Ancient Rivers of the Pacific Northwest

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  • CWU's Nick Zentner presents 'Ancient Rivers of the Pacific Northwest' - the 17th talk in his ongoing Downtown Geology Lecture Series. Recorded at Hal Holmes Center on February 1, 2017 in Ellensburg, Washington, USA. www.nickzentner.com

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  • @thomassteward1203
    @thomassteward1203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    Just another positive comment about your lectures. As a blue collar truck driver. That area of the country is some if not the absolute most beautiful portions of our country that I have seen. And as a uneducated rock hound since I was a kid coming home with pockets full of rocks. And even now I make it a priority to stop in every state and pick out rocks for my daughters on every trip. It’s nice to have the ability to watch your lectures and actually be able to understand and learn from them. You can tell that you love what you do. It shows in your enthusiasm. Thank you. Truly. Thank you.

  • @altheacraig2904
    @altheacraig2904 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nick, I have said that you have "told" me about plate tectonics, that Yellowstone last blew up in Idaho, and that it is over a "hot spot" just like the Hawaiian Islands and other stuff. Now you are going to know a little about me if you read this. I want to thank you for teaching me as well as the people that come to your lectures. I live in Auburn, WA, and I am 65 years old as of January 3rd, 2023.

  • @katherinecosgrove
    @katherinecosgrove ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I wish you were my teacher when I was in school I would have been eager to learn !!! The world definitely needs more teachers like you !!

  • @frenchysandi
    @frenchysandi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I currently live in Minnesota but was born in Yakima. This geographical history is amazing. This teacher was born to do this job. He is amazing!

    • @kjsalomonsen9299
      @kjsalomonsen9299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Where in MN? I grew up outside Fergus Falls and I now live in East Wenatchee.

    • @frenchysandi
      @frenchysandi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kjsalomonsen9299 Crystal, northern suburb of Minneapolis

    • @kjsalomonsen9299
      @kjsalomonsen9299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@frenchysandi Oh, you live in the tropical part of MN. LOL When people out here find out where I'm from they say you don't sound like those people in the movie Fargo. lol

    • @frenchysandi
      @frenchysandi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kjsalomonsen9299 I’ve heard that too, pretty darn annoying to be compared to that movie.

    • @minnesotajack1
      @minnesotajack1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kjsalomonsen9299
      The fargo accent is a real thing though for sure. By the time you reach Minneapolis it dies out pretty quickly. I equate it to rural Virginia. If you drive 5 hours east of the western tip of Virginia, that thick Mountain / Southern accent gets gentler. I was once in Big Stone Gap and asked where the bathroom was and the woman said “Dan the Howell and go rat”

  • @gaminawulfsdottir3253
    @gaminawulfsdottir3253 4 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    I love how this guy has too much class to laugh at his own jokes. A dynamic and inspiring teacher. But I have to put in a word for the camera operator. Professor Zentner makes you work pretty hard, keeping him in frame... and you're doing a great job.

  • @Cebuana59
    @Cebuana59 5 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    I don't live in America but your lectures made me more interested in geology than when I was a student in the 70s. Rocks and fossils fascinate me. Thank you professor Zentner for making the subject easier to digest and more interesting.

    • @nixl3518
      @nixl3518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You are lucky! America is mostly populated by god-fearing people who do not understand the world they live in and insist on following books that promise things that cannot be promised. If one is "enlightened" and lives in a rational world, he/she is in the minority! It is hard to understand how a nation of such backward thinking people could possibly be the most formidable power on the planet....except perhaps because the others are so much worse.

    • @rogerhector5885
      @rogerhector5885 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      me to my thoughts exactly

    • @aebemacgill
      @aebemacgill 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@nixl3518 Nope. If you have been paying attention, you know that there are physicists who believe their work is also bringing them closer to an understanding of the Creator. Not myth, reality.

    • @nixl3518
      @nixl3518 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@aebemacgill YEP!!! If you use the word "believe" the issue becomes faith and not science, two mutually exclusive concepts,, the first based on myth, the second on facts! A real scientist cannot believe in myth anymore than you believe in Zeus. You refer to those still stuck with their religious upbringing reluctant to let go and others who may not want to be shunned from the society they belong to. Culture has trappings that prevent knowledge from overturning long held fictitious beliefs, like the ones you insist of adhering to as a fly stuck in flypaper. In any case the vast majority of scientists disagree with you while most of the rest won't admit what they know is true: god is a man-made concept. Anyone left cannot be called a scientist because they insist on believing fiction.
      As science progresses, and fills in gaps that you might cling to so you can try to make your case, there will be nothing left for your faith, but also you will not be around and those left will be more rational and less irrational. This is inevitable; religion cannot survive in a rational world, except in sanatoria and the ignorant. I HAVE been paying attention...to facts you ignore.

