i.e. near- crystal geometry? Is the process fully understood?
I may do (drop by, and call first!). I took a "NW Geology" class in the 1980's from (IIRC) Randy Brown, at the "Joint Center for Graduate Study", now WSU-TC. I recall the discussion of 'palagonite' that I mis-heard as "polygon-ite", and I associated that with columnar basalt, quite in error. He spoke of the 'pillows', but until I saw your video that included lava solidification at the sea, I didn't "get it". The 'pillow' is the cross section of the hot lava tube, surrounded by the palagonite formed from the "mish-mash" of what surrounded the tubes. I appreciate your teaching!
Awesome video! These peaks and trails and highways have been my stomping grounds for the last 25 years . This answers so many questions I've had regarding the geology. It's cool to see you standing in so many places I've stood before . Your a great teacher thanks for the lesson.
Driving through these mountains, at night, while it's pouring rain, and everyone is going 85 will always be the most terrifying thing I have ever done twice.
Fascinating information!! Sir, I wish you would have been my teacher for many of my High School classes so many years ago. You make things interesting and easier to understand! I'm sure that I would have done better in school. I am a trucker who has been over Snoqualmie quite a few times, and I had no idea of the geologic history. I love the Cascades.
Nick, I need your help! Born and raised near Pullman on our family wheat farm and have covered most of the back roads of Washington. Have always loved NW geology and learned a lot of it from my flight instructor (Ultralight Aircraft), who had a degree in Geology from WSU. So your coverage of terrain that is familiar to me is highly educational. Here is my problem. I have been living in LA for 20 years, but doing so in a strange way - recently, I didn't own a car, but I had a 38 foot fishing boat and a horse! Unique way to live in Southern California... So with the virus and all, I decided to sell my boat and move my horse to the desert north of Palm Springs. The geology out here is really something special, and I have my curiousity working over time. How do I find someone like you that can tell me about all these strange rock formations in a way I can understand??? The big Landers earthquake happened just near here, and "Giant Rock", supposedly the largest free-standing boulder in the World, is just a few miles to my East. Rode my horse off in that direction just a couple of hours ago, matter-of-fact. So, if you read my comment and know of a connection here that can help me understand, I would appreciate your advice and assistance. The property owner here, he and I are both in our late-60's, and both of us would like to know the answers to some of these questions. Where do we find a teacher????
I have rode 90 back and forth several times I can not wait until the next time. I need to slow down and look around. Thanks for taking the time and making available all the lectures videos etc. I have learned so much from you.
Thank you for this video! About 50 years ago I lived in Snoqualmie--the town next to North Bend. I drove a school bus for the district up into the mountains to the east...of course in those days the highway was still US 10. The only stop light on US10 from Seattle to Spokane was the intersection in North Bend. On holidays that intersection would be a complete nightmare. I-90 was a dream in those days. We would have to chain up the school bus on occasion--I doubt that happens any longer.
This was very interesting, I've driven I-90 between Spokane and Olympia several times and that is a beautiful stretch, as long as you're not caught in a snowstorm... in late April... at night. That was scary. One trip I made in June and it was Route 2 instead of Snoqualmie as a change of pace. Stopped on the summit and it was 40 degrees with snow nearby at the end of June!
So interesting to me here in NZ as I spent many years in that area and long for more adventures in the Cascades. I was crossing Blewitt Pass on May 18th 1980 around noon driving into ash clouds and stopping at my buddies mine near Liberty. Great memories!
My little grandaughter wants to be a geologist -- she's 7! I have seen some of Nick's videos on Oregon Public Broadcasting but am glad to find this! !!!
Great videos. Really enjoying these. Very polished and very professionally edited and dubbed too. That tells me there's a lot more work going into these videos than is apparent on the surface. Hope you're having fun!
StereoSpace Thank you! We're a two-man operation...and we have fun making these on the weekends. I write the script and speak into the microphone. Tom does everything else!
I am looking forward to watching the entire series. I plan on doing a cross country trip with Hubby to Seattle and back to ME with a grandchild. I can geek out at rocks the entire state.
