as an old man with a lifelong passion for learning, i fully support and agree with your message. 😊 (have yourself a great day, and *_NEVER_* stop being curious!)
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII Have you heard of the Keystone pattern and Cracks in Theory by Andrew Hall yet? Its got some amazing content Im thinking most were never taught.
You're like if Bob Ross and Fred Rogers were combined into a geology teacher. Love the pure passion and gentle disposition you have when exploring and explaining nature.
This is definitely a part of your amazing gift as a human. You are such a delightful; incredible teacher!!! Thank you, so much for sharing you with us🤎💚🧡💜🩵@@myroncook
Although I could listen to you talk for hours, the shorter time format makes your videos a lot more accessible. I appreciate all the hard work you put in to them and I feel honored to watch them for free
Hi Myron, I'm so glad to have found your channel. I only took one geology class in college, but have never lost interest in these large earth processes that occur over the eons, and the rocks and formations produced. Also, you obviously love what you do, as you are a very pleasant teacher to watch. I hope you'll grace us with many episodes to come!
I've never heard of or see anything like those flat irons before. Really fascinating. Thanks Myron for finding and sharing these unique landscapes. Thanks Elgin for helping out with the drone footage. Absolutely loving this channel. Take care gentlemen.
Myron! Thank you so much for making such value-packed and perfectly organized videos that do nothing short of completely hijacking a curious mind. Please keep these kinds of videos coming, I think more people love this stuff than you may realize. Your efforts just might spark the right person to do something truly great with the doors that you open. Thanks!
You are a great teacher: though I left my geology career years ago to pursue other adventures I still love to learn about it as much as I did in college! I still hunt for fossils and I love figuring out stratigraphic sections in natural exposures; I’m so lucky to have found your channel!!
Myron, I'm really enjoying these pieces of Wyoming geological history. What interesting stuff, that bentonite. I never knew something like that existed. Once again, I never knew that ash could be transformed. Wyoming grows more and more interesting as you share your knowledge. Thank you both for your efforts to bring such knowledge and beauty to the layman. You guys are rock-stars! (Pun intended) 😉
Large amounts of bentonite is used in drilling mud to adjust viscosity. Relative small amounts can change a mix from being like water to the consistency of porridge and anything in between.
If you like geology, physics and just questioning things in general. You might check out Mudfossil University on youtube. They have a different take on what this formation may really be. Shines a light and fresh perspective on many odd geologic formations.
I love that you provide us with (virtual) access to these super unique, remote outcrops. Great job presenting. And yes, Ron Blakey/Deep Time Maps are the absolute best in paleogeography!
I live along the southern shores of Lake Ontario and am fascinated by rocks and stones. I have rocks in my gardens & stones sprinkled throughout my house that I have picked up from near & far. Some contain fossils. But for the most part, they are marvelously beautiful mysteries to me. I have often been amazed at the amount of knowledge regarding the Universe that geologists have. I am glad to have found your channel and look forward to learning more.
Myron, your videos are first class, and thank you for all the prep work, and attention to detail, as well as your presentation and manner of teaching is top notch! I lived in Sheridan Wyoming for a while, in the '80's; and just loved going out on the sage country and enjoying the beauty of Wyoming. I am a geology hobbyist. Again many thanks!
I am really enjoying these videos. I’m an English woman who lived in New Mexico for a couple of years in the 80s. I love these amazing landscapes and it’s so good to hear how they evolved.
Thanks Myron for adding to my continuing education of the geology of the Bighorn Basin. Having lived and worked in Cody, one of our part time employees displaced from the oil patch was a geologist. He always provided a wealth of geological information on our travels around the basin. As a hunter,gather you have stepped into providing the continuing education I have been missing now living in Billings.
Crazy, this is the best explanatory geology / archaeology lesson I have ever heard. If you were a professor I would go back to college just to take your class. Thanks.
Myron! First time viewer here. This is quality. What you do is important, educating and entertaining. Very well produced. The video/audio quality, drone shots information and personality are great. I wish all the best for this channel! Let's rip open the algorithm with your content.
I remember hearing about bentonite as a kid. I seem to remember it being in relation to the gumbo mud in north central Montana. You don't even drive on the dirt roads when it rains. Our son tried to ride a bike through some and it took hours to clean the bike! I enjoy your videos. They help to explain a lot about what I see as I drive the roads across Wyoming. I think I have driven every paved road in Wyoming during my travels between Colorado and Montana over the last 50+ years.
Wow…I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m a Biologist by day BUT a closeted Geologist at heart! I absolutely LOVE your video. I found my “love” for geology as an undergraduate in NJ when a professor had us digging around in the NAVESINK Formation. Thank you for this video. Excellent job and Cheers!
I love this channel. You do such a great job. As an environmental geologist, I’ve used tons of bentonite for sealing boreholes, monitoring wells, and extraction wells, so I’m very familiar with its properties. Definitely not something you’d want to be driving on if it gets wet!!!
Watching your YT channel Myron as well as Shawn Willsey and Nick Zentner I now more now about geology than ever before. Your presentations are all awesome! This coming from a guy who lives in the Chicago area. Much thanks for sharing your knowledge !
