A. 'Decades By Color'

[@bigskybob]

Appreciate that callout of how diverse the audience is and encouraging respectful and open communication in the comments and related communities. Many of us aren’t that into the geology, but it’s the culture of curiosity and learning that’s so refreshing to be a part of.

[@RaeAndTusharOutside]

Starting with a BANG, Nick! Love this format with the curated clips. So excited to learn more about my favorite places to hike through this series!

[@condaisytidman8260]

WOW! What a fantastic start to the new A to Z, I missed watching it live we were celebrating our daughters 21st Birthday. Love the colour scheme, new format and it's my first time joining from Letter A rather than when I joined in February 2024 and then went back to the beginning. So excited to be watching from sunny London, UK will catch up quickly.

[@jackiesoanes5519]

My first time to your channel a friend introduced me to your work. I am a complete newby and finding information that's accessible and informative is great.

[@GoofballGorgon]

I’m an outlier in thatI try to catch up with these alphabets because it helps me understand the inner workings of fictional worlds I create.

[@bigskybob]

I missed a couple days already!! Getting caught up this week to be at pace for live again. Looking forward to another outstanding adventure in geology over the winter. 🌋

[@stephen627]

You Nick Zentner was on fire. Great episode and introductions to all the awesome players you have in upcoming sessions. A lot of hard work put into this stuff. Can’t wait for Saturday morning. :) Shout out to all the Zentnerds out there.

[@Sukisunn]

Nick you have a reputation... Cause of the wonderful thoughtful ways you do and have done things. Every lecture is packed with so much good information. And it's done in a very human way. With a little on the rocks zing... And that's your flair you put into your work and play. I am sure the new format will be great.

[@Sukisunn]

Thank you Central Washington University. For giving Nick so much freedom to bring the love of geology science. To many who can't attend in person. Educating people is a good thing!

[@Sukisunn]

Also Mike is right... When it comes to science frontiers... It is really good to have middle person who can take that raw data. Make the data a bit more public friendly to understand.

[@shirley3419]

Fastening my seat belt and excited to join the ride!

[@derrith1877]

sorry I couldn't catch you live today - I was in class at the Microbiology building on the UW-Madison campus. Studying geology online with you inspired me to start attending classes on campus as a senior guest auditor. So I'll watch in replays when class in person gets in the way of class online! Thank you, Nick!

[@dennk735]

It is going to be a wonderful season!

[@pathorgan8643]

Great Cascadia A to Z kickoff today - colored with community and new science correlations…you gotta love all of this!

[@paulbrallier7028]

On this day, Nov 6 2024, it was a great soothing moment in time to listen to you. Especially nice to revisit “friends” Mike, Erin, Hannah, and WA cascades geology.

[@paulpettit5864]

Nick, this is a great plan. You need to build the geologic history of the Cascades from the beginning, before subduction and formation of Cascade Arc volcanoes. It's going to be a great series.

[@jenniferlevine5406]

I love how you argue with yourself! You are a one of a kind teacher!

[@yukigatlin9358]

Nick the match maker! 😉💞 Love the format💛✨I'm excited!!😃 Thank you, Nick, see you on Saturday at 8am Pacific!!

[@DJDouglasWarden]

Honestly this will be therapeutic for me today. An educational and entertaining distraction. I will likely be rewinding if my mind wanders.

[@JNobleDaggett]

I sadly understand.

[@xwiick]

Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!

[@AnitraN-if6ku]

I love how you've organized this into colors! Your idea definitely helps us visual learners understand.

[@elainejones5109]

Thanks, Nick! It looks like we will have another fabulous series. Looking forward to learning along with you and the fellow viewers.

[@denisee9966]

It's so great to be back into another A-Z series! Thanks for what you do!

[@atypicalmotorcycle752]

Here's another up-vote!

[@barbaraburkhardt2448]

Hello from Guam. The ocean plate to ocean plate subduction zone. Love being able to stream on my time zone.

[@Joe-e4g7q]

Careful, don't walk across the island too fast some person thinks it may tip over lol.