    • @joeschmoe21
      @joeschmoe21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You should visit north-west. Its my favorite part of USA.

  • @104thDIVTimberwolf
    @104thDIVTimberwolf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Thanks to Nick's lectures, I am probably going back to school and changing my major from engineering to geology or geomorphology.
    If you had told me, two years ago, that I would get hooked on a series of videos of a guy standing in front of a chalk board and talking about rock, I'd have told you that you had rocks in your head.
    It is the mark of the true teacher that he imparts his love for his subject along with his knowledge. Thank you, Nick.

    • @JK-vc7ie
      @JK-vc7ie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would consider the job you get after school, and not put too much emphasis on a particularly entertaining teacher.

    • @maritasue5067
      @maritasue5067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If both engineering and geology both interest you, getting a geotechnical engineering degree might land you good jobs.

    • @104thDIVTimberwolf
      @104thDIVTimberwolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@maritasue5067, great idea. Thank you. I'm actually leaning more towards volcanology. There's growing bulge here in Oregon, just South of South Sister that will probably become our next volcano.

    • @danielvonbose557
      @danielvonbose557 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When I was wrapping up a bs math I took a science elective, introductory geology. I was hooked and got another bs after failing to make the graduate record exam and admission to grad school, so my coursework went toward my bs.

    • @TheCriminalViolin
      @TheCriminalViolin ปีที่แล้ว

      @@104thDIVTimberwolf Not Broken Top? Or Bachelor?

  • @mbosse2702
    @mbosse2702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Learning is easy when a teacher is this passionate.
    Take it or leave it, prove me wrong or respect my place on the data chain...
    We are all in this together.

    • @jimjones1043
      @jimjones1043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we would all be much better educated if we had teachers like this GUY!!!-- WHAT A TREAT TO LISTEN TO HIM..

    • @yvonneevans2360
      @yvonneevans2360 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @T Rlĺp000

    • @BeverlyM52
      @BeverlyM52 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes! You learn a lot more when you’re laughing, and your amygdala is “down”!

  • @ritahenderson3516
    @ritahenderson3516 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I am closer to the headwaters of the Columbia River, in Canada right now, (Revelstoke). I was looking up the birds, and wetlands, and stumbled upon these videos. How informative and enlightening. I love rivers, rocks, streams, volcanos, and ancient history. Just great. Thank you so much!

  • @austinmassart8706
    @austinmassart8706 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    The world needs more educators like him! Loved the few classes I had with him at CWU, and his lectures posted to TH-cam.

  • @mrsgoyen08
    @mrsgoyen08 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was not one bit interested in geology. However, Mr. Zentner, you have won me over!!! this was very interesting. My husband and I watched the entire lecture and actually learned something! I love the way you taught!

  • @jerryleejohnsonjr1377
    @jerryleejohnsonjr1377 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a great presenter! Such fun to learn. Thanks for sharing.

  • @rodrob43
    @rodrob43 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My wife and I love to see and hear "Nick on the Rocks" on PBS. We record them too. this was a fantastic lecture and I can't really fathom the amount of research and work it took to put it together. The Maps, the field trips, the explanations! Keep up the good work. I live in between Yakima and the Tri-Cities and know a lot of these places by name. fantastic!

  • @guyh.4553
    @guyh.4553 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nick, I am a Physical Geographer and received my Bachelor's of Science from U of Idaho. I took a lot of geology classes during that time. This is ALL NEW TO ME! IT'S WONDERFUL! You are a magnificent educator! I learned so much in one hr on items that I've wondered about for 25 years. I would love to study from you. Amazing!

  • @JnJGoose923
    @JnJGoose923 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I love his teachings!! You actually LEARN & he doesn’t put everyone asleep!
    Cheers

    • @Jonno2summit
      @Jonno2summit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He is a unique talent.

    • @kellyviolette1419
      @kellyviolette1419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL

    • @JnJGoose923
      @JnJGoose923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Open your Eyes!! Or better yet get a brain 🧠 what he talks about is REAL

    • @JnJGoose923
      @JnJGoose923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And I’m Not a “𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓭 “ student HE is a GREAT TEACHER

    • @revahills7476
      @revahills7476 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep he's not boring at all, he's very interesting to watch listening to, I'm glad I came across his teaching 🙂, he keeps your attention at all times 😁

  • @1shadowfx
    @1shadowfx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    At the turn of the century I studied/wrote about the Native history of the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion primarily from a forest POV. This lecture opened my eyes to a whole new paradigm about the role of water. Miigwech.