Mr. Cook, as an avid amateur paleontologist, I'm thoroughly enjoying your channel and content. Please do an in-depth series of videos on the geological history and Eocene fossils (both marine and plant) of the Green River formation. Thank you for your work and field expeditions. All the best from North Carolina.
Thank you Myron. My wife and I went to a botanical garden that had an assortment of beautiful plants. But I seemed to be more interested in the rocks strewn around the area. I am humbled by the fact that a pebble that appeared to be encased in cement is actually evidence of possibly a landslide of rocks that were buried in sediment millions of years ago. And more impressive is the fact that that process originated somewhere in the ocean that is now 50 miles away and the sea level about 800 ft lower than where I'm standing.
If the ocean is now 50 feet away from this area it suggest that the ocean isnt rising as climate alarmists are constantly claiming - but the land is rising and some is sinking. 🤔
I became a geologist whenever I go fishing on the river thanks to your channel. Appreciate all the incredible insight. This river was formed by glacial melt waters that cut and scoured its way through the bedrock. It isn't some awe inspiring feature but it's gorgeous, fascinating and local. The ponds near us are actually kettle ponds and I had no idea what those were until the last couple years. Now whenever I tell people how those ponds were formed they're usually pretty surprised. No one thinks about the glaciers, or part of them at least, that were once in their very own backyard.
Thank you very much, Myron, for these interesting explanations, and to your brother for the video work. Watching landscapes in detail is truly like reading Earth's history. Greetings from Germany.
I've been looking for a channel like this for years... especially after moving back to CO. You do an excellent job and fill a largely empty part of my brain that craves this information. Thank you!
Thank you gentlemen for your time and effort to share and further our education. I love the science of geology and the story it writes across time. Myron, your teaching style is smooth and easy. Keep after it, you arel building a great channel.Subscribed!
Thanks again Myron! I drove the Burr Trail in my Jeep many years ago on my way to Lake Powell. It was a day or two after a rain and once I hit the clay section I couldn't shift to second gear in 4WD without losing total control on the bentonite. Thank God this was a flat stretch of road. Once at the lake, I drove into it to try and wash the clay off with no success. After a few days in the hot sun (we were on a houseboat), the clay dried out and fell off in chunks as I drove. Took a few miles throw it off the rims and get the tires to balance out. Powerful stuff! Thanks for introducing Elgin too!!
Thank you for the information. I've always been interested in geology and the forming of contours on land. From Wisc; went to live in Wyo. for about 5 yrs., in Lander. My son has been scouring the region out as far as Dickie Springs, from the Tabernacle Buttes and back to Cedar Ridge. Such beauty and geological finds
Just discovered your channel - absolutely love your video’s explaining geology! And great drone work by your brother! Looking forward to watching more 😊
You have gone and done it again. One more great video, thanks a bunch. Along with Nick Zentner you guys put out some material which is just fascinating. Cheers!
Great content and educational information, truly appreciate it. Out here in Western New York we use bentonite to seal leaking ponds. It is surprisingly expensive it used to be much cheaper. I think we are paying about a dollar a pound now. I love all of your geology lessons.
Never seen this formation before, fascinating. I am 78 and finally getting serious about geology after a lifetime studying general, natural history. Thanks for your time, effort and knowledge.
I knew the inland sea existed but wasn’t aware of how deep it would have been. I rock hound between SD and AZ and are about to go full time! Thanks for the videos. The geology lessons are hard to come by.🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hi Myron, I have just started watching your videos. I have always thought it would be great to take a field geology class. It's really wonderful to go along with you and have you discuss the geological formations with so much enthusiasm. I can see why you love Wyoming! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Susan
Thank you so much for the video sir, i was eagerly waiting for the next topic you would pick and you didn't disappoint us as usual. I really appreciate your work ,more power to you. 🙏
I used to know a little bit about bentonite, now I know more. One thing I'm curious about is the fact that the bentonite deposits on your side of the basin are much more pure and economically viable than those on my side (Cody). Based on your inland sea map, I'm guessing that the western side of the basin was beachfront property at the time and the deposits on the eastern side were filtered/dissolved by sea water. That would seem to explain why our side appears to be calcium based and your side sodium based. Am I barking up the right tree? Thanks for another great video!
Decades ago, I had a geology teacher in middle school who was one of those passionate teachers, and we couldn't help but become extremely interested in the subject. I get the same feeling watching those videos: I have no doubt the passion shown here could influence a few people to join this profession.
This is absolutely fascinating. As an amateur rock/ mineral enthusiast, i can't remember the last time i was so captivated by a geologist speaking. Actually, i think it was a baker city mining video that was probably a vhs tape, (Shout out to Brian!) Anywho, you definitely deserve a like and a sub! Can't wait to see what else is on your channel!
Myron, Your passion is a great thing to see. Ill bet youre an amazing educator in the classroom. I believe the world needs far more educators as passionate about their craft as you are yours.