Awesome scenic drive did it from Seattle to Yakima and back in November. There was a snowstorm on it on drive to Yakima, which had me concerned when I saw the trucks chaining up. But had a 4 wheel drive Ford SUV which got me over and back the pass. Great video, thanks👍💯🎯
Great lecturer! As someone who's traveled over this pass many dozens of times over 50 years, I loved this presentation. The time scales involved in geology is really hard for us mere mortals to truly comprehend. Hard to imagine there were mountains before the current mountains and ocean before that.
Thanks Nick for explaining the ice glaciers and the rotating crusts over the magma from the subductions zone in the Pacific Northwest! I lived in Snoqualmie, River Bend, Issaquah, Bellevue, all along I-90 in my teenage years. One of my best friends was a full-blood Snoqualmie Indian and we never spoke of this information, nor were we interested at the time, we were too busy trying to get down to Seattle and be city people, kinda sad. Here I am in my late 40s living in Nevada and catching this awesome video in my feed on UA-cam and watching and appreciating this awesome history lesson. I wish I was back in the PNW right now hiking Mt. Si! Internet can be awesome sometimes! 🗻👍
I grew up crossing this pass to visit my grandparents. What a delight to learn these details 😊
What a lecturer! This gentleman has me wanting to crawl all over that land. I like rocks, and have boxes of them. Thanks to the folks who put this together.
So I have no clue how this and other videos in this series ended up in my feed but I’m very happy they did. This was so interesting and I was disappointed it ended. This guy is an amazing teacher and had me totally captivated.... 50+ year old ex cop with no clue about this stuff and now I can’t get enough
He's very easy to follow.
Nick has a newer UTube channel under his name - Nick Zentner. He is a wonderful teacher. Nick is a Geology Professor at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA.
@@amandataub842 Thanks for sharing
Thank you for your service.
Wonderful presentation.
I drive this pass every day for my job, this gives me a whole new perspective on a drive I had become bored with. Thank you.
I hiked the PCT southbound from Canada to Mexico and remember this area well!!! Fantastic Wild Place!! Thankful to have been able to walk through here!!
I lived at the Pass for 5 years. My hikes were always wonderous.
Videos like that makes internet a better place :)
+Fabio Martinez
That was a really nice comment. Thank you.
I agree, very nice videos I stumbled upon whilst looking up Lahars!
Do you actually ride that Hanglider thing? Looks awesome!
I'm too big! Friend Tom Tabbert is the pilot and he takes people up there with him...but not if you're 6'6" and 270.
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True and Snoqualmie makes Washington a better place, especially since the Cascade Range blocks out all that rain and keeps us Spokanites high and dry :)
This is my favorite of Nick's talks because he covers the area in Washington that I am most curious about. Also there is no music in the background to muddy the narrative, but plenty of scenery showing the important landmarks which are labeled. Wonderful! Thank you!
I concur with all of the positive comments below, well done video. And good narrative.
These narrative geological and historic explanations transform how we see Washington. Knowing more doesn't rob the scene of any beauty - it enhances the beauty! I'm grateful for the time you took to prepare and present these standalone and persistent tutorials, and for the years or study prior to understand it al..
+Rudi Lapa Your comments are much appreciated, Rudi. Tom & I enjoy making these - especially when we hear from folks like you.
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@@Ellensburg44 always been interested in geology but never had the inclination to actually learn. To me, it is fun to look at the features and try to figure out how they became that way.
In my 20s I made many trips over Snoqualmie going from Anacortes, WA to Missoula Montana. And a lot of those trips were pretty hairy from the snow and ice but the scenery was always breathtaking. Thank you again for such an informative video.
That's why I like to take US2 instead of 90 when possible - it's wild
He is a grand teacher. I’d think of changing my major so I could be in his classes and because he makes the subject so interesting.
Fantastic video
So cool that you found that chalk board in the forest! How convenient!
this is extremely fascinating. You really should change your UA-cam channel name and continue to do history/ educational videos. Keep it up.