  • @matthumphrey4915
    @matthumphrey4915 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm a carpenter/cso in Surrey Canada. Not a student, but I love this guy's lectures! I'm a about a dozen or so videos in and I'm hooked. If my teachers where half as interesting as this guy growing up I'd be an oceanographer or marine biologist right now. Thanks for posting!! I've always been fascinated with geology and even more so now. Thx

  • @garywilliams8706
    @garywilliams8706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I came across this video by chance. As an enthusiast of river geomorphology this was a fascinating story wonderfully told by an enthusiastic teacher. As an Australian this was all totally new to me which made it all the more interesting and presented so well it will be remembered. Thanks Nick

  • @floortap
    @floortap 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    wish i had more professors like Nick when i was in school. Love this video

  • @jolynkling481
    @jolynkling481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is my home, I love learning its history.
    Thank youNick

  • @grahamfisher5436
    @grahamfisher5436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You Sir.. have given a 47 year man the geology education he NEVER had....
    i was born and dragged through rhe uk version of Hells caynon...
    THANK YOU..
    Geology teachers *ROCK*
    😁🤣😍🤗🦉👊💖💖💖💖💖

  • @lorijudd2151
    @lorijudd2151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just recently found out about this lecture series.
    I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and I always wondered about all geologic features. How old were they? Why did the rivers flow like that? What's with those rolling hills?
    Why are there landforms that look like a layer cake with a river flowing through the bottom of a canyon?
    This series is scratching an itch I've nurtured for decades!
    Nick Zentner is now my favorite

  • @PiousMoltar
    @PiousMoltar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This guy makes me nostalgic for school and university.

  • @goldsberrywayne
    @goldsberrywayne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This guy is a great teacher, reminds me of one of mine back in the 60's. One great teacher can change lives. Very interesting.

  • @BFjordsman
    @BFjordsman 7 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    every time I watch 1 of your lectures it makes me want to move up there and take classes

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Thank you. Come visit!

    • @dadskrej5226
      @dadskrej5226 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Ellensburg44 Hi Nick,
      Thoroughly enjoy your geology series on TH-cam!
      My question is: Have your ever done a program on volcanic Grabens? Such as the Republic Graben at Curlew Lake.
      I would love to know the title of it so I can watch it if you have done one. I lived in Republic on the west side of Curlew Lake for 22 years, am a ferocious rockhound and gold miner.

    • @bequakynskagroupie3751
      @bequakynskagroupie3751 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Makes me wish I had when I went to central for public health kn 2011 before my UW nursing degree.
      I became friends with all the Eburgistan townies though so I still spend time out there a lot . Going there tonight for a couple days in fact ;)

    • @donc9751
      @donc9751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too, he is fascinating and makes everything interesting as he brings the whole story to life!! I used to travel to the Saddle Mountain area to paraglider in the 90s and live the area! Except for the rattlesnakes.

    • @BFjordsman
      @BFjordsman 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @T R so everyone that doesn't teach at Prager then?

  • @jimtalbott9535
    @jimtalbott9535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My wife and I took Geology of National Parks from Nick in 1999 - a great class!

    • @bookbeing
      @bookbeing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow! Thats an awesome sounding class I would show up early to on registration day to make sure I get in!

  • @danskdna8550
    @danskdna8550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love people who are passionate about rock talk. I had a great geology teacher at Spokane Community College 15 years ago, Andy Buddington. I thought I'd hate the class but ended up really enjoying it. A great teacher makes all the difference. Rocks are history, so fascinating.

  • @missingthehitch
    @missingthehitch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    An indispensable public service. What good all that field work without an enthusiast to interpret it and share with the layman? A rousing thank you Nick, from a nerdy, geology-loving couple from the tri-cities. Where can we get your lecture schedule?

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thanks for the nice comments. nickzentner.com has upcoming lectures and past videos. Also, email me if you want on my email list to hear about field trips and other activities. nick@geology.cwu.edu

    • @susannalarraga8848
      @susannalarraga8848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Ellensburg44 really!! Field trips !! I want to go!! Need that schedule

    • @lacey3880
      @lacey3880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No..rather..protect the land...

