Thank you for taking me to someplace I can’t go anymore. Please keep making these types of videos. A flat picture just doesn’t give the the same info as what I can see in your video. Thank you from someone who lives in a wheelchair for taking me there.
Carefull nick just literally got a pop up notification that Idaho is rationing health care due to COVID case increases. Thank you for making these video that help keep my sanity
The steepness where you were was scary, but i loved the views and the white quartz stripes. I also appreciate how well you take photos of the sage brush and lichens. thank you so much for filming this trip I know it was not a cake walk. always be safe, your an important person not only to liz and your family and friends, but to us as well.
OMG! I lived in Sun Valley, Idaho for 4.5 years. It helped me to learn how to laugh and have fun again after losing my boyfriend in a plane crash in 1966. I found out many years later that the rolling hills of the Sun Valley area have a lot of feminine healing energy, so I guess I was in the right place at the right time. I had a blast there!!
It's amazing how many interesting rocks turn into leaverites by the time you are ready to go home. It took me a few years to learn to limit myself to no more than five pounds of samples to pack out.
Interesting that the quartz didn't seem to have lichen growing on it. Those angles were so steep, Nick - thank you for being careful. I spent a lot of my childhood on sketchy debris angles and am grateful to have lived to be old! I am glad for your safety, too. Thanks for the fun field trip!
Great observation about the lichen. There are likely several reasons for lichen not to occur on quartz. Here are a few I can think of. Quartz is extremely hard and it does not easily allow a foothold for lichen. Quartz is also piezoelectric which may inhibit such organisms from colonizing the quartz. I am not an expert but it is my guess as a scientist. It would probably make a esos for a student to explore. Or maybe it has been explored. I do not know. I do enjoy these videos very much so thank you Nick!
(Is anyone else hanging tight to the left side of their chair?) LOVE the biology, the views, the broken rocks, and gorgeous conglomerate! Only ever saw this beautiful country in winter... thanks, Nick! ❤👌🏼
NEAT! Loved it!! I felt like I was about to start tumbling down the cliff throughout most of the video. Another great field trip with Daddy! :-) Thank you again!! HAPPY REUNION!!
I lived in Sun Valley for several years and then moved down the road to Hailey. Have you been up to Redfish Lake .. it is INCREDIBLY beautiful up there above Galena Summit! Really enjoyed this episode, Nick!
I've got a great book called Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho that has a whole chapter on Redfish Lake and Redfish Canyon. I also did two videos in that area that you can see on my TH-cam channel: th-cam.com/channels/B1t-8MBhxyDVabeUcTj0Zw.html
Greeting Nick! Just shared this to Professor Pete (Peter Jacobs UW-Whitewater), friend and old Trendsetters/Craig's Barbershop haircut. (2nd worst hair ever 😳.) He's unabashedly used my northern Wisconsin property not only with a USGS presentation for the Glacier Drumlin Trail (in Janesville), but has called me out at Dwight Foster's Library! Loved the Roadside Geology of Wisconsin btw. Love the videos! Your ears will be ringing soon. Signed~ Geology Groupie #1 Jeannie Marshall 😉
As a huge fan of geology, I am very happy I discovered your channel Nick. I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of your videos I’ve watched. I really love that you are in Idaho doing some videos, and I really enjoyed your video at Craters of the Moon. Please keep up the good work because I love learning from your excursions.
Glad I am not the only one climbing on precarious rock outcroppings, because the guide says so, only to find the desired rock formation next to the parked car…
Were I a real geologist (I'm not, and it's unlikely), a steep scree slope, when up that high, would be the bane of my existence. I'm with Ben Winkel - it's sketchy terrain, indeed. Still interesting, though. I've not been in that part of Idaho. Glad you got down without injury…
That big flat valley bounded on the west by the steep slope at 12:42 looks like a graben from extensional faulting, and it seems like the Big Wood river is hugging the west side of the valley because the valley floor is still tilting to the west. Nice shot of rabbit brush next to the river at the end. Thanks for posting this.
The plants, wildflowers, and lichens remind me of home. This got me really really homesick. Ah well. Home as I knew it doesn't exist anymore, and even the rocks I was familiar with have been dynamited out for mining purposes. They got a whole 12 oz of gold out of ten acres of ground.