Thanks guys. Very educational. I am in Australia and love seeing your beautiful US landscapes with the bonus of learning how they came about. Easy to understand even for the non geologically gifted. :-)
We parked on a bentonite deposit from mining activities. Rock solid. While surveying a sprinkle of rain came through. Not even enough for us to pull out our rain gear. We got back to the vehicle and the substrate had gotten wet enough the tires had no traction. Vehicle wouldn’t even rock. We tried every trick (branches, mats under the tires, using levers, weighing down back end, etc). Nearest tree/log too far away for winch. Finally had to walk down the dirt road to ask a municipal work crew to pull us out with their backhoe. They laughed. We were the third vehicle that week to get stuck. Lesson learned. Never did that again no matter how sunny and dry it was.
As soon as you added water to that material I instantly knew it was bentonite! I used to work for a utility company installing underground power, gas, sewer and water lines with a directional drill and we used thousands of pounds of it every year to lubricate the drill and the utility we would pull back underground through our drill hole. It's an amazing substance and is environmentally friendly opposed to using an oil based lubricant!
I love your simplistic form of teaching that even a child can understand what you are talking about with geology. It can make my job easier as a homeschool teacher. If I can get my grandson's attention with these videos and then taking adventures in the field maybe he'll be a geologist when he grows up.
Lot of people here have heard that Hart Mountain got there because it actually slid down from high country near Yellowstone. If you told me it slid down on the Bentonite I sure would believe it.
My question is what caused the uplift that created the 45deg bed tilt? and when was it? I am more familiar with the Colorado Plateau region and I was always amazed me how stable that region has been for hundreds of millions of years. I most places in Southern Utah, you can follow the rock layers and they remain fairly horizontal, create breathtaking landscapes.
For the first time today I stumbled across your channel, after viewing I know that I am headed down a rabbit hole where I am going to be both educated and entertained. Thanks in advance for both.
I really enjoy your approach explaining the processes of how formations came to be. I wonder if you've ever been to Death Valley. I have been exploring that area since I went there with my explorer post when I was 14 in 1973. Lots there to ponder.
When you described the properties of bentonite, I knew what it was, cause the well drillers used it to seal around my well pipe to keep the surface water from seaping down into my well. Thanks, so very interesting and educational. Wish my geology teacher was as fun to listen to.
That was really well done. Building one simple observation onto the next, with just enough detail and science to fill out a very informative picture. Thank you.
Wow, Myron that's a beautiful formation, apparently hidden in that little canyon. Nice drone shots (I'll check out your brother's channel). I could tell it was Bentonite when you walked up close to it, and I know from exploring to keep away from Bentonite roads when it's wet or about to be - but I had NO IDEA that it could absorb that much water, or WHY it got so slick. SERIOUSLY educational and a lot of FUN to know!
I certainly learned a lot about bentonite. I did not know about its expansion quality. My friend used it as a means to stop leaks in ponds for raising fish. Brilliant! I wonder if I can use it to stop water from coming into my basement. Thanks for the info, great video!
I drove it around in a big truck. We brought some pre made mats of it all the way to Texas so they could have a bottom leak proof barrier for a landfill. A lot of people here will know if this idea of yours works, and how to do it
This was a very exciting video to watch. I couldn't help but get enthusiastic about each topic because the story on how the flat irons came to be is absolutely riveting. Now, If I had teachers like you, I'd have gone to school until they forced me to leave; that's how much fun it is to *learn something new every day of the year.* That it my philosophy and I live by it always. Watching you get so excited about geology made me excited to see each new thing you were about to show us. My dad of 90 years old, who I lost in 2020, was a self-made man, an amateur geologist. He had your passion for the work, but he had four kids to feed when my mom left, so he went into business instead. He remained as dedicated to science as he could be while taking care of us. Thank you Mr. Cook for captivating my imagination and intellect. I have subscribed to all your videos!
can I say how I enjoy your enlightened videos. Just before you mentioned the name of bentonite, I said the same words. I used it to line reedbeds as a water proof layer. Dusty stuff, but it worked really well. I have a general understanding of geology. It is always good to go look and find out more. The concept that rock has a story, is not what people consider. But when we do tell those stories, we are all fascinated by them. Thank you
I was born and grew up in eastern Montana. As kids we called this material "Gumbo." When it gets wet, it becomes so slick that you can't drive on it. When it dries and you drive on it it turns into a fine, choking dust.
I'm absolutely loving everything I've seen from this channel since finding it recently. Since you mentioned the camera work by Elgin, I'd like to mention how it actually gives me a juxtaposition feel watching Myron walk around doing his thing with minimal tools and conservative editing, combined with the elegant camera work via drone. Very professional and fun combo there. Also, that is similar to the charm in Myron, how he is able to make such a fun experience while including quite a lot of technical data... and when he pulled out the whiteboard, I WAS SO THERE FOR IT!
Wow! What I'd give to go with you, Myron, to some of the geological sites you have been to and listen to you talk passionately about your work and what you have found. I have gained incredible knowledge in just these 17 mins. You explain it very simply as to what it is and add just enough to entice us to want more. Glad I found your channel.
I was first introduced to bentonite working in the field for a consulting firm. Client was using it to seal boreholes. I always thought it was a synthetic material. Interesting stuff!
Very, very interesting. Hello Elgin ! I watch your Wyoming Jeepers religiously ! Had no idea Myron and you are brothers ! Myron, your videos are the best in explaining Wyoming geology so that a non-geologist like myself can understand better, keep up the great work !
This is the second of your videos that I have watched. You and your brother do a tremendous job! And the subject is fascinating! Can't wait for more videos!! Thanks!