    • @stephenwhitaker2620
      @stephenwhitaker2620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you can git there from where you are and you can get a coin detector you can locate the Black sands and the gold that was deposited by that River and no one else except for me probably I've been coin detecting the ancient riverbed by fine you may find a fortune

    • @dantyler6907
      @dantyler6907 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lacey3880 ?

  • @pschliep1
    @pschliep1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you, I have driven up and down these canyons for 70 years, and I wish I had this info a long time ago. And, you make it so interesting, I wish I had had a teacher like you, way back when. I could picture it as you went along.

  • @marc-andrebrunet5386
    @marc-andrebrunet5386 6 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    THIS, is a real teacher! !!! 👍👀🖒

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Thanks Marc-Andre!

    • @mikewhite9818
      @mikewhite9818 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Very rare in our world today. He teaches his comrades indoctrinate.

    • @terrapinrocks
      @terrapinrocks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed. If he had been my advisor/instructor then I probably wouldn't be sitting here with 30k in student loan debt and no degree. Long story. :(

    • @DanielBrowne-dz7we
      @DanielBrowne-dz7we 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Marc-André Brunet Yes, but he needs to know how to spell "Trail".

    • @crystalstanborough4053
      @crystalstanborough4053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THIS, is not a teacher.... if you want to be taught.... read your BIBLE !

  • @ericgregory8020
    @ericgregory8020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive inspired many freinds and kids to take an intrest in our geology,all thanks to you Nick,living in the shadow of squaw Butte,Sweet Idaho,and now understanding why it's there(CRB),has changed my life,the fascination for me is overwhelming,at 60 years old with a 7th grade education I can only wish I had teachers like you.God bless you Nick!

  • @yogidemis8513
    @yogidemis8513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a sucker for central Washington geology and history since that whole area is one of my favorite places to go check out and see. I lived in Moses Lake for a few years and I enjoyed driving thru the Sun Lakes and too Grand Coulee and everywhere else I could go all over Central Washington and northern, Central and Southern Oregon. Watching this video (for some odd reason why TH-cam put it in my recommendations, I have no clue) makes me wanna hop in the car and go for a road trip.

  • @ingamej21994
    @ingamej21994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nick you’re an American hero we need more educators like you people who enjoy teaching it’s beautiful

  • @jefflanam
    @jefflanam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "We all know what the Ice Age was. It was a cold time. You needed a sweater." I LOLed.

  • @fsnfsbid
    @fsnfsbid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I truly enjoyed the lecture. Thank you! I live in New Mexico now but, was raised in Wenatchee. I knew the Columbia river had different pathways, but this really filled a lot of the gaps in my knowledge of the area that I still call home. Daniel Davis, a retired professor of music, CNM, UNM, living in Albuquerque, NM. I loved the Guthrie song at the end.

  • @mikekoch4151
    @mikekoch4151 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was up in the area west of Bickleton one time about thirty years ago and found lots of reddish river rocks and I was puzzled about them. They seemed out of place and I wondered how they got there. Thanks for clearing up that mystery for me! I really enjoy your lectures. Entertaining and informative.

    • @williamriedel1686
      @williamriedel1686 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bought some property NE of Goldendale in the Simcoe highlands, and I’ve been wondering the same about the reddish/maroon river rounded river rock as well, 2400 feet elevation. These videos have answered my questions.

  • @richardsweet5853
    @richardsweet5853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm not a geologist but I certainly enjoy your lectures. Great work!

  • @blech71
    @blech71 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This guy is the best! I missed my calling as a geologist when it came to school. I have learned so much about it for my localized western mojave, mainly my interest is olio-Pleistocene non-marine/non-lacustrine meta-sediments that were implications of volcanism early and the movement in the late Miocene.
    I really wish I could’ve have went to college and had this professor. So interesting!

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you. It's never too late to take classes and get involved in current research!

    • @montewright111
      @montewright111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      blech71 me too.
      Ain’t THAT a bitch?

    • @noone-ft9lw
      @noone-ft9lw 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I did not miss the calling, I am a geologist, but most of us dont get to do fun stuff like this guy. Great stuff.

    • @David-ko8hu
      @David-ko8hu 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.

    • @kinas3973
      @kinas3973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Western Mojave...so you live in California?( I assume by western Mojave..) I have lived in Socal my whole life, was born in NorCal & spent a lot of summers up north...I live close to Vasquez rocks and was always fascinated by Californian geology ( growing up in L.A ..The LaBrea tar pits is still one of my favorite museums)... But had a geologist friend tell me California is actually boring when it comes to this subjects... what are some of your favorite places in Mojave or deserts?