Impressive, deliberate scramble skills. This ain't your first rodeo for sure! That's a handsome meta-conglomerate; looks really hard. I have some down in here in SoCal. Hiked 5 miles to see the beds and wouldn't you know it looked just like regular-ol' concrete, aggregates and all. Was not impressive in pictures, but as you said 'always worth it' to look and touch these ancient rocks and try to decipher "the story".
I'm experiencing vertigo watching you on that slope. Your curiosity has you out on a limb. Not the first time you've negotiated steep terrain but be careful Nick.
Looks a lot like some of the loose limestone on hillsides near Austin,TX in the Hill Country. The plants are also similar. Not fun to walk on, but often a lot of fun rocks mixed in! Looks like you are finding some! Reminds us this was once a coastline! Thanks again for another fun geohike!
I just got a copy of Roadside- Northrn & Central Cal and was delighted to read that Mtn Publishing is-has revised and is updating its Roadside Geology series. Love your utube episodes.. Very fun, & thank you for having me
I’ll try not to make this into a dissertation (LOL) but, in the words of Shilrley Temple, oh my goodness! Talk about mixed emotions… I was totally jazzed to see you up on Carbonate, excited to learn so much about my backyard in this brief episode, a little miffed that I did not manage to stumble into you while you were in town, disappointed that you had to endure the smoke, and highly concerned for your safety. Normally, a hike on Carbonate is a fairly social affair, as a LOT of people hike and bike that trail regularly. That you were up there, alone, was pretty rare. The main reason no one else was up there, was that nasty old air quality alert we were/are under, which recommends no strenuous outdoor activity until further notice. Oops. I’m guessing you discovered why there is not much evidence of folks going off trail up there… it doesn’t look too bad from a distance, but traversing that scree and sagebrush is easier said than done. That’s a geologist for ya, risking life and limb in the name of curiosity and knowledge. God bless ‘em, all those crazy geologists, and God bless you, Nick, for allowing us along for the ride! I have often considered going up to that outcropping to have a look around… see if those dark shady areas are caves, check out the big white splotch that is just on the other side of where you got to, etc. The white splotch resembles a comet with a tail, painted on the side of Carbonate, hence, I have always called it Hailey’s Comet and wondered if it was quartz. Guessing by those veins you found, you may have answered that question for me. You definitely answered my question of “Should I go off trail and hike over there?” Probably not a good idea for this 66 year old gal and her bad knees. So, how about Ketchum?! It’s barely recognizable from the 80’s, when you were there. Kinda heartbreaking. Back in the 70’s, my companion wrote a song called “The Country’s Gone From Ketchum” bemoaning the changes from a sleepy little mining town, to the bustling resort it was rapidly becoming. The 70’s and 80’s were enchanting, compared to what Ketchum has become and continues to grow into… I’m sorry, but high rise buildings just have no rightful place, here in this beautiful little mountain valley. Sadly, quoting a line from Al’s song… “Right or wrong, time marches on.” If you made the drive up to Galena, I hope you weren’t too disappointed by the smoke interfering with that remarkable view of the Sawtooth Range. I was in Stanley a week ago and the mountains were barely visible, even from town… vague ghosts on the horizon. I so wish I could have connected with you while you were here, I know the backroads well and there is so much intriguing geology to be found in this region. The large pyramidal peak south of you is Della Mountain, which hosts a bit of the Idaho Batholith on its west flank. A few miles south of Bellevue, along Highway 20, heading east toward Craters of The Moon and between Picabo and the flashing light at Timmerman, one can access the most south eastern corner of the Batholith, along with a remarkable array of deposits and epochs. Then, of course, there’s Black Magic Canyon, the Shoshone Ice Caves, The Bennett Hills, the Gooding City of Rocks… all easily accessed via the myriad of dirt backroads Idaho has so many of, and most of it on public land. Maybe next time ;) Thank you so much, Nick, for yet another fantastic offering… you are truly a “gem” and a “rock star”. Here’s a great big “Cheers!” to you, my friend… we love you! Hope you had an awesome reunion!
