Ice Age Waterfall at Frenchman Coulee

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  • @peacenow4456
    @peacenow4456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good grief!! Mother Nature, the sculptress!

  • @DixieDoodles
    @DixieDoodles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Coulee! I’m lichen this! Looks like a great hike

  • @deborahferguson1163
    @deborahferguson1163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What a treat! Beautiful scenery!! Thank you for bringing us along!

  • @jamesdriscoll_tmp1515
    @jamesdriscoll_tmp1515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Such a vista! As always, you casually step up and hit another homer!

  • @donfingers3320
    @donfingers3320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Thank you Nick for taking time out of your day and away from yours and your wife's walk to share this with us! Can't wait for more to come.

  • @ericchristianson8888
    @ericchristianson8888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You are correct on the sunshine wall, and on where the feathers are located.

  • @Vickie-Bligh
    @Vickie-Bligh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Tell Liz thanks for allowing us to come along. I love the varied geology that our state has as well as geography. Thanks for sharing our beautiful state, Nick. And give Bijou a rub from me. 🤗💕

  • @nbelflower
    @nbelflower 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Watching from Georgia...love your shows and love Washington and Oregon!

  • @ElicBehexan
    @ElicBehexan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "I'm lichen what I see."

  • @rowdysgirlalways
    @rowdysgirlalways 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Nick, I don't do well with heights, but I love getting a view of the coulee. Though the thought of you getting so close to the edge gives my knees the wobbles. The landscape is so sere and beautiful, its hard to imagine waterfalls far greater than Niagara flowing over these cliffs. Thank you for sharing your Sunday walk.

    • @pamelapilling6996
      @pamelapilling6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My first reaction as well. 😬

    • @Qossuth
      @Qossuth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hear ya. I get squirmy watching it :)

  • @avenillacastienkersteter8283
    @avenillacastienkersteter8283 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Please thank your beautiful wife for sharing you with us on your day off. It is wonderful to get to experience this country. When I lived in Moses Lake I would oftentimes go for one or two day hikes. While my friends always called this scenery boring I call it stark beauty. If you sit for a few hours you will get to see so much life here, just like deserts. Thank you for taking us along on your hike; the geology and shear beauty can and does take my breath away.

  • @leonanderson4727
    @leonanderson4727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am overwhelmed by the Majestic features of Frenchman Coulee. It is now a "Want to Visit" places I would like to go. Those French fry cut rock walls remind me of tall high-rises.

  • @rediviva
    @rediviva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We did this hike today, a week after your video… still no wildflowers - but a LOT more crowded already! The cliff edges are quite exhilarating indeed. Thanks for leading the way!

  • @rael5469
    @rael5469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was spine tingling......literally. Sir, please watch your step around that joint. :)

  • @Mr.snamor
    @Mr.snamor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Nick, happy Spring to you also.

  • @Tsamokie
    @Tsamokie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    09:50 What a marvelous viewpoint. Good job Nick.

  • @billy-go9kx
    @billy-go9kx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks Nick...I can't believe you called the mighty Columbia River a ditch!

  • @barbmack7098
    @barbmack7098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a very pleasant surprise -- a quick hike out to a coulee -- a really refreshing treat today!

    • @skippylippy547
      @skippylippy547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes - very refreshing, indeed! ❤

  • @johnsoltau620
    @johnsoltau620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks for the video Nick.

  • @Lazris59
    @Lazris59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This youtube comment solves the mystery of the diagonal stripes. Haha, in all seriousness. Thanks for these! It's interesting to see how semi-arid central Washington is. The west in general is extremely divided it comes to biomes they vary so wildly. CA coast line is much different than the central valley or Mojave desert which is diff than the mountainous areas in the same state. I recently drove from Eureka, CA to Seattle and Southern Oregon was way different than their central valley which was sooooo green compared to the CA central valley and Portland area seemed more like the area on the way to and near Seattle than the rest of Oregon. The Seattle side was way different than this! Mountains really are what dictates a lot of our environments.

  • @RedwingInNH
    @RedwingInNH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Perfect day there! Envious... 😀

  • @peterhamilton5946
    @peterhamilton5946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for more amazing vistas! If there is a central WA tourist board they owe you an attaboy or even a check!