  • @williambrotherton9388
    @williambrotherton9388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I grew up in Pasco. I am now 72. I am stunned by the expertise of Nick Zentner.

  • @mjohnsimmons
    @mjohnsimmons 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome presentation

  • @LilMOMMAson
    @LilMOMMAson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Greetings from South Louisiana. Thank you for sharing your tremendous knowledge in a fun & exciting way. Your stories make it easier for a layman like myself to understand these complex processes. Would love to hear your insight on the Mississippi River and it’s ancient deltas.

  • @Shatterpath
    @Shatterpath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was FASCINATING. I mean, I love Washington's geology anyway, but this just made it all the richer. Thank you for your efforts!

  • @OldThomMerton
    @OldThomMerton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Life-long Washingtonian, I've heard many of the local stories and theories from Cle-Elum to Wenatchee to Coulee City to Chewelah to Spokane, and this is the first time I've seen all of this information connected into the big picture . . . Thanx, Nick. Outstanding!

  • @kennyFF033
    @kennyFF033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy reminds me of my high school science teacher... fast pace, lots of info and a don't get bored format that just engages the audience. Well done.

  • @Eugwel
    @Eugwel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Clearly passionate about his trade and passionate about his subject. I don't feel alone with my enthusiasm for geology

  • @MaryAnnNytowl
    @MaryAnnNytowl ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've just recently found this channel, but I greatly enjoy the content. The information is presented well, the pace and timing are good, and the humor is just the right touch - especially that he laughs at himself and his own blunders and faults, too.
    I've already started putting these in my "science to sleep by" playlist, too. Not that it (or other stuff in the list) is boring enough to put one to sleep, but that I love science and it makes me comfy enough to settle in & drift off to sleep. They include geology, anthropology, astronomy, biology, and yeah, several other -ologies, too. 😊
    Yep, "nerrrrrrrd!" is accurate, LOL! Anyway, just explaining my happiness with this channel, and suggesting to folks that might be like me what to do with all of these great science videos. 😊 And since the Almighty Algorithm has been fed, I shall move along. 🙃🙂

  • @markst.germain2
    @markst.germain2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hooked on geology at 13 in 1955 when I found fossils of clams and other sea life on top of mesas west of Waco Texas.

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best lecturers I have ever heard. (I am 68 years old.)
    Thank you for this FASCINATING lecture!
    ☺💙💛💙💛💙💛

  • @ElinT13
    @ElinT13 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I just love your lectures! You are funny and your lectures are great! Greetings from Germany, from someone who will probably never get to know the places that you are talking about. Still ... lovely lecture! Thank you!

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Really fun to hear from viewers so far away. Thank you!

    • @wesmahan4757
      @wesmahan4757 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Elin, save your money and come on a Washington-Oregon geology tour: snow-capped active volcanoes, spectacular Pacific coastlines, tallest trees in the world ... and these lava flows equalled only by the Deccan Traps in India. Nick is a wonderful geology communicator.

    • @mikelouis9389
      @mikelouis9389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have some amazing geology in Germany. I actually envy you.

  • @jakobshuster1244
    @jakobshuster1244 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    thank you for another great presentation. all of your videos are absolutely fascinating. keep up the good work.

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for the encouragement, Jakob.

  • @valmarriner9718
    @valmarriner9718 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a connector!! A genius for teaching. What a well spent life.

  • @MTerrance
    @MTerrance 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nick, excellent presentation. Reminds me of reading Basin and Range. Very illuminating and very well done. You have a gift. Thanks for sharing it.

  • @ronsummers4090
    @ronsummers4090 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Never knew I could find this so interesting. Where were you when I was at school!!!??? 👍

    • @brucebretschneider696
      @brucebretschneider696 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have to agree with you. It's hard to find as good a lecturer as this. I wish I had had more like him when I was an undergrad. He's SUPER!!

  • @scottpetrich1346
    @scottpetrich1346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like this guy.....very interesting with great humor.. We have a mountain here in NW Wyoming that is over 10,000 ASL, and the top is covered with river cobbles...

    • @kyle18934
      @kyle18934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a crasy thought... a river once was low flatlands. It makes sense, but the power involved to shift it.
      A cool fact along those lines, mount everest has marine fossils on the top of it. They can be found on the peaks. Apparently the area where mt everest was used to be a shallow tropical ocean. It's mind boggling to think about.