What an interesting video, thank you for it, as a Geology Student of some 55 years it brings back fond memories of field trips from all over. BUT, I must say you must be blessed with magna testiculorum to navigate that screen slope, far more than I would have attempted years ago, let alone now. Subscriber ✅
The smoke though... cough cough... Is there any relationship between the Precambrian rocks in the Lemhi Mountains to the rocks near the Buffalo Bill Dam outside Cody, Wyoming?
Dear Nick, Thank you! You are an inspiration, very much enjoying your way of pedagogic and your are also teaching a biologist a fair amount of geology. Best regards, Annie
@ 14:45; Quartzite intrusions into limestone? Can you elaborate on this specimen? I find similar samples on occasion (with narrow quartzite intrusions) and am curious how they're formed. Does fracturing (followed by dissolved mineral intrusion) occur on a mm/cm basis?
At times Nick, you have me worried. I suffer from the fear of heights. it was in the river after all. We did not need to scramble up crumbling heights to see it. You are still a good student of Geology after all this time Nick.
Wow, finally some reason to call it a conglomerate 😁, had to watch to the very end. But technically not a conglomerate because it's been metamorphosed? I like your earlier description as a brescia
Louie's and Atkinsons are touch stones for me in that valley. You now have me more interested in the geology of the area. I had assumed most of the rock in the area was derived from batholith.
Epic landforms Nick, quite unusual! Your working togs are getting a bit threadbare. I guess some people dont get it, when you put on the working togs, its your most comfortable, 'Uniform' and is a part of the process of going inTo the field. But your viewers dont really get an idea of the kit you have to lug around doing field work, working from outcrop to ourcrop cataloging, measuring, eyeglass, Compass/clinometer, notebook and maps and food...lol. Oh and a roadside geology book. Nice one Nick that is an ompressive area. Stramge how time distorts your meemory of the geology you once studied.
Hey Nick, could all of this "strange" and unexplained uplift of high pressure rock formations that should be much deeper be the result of continental uplift as a result of glacial ice melting? That weight distribution according to physics should result in something dramatic happening?
No, this uplift occurred before the Pleistocene. And glacial isostatic rebound does occur, but not to magnitudes or durations that can metamorphose rock. Glaciation during the Pleistocene last only a few thousands of years and were punctuated by interglacial periods, some warmer than today, and the rock that was covered by continental glaciation was isostatically depressed and rebounded several times.
I imagine there aren't many pebbles because those pebbles at such depths are probably pretty warped given how fused together they are, the rocks where inclusions or inhomogeneous pebbles/erratics are well fused into the surrounding rock always looked cool a contrast between the different composition making the rock types stand out more.
I’m getting worried just watching this at the 19 minute point. Please be safe and get some hiking boots instead of sneakers 🙁. Thanks for a great video and all the learning about geology.
Two observations: First; Nothing better than a long sleeve " favorite hiking shirt" . Takes a decade or two to break it in and soften it up. Second; When in doubt as to location of a " stealthy rock".....check out the nearest running water...erosion / accretion may be your best friend.
Pretty sure it’s called a ‘scree’ slope due to the sound the less fortunate climber makes as he/she slides backwards to the bottom of the hill, from whence they came: “screeeEEEEEEE ...!” PS: wouldn’t that lichen/moss/stuff be “What? Botany?!?” Just picking nits. Don’t mind me...
Wow thank you. That quartz seam was really instructive…under great pressure….so very deep…..and now it’s up here! Rocks are a lovely art in themselves…..and then the lichen adds its own POP! You should probably invest in some expensive high top leather boots to support your ankles……also have a solid sole to gain purchase for especially “loose” terrain. Don’t stop exploring…….it is what you do. 😊
Whooweee! What a hike, thanks Nick! Quite interesting geology in that region. Ordering the book and planning some tours. Always enjoy your lectures and field trips!
Thats some skechy terrain youre negotiating sir. Liz needs you in one piece you know? And so do we!
That scree slope formed by generations of geologists rendering the mountain into gravel...
Brilliant video - many thanks
Thank you for taking me to someplace I can’t go anymore. Please keep making these types of videos. A flat picture just doesn’t give the the same info as what I can see in your video. Thank you from someone who lives in a wheelchair for taking me there.
I was born there! I used to think that everywhere had nice sharp hills like that as a kid.