  • @elffirrdesign2063
    @elffirrdesign2063 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Nick...another great hike video...very enjoyable and clarifying!

  • @luella2u152
    @luella2u152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorite places. I didn't know about Frenchman Coulee until I took a Geology class at Yakima Valley Community College. Been back there numerous times. Such an awesome view and fascinating terrain.

  • @bonblue4993
    @bonblue4993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hi Nick! I loved the shadow wave at the beginning of the show Such a beautiful valley with all of the krinkle cut rocks! Such a gorgeous day, and I am guessing that after a long winter, you and Liz are really enjoying your day! Thanks for taking us along! I think I have said this before, but I always sort of cringe when I see you so close to cliffs, so please always remember to keep enough ground beneath you so that if you ever happen to trip, you can recover and not go over the cliff. Forgive me for saying that, but I know that I and a zillion other people would like to keep you around!! I love you!

    • @johnhansen4794
      @johnhansen4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...shadow wave... Giggling about that when I saw your comment.

  • @donfingers3320
    @donfingers3320 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh I needed this!🤩😊

  • @bohdesimone9752
    @bohdesimone9752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good to see you Nick and Thanks

  • @JenniferLupine
    @JenniferLupine 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful morning! Great views of the Coulee and surrounding landscape! 👌

  • @richardvanerven1941
    @richardvanerven1941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Trying to picture this smaller version of dry falls completely under water. Even this tiny one looks massive and makes it even harder to comprehend the totale massive scale of these floods rolling thru.
    Thank you, I love you and goodbye.

  • @lonegull50
    @lonegull50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Liz for supporting Nick in this wonderful video.

  • @SimonWelander
    @SimonWelander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for taking us folks from distant lands along with you, Nick. 'Lichen it ..' 😀

  • @jayhershey7525
    @jayhershey7525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I get the "willies" too to feel the camera angle careening along the edge of the, what, two hundred foot cliff? SCARRY!

  • @RussellSenior
    @RussellSenior 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome views, but ... i was happier when you stepped away from the edge of the cliff.

  • @rwnelson51
    @rwnelson51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Nick from the Eastern Sierra!! Be safe!!

  • @jadams3427
    @jadams3427 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Nick ! 'Have not had my Zentner 'fix' for a while, and now I am feeling normal again !

  • @wimm0926
    @wimm0926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That flood would have been amazing to see. Thanks for sharing!

  • @kimberleehall3143
    @kimberleehall3143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wonderful field trip! I bet the flowers will be out soon. Hugs to you and Liz!

  • @northwoods3d
    @northwoods3d 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    absolutely magnificent! Thank you so much for sharing with us. And please tell Liz thank you as well. =)

  • @aniamadamag
    @aniamadamag 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for taking us back to FC. I was there 3 wks ago and outstanding to see the landscape was covered in snow. I am a subscriber.

  • @skippylippy547
    @skippylippy547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is wonderful. ❤
    Thank you.
    I love you.
    👍

  • @Josh1888USU
    @Josh1888USU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Beautiful

  • @catibree1
    @catibree1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    totally delighted to find you posted this video.. High places make me practically keel over, but, I held onto my chars arms and enjoyed the scenery. Thank you so much for this outing.

  • @foghornleghorn
    @foghornleghorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    wow thank you very nice for a Sunday

  • @SJR_Media_Group
    @SJR_Media_Group 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Thank you for sharing. It was a beautiful day in Central Washington. There are other TH-cam content creators that have discussed Coulees, Scablands, and Floods. But your channel is in great depth and detail. If I have a question about some feature I see in the landscape, I will turn to your library of videos to start.
    I live in Union Gap on Ahtanum Ridge. I can see across the 'Gap' to Rattlesnake Hills. One thing that really caught my attention was how wide the Gap is at top. I was trying to calculate how many billions of cubic feet of material was carved out by Yakima River, where it went, where is was deposited. Depending where you are in Yakima Valley, the Columbia Flood Basalt's vary in total depth and thickness of individual layers. I think in NW Yakima by Fred Meyer there is Andesite or Rhyolite from Goat Rocks? Some of those flows make up Scenic Drive and Naches Heights.