I gotta say, your videos are well made, easy to understand and really interesting! I'm happy to have found your channel. I'm an avid learner of anything geology related, so much so that at age 32 I decided to change careers completely and starting geology studies.
I got my BS in Geology in 1985. I went on to do healthcare, but always liked geology. Now that I'm semi-retired, I'm getting back to geology. Passed the ASBOG FG test last year. Your videos are very helpful in my re-education in geology. Thanks!
Myron, I doubt you will read this comment as this video is 2 years old; I just want you to know how fun this is for me, particularly how joyous you become when your talking of something super cool. It's all very cool. Thanks so much! Respect, sir.
Dear Mr. Cook, I just finished watching this and the gigantic landslide on my TV (where I'm unable to leave a comment. So here I am on my computer to tell you how much my son and I enjoy your geology programs. I never knew before what the flatirons were or that they were bentonite (I use a little myself on my face). And the gigantic slide. It's so HUGE that without your descriptions I never would have grasped it. The amazing things that have happened before we all even existed! We thank you and your brother, Elgin, for sharing this information with us in such an interesting format, we love the beautiful maps and descriptive whiteboard details. The lovely hikes and drone films really give us a feel for where it happened. My family crossed the southern part of the west when in 1959 but in the back seat through most of it as I was nine years old. We will be checking out Wyoming Jeepers this evening. Happy Halloween!😃
this reminds me of reading Edward Rutherfurd's historical fiction. effortless, nay, enjoyable learning of past processes. the drone is just a fantastic tool for showing the larger scale features. thanks, gents.
Absolutely love your videos! I took a geology class in high school & have been fascinated ever since. Your knowledge & expertise coupled with your amazing ability to capture your audience whilst teaching us is simply amazing! I've always wanted to visit WY. Here in the Midwest (IN) we have some cool features stock structures but nothing close to what you have. So I'm so glad I found your channel & look forward to learning more! Looking forward to the next one! Also subbed to Elgins channel & looking forward to their videos as well!
I really enjoy your work and have always been fascinated by the rocks, I was invited to join my local college geology student group for their annual trip to big bend national park years ago, it was so much fun and got to see so many natural wonders! Thank you for the explanations and the gorgeous scenery drone footage...
Thank you. I loved this video. I learned tonight some very cool stuff. Wish more people would get into this and see all our planet has. Maybe they would have respect for what we've been given!
As a geology student, I find your videos to be some best i've ever seen. Love your enthusiasm Mr. Cook! Its definitely contagious.
as an old man with a lifelong passion for learning, i fully support and agree with your message. 😊
(have yourself a great day, and *_NEVER_* stop being curious!)
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII same here
@@JohnLeePettimoreIII Have you heard of the Keystone pattern and Cracks in Theory by Andrew Hall yet? Its got some amazing content Im thinking most were never taught.
As a geologist with 20+ years experience, I agree
Ditto.🎉
You're like if Bob Ross and Fred Rogers were combined into a geology teacher. Love the pure passion and gentle disposition you have when exploring and explaining nature.
Thank you!
This is definitely a part of your amazing gift as a human. You are such a delightful; incredible teacher!!! Thank you, so much for sharing you with us🤎💚🧡💜🩵@@myroncook
Although I could listen to you talk for hours, the shorter time format makes your videos a lot more accessible. I appreciate all the hard work you put in to them and I feel honored to watch them for free
these are caused by wave forms of planetary scale electrical discharges.
Agreed.
Hi Myron, I'm so glad to have found your channel. I only took one geology class in college, but have never lost interest in these large earth processes that occur over the eons, and the rocks and formations produced. Also, you obviously love what you do, as you are a very pleasant teacher to watch. I hope you'll grace us with many episodes to come!
Thank you, Sparrow. I hope to do more.
I've never heard of or see anything like those flat irons before. Really fascinating. Thanks Myron for finding and sharing these unique landscapes. Thanks Elgin for helping out with the drone footage. Absolutely loving this channel. Take care gentlemen.
Glad you enjoyed it
Yet, he fails to mention the state he's in, so that no one can go there to experience it.
Myron! Thank you so much for making such value-packed and perfectly organized videos that do nothing short of completely hijacking a curious mind. Please keep these kinds of videos coming, I think more people love this stuff than you may realize. Your efforts just might spark the right person to do something truly great with the doors that you open. Thanks!
Thank you, Jake. I'll try to hijack more minds!
You and your brother seem like being out in the middle of nowhere is your natural habitat.
Happily hijacked. 🙋♀️ 😊👍
You are a great teacher: though I left my geology career years ago to pursue other adventures I still love to learn about it as much as I did in college! I still hunt for fossils and I love figuring out stratigraphic sections in natural exposures; I’m so lucky to have found your channel!!
Wow, thank you!
Myron, I'm really enjoying these pieces of Wyoming geological history. What interesting stuff, that bentonite. I never knew something like that existed. Once again, I never knew that ash could be transformed. Wyoming grows more and more interesting as you share your knowledge. Thank you both for your efforts to bring such knowledge and beauty to the layman. You guys are rock-stars! (Pun intended) 😉
Thank you for your feedback!