Carefull nick just literally got a pop up notification that Idaho is rationing health care due to COVID case increases. Thank you for making these video that help keep my sanity
The steepness where you were was scary, but i loved the views and the white quartz stripes. I also appreciate how well you take photos of the sage brush and lichens. thank you so much for filming this trip I know it was not a cake walk. always be safe, your an important person not only to liz and your family and friends, but to us as well.
OMG! I lived in Sun Valley, Idaho for 4.5 years. It helped me to learn how to laugh and have fun again after losing my boyfriend in a plane crash in 1966. I found out many years later that the rolling hills of the Sun Valley area have a lot of feminine healing energy, so I guess I was in the right place at the right time. I had a blast there!!
Watch out Ned! We don’t want to lose you in the sketchy scree!! Thanks Nick.
Knew you would survive... you posted the video... that finding the outcrop by the river...
It's amazing how many interesting rocks turn into leaverites by the time you are ready to go home. It took me a few years to learn to limit myself to no more than five pounds of samples to pack out.
Interesting that the quartz didn't seem to have lichen growing on it. Those angles were so steep, Nick - thank you for being careful. I spent a lot of my childhood on sketchy debris angles and am grateful to have lived to be old! I am glad for your safety, too. Thanks for the fun field trip!
Be careful near the angle of repose.
Great observation about the lichen. There are likely several reasons for lichen not to occur on quartz. Here are a few I can think of. Quartz is extremely hard and it does not easily allow a foothold for lichen. Quartz is also piezoelectric which may inhibit such organisms from colonizing the quartz. I am not an expert but it is my guess as a scientist. It would probably make a esos for a student to explore. Or maybe it has been explored. I do not know. I do enjoy these videos very much so thank you Nick!
Man, those steep angles were making ME dizzy. I don't know how you do it.
(Is anyone else hanging tight to the left side of their chair?) LOVE the biology, the views, the broken rocks, and gorgeous conglomerate! Only ever saw this beautiful country in winter... thanks, Nick! ❤👌🏼
. . . another reason I enjoy your videos so much, we are about the same age! Ahhhhh, the 80's! What a time to be young!
NEAT! Loved it!! I felt like I was about to start tumbling down the cliff throughout most of the video. Another great field trip with Daddy! :-) Thank you again!! HAPPY REUNION!!
Holding my breath, I had to keep watching to make sure Nick was not hanging on by the tips of his fingers...
As a lifelong rockhound I would come from these hikes with my pockets and backpack full of rocks.
Thank you for doing these walkabout videos. I'm really enjoying them.
I lived in Sun Valley for several years and then moved down the road to Hailey. Have you been up to Redfish Lake .. it is INCREDIBLY beautiful up there above Galena Summit! Really enjoyed this episode, Nick!
I've got a great book called Geology Underfoot in Southern Idaho that has a whole chapter on Redfish Lake and Redfish Canyon. I also did two videos in that area that you can see on my TH-cam channel: th-cam.com/channels/B1t-8MBhxyDVabeUcTj0Zw.html
Greeting Nick! Just shared this to Professor Pete (Peter Jacobs UW-Whitewater), friend and old Trendsetters/Craig's Barbershop haircut. (2nd worst hair ever 😳.) He's unabashedly used my northern Wisconsin property not only with a USGS presentation for the Glacier Drumlin Trail (in Janesville), but has called me out at Dwight Foster's Library! Loved the Roadside Geology of Wisconsin btw. Love the videos! Your ears will be ringing soon. Signed~ Geology Groupie #1 Jeannie Marshall 😉
Glad, very glad, you were safe on that scramble. Lovely rock formations. Thank you for sharing this, Nick.
As a huge fan of geology, I am very happy I discovered your channel Nick. I have thoroughly enjoyed every one of your videos I’ve watched. I really love that you are in Idaho doing some videos, and I really enjoyed your video at Craters of the Moon. Please keep up the good work because I love learning from your excursions.
I have a few shirts just like that Love em to death HA! Many Thanks !
Glad I am not the only one climbing on precarious rock outcroppings, because the guide says so, only to find the desired rock formation next to the parked car…
Spoiler alerts, man!