  • @robertbeach7498
    @robertbeach7498 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video Nick. Thank you guys for sharing your time and that place with us. Your the best. Love you too.

  • @kyleroth1025
    @kyleroth1025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Professor Zentner

  • @mikeweeks4669
    @mikeweeks4669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you Again Nick for our fix.Grab a day out it's still March, Alberta has a winter storm warning ⚠️ for Monday/Tuesday.

  • @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935
    @givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much Nick, my balance is rubbish after a course of strong medication so my mountain walk days are over, this video was so very nice, you had me on edge!

  • @Rachel.4644
    @Rachel.4644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Hi, hi Liz. Super timing! Crinkle cut! My friends and I are planning an outing there soon. (Still deep snow at my cabin.) Fun, again inspiring, and many thanks.

  • @dancooper8551
    @dancooper8551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks Nick! I needed this tonight.

  • @geoffgeoff143
    @geoffgeoff143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That view showed off the chips excellent. Always great video.

  • @The_Supernatural_Life
    @The_Supernatural_Life 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So beautiful! Thank you!

  • @charlesward8196
    @charlesward8196 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great video, thanks for sharing. I want to stop there some time! Interesting point that the flood excavated down to the top of the Grande Ronde flow and spread out. I wonder if the crinkle cut effect is caused by a shearing force in the viscous basalt interacting with already crystallized portions of the flow. One would have to be there to see whether the diagonal striped cross from one flow event to the next, unless the whole sheet was deposited in one massive 300 foot thick flow. I seem to recall that there is a somewhat similar texture in some of the Deccan Traps photos. On the one hand it would be exciting to see a basalt flood in progress, but the negative effects would be horrendous, and probably so terrible a person could not get within miles of the event.

  • @leslie3832
    @leslie3832 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much, Nick (and Liz) for taking us on your walk to the coulee. We were just at the other side in Frenchman’s coulee last May, after shaking you hand. 😁. We saw the “feathers” but didn’t realize till later that they had a name. Such an immense space! Want to take a chair and just sit and absorb it some time. Plotting our return. Thanks for calling out the Rosa flow and the crinkle cut basalt. Lichen’ it! Leslie from near Boston.

  • @frankyourkowski8710
    @frankyourkowski8710 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was like, what! How did I miss this one? But was pleased to see it is a new one. Thanks Liz for letting us come along. Thanks Nick for the show and keeping it short for your alone time. The coulee bottom is on my list for ebike exploration.

  • @dongillihan3329
    @dongillihan3329 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for taking the time to share today very rugged and beautiful place.

  • @travis303
    @travis303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for taking your time and personal expense to show us the geologic wonders if your neck of the woods.

  • @deborahellenberger7153
    @deborahellenberger7153 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That was fantastic. Thank you so much.

  • @stephengardiner9867
    @stephengardiner9867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It seems a bit amazing even now but although I live in a city just north-east of Toronto, Canada (Peterborough), I had the opportunity, some years back, to tour quite a bit of Washington and Oregon. I was, by trade, a cartographer and geographer before I retired but also a geologist at heart. I worked at a local University and the main focus of research there was climatology and glaciology but I always had an interest in vulcanism and associated geologic processes. Your videos bring back a lot of memories as I visited many of the locations you investigate (some by accident as I merely saw something that intrigued me as I was traveling and I had to stop to look at it). I have hiked up lord knows how many cinder cones and walked across obsidian flows. Yakima and the environs was a favorite stop as there was (still is?) a great brew-pub originally opened by one Bert Grant (now deceased) who, ironically, spent many years working for a brewery in Toronto! Bend, Oregon also has (a) volcanic features in spades and (b) brewpubs! Gotta love it. The geology of that area of North America is tied , in my interest, with that of Newfoundland in Canada. As different as "chalk and cheese" but still, given the chance, I would break out the hiking boots. rock hammer, loup etc. and have at it in either location.

  • @dukemahoney
    @dukemahoney 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for these videos

  • @Peter_S_
    @Peter_S_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It sure looks nice there. Here it's 19˚F & snowing. Cheers from Boulder, CO.