  • @jonathanturek5846
    @jonathanturek5846 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've had some great Professors in my 4 degree career
    ArchD
    BS struct eng
    Bach bus Ad
    AA art
    ... Watching this lecture reminded me of them. Big Mahalos to all the teachers in the world that gave it there all so we could enjoy learning. .... Aloha-j

  • @k1j2f30
    @k1j2f30 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great lecture from a great teacher! It will take my mind some time to digest all of the information. Teacher evaluation: Excellent, very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable of the subject! A classic example of someone who willfully passes along knowledge without prejudice and encourages thinking by applying various pedagogic principals such as creating an enjoyable forum that facilitates learning, this is the definition of a good teacher. Thank you professor Zentner, I wish there were more professional teachers like you. I have subscribed to your channel and added it as a new tool in the toolbox of my education.

  • @sirhrmechanic2
    @sirhrmechanic2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sir, your lectures are informative, engaging and entertaining. You are an outstanding educator! Thanks for taking the time to do these lectures and videos!

  • @davidelliott5843
    @davidelliott5843 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Excellent delivery and really memorable.
    Just out of interest, in the Peak District of Derbyshire (England) we have quite a few dry valleys. These might look like the air gaps Professor Nick mentioned but these are where the river cut a valley in the normal way through impermiable rocks into a limestone bed beneath. The river then went underground leaving the visible valley dry. Our River Manifold literally runs dry in the summer then bubbles up again a few miles along. When the water table rises the river returns over its whole length. None of these rivers are more than streams by US standards but some have unfeasably deep gorges. That's where their underground caves collapsed to form a steep-sided a gorge.
    All in an area of just 555 sq miles with the limestone parts less than 1/2 of that.

    • @bluewaters3100
      @bluewaters3100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nature is amazing. This is out of context but I am guessing that there will soon be a mushroom whose mycellium will break down all the darn plastic people throw in the woods and on the ground. I love Nick's lectures.

  • @candaceaustin4258
    @candaceaustin4258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is great! My firmer boss, Ellen Morris Bishop Geologist taught me so much. Love your lecture.

  • @ivarhusa454
    @ivarhusa454 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just found this, and see that it is several years old. That may seem short, in geologic time, but this is timeless. A clear basic explanations of the PNW's "ups and downs". Thanks, Nick. Can't wait to have you down in Tri-Cities again.

  • @stephenwilson8961
    @stephenwilson8961 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You da man, Nick!! I am new to your lecture series and am loving it! You're a great teacher and I love the subject; and, you seem to get quite the workout while teaching! Thanks very much!

  • @MoosePantz
    @MoosePantz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Prof. Zentner is a national treasure! Thanks for these programs, and your exquisite teaching!

  • @tnleeo
    @tnleeo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nick, I love your passion! You're one of the several rare teachers I've had the pleasure of learning from. Thank you!

  • @jeniwright7541
    @jeniwright7541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you! Fascinating. We have lots of columns like that here (E Central WA) and a layer of it like a floor over most of our property. I have always wondered about them.

  • @kaseys4145
    @kaseys4145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love this! Being from Yakima and always had a huge interest in this stuff and maps, found this so interesting.

  • @k7jeb
    @k7jeb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Man, I wish I was a geologist so that I could wear heavy-duty work shirts and canvas pants everywhere. But when I get to 42 minutes in the talk, I see that one has to be up to one's shoulders in the icy Yakima River collecting river rocks to earn the privilege. Seriously, another very informative lecture, Nick, and much appreciated by an ex-Seattlelite who used to motorcycle along those rivers and through those hills.

    • @marknewman3712
      @marknewman3712 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, research geologists spend a lot of time scaling cliffs, digging in mud, hiking in the mountains, everything.

  • @jodykirk164
    @jodykirk164 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nick. Just ran across your u tube video on basalt. I was impressed. I may never get to come sit in on your free classes. But with u tube I just did. Thank you. I have just added you to a very short list of teachers that made a difference in my life. Mr Bob bailey Mrs Flynn. Mrs Settlemire Mr Jim Goode and the greatest teacher I had for 21 years my great grandfather Roscoe Coleman Gilbert. Like you they made learning fun held my attention and left an impression on my mind. That I have carried in my heart ever since. Great grand dad at the end of the day would ask me what I had learned that day. I would tell him what he had taught me that day. And with the most beautiful smile you can imagine would clap his hands together and say good you have not wasted the day. And would always say whatever you're doing working or learning remember they are both the same. Always focus and pay attention to detail. Any job worth doing working or learning is worth doing well. Take pride in your work as well as in learning. Never do anything halfway. Any job or learning is worth doing well. Thank you for being one of those rare and beautiful human beings that people take with them in their hearts forever. Because of you I have not wasted the day. God bless you.