Beautiful scenery and formations, thanks for the trip up memory lane too. Ice age carve out the valley?
Those quartz veins were impressive.
Nick you are a wonderful human being, thanks for everything that you do.
If you stated “conglomerates” while standing in the skree, I wouldn’t think twice about it.
Thank you Professor Zentner. One question. During the filming of this video, where was the strontium 706 line relative to your location?
Its always time well spent watching your channel, I certainly look at the world around me differently there not just rocks anymore. Thanks
I loved that, but the whole time I watched I was terrified you were going to fall!
Geez! Holding my breath as it looks like quite a drop off down the scree. Lichen gorgeous color.
Were I a real geologist (I'm not, and it's unlikely), a steep scree slope, when up that high, would be the bane of my existence. I'm with Ben Winkel - it's sketchy terrain, indeed. Still interesting, though. I've not been in that part of Idaho. Glad you got down without injury…
OMG ! having to hold my breath and fear you tumbling down that hillside was maddening... but what an interesting tour you gave us... THANK YOU NICK.
Thank you for the walk.
Injection of quartz fracturing the rock was a great visual. The power.
Exciting excursion!
I started praying you get save and sound back downhills! You managed, Chapeau!!
That big flat valley bounded on the west by the steep slope at 12:42 looks like a graben from extensional faulting, and it seems like the Big Wood river is hugging the west side of the valley because the valley floor is still tilting to the west. Nice shot of rabbit brush next to the river at the end. Thanks for posting this.
The plants, wildflowers, and lichens remind me of home. This got me really really homesick. Ah well. Home as I knew it doesn't exist anymore, and even the rocks I was familiar with have been dynamited out for mining purposes. They got a whole 12 oz of gold out of ten acres of ground.
Great job hiking steep terrane. You found the pebbles by the river near the car, after hiking steep uplands.
Love this video! So interesting to see both the book, the history, as well as my favorite geologist!
Great video! I’ve been in Sun Valley and Hailey many times for skiing and hiking, Enjoy your reunion Nick.
Thank You, Professor Nick! :)
Impressive, deliberate scramble skills. This ain't your first rodeo for sure! That's a handsome meta-conglomerate; looks really hard. I have some down in here in SoCal. Hiked 5 miles to see the beds and wouldn't you know it looked just like regular-ol' concrete, aggregates and all. Was not impressive in pictures, but as you said 'always worth it' to look and touch these ancient rocks and try to decipher "the story".
I'm experiencing vertigo watching you on that slope. Your curiosity has you out on a limb. Not the first time you've negotiated steep terrain but be careful Nick.
Thanks for making so much excellent geology content!
Looks a lot like some of the loose limestone on hillsides near Austin,TX in the Hill Country. The plants are also similar. Not fun to walk on, but often a lot of fun rocks mixed in! Looks like you are finding some! Reminds us this was once a coastline! Thanks again for another fun geohike!
got the book last week and am following along with you..
I just got a copy of Roadside- Northrn & Central Cal and was delighted to read that Mtn Publishing is-has revised and is updating its Roadside Geology series. Love your utube episodes.. Very fun, & thank you for having me
I’ll try not to make this into a dissertation (LOL) but, in the words of Shilrley Temple, oh my goodness! Talk about mixed emotions… I was totally jazzed to see you up on Carbonate, excited to learn so much about my backyard in this brief episode, a little miffed that I did not manage to stumble into you while you were in town, disappointed that you had to endure the smoke, and highly concerned for your safety.
Normally, a hike on Carbonate is a fairly social affair, as a LOT of people hike and bike that trail regularly. That you were up there, alone, was pretty rare. The main reason no one else was up there, was that nasty old air quality alert we were/are under, which recommends no strenuous outdoor activity until further notice. Oops. I’m guessing you discovered why there is not much evidence of folks going off trail up there… it doesn’t look too bad from a distance, but traversing that scree and sagebrush is easier said than done. That’s a geologist for ya, risking life and limb in the name of curiosity and knowledge. God bless ‘em, all those crazy geologists, and God bless you, Nick, for allowing us along for the ride!