Large amounts of bentonite is used in drilling mud to adjust viscosity. Relative small amounts can change a mix from being like water to the consistency of porridge and anything in between.
If you like geology, physics and just questioning things in general. You might check out Mudfossil University on youtube. They have a different take on what this formation may really be. Shines a light and fresh perspective on many odd geologic formations.
@@OGDooshbagg Really. Free energy, dragon fossil and more like it is not what I would base anything on.
@@myroncook Roger from mudfossil University will say this is a dragon. 😭🇮🇪 Thanks for your beautiful video.
I love that you provide us with (virtual) access to these super unique, remote outcrops. Great job presenting. And yes, Ron Blakey/Deep Time Maps are the absolute best in paleogeography!
Thank you, Avana. Ron Blakey was my advisor for my Masters Degree. He is a great field geologist.
Thank you for taking the time and effort to produce, make, and educate us.
I live along the southern shores of Lake Ontario and am fascinated by rocks and stones. I have rocks in my gardens & stones sprinkled throughout my house that I have picked up from near & far. Some contain fossils. But for the most part, they are marvelously beautiful mysteries to me.
I have often been amazed at the amount of knowledge regarding the Universe that geologists have. I am glad to have found your channel and look forward to learning more.
Never been to Wyoming, but I’m enjoying these videos a lot - and the drone footage adds so much to them.
Glad you like them!
Myron, your videos are first class, and thank you for all the prep work, and attention to detail, as well as your presentation and manner of teaching is top notch! I lived in Sheridan Wyoming for a while, in the '80's; and just loved going out on the sage country and enjoying the beauty of Wyoming. I am a geology hobbyist. Again many thanks!
You are very welcome
Your videos are way more interesting than 90% of my geology classes ever were while I was at UT geology school decades ago!
I am really enjoying these videos. I’m an English woman who lived in New Mexico for a couple of years in the 80s. I love these amazing landscapes and it’s so good to hear how they evolved.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Myron for adding to my continuing education of the geology of the Bighorn Basin. Having lived and worked in Cody, one of our part time employees displaced from the oil patch was a geologist. He always provided a wealth of geological information on our travels around the basin. As a hunter,gather you have stepped into providing the continuing education I have been missing now living in Billings.
Your welcome, Robert
Crazy, this is the best explanatory geology / archaeology lesson I have ever heard. If you were a professor I would go back to college just to take your class. Thanks.
Wow, thanks!
Have you done any videos on a phelsmere? I find them quite interesting and know where you can find one in the northern states if it interests you.
I'm really enjoying your Wyoming geology shows. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching!
Myron! First time viewer here. This is quality. What you do is important, educating and entertaining. Very well produced. The video/audio quality, drone shots information and personality are great. I wish all the best for this channel! Let's rip open the algorithm with your content.
Much appreciated!
Wow, I didn't know I wanted a geology lesson, but I'm thankful that I got one. Thank you very much❤
I grew up in KY where they produced pink bentonite. So glad to understand how it forms. Great work as usual!
Thanks for watching!
I remember hearing about bentonite as a kid. I seem to remember it being in relation to the gumbo mud in north central Montana. You don't even drive on the dirt roads when it rains. Our son tried to ride a bike through some and it took hours to clean the bike!
I enjoy your videos. They help to explain a lot about what I see as I drive the roads across Wyoming. I think I have driven every paved road in Wyoming during my travels between Colorado and Montana over the last 50+ years.
I hope you continue to drive and enjoy.
Wow…I’m so glad I found your channel. I’m a Biologist by day BUT a closeted Geologist at heart! I absolutely LOVE your video. I found my “love” for geology as an undergraduate in NJ when a professor had us digging around in the NAVESINK Formation. Thank you for this video. Excellent job and Cheers!
Awesome! Thank you!
I first visited Wyoming last year and find it fascinating, like many places out west the geology is on display and wonderous!
I love this channel. You do such a great job. As an environmental geologist, I’ve used tons of bentonite for sealing boreholes, monitoring wells, and extraction wells, so I’m very familiar with its properties. Definitely not something you’d want to be driving on if it gets wet!!!
You have an interesting background.
Watching your YT channel Myron as well as Shawn Willsey and Nick Zentner I now more now about geology than
ever before. Your presentations are all awesome! This coming from a guy who lives in the Chicago area. Much thanks
for sharing your knowledge !
Wow, thanks
Great work by you and your brother. I am really enjoying your channel ! Thanks for doing this.
Thank you, Michael
Mr. Cook, as an avid amateur paleontologist, I'm thoroughly enjoying your channel and content. Please do an in-depth series of videos on the geological history and Eocene fossils (both marine and plant) of the Green River formation. Thank you for your work and field expeditions. All the best from North Carolina.
Great suggestion!
Thanks for walking us through the majesty of nature!
Glad you enjoyed it
There are beautiful bentonite hills in Cathedral Valley, Capitol Reef. Thanks for the beautiful lecture, Professor. ❤️🙂
My pleasure!
One of my favorite places.
@@thesjkexperience Same here. Happy Holidays!