Snoqualmie’s beauty and majesty captivates me from my first passage in 1981 to today. I’ve wondered what draws my soul to this spot. Now I know the heart string tugs start with the geologic history that create such rare vistas.
Very cool!!! Well done!
I'm from Tasmania and drove this area from Idaho Falls to Seattle in winter . A very vivid memory is the ski field just on the side of the highway. The whole vista is just majestic!
I remember watching Mt St Helens erupt from my front yard when I was a kid in south King County. Something I’ll never forget.
One of Nick's best videos, and he has dozens of them.
Nick has a way of explaining Pacific Northwest geology so that it makes sense to some not familiar with the subject can understand. His knowledge and enthusiasm are catchy. I've watched several of his speeches (on YT) and am always enthralled.
this guy makes 20 minutes seem like 5 and inspires me
That's a really nice comment. Thank you.
Nick is fabulous! loved by many! 🎄☃️💗
As an older Geologist, from the '60s, it is fantastic to have new-science based investigations. I worked in Geophysics for many years and began using the latest Digital Equipment in 1975! Then, and Now. Just Wow. Love the Snoqualmie region and what it represents, past and present. Thanks for your enthusiastic presentation...........
Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together. The series is incredibly informative and at the same time, quite entertaining.
Excellent job. I could listen to you teach about this stuff all day. Thank you for your efforts.
+rustynails113 Thanks much. Nice to hear.
I remember travelling over the pass at various times for various reasons between 1967 to 1977, others drove and then once in 1992 when I got to drive it myself! Scary and amazing.
Dear Hugefloods-Nick and Tom,
I'm a geology and landscape enthusiast, and I must say "Your videos rock!!!"
Browsing through UA-cam and other video sites for years,
I've never found any channel at this superb level of informativeness and dedication.
Hands down to your flawless job on explaining while taking us exploring the area.
After all, it seems to be the best way to understand the landscape.
Now I know where I should turn to when my curiosity on geology sparks,
especially one on the fascinating Pacific Northwest.
If not too much beyond my capability,
I'm more than willing to help support your work when you need one.
This kind of videos should continue to exist and spread across the society
to please the enthusiasts and to draw more people's attention to this sort of topics.
Our nature is so marvelous it needs to be preserved.
And the first step to do so is to understand and appreciate it.
Your videos are very well doing the first step!
I'm saying this as a person who was also inspired
during a visit to the Pacific Northwest.
I believe people will feel the same as me when they have been introduced
to such kind of landscape with understanding.
Keep up the good work!
Your support is always here!
Sincere thank, Kim, for your heartfelt comments. Thank you for taking the time to write.
Check out the in the city lecture series on central Washington state youtube channel. Nick has somewhere around 50 hours on there.
Please continue making these videos! This is fascinating, nicely done
Ty very informative. At first I thought it would be boring but you made the video fun and left me wanting more!
Thank you for taking the time to explain our unique landscape. Love your video's.
Drove over that pass in how there is a 75mm gun that shoot a round tn break up avalanche. And how they had a runway lane if your brakes went out.And turned to the right if headed east.I was at Mt.St.Helens on that day.
Just now found you channel. Excellent work, sir.
To say this is fascinating would be an understatement. As someone who lives and recreates on these lands, I deeply appreciate your clear and concise explanations of the geology of these beautiful places. Thank you!
I've been skiing at the pass my whole life, and have lived in city of Snoqualmie for the past 9 years. I found this so fascinating, and I appreciate the host's passion. Booking marking and will be sharing with my kids for sure.
+Jason Graham Glad our little program worked for you, Jason. Thanks.
Also love these videos
I just came upon your video on Mt St Helens. I absolutely love your videos. Fantastic knowledge, video, and narration. I look forward to every future post. Thank you
Thank you for making these videos! I’ve been down just about every navigable road for a Semi in Washington “ there aren’t really that many, and now I see why” but this is so cool. I for years looked out the window and wondered what was, and what’s to be!
Nick, you do NICE work! Nobody puts it all together like you do! Well Done!