I have often considered going up to that outcropping to have a look around… see if those dark shady areas are caves, check out the big white splotch that is just on the other side of where you got to, etc. The white splotch resembles a comet with a tail, painted on the side of Carbonate, hence, I have always called it Hailey’s Comet and wondered if it was quartz. Guessing by those veins you found, you may have answered that question for me. You definitely answered my question of “Should I go off trail and hike over there?” Probably not a good idea for this 66 year old gal and her bad knees.
So, how about Ketchum?! It’s barely recognizable from the 80’s, when you were there. Kinda heartbreaking. Back in the 70’s, my companion wrote a song called “The Country’s Gone From Ketchum” bemoaning the changes from a sleepy little mining town, to the bustling resort it was rapidly becoming. The 70’s and 80’s were enchanting, compared to what Ketchum has become and continues to grow into… I’m sorry, but high rise buildings just have no rightful place, here in this beautiful little mountain valley. Sadly, quoting a line from Al’s song… “Right or wrong, time marches on.” If you made the drive up to Galena, I hope you weren’t too disappointed by the smoke interfering with that remarkable view of the Sawtooth Range. I was in Stanley a week ago and the mountains were barely visible, even from town… vague ghosts on the horizon.
I so wish I could have connected with you while you were here, I know the backroads well and there is so much intriguing geology to be found in this region. The large pyramidal peak south of you is Della Mountain, which hosts a bit of the Idaho Batholith on its west flank. A few miles south of Bellevue, along Highway 20, heading east toward Craters of The Moon and between Picabo and the flashing light at Timmerman, one can access the most south eastern corner of the Batholith, along with a remarkable array of deposits and epochs. Then, of course, there’s Black Magic Canyon, the Shoshone Ice Caves, The Bennett Hills, the Gooding City of Rocks… all easily accessed via the myriad of dirt backroads Idaho has so many of, and most of it on public land. Maybe next time ;)
Thank you so much, Nick, for yet another fantastic offering… you are truly a “gem” and a “rock star”. Here’s a great big “Cheers!” to you, my friend… we love you! Hope you had an awesome reunion!
What an interesting video, thank you for it, as a Geology Student of some 55 years it brings back fond memories of field trips from all over. BUT, I must say you must be blessed with magna testiculorum to navigate that screen slope, far more than I would have attempted years ago, let alone now. Subscriber ✅
Paul. Have a great retirement. Enjoyed your classes. Our field trip to Pass Creek, was very special.
Awesome videos.
Last time I was this early...some joke about rocks being old. Or something.
Always great to get out and see something different
The smoke though... cough cough... Is there any relationship between the Precambrian rocks in the Lemhi Mountains to the rocks near the Buffalo Bill Dam outside Cody, Wyoming?
Really pleased to hear you'll be teaching us about Metamorphic Core Complexes this fall. My knowledge needs updating from 1988.
Dear Nick, Thank you! You are an inspiration, very much enjoying your way of pedagogic and your are also teaching a biologist a fair amount of geology. Best regards, Annie
Need to be a mountain goat for this video! Well done Nick! Thanks for taking me places I could never stand.
Come to Southern Oregon and give us a few videos PLEASE!!!!!
You were making me nervous!
Love this latest video. Thanks so much, Nick! You take this ol' fly to the best walls!
@ 14:45; Quartzite intrusions into limestone? Can you elaborate on this specimen? I find similar samples on occasion (with narrow quartzite intrusions) and am curious how they're formed. Does fracturing (followed by dissolved mineral intrusion) occur on a mm/cm basis?
At times Nick, you have me worried. I suffer from the fear of heights. it was in the river after all. We did not need to scramble up crumbling heights to see it. You are still a good student of Geology after all this time Nick.
Wow, finally some reason to call it a conglomerate 😁, had to watch to the very end. But technically not a conglomerate because it's been metamorphosed? I like your earlier description as a brescia
You do really well in that rough terrain Dr. Zentner! I've spent some time in there, and can testify it's rough...LOL
I've read that it isn't uncommon for geologists fall while heading toward outcrops that just have to be sampled!
Gizmo doesn't understand the euphoria of being high in the middle of Idaho.
1 K years ago the planet was a solid rock than along came Geologist ,with tiny hammers and broke it all up thanks Nick
Louie's and Atkinsons are touch stones for me in that valley. You now have me more interested in the geology of the area. I had assumed most of the rock in the area was derived from batholith.