Thank you Myron. My wife and I went to a botanical garden that had an assortment of beautiful plants. But I seemed to be more interested in the rocks strewn around the area. I am humbled by the fact that a pebble that appeared to be encased in cement is actually evidence of possibly a landslide of rocks that were buried in sediment millions of years ago. And more impressive is the fact that that process originated somewhere in the ocean that is now 50 miles away and the sea level about 800 ft lower than where I'm standing.
It's hard to imagine all the amazing earth history
If the ocean is now 50 feet away from this area it suggest that the ocean isnt rising as climate alarmists are constantly claiming - but the land is rising and some is sinking. 🤔
I became a geologist whenever I go fishing on the river thanks to your channel. Appreciate all the incredible insight.
This river was formed by glacial melt waters that cut and scoured its way through the bedrock. It isn't some awe inspiring feature but it's gorgeous, fascinating and local.
The ponds near us are actually kettle ponds and I had no idea what those were until the last couple years. Now whenever I tell people how those ponds were formed they're usually pretty surprised. No one thinks about the glaciers, or part of them at least, that were once in their very own backyard.
That's neat!
Thank you very much, Myron, for these interesting explanations, and to your brother for the video work. Watching landscapes in detail is truly like reading Earth's history. Greetings from Germany.
I've been looking for a channel like this for years... especially after moving back to CO. You do an excellent job and fill a largely empty part of my brain that craves this information. Thank you!
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you gentlemen for your time and effort to share and further our education. I love the science of geology and the story it writes across time. Myron, your teaching style is smooth and easy. Keep after it, you arel building a great channel.Subscribed!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Myron, very instructive viideo.
Feels like popcorn in hand but how does it feel in mouth
Thanks again Myron! I drove the Burr Trail in my Jeep many years ago on my way to Lake Powell. It was a day or two after a rain and once I hit the clay section I couldn't shift to second gear in 4WD without losing total control on the bentonite. Thank God this was a flat stretch of road. Once at the lake, I drove into it to try and wash the clay off with no success. After a few days in the hot sun (we were on a houseboat), the clay dried out and fell off in chunks as I drove. Took a few miles throw it off the rims and get the tires to balance out. Powerful stuff! Thanks for introducing Elgin too!!
I LOVE the Burr Trail but I've never driven it in the mud!
The stories are like fishing stories, but they say your tires will just gather it and get bigger and bigger.
I’ve learned more in the first few minutes about geology from your video than any other geology-related content on TH-cam! Earned my sub! Thanks!👏🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you for the information. I've always been interested in geology and the forming of contours on land. From Wisc; went to live in Wyo. for about 5 yrs., in Lander. My son has been scouring the region out as far as Dickie Springs, from the Tabernacle Buttes and back to Cedar Ridge. Such beauty and geological finds
Just discovered your channel - absolutely love your video’s explaining geology! And great drone work by your brother! Looking forward to watching more 😊
Welcome aboard!
I've just discovered Mr Myron & am really enjoying his teachings. Myron is calm & explains things brilliantly especially to a novice like me. Love it
You have gone and done it again. One more great video, thanks a bunch. Along with Nick Zentner you guys put out some material which is just fascinating. Cheers!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That really blew my mind, man i cannot get enough of these videos. how interesting. i had no idea this stuff even existed
Thank you so much
Great content and educational information, truly appreciate it. Out here in Western New York we use bentonite to seal leaking ponds. It is surprisingly expensive it used to be much cheaper. I think we are paying about a dollar a pound now.
I love all of your geology lessons.
Thank you for watching, Todd.
Never seen this formation before, fascinating. I am 78 and finally getting serious about geology after a lifetime studying general, natural history. Thanks for your time, effort and knowledge.
I knew the inland sea existed but wasn’t aware of how deep it would have been. I rock hound between SD and AZ and are about to go full time! Thanks for the videos. The geology lessons are hard to come by.🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thank you!
I didn't think I was interested in geology! Thanks for teaching
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I really enjoy the content and conversation. Keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
I really appreciate these videos. Nice work! 👍🏻
Hi Myron, I have just started watching your videos. I have always thought it would be great to take a field geology class. It's really wonderful to go along with you and have you discuss the geological formations with so much enthusiasm. I can see why you love Wyoming! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Susan
Welcome aboard!
Thank you so much for the video sir, i was eagerly waiting for the next topic you would pick and you didn't disappoint us as usual. I really appreciate your work ,more power to you. 🙏
Thanks!
Nice to meet you Elgin. I'm so happy for this channel, thanks for sharing your vast knowledge and expertise with us. Subbed to Wyoming Jeepers.
I used to know a little bit about bentonite, now I know more. One thing I'm curious about is the fact that the bentonite deposits on your side of the basin are much more pure and economically viable than those on my side (Cody). Based on your inland sea map, I'm guessing that the western side of the basin was beachfront property at the time and the deposits on the eastern side were filtered/dissolved by sea water. That would seem to explain why our side appears to be calcium based and your side sodium based. Am I barking up the right tree? Thanks for another great video!
I'm thinking the Cody side is too close to the ancient shoreline and gets lots of contamination from sediment shed off the highlands.
Decades ago, I had a geology teacher in middle school who was one of those passionate teachers, and we couldn't help but become extremely interested in the subject.
I get the same feeling watching those videos: I have no doubt the passion shown here could influence a few people to join this profession.