    • @SJR_Media_Group
      @SJR_Media_Group 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My daughter is in Denver. She really likes the area. She was in Dallas and missed the mountains. We are from Yakima / Naches and can see why she likes Colorado more than Texas.

    • @Peter_S_
      @Peter_S_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I spent two years in texas. Even though it was in Austin which is perhaps the only decent place to live in texas, life is too short to live in texas.

  • @peteaplin8324
    @peteaplin8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would feel blessed to have access to a place like that...and as i understand, there are many similar such places in the PNW. I hope to be able to visit!

    • @BlGGESTBROTHER
      @BlGGESTBROTHER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you ever come out to visit make sure to buy a copy of Roadside Geology: Washington State.

  • @d.t.4523
    @d.t.4523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Nick! 👍

  • @marinangeli3250
    @marinangeli3250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a glorious day! Great light, lovely little tufts of fresh spring grasses... and that big bird, landing on a far cliff to top it all off. Mama Nature, ya gotta love it! Thank you for the upload :)

  • @thomashendron4356
    @thomashendron4356 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the hike to the coulee great perspective from the lip!!

  • @geoffgeorges
    @geoffgeorges 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was there climbing the walls that day. You are walking above Fugs wall, not visited much by climbers. I explored out there some, but like you said everyone is at the Sunshine wall. It actually got pretty hot and we went over to the Middle East wall on the north side of the mesa on the Frenchman side. I think I found a tree cast down on the end where you were pointing out the cars yesterday. Also what looks like a flood dumping of small erratic granite, slate, quartzite, gneiss. Also the flowers you are looking for, tiny little red blooms just sticking out of the dirt.

  • @tgmccoy1556
    @tgmccoy1556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I miss the Columbia basin country. I live in La Grande, Oregon not shabby for Geology, but
    spring meant flying time spent seven years in the TriCities as a flight Instructor.

  • @staleyexplores
    @staleyexplores 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wish I had gotten to climb here when I was in school...least I go and climb here now! You are correct that was the sunshine wall (edit especially where the climbers were). There are a bunch of smaller sub areas with different names all along those pillars. Frenchman Coulee by Sullivan and Yoder is the latest climbing guidebook that I know of.

  • @klondo
    @klondo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live on the east coast and I can't stand Washington only because of traffic lol,but you definitely make it worth while to come back and take another look at your beautiful state.. enjoyed the videos and thank you..keep up the awesome work

  • @kc7brj
    @kc7brj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video showing it all. Have been there many times but one thing that should be mentioned...CATION in warmer temps, there are snakes in that area so watch where you step. Keep your eyes on the skyline and your feet!

  • @marykirkpatrick7073
    @marykirkpatrick7073 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for a nice walk on the wild side!

  • @ianlejeune6012
    @ianlejeune6012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks, you two. Great to hear your dulcet tones again, Prof N.
    Pretty spectacular place, for sure; even more spectacular knowing a little about it's formation and history.
    Next time!

  • @mikeymad
    @mikeymad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    thanks for the lovely stroll.

  • @dalenedaylean3555
    @dalenedaylean3555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Greetings, Zentner 's, from currently Oklama. Soon traveling west-ish for awhile, not sure exactly where I will roam for a bit before I move to Leipzig Germany 🌹🖐🏾
    Stay safe and thank you for teaching me - I will learn from you and your colleagues as long as you post vids 🤓🥰

  • @richardsweet5853
    @richardsweet5853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Interesting formations and very beautiful. Thank you for the video.

  • @angie575south6
    @angie575south6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you, Nick, for sharing your hike with us. We were there at Frenchman Coulee about this time last year, and such amazing views! We were also delighted to see so many people taking advantage of such a fascinating place. Looking forward to more geology road trips inspired by you this year.

  • @randallmckinney5152
    @randallmckinney5152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great camera setup! Felt I was there (including vertigo) . Excellent geology lesson.

  • @douglasbrown2912
    @douglasbrown2912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful! Thanks Nick. I miss my home town of Ellensburg, WA, USA

  • @mickmccard
    @mickmccard 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for the scenic views and explanation of the coulee. Uplift and erosion on a grand scale!