Thanks nick for the incredible videos. I’ve been a closet geologist since I was about five years old. My grand parents had a neighbor who was a geologist, and he would bring me rocks and explain how they were formed. I’ve been a rock hound ever since.
Your videos are incredible. Thanks for doing these.
This is the best series I've ever seen explaining our local geology. Best believe I'm informing friends and family when it comes up. Everyone here should have a basic understanding of how things are working above and below the state!
Thanks for the nice comment.
This is fantastic! I drive over the pass a lot and now see things in a new way. Love the chalk board in nature...
hello from the eastern end of I-90. Most people here don't realize that the highway goes all the way across the country to Seattle. Do most of you West Coast folks know how far east I-90 goes?
Our end of the highway is not quite so dramatic in appearance as your end, but, we do have a very ancient history. 400 million years ago we were volcanic and Boston is situated in a feature called the Boston Basin which is the bottom of an old caldera. The ring of hills around the city are all that is left of the old volcanoes; the hills are only a couple of hundred feet high now.
Our area was is also a "terrane", originally an island arch in the ocean similar to Japan that slowly crashed into the ancient core of North America.
I really like this series of videos and have long been fascinated by the Missoula Floods.
Great comments. Thanks much. If we only had the time and energy, yes, we'd continue all the way to Boston!
Thor Swenson
Good timing! You hit Seattle's 3 weeks of Summer! !!
Interesting! Thanks.
Boston!
These are excellent videos that make Geology fun. Incredible variety of rocks.
Thank you, Thomas.
If I had a teacher like you, when i was in high school, i wouldn't have waited into my 50's to get hooked on geology.
Nick is great I wish I had taken a class with him when I was younger I would be a Geologist today.
Really interested in these geology documentary. Makes me learn and love Seattle more.
used to like driving over Snoqualmie as a trucker, but not in bad winter weather. it is often right at that transition zone between rain and snow. very slick.
danceswithcritters I drove it once in my Freightliner cabover. I'm a flatlander, hate mountains, especially with a 350hp Detroit Diesel. God bless you and keep you safe on the road.
IT IS MUCH LESS STRESSFUL NOW THAT THEY COMPLETED THE WORK THAT YOU SEE IN THIS .
@@kathyyoung1774 Hey Kath did you have at least a 13 spd
@@Rollercoaster555 Nope, unfortunately. Started with a straight 7, then some trucks with 8's and then 10's. Didn't have a jake brake until the last 3 or so years that I drove.
@@kathyyoung1774 Thanks for the quick comeback Kath.I had a 79 K 100 86 inch cab 435 Detroit 15 spd.4.11.I was out there on a weekly basis in 1980 pulling a reefer for Columbine Carriers.Mass.to Kent Wa.and back.I wish I had a 13 spd would have made a world of difference.Same Same as you no Jake no power steering. Allright Kath be cool keep smiling and Merrey Christmas
Love this guy
Another great video. Nice to hear some history about a pass that I got stranded on a couple of years ago during a delivery to south of Seattle.
Great video. Can you share what the road/trail is that is on screen at 17.24 seconds in?
Thank you, this is excellent.
Thank you Nick. This makes me homesick for the Northwet.
Of the three railroad passes Milwaukee-snoqualmie was by far the best engineered. Less steep, wider corners, superior tunnel attributes and room for a second line, a big part of it was even electric. ...So the one they kept open was Steven's pass and the one they reopened was stampede pass (both have issues including tunnels that are too long to vent quickly)
Those lines you drew at 15:56 align almost perfectly with the Olympic-Wallowa Lineament (OWL). Could this be the entire basis for that phenomenon? (Never seen it mentioned as an explanation…) Could you do a short video on the OWL or include comment in a related video? (…assuming you haven’t already-I’m only about halfway through your playlist :-)
Thanks for watching. The OWL continues to be a major puzzle. Tons of debate...nothing clear. Unable to feature it until new data breaks the stalemate.
Thanks again, an ex Renton resident (1978-1981) who passed through many times, not stopping to view the wonders of the pass. Shame we will not take the time to see what nature has wrought.