Glad you did not slip and go swimming in the Big Wood involuntarily. The shirt looks well worn. Is it a hold over from your days in Idaho?
You still have a bit of daredevil in you!
I love the geology,but wish you could fish now and then. Looking forward to Snake River Plain.
Thanks Nick ❣️ discovering, learning, get the feeling to be there at the same time 🥰 take care and enjoy your Idaho moments 🌎🍀 cheers 🍻
I agree with Rini thanks for being careful, great video very interesting content. THANKS
Thanks Nick for this interesting and well shot video, glade you made it work!
I fished there! But I do remember the formations and wondered...thanks!
You're getting pretty darn good with that camera phone.
The biology is lovely as well.
This video scared the crap out of me...geez!
Beautiful views, but a slippery slope.
I went through Hailey today on my way to and from Stanley, ID. 😁
Are you sure that's not "Scre?" As in the sound geologists start to make while tumbling down it cutting themselves to shreads in the process.
Thanks Nick, enjoyable field trip.
Epic landforms Nick, quite unusual!
Your working togs are getting a bit threadbare. I guess some people dont get it, when you put on the working togs, its your most comfortable, 'Uniform' and is a part of the process of going inTo the field.
But your viewers dont really get an idea of the kit you have to lug around doing field work, working from outcrop to ourcrop cataloging, measuring, eyeglass, Compass/clinometer, notebook and maps and food...lol. Oh and a roadside geology book.
Nice one Nick that is an ompressive area. Stramge how time distorts your meemory of the geology you once studied.
Didn't see much conglomerate, but enjoyed the walk anyway!
I wish you had explained the rock with the white stripes that you held up to the camera. 🤷♂️
I grew up there. So fun to learn about it!
Thanks Nick, for going places I can’t, to show the beauty of rocks!
I just finished watching both the COTM and Hailey vids. I must commend you for you ability to traverse some bust your ass terrain.
Sorry Patrick
Hey Nick, could all of this "strange" and unexplained uplift of high pressure rock formations that should be much deeper be the result of continental uplift as a result of glacial ice melting? That weight distribution according to physics should result in something dramatic happening?
No, this uplift occurred before the Pleistocene. And glacial isostatic rebound does occur, but not to magnitudes or durations that can metamorphose rock. Glaciation during the Pleistocene last only a few thousands of years and were punctuated by interglacial periods, some warmer than today, and the rock that was covered by continental glaciation was isostatically depressed and rebounded several times.
I imagine there aren't many pebbles because those pebbles at such depths are probably pretty warped given how fused together they are, the rocks where inclusions or inhomogeneous pebbles/erratics are well fused into the surrounding rock always looked cool a contrast between the different composition making the rock types stand out more.
I’m getting worried just watching this at the 19 minute point. Please be safe and get some hiking boots instead of sneakers 🙁. Thanks for a great video and all the learning about geology.
Very pretty place reminds me of Kamloops B.C.
Another great crime pays and geology doesn't! Love it truly.
Had the same thought ;]
Lol Joey does do a lot of sketchy scree scrambling
Such beautiful land!
Two observations: First; Nothing better than a long sleeve " favorite hiking shirt" . Takes a decade or two to break it in and soften it up. Second; When in doubt as to location of a " stealthy rock".....check out the nearest running water...erosion / accretion may be your best friend.
Pretty sure it’s called a ‘scree’ slope due to the sound the less fortunate climber makes as he/she slides backwards to the bottom
of the hill, from whence they came: “screeeEEEEEEE ...!”
PS: wouldn’t that lichen/moss/stuff be “What? Botany?!?” Just picking nits. Don’t mind me...
Wow thank you. That quartz seam was really instructive…under great pressure….so very deep…..and now it’s up here! Rocks are a lovely art in themselves…..and then the lichen adds its own POP!
You should probably invest in some expensive high top leather boots to support your ankles……also have a solid sole to gain purchase
for especially “loose” terrain. Don’t stop exploring…….it is what you do. 😊
Whooweee! What a hike, thanks Nick! Quite interesting geology in that region. Ordering the book and planning some tours. Always enjoy your lectures and field trips!
Thanks .That was Cool .