  • @hestheMaster
    @hestheMaster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow Nick the first hike of the year with you and Liz and it is a tremendous sight to behold. The striations on the crinkle cut
    fries were probably made by small icebergs blasted against the basalt columns during the final big flood. The water
    pressure and speed was definitely high to do this remembering the columns once continued into the area which is now
    just air space but were blasted away by earlier flood events. Just my two cents.

  • @lindsaymalone9371
    @lindsaymalone9371 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was in Gingko SP today - just across the way and one of the tiny white biscuitroots (Gorman's) were flowering all over. As for how climbers refer to the crags, the upper taller tier of columns is the Sunshine Wall. The shorter stack of columns beneath the sunshine wall is partitioned into a few crags of the Lower Riverview Cliffs: Corn Wall, Millennium Wall, The Hen House, Jigsaw Wall. (Per Ford & Yoder 2008, Frenchman Coulee.) But all those south facing columns sure get some lovely sunshine and warrant the name SW. Referring to it all as the Sunshine Wall is good enough, so long as you're NOT trying to find your climbing partners on a weekend, then it can take a while to navigate the crowds and crags.

  • @cindyleehaddock3551
    @cindyleehaddock3551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool! I get off work and have a new geo hike to watch! Thanks, Nick and Liz for inviting us along! A slightly different angle and spot to get a different perspective makes it more fun! Again, Thanks!

  • @maxinee1267
    @maxinee1267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    oh my gosh, I have missed you so much. its was wonderful to see you again and hear your voice and see thees sights at frenchman coolee! I hope Randy is doing better, tell him I am praying for him if you get to see him. His highest and best.

  • @montananative2414
    @montananative2414 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is great to see you enjoying the nice spring weather. Thank you for letting Nick record it for us Liz!!!
    Take care and see you later.

  • @Micah98134
    @Micah98134 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Spectacular views!!

  • @carolwillett5495
    @carolwillett5495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful scenery and weather. Lovely columns.

  • @laureneolsen8624
    @laureneolsen8624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gosh this was such a great video Nick. I have to admit, it makes me all tense when you’re on the edge. If you were one of our kids, I’d have had you by the tail feathers .😂.

  • @alanmadden771
    @alanmadden771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video. Thanks Nick

  • @steel1182
    @steel1182 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a nice surprise! Beautiful coulee thanks for the explanation about the waterfall placement etc. …have a great week!

  • @barrydysert2974
    @barrydysert2974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A TH-cam comment might solve a largely unstudied and complex problem of physics and geochemistry. Dr. Zentner, you slay me! 😂
    Humor as dry as a coulee!
    ⚡️🙏⚡️

  • @justsayin3647
    @justsayin3647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

  • @pprehn5268
    @pprehn5268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been there and want to go soon again...thanks for the hike.

  • @chuckh.826
    @chuckh.826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks so much for taking the time to show us this spot, Nick….spectacular! And thank you for your patience, Liz!

  • @rossdtool
    @rossdtool 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s the most amazing land formation I’ve ever seen. The scale of the 2 causal events just blows my mind. Here in Melbourne, Australia we have the “Organ Pipes” basalt columns formation, which is pretty cool but only about 1/10,000th the size of that.

  • @Anne5440_
    @Anne5440_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gorgeous time of year for a hike there. In to many more weeks the rattlesnakes will be out of hibernation and change the nature of hiking in the basin, grin.

  • @williamrobinson5956
    @williamrobinson5956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Footsteps over the amazing rocks. Thanks, Nick and Liz.

  • @danielbeck3715
    @danielbeck3715 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing Nick. One of my favorite places. Great rattlesnake country :) !!

  • @jayolson578
    @jayolson578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing hike and great history of the area. I’ll have to do this hike one of these days.

  • @garypaull9382
    @garypaull9382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great day for a walk through the canyon! Krinkle Kut fries at the end were the highlight for me. Thank you for taking us all along!

  • @cliffmorgan31
    @cliffmorgan31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m lichen this…. Lol
    You rock, Nick!