I love these presentations Thanks
Thanks for watching....there is much to look for next time you make the trip!
The Van Duzer Corridor west of McMinville, Or. is the densest forest I've ever seen.
Thanks with someone who grew up in Yakima and lives in Seattle I-90 is my best friend!
I absolutely love all of these. I’ll be rewatching them for years to come.
+Mr Zentner You sir, are the best presenter of geology for the general public, that I've experienced. Your enthusiasm is infectious without any dumbing-down or condescension. Way cool and a joy to learn from! Your lectures are good, but , this format with photos and maps is the best.
Thank you! This format with photos and maps is all Tom Foster at hugefloods.com
Ya, I've checked them out. They're very good, but the best ones have you doing your thing, as well, as the great, 'on a tight budget, but creative and professional' video production. Mr. Zentner I have some technical Geology questions for you. Where would be the best place to pose them? Just throw them out to the comment section and hope you answer?
Here is fine. Go for it.
hi, Mr. Zentner. 2 questions to start. 1.You mentioned the clockwise movement of coastal plate/s in a lecture. Is this movement one of the accreted coastal terranes or the whole NA continental plate? 2. I'm curious about the geophysics of the Columnar Basalts. Is the regularity due to mineralogical properties of the magma i.e. near- crystal geometry? Is the process fully understood?
Having camped, hiked and snowshoed in that area I can fully appreciate this insightful lesson, Very well presented.
Thank you, Bryan.
I'm addicted to these videos. Keep em coming!
***** Will do, Matt! Thanks.
I enjoy your shows. Tie or no tie. No tie.
13 years in Seattle/Cascade mts, had tons of geology questions, finally getting answers thanks to Nick, love your videos!
That was the most useful description of the Snoqualmie Pass Geology I have come across, I learned a lot today.
+Matt Schonwald Very pleased to hear this, Matt. Thanks.
Except the part where he got the mountain range wrong.
Fascinating. I have driven this pass actually (I believe) 100+ times, and this video helps me appreciate that drive. Wow. Entertainingly explained.
Thanks for the comments, Ivar. Stop in for a visit the next time your heading Yakima - Seattle!
I may do (drop by, and call first!). I took a "NW Geology" class in the 1980's from (IIRC) Randy Brown, at the "Joint Center for Graduate Study", now WSU-TC. I recall the discussion of 'palagonite' that I mis-heard as "polygon-ite", and I associated that with columnar basalt, quite in error. He spoke of the 'pillows', but until I saw your video that included lava solidification at the sea, I didn't "get it". The 'pillow' is the cross section of the hot lava tube, surrounded by the palagonite formed from the "mish-mash" of what surrounded the tubes. I appreciate your teaching!
Awesome video! These peaks and trails and highways have been my stomping grounds for the last 25 years . This answers so many questions I've had regarding the geology. It's cool to see you standing in so many places I've stood before . Your a great teacher thanks for the lesson.
This series is absolutely wonderful! I hike and bike all over this region and now I can appreciate it better. Thanks!
Wow this video was a breeze to watch. I drive this pass every week and this gives so much more insight and appreciation to the beauty.
Driving through these mountains, at night, while it's pouring rain, and everyone is going 85 will always be the most terrifying thing I have ever done twice.
Wow! I went through the pass and wished for more history of the beauty!
And here we are ♥️
I love it when I learn! Thank you!
Fascinating information!!
Sir, I wish you would have been my teacher for many of my High School classes so many years ago. You make things interesting and easier to understand! I'm sure that I would have done better in school.
I am a trucker who has been over Snoqualmie quite a few times, and I had no idea of the geologic history. I love the Cascades.
Wow. Great job. Like the slow rotation of the crust west of the pass, my comprehension is beginning to progress as well. Thanks!!
+David Clemens
Thanks David. Glad you liked it.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Nick, I need your help! Born and raised near Pullman on our family wheat farm and have covered most of the back roads of Washington. Have always loved NW geology and learned a lot of it from my flight instructor (Ultralight Aircraft), who had a degree in Geology from WSU. So your coverage of terrain that is familiar to me is highly educational.