  • @mtadamsbuddhisttemple
    @mtadamsbuddhisttemple ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a wonderful teacher! Geology is not an area of interest for me - however Professor Zentner made geology a wonder-filled exploration of the earth. Thank you, thank you, thank you. How fortunate his students must be to have such a dynamic teacher.

  • @olechuga2
    @olechuga2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    An impressive presentation of a boring subject, made very understandable by an excellent professional.
    Thank you Sir, for your hard work in teaching us this geological history.

  • @IronClad292
    @IronClad292 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow!! Another fantastic lecture. I've been to many of these areas, but now I'll revisit with a different perspective. Thanks for these videos!!

  • @ben-jam-in6941
    @ben-jam-in6941 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This Gentleman is great at teaching. I wish all the teachers of my youth had been as great at making learning this interesting.

  • @shagwellington
    @shagwellington 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I had had Nick as my Geology Professor freshman year I would have changed my major to Geology. He makes it so interesting and fun.

  • @cmiller7668
    @cmiller7668 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    outstanding! glued to my chair watching your lectures, so interesting, captivating to watch

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice to hear. Thanks.

  • @WhoWouldWantThisName
    @WhoWouldWantThisName 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great lecture. For me this is a fascinating subject, and I can't imagine anyone not being captivated by it, but you also present this so well that anyone could get hooked on geology or topography. Must seek out more NOW.

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a really nice comment. Thanks much. See nickzentner.com for more if interested.

  • @russwoodward8251
    @russwoodward8251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just fantastic. The geological picture of where I've grown up. As a paddle and lover of rivers, I would have never have thought these rivers are as old as they are. Thank you again Nick Zentner and Central Washington U.

  • @hiramlofton9464
    @hiramlofton9464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sitting in my favorite, uncomfortable chair. The yard still needs cleaning from Hurricane Michael which spent several hours time, running up and down my driveway. I live 60 miles north of the Florida line. Watching your class. Enjoying it immensely. You are gifted. I am 70 and have a short attention span, but you overcame that. Thanks.....

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Memorable comment! Thank you. You know how to paint a picture.

  • @barbnield7867
    @barbnield7867 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    These lectures are WONDERFUL! I live in BC and wish you'd talk about Garibaldi (volcanoes) and the Fraser River I ancient?). You are w superb teacher. My goodness.

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was a nice comment, Barb. Thank you. Wish I knew something about BC geology. I need to get up there soon.

    • @michellegordon2008
      @michellegordon2008 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've enjoyed learning about the geology of the Pacific Northwest. Thank for making learning exciting! Have you researched the area of Southern Oregon/Northern California, where the Cascades meet with the Siskiyou's? I would be very interested in what you have to say about the history and what we can expect in the near ( 20y) future.

  • @lawrencewillard6370
    @lawrencewillard6370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He passes on his knowlege with enthusiam. This I take in and keep. Thanks.

  • @RhavenNightwisp
    @RhavenNightwisp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I stumbled on your lectures accidentally and was so engrossed I had to put down my crochet to give you my undivided attention...and I don’t even do that for my fav shows. Very well presented...makes me want to fly to Wa to see all this. Thank you for sharing your lectures...I’ll watch these multiple times.

  • @suzannemattie3493
    @suzannemattie3493 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! So interesting. I never realized growing up what a geologists paradise I grew up in and am sitting right in the middle of!

    • @markwhite6782
      @markwhite6782 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm from Oklahoma. My job sent me to Oregon for a couple of weeks every year and I loved the drive once I got out of Nebraska. I watched this mans videos prior to traveling and was able to appreciate the paradise I was in knowing how things got the way they are. All we have to look at in the plains states are cows, oil wells, corn and wheat.

  • @salstonightsbiggestloser
    @salstonightsbiggestloser 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nick you rock! I made a voyage to the Liberty area earlier this year and was amazed at the geology you had talked about in an earlier lecture. I should probably look into sitting into a lecture one of these days! Keep up the good work!

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks Jon. You are welcome here anytime.

  • @lennyround-n8xlq
    @lennyround-n8xlq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I love that he’s using a chalk board. 👍🏻👍🏻

    • @randomconsumer4494
      @randomconsumer4494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love that half way thru his pants are covered on chalk.