This is absolutely fascinating. As an amateur rock/ mineral enthusiast, i can't remember the last time i was so captivated by a geologist speaking. Actually, i think it was a baker city mining video that was probably a vhs tape, (Shout out to Brian!)
Anywho, you definitely deserve a like and a sub! Can't wait to see what else is on your channel!
Wow, thank you!
Myron,
Your passion is a great thing to see. Ill bet youre an amazing educator in the classroom. I believe the world needs far more educators as passionate about their craft as you are yours.
Thanks guys. Very educational. I am in Australia and love seeing your beautiful US landscapes with the bonus of learning how they came about. Easy to understand even for the non geologically gifted. :-)
Great to hear!
We parked on a bentonite deposit from mining activities. Rock solid. While surveying a sprinkle of rain came through. Not even enough for us to pull out our rain gear. We got back to the vehicle and the substrate had gotten wet enough the tires had no traction. Vehicle wouldn’t even rock. We tried every trick (branches, mats under the tires, using levers, weighing down back end, etc). Nearest tree/log too far away for winch. Finally had to walk down the dirt road to ask a municipal work crew to pull us out with their backhoe. They laughed. We were the third vehicle that week to get stuck. Lesson learned. Never did that again no matter how sunny and dry it was.
Interesting!
As soon as you added water to that material I instantly knew it was bentonite! I used to work for a utility company installing underground power, gas, sewer and water lines with a directional drill and we used thousands of pounds of it every year to lubricate the drill and the utility we would pull back underground through our drill hole. It's an amazing substance and is environmentally friendly opposed to using an oil based lubricant!
I love your simplistic form of teaching that even a child can understand what you are talking about with geology. It can make my job easier as a homeschool teacher. If I can get my grandson's attention with these videos and then taking adventures in the field maybe he'll be a geologist when he grows up.
I fished for paddlefish on the Missouri River north of Lewistown, Mt. and I got a very good introduction to bentonite clay. A most devilish substance.
Would love to hear that story.
@@garyb6219 The story of Bentonite clay is a sad story of stuck trucks.
Lot of people here have heard that Hart Mountain got there because it actually slid down from high country near Yellowstone. If you told me it slid down on the Bentonite I sure would believe it.
My question is what caused the uplift that created the 45deg bed tilt? and when was it? I am more familiar with the Colorado Plateau region and I was always amazed me how stable that region has been for hundreds of millions of years. I most places in Southern Utah, you can follow the rock layers and they remain fairly horizontal, create breathtaking landscapes.
Part of the Rocky Mountain Uplift. It is on the flank of small fold.
How amazing that is ! I love your videos, Sir. You speak gently. Thanks.
You are very welcome
For the first time today I stumbled across your channel, after viewing I know that I am headed down a rabbit hole where I am going to be both educated and entertained. Thanks in advance for both.
I really enjoy your approach explaining the processes of how formations came to be. I wonder if you've ever been to Death Valley. I have been exploring that area since I went there with my explorer post when I was 14 in 1973. Lots there to ponder.
That would be a great place to go!
When you described the properties of bentonite, I knew what it was, cause the well drillers used it to seal around my well pipe to keep the surface water from seaping down into my well. Thanks, so very interesting and educational. Wish my geology teacher was as fun to listen to.
Thanks for watching, Jay.
I ordered some bentonite years ago, fun to play around with. I'm happy to find your channel, loved learning the processes behind bentonite!
That was really well done. Building one simple observation onto the next, with just enough detail and science to fill out a very informative picture. Thank you.
Great feedback!
Wow, Myron that's a beautiful formation, apparently hidden in that little canyon. Nice drone shots (I'll check out your brother's channel).
I could tell it was Bentonite when you walked up close to it, and I know from exploring to keep away from Bentonite roads when it's wet or about to be - but I had NO IDEA that it could absorb that much water, or WHY it got so slick. SERIOUSLY educational and a lot of FUN to know!
Thank you, Larry
I certainly learned a lot about bentonite. I did not know about its expansion quality. My friend used it as a means to stop leaks in ponds for raising fish. Brilliant! I wonder if I can use it to stop water from coming into my basement. Thanks for the info, great video!
Glad it was helpful!
I drove it around in a big truck. We brought some pre made mats of it all the way to Texas so they could have a bottom leak proof barrier for a landfill. A lot of people here will know if this idea of yours works, and how to do it
Now I remember why Geography was my favorite subject at high school.
This was a very exciting video to watch. I couldn't help but get enthusiastic about each topic because the story on how the flat irons came to be is absolutely riveting.
Now, If I had teachers like you, I'd have gone to school until they forced me to leave; that's how much fun it is to *learn something new every day of the year.* That it my philosophy and I live by it always.
Watching you get so excited about geology made me excited to see each new thing you were about to show us. My dad of 90 years old, who I lost in 2020, was a self-made man, an amateur geologist. He had your passion for the work, but he had four kids to feed when my mom left, so he went into business instead. He remained as dedicated to science as he could be while taking care of us.
Thank you Mr. Cook for captivating my imagination and intellect. I have subscribed to all your videos!