Here is my problem. I have been living in LA for 20 years, but doing so in a strange way - recently, I didn't own a car, but I had a 38 foot fishing boat and a horse! Unique way to live in Southern California... So with the virus and all, I decided to sell my boat and move my horse to the desert north of Palm Springs. The geology out here is really something special, and I have my curiousity working over time. How do I find someone like you that can tell me about all these strange rock formations in a way I can understand???
The big Landers earthquake happened just near here, and "Giant Rock", supposedly the largest free-standing boulder in the World, is just a few miles to my East. Rode my horse off in that direction just a couple of hours ago, matter-of-fact.
So, if you read my comment and know of a connection here that can help me understand, I would appreciate your advice and assistance. The property owner here, he and I are both in our late-60's, and both of us would like to know the answers to some of these questions. Where do we find a teacher????
I have rode 90 back and forth several times I can not wait until the next time. I need to slow down and look around. Thanks for taking the time and making available all the lectures videos etc. I have learned so much from you.
Some new things to look at on your drive, Sam. Thanks.
So appreciate the easy to understand tutorial...as an old-timer great to see the chalk & board..thank you for your time & education..
Thank you for this video! About 50 years ago I lived in Snoqualmie--the town next to North Bend. I drove a school bus for the district up into the mountains to the east...of course in those days the highway was still US 10. The only stop light on US10 from Seattle to Spokane was the intersection in North Bend. On holidays that intersection would be a complete nightmare. I-90 was a dream in those days. We would have to chain up the school bus on occasion--I doubt that happens any longer.
Thanks.
This was very interesting, I've driven I-90 between Spokane and Olympia several times and that is a beautiful stretch, as long as you're not caught in a snowstorm... in late April... at night. That was scary. One trip I made in June and it was Route 2 instead of Snoqualmie as a change of pace. Stopped on the summit and it was 40 degrees with snow nearby at the end of June!
Your videos are a great public service. Ronald Louis Fernandez, Ph.D. in Anthropology, Anacortes, Washington
Thanks for the note, Ronald.
I've seen this guy in a few videos and he is very good. Excellent teacher.
Thanks!
Thanks, but don't know anything about your area.
Very informative video. I had NO CLUE about the rotation in the Northwest. What fascinating geology!
Excellent video! It's nice to hear more about the place where we skiing every weekend on winter.
Would love to see your explanation of Klamath mountains where they meet the Cascade/ Sierra and Coastal Ranges.
He does live shows with QnA almost daily on ua-cam.com/users/GeologyNick
So interesting to me here in NZ as I spent many years in that area and long for more adventures in the Cascades. I was crossing Blewitt Pass on May 18th 1980 around noon driving into ash clouds and stopping at my buddies mine near Liberty. Great memories!
Very cool.
Great video of some beautiful country. I used to ski there when I was a kid in the late 50's.
Thoroughly enjoyed this lesson about the Pass. Thank you.
My little grandaughter wants to be a geologist -- she's 7! I have seen some of Nick's videos on Oregon Public Broadcasting but am glad to find this! !!!
Great videos. Really enjoying these. Very polished and very professionally edited and dubbed too. That tells me there's a lot more work going into these videos than is apparent on the surface. Hope you're having fun!
StereoSpace Thank you! We're a two-man operation...and we have fun making these on the weekends. I write the script and speak into the microphone. Tom does everything else!
Whenever I see this guy really liked his teaching he's really interesting
He sounds like the guy that told the story of A River Runs Through It what a great movie and he is a great Teacher, Thank you.
So inspiration!!!
I am looking forward to watching the entire series. I plan on doing a cross country trip with Hubby to Seattle and back to ME with a grandchild. I can geek out at rocks the entire state.
Awesome scenic drive did it from Seattle to Yakima and back in November. There was a snowstorm on it on drive to Yakima, which had me concerned when I saw the trucks chaining up. But had a 4 wheel drive Ford SUV which got me over and back the pass. Great video, thanks👍💯🎯
Ya gotta love this Teacher! Informative and funny! Thanks CWU!