    • @actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190
      @actsismmljcorrectlyobeyed6190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here! Here!

    • @XJeepgirl
      @XJeepgirl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too❤️

    • @ericblust5923
      @ericblust5923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Geologists like rocks and fossils, chalkboard(slate,rock) and chalk(shell, fossil)

  • @bluewaters3100
    @bluewaters3100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing teacher!The maps were gorgeous. Steve Reidal's work...astounding. Thanks for the great treat.

  • @jneponsixt
    @jneponsixt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was great fun and so informative! I have lots of family in that region and have visited many times. This gives me new appreciation for what I see.

  • @TheCriminalViolin
    @TheCriminalViolin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nick sure knows how to make things fun and entertaining!

  • @csainezgarcia6531
    @csainezgarcia6531 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great work, your explanation gives an idea of what happened in the geological past of so many sites, thank you 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @onebrightflash
    @onebrightflash 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I visited Washington for several months years ago and saw all the lava layers and lava hills in central Washington.
    Your lecture answered all my questions about the area. You did a great presentation and kept it interesting all the way thru. Thanks.

  • @dearashad
    @dearashad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The enthusiasm for this subject is quite contagious; the professor might be my new favorite instructor.

  • @joebrinson5040
    @joebrinson5040 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You sir, are a fantastic teacher

  • @shawntravelstheworld911
    @shawntravelstheworld911 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you Nick Zentner.

  • @sprucy434
    @sprucy434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I totally got out Google Maps and followed along. I hadn't realized how fascinating this subject was. Thank you!!!!!! :D

  • @misty149
    @misty149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    🙏Thank you🙏 for getting it all off the dusty shelves and putting it here where I found it, in such a beautiful way that I can better understand.

  • @sheridanrambo8620
    @sheridanrambo8620 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This was an amazing presentation! .... I will certainly be re-watching, maybe a few times... I can't wait to road trip and try to find some of the evidence stated in this lecture. Thank you somuch for the education, it's truly inspiring 😀👍

    • @LilyGazou
      @LilyGazou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You might like the book Roadside Geology of Washington.

  • @gunlover1955
    @gunlover1955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2019 and still a great story line, Thanks.

  • @adriennegormley9358
    @adriennegormley9358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not the area I live, but a subject dear to me. Mother was a geology hobbyist when I was a kid and I grew up on the fringes of the Yellowstone plateau in western Montana. It's stuck with me my life and I approaching 70. Good job.

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching. Nice to hear of your history.

  • @78tag
    @78tag ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I needed some instructors like Nick when I was in school. He makes information interesting.

  • @thejwproject7593
    @thejwproject7593 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is my second lecture of yours. I love them I’m going to watch more. I love making maps and am planning on moving to Longview WA. I live in Kansas City Missouri right now but I love Washington!

    • @lindabergman3127
      @lindabergman3127 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine also n I'm hooked👍 this country around the snake n Yakima river n ridges are beautiful.would love to go there

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    10* To all the hill crawler and valley walkers, of geologists past and present, ... an excellent presentation about land, wind, water, ice age glaciers, glacier floodings, lava bed flows, .... Everybody's piece of research, rocks, and presentation provides all the pennies and nickels to make a shiny gold dollar presentation.

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, John.

    • @stevenmichaels3477
      @stevenmichaels3477 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      nick, please explore 3 peaks, they are grano-dirite with andecite . 3 peaks is a free standing mountain due west of wynoochee falls. the main lake is over 660 ft deep. it is an old yellowstone caldera that the basalt is gone from, but the andecite and diorite live on at 4000 ft, there are great 1000 + ft vertical faces that you can hold onto a noble fit and grab a piece of andecite bed rock from its roots

    • @Ellensburg44
      @Ellensburg44 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the tip. Will look into it.

    • @deecap1
      @deecap1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Lord you have captured the energy sources that are responsible for these changes in the topography over millions of years that we witness today

  • @christopherlynch3314
    @christopherlynch3314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I graduated from CWU in 1991 and I love to watch your lectures and hear all the familiar place names. Reminds me of those great years.

  • @markstott6689
    @markstott6689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well I found you courtesy of the TH-cam algorithm a couple of days ago. This is my 2nd video of yours and I have enjoyed them both. I shall be working my way through your back catalogue. I'm envious of those who get to see these live, being in the UK I have no chance of that myself. Thank you for your time and excellent teaching skills.