Thank you for your story! Love it
can I say how I enjoy your enlightened videos. Just before you mentioned the name of bentonite, I said the same words. I used it to line reedbeds as a water proof layer. Dusty stuff, but it worked really well. I have a general understanding of geology. It is always good to go look and find out more. The concept that rock has a story, is not what people consider. But when we do tell those stories, we are all fascinated by them. Thank you
Thanks for sharing!
I was born and grew up in eastern Montana. As kids we called this material "Gumbo." When it gets wet, it becomes so slick that you can't drive on it. When it dries and you drive on it it turns into a fine, choking dust.
Neat story
I'm absolutely loving everything I've seen from this channel since finding it recently. Since you mentioned the camera work by Elgin, I'd like to mention how it actually gives me a juxtaposition feel watching Myron walk around doing his thing with minimal tools and conservative editing, combined with the elegant camera work via drone. Very professional and fun combo there. Also, that is similar to the charm in Myron, how he is able to make such a fun experience while including quite a lot of technical data... and when he pulled out the whiteboard, I WAS SO THERE FOR IT!
Thank you!
Great video, learned a lot. I really appreciate that you take the time to explain geological features in such detail.
Wow! What I'd give to go with you, Myron, to some of the geological sites you have been to and listen to you talk passionately about your work and what you have found. I have gained incredible knowledge in just these 17 mins. You explain it very simply as to what it is and add just enough to entice us to want more. Glad I found your channel.
I was first introduced to bentonite working in the field for a consulting firm. Client was using it to seal boreholes. I always thought it was a synthetic material. Interesting stuff!
Neat
I just love your science, style and appreciate you and your😀team
Very, very interesting. Hello Elgin ! I watch your Wyoming Jeepers religiously ! Had no idea Myron and you are brothers ! Myron, your videos are the best in explaining Wyoming geology so that a non-geologist like myself can understand better, keep up the great work !
Thank you, Robert.
I am from Scotland and have visited Wyoming a couple of times and saw many amazing and beautiful things. Your videos are fascinating. Thank you.
Myron I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos . Way better than anything on TV. Please keep your content coming.
Wow, thanks
I agree.
I've done a lot of archaeology for bentonite mining in WY, there are usually sites nearby.
Nice to see your field work!
Thank you, TH-cam, for suggesting this channel!
Welcome!
This is the second of your videos that I have watched. You and your brother do a tremendous job! And the subject is fascinating! Can't wait for more videos!! Thanks!
Wow, thank you!
I gotta say, your videos are well made, easy to understand and really interesting! I'm happy to have found your channel. I'm an avid learner of anything geology related, so much so that at age 32 I decided to change careers completely and starting geology studies.
I'm glad to hear that!
I am astonished. I've never heard of this stuff and it's really amazing. Thank you for going into the details.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Elgin for those awesome drone perspectives. You guys make a great team.
I got my BS in Geology in 1985. I went on to do healthcare, but always liked geology. Now that I'm semi-retired, I'm getting back to geology. Passed the ASBOG FG test last year. Your videos are very helpful in my re-education in geology. Thanks!
Myron, I doubt you will read this comment as this video is 2 years old; I just want you to know how fun this is for me, particularly how joyous you become when your talking of something super cool. It's all very cool.
Thanks so much!
Respect, sir.
Thank you, Eileen!
Dear Mr. Cook, I just finished watching this and the gigantic landslide on my TV (where I'm unable to leave a comment. So here I am on my computer to tell you how much my son and I enjoy your geology programs. I never knew before what the flatirons were or that they were bentonite (I use a little myself on my face). And the gigantic slide. It's so HUGE that without your descriptions I never would have grasped it. The amazing things that have happened before we all even existed! We thank you and your brother, Elgin, for sharing this information with us in such an interesting format, we love the beautiful maps and descriptive whiteboard details. The lovely hikes and drone films really give us a feel for where it happened. My family crossed the southern part of the west when in 1959 but in the back seat through most of it as I was nine years old. We will be checking out Wyoming Jeepers this evening. Happy Halloween!😃
Thank you for sharing your story and thanks for watching, Mary.
this reminds me of reading Edward Rutherfurd's historical fiction. effortless, nay, enjoyable learning of past processes.
the drone is just a fantastic tool for showing the larger scale features. thanks, gents.
Thanks!
Absolutely love your videos! I took a geology class in high school & have been fascinated ever since. Your knowledge & expertise coupled with your amazing ability to capture your audience whilst teaching us is simply amazing! I've always wanted to visit WY. Here in the Midwest (IN) we have some cool features stock structures but nothing close to what you have. So I'm so glad I found your channel & look forward to learning more! Looking forward to the next one! Also subbed to Elgins channel & looking forward to their videos as well!
Thank you so much for your story and feedback!
Thank you for sharing your discovery with us and allowing us to be a part of it. Magnificent
I really enjoy your work and have always been fascinated by the rocks, I was invited to join my local college geology student group for their annual trip to big bend national park years ago, it was so much fun and got to see so many natural wonders! Thank you for the explanations and the gorgeous scenery drone footage...
Thank you. I loved this video. I learned tonight some very cool stuff. Wish more people would get into this and see all our planet has. Maybe they would have respect for what we've been given!
I love learning things I feel like I have learned before but at a lesser degree. You explain things beautifully
Nice teacher and informative vedio