[@Dragrath1]

Note that while the bulk of Siletzia was in the 50's Siletzia magmas and volcanic extend out in time after accretion to the 30's potentially overlapping with the Ohanapecosh based on igneous petrology that is orange with a sustained trickle of blue and green before Siletzia's hot spot magmas went quiet replaced by Camp's adakites in the Yellowstone Hot Spot story. I can't help but feel that overlap is important to that. I'm a bit disappointed we will not get the live interaction with the researchers that was the best part of these series for me. I hope you don't abandon those altogether as they shaped the series with the feedback from one leading and influencing the direction going forward. The thing about the zircons that blows my mind is that they can survive subduction and incorporation into the upper mantle and get brought back up by volcanoes even in the case of volcanoes far from land or active subduction, with ancient Zircons from Hawaii Reunion the Galapagos Rapa Nui millions of years old zircons mixed in with the young stuff some apparently as old as Cambrian age brought up out in the middle of the Pacific. Not as many as the young Zircons but they are crazy durable minerals.

[@Sukisunn]

Nick I am here for the deep dives and the community... My favorite part of the community is the openness. With questions and answers from all who get excited about participating. I end up learning just by paying attention to all that is going on. Dynamic but still very organized.

[@Sukisunn]

If you are autistic and or have ADHD... love geology... Nick you provide a unique well balanced learning platform for many of us. In small words you make it fun to learn for those wanting to learn!

[@FiddleyBits]

Yes, I see what you are doing and I love this format! 😘

[@sharonseal9150]

Great start to the new series, and new format! Your contribution as a teacher and educator and host to this community of Geology Enthusiasts has no peer. It will be interesting to follow down the road how many collaborations have been sparked by geologists in your series, and how many new careers will be launched by students inspired by exposure to your content and enthusiasm for the subject. Thanks for all you do!

[@kathryncase9253]

Happy to join this series from Oklahoma, USA.

[@stevew5212]

Im here for the learning. I like that you use scientific written papers for teaching us. Reading and digesting all those papers gets hard to do. You do it for us and teach us what you learned. You also share the interviews of people who are teaching. Thanks

[@raenbow66]

It's going to be SO interesting...it already is, really. Usually, dates are confusing, but I'm ready and set with this line-up. The papers, videos, and books are already helpful. You've shown us many times already how well you integrate science with stories to learn. Excellent Nick. Thank you!

[@lorenzosegote]

Finally the reveal at exacty 1:00:00 Coincidence? I don't think so. Thanks for the walk down memory lane Nick. I feel that I am part of this tribe. Count me in and maybe squeeze Mt. Hood into the story for all of us in the shadow of Mt. Hood :)

[@robdiesel2876]

Great first episode professor!!! I love both Mike's, and Hannah's enthusiasm about informing the public about these projects. Both are a wealth of knowledge, and I can't wait for more!!!

[@diannapedersen9065]

You hit it right on the nose, I’d start out watching the first few letters, then life made me miss a week and then it got too overwhelming thinking I have 20 hours to watch in order to catch up and gave up. Hopefully this year will let me jump around since I’ll know which color you’re talking about and how it’ll relate to your decades

[@hertzer2000]

Odin The Cat and I can't wait for this! Hope everyone enjoys a nice, cool cup of puddin sometime this week! Love you all.

[@clarkb13]

Watching the replay from Mansfield UK😊

[@teddwayne]

WOOHOO Doc Nick! I was in The Gorge when you recorded this. Just west of The Dallesport Wa. d id some great exploring and looking at many rocks.I had forgotten my Washington roadside geology book :( Had a great time regardless. Thank you again for educating me,nice to go out to these places with a bit of info :) The weather here was awesome to go out in these early November days!

[@SpaceDraggon]

Enjoyed this video...like I have enjoyed all of your videos. Thank you for giving me the motivation to get my knees replaced.

[@AvanaVana]

Omg, I am such a twin peaks/david lynch fan (and portlandia)…Kyle McLaughlin…how amazing! 🤩

[@nohandle257]

Objective met ! In SPADES ! I'm primed and anticipating a great A to Z. I can't chat. I must have angered the you tube gods somehow. Or since I signed up for Premium there's some setting I can't find. Anyway, I'll be here most episodes. reed Scott

[@davec9244]

Got to catch up determined to stay on top this time. You do so much, work so hard that the least I could do thank you so much.

[@maxinee1267]

As a viewer I really enjoyed learning about Geology 101, I listened mostly, tried reading some of the in depth papers and quickly put those aside. I was more into your stories they are informative and just right for my old brain, being 81, I watch itchy boots too, because I will only get to see other parts of the world and love what she shoots. I also did all the classes because it was covid and I was isolated, and am still isolated for the most part. even today If I go out among folks I get sick, and its too hard to recover from. I have health issues. so I would rather watch and listen to you nick than television. Now that the election is over, I will be seeking more interesting things to watch and learn from because I wont be watching the news, my nerves can't take it. I love when the geologists come on the show, I try to absorb it. Loved the lecture I watched from Jeff Tepper. that was so much fun. but I may not read and comment on the papers you put up but I like maps I like your colors and I still want to learn more about the cascades, I can't afford trips, don't drive very far myself, so u tube is my channel. I love going on trips with others via U tube. I never had teachers like you when I was in school. I am not a scolor. I am interested in real people and real things, I have lived in many places. Puerto Rico,3 years. newfoundland 3 years, Nantucket 3 years, the Island of Eleuthera 5 years, Hawaii 9 months, Montana 2 years, California 6 or 7 years, Arizona in a mining town is where I was born, Morenci, I love rocks and sea shells. YOu are my to to entertainment. did I tell you I am old. yes 81 went all those places with my Navy husband he listened under the ocean and could pin point the russian submarines. PS. if your wife does not want to be known or recognized please respect that! our own government is going after women today, I have been assualted since the homeless see me as a target now. I have been assualted by men. People are getting to be more viloent these days. I have even been abused by a doctor. in my lifetime, i could have listed myself as one of the me too campaign. we have to fight for respect. Please don't do it.

[@charlesward8196]

I think that the “Decades of Color” are going to be a very useful way of keeping things in context as we move from outcrop to outcrop over the alphabet.

[@slackfish]

I currently think of the Cascades in two groups: current volcanoes and everything that came before. I'm excited to have some structure for the "everything else" by the end of this series.

[@barrydysert2974]

Nick, your excitement is palpable... and contagious. Your color-map is a genius way of making the complex comprehendable. The new format is great. p.s. i'm looking forward to auditing Geology 351 this spring !:-)

[@jacotacomorocco]

I knew a thing or 2 going into last alphabet series, I'm more excited this time around cuz I'm a Cascade noob. Thanks Mr. Z

[@complimentary_voucher]

Agent Cooper is a fan- that's how you know you've really done a thing, Nick.

[@kevsk22]

Really enjoy your videos. Sorry I couldn't watch live, Nick. Im watching from Leicester England

[@guiart4728]

New A to Z series is awesome!!! Love the nostalgia so please bring Larry the Ladder with an iPhone duct taped to it to complete the scene!

[@Isaac-p7z]

Love it I'm stoked Nick . I think the new format will be great I like the timeline and color coded storyline.Im a local guy from Springdale WA and it's fine staying away from the st.Helens and mt Bakers ECT. Personally I'm fascinated with our basement,its different pieces and the roles they play in today's Story. ❤👍✌️

[@craigmccue2841]

You don't need to try to convince me of anything. I'M IN!

[@lucyj1261]

You gutta LOVE IT! A BEAUTIFUL OUTLINE!

[@polishtheday]

Looking forward to the 60 million year history of today’s volcanoes. I’ve seen at least eight of them, though the most impressive to me is Mount Baker. Seeing it steam just as the sun rose over the peak one morning is a moment I’ll never forget.

[@craighoover1495]

Thank you. Wonderfully stitched together episode of clips. Looking forward to this new series. PS. Your color series reminds me of how I was taught comparative vertebrate anatomy (shark, nectarus, cat) by Professor Harry Fritchman at BSU who chalked diagrams on a blackboard beginning 45 minutes to an hour before class started. This resulted in indelible memories of the material for me.

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Just like you did with the exotic terranes, the color gives some sense to me. I love it. I also love the live interviews, but I'm a 101 level 'student', and those are grad level. I learn but not as much as an actual geologist would.

[@jennifermoore2041]

This is exactly how we all should be. Sharing information not hording it for fame and monetary gain.

[@markbrideau588]

Watching while vacationing in Aruba. Thanks Nick.

[@mikegarneau9162]

Replay , Moses Lake WA

[@vanessabrackfield5435]

Catching up the next day. Too late live on a Wednesday for me in Cambridge UK. Thanks so much Nick, it was fabulous.

[@jennifermoore2041]

I'm not always able to make the Livestream but I don't miss them when I can get to your videos. It's FOOD FOR MY BRAIN

[@laurashea-clark3640]

We finally have the chance to watch the replay. Can’t wait!!

[@donallen48]

Every bit as engaging and fascinating in the recorded version as live (to me, anyway). And I somehow love how you vocalize your internal dialog. It could put me off, but instead it's endearing. So it works for me. Thanks Nick!

[@filipisandre]

holy crap, a kyle maclachlan cameo?? talk about worlds collide! you gotta love it!

[@johnturner8286]

Thank you, Matt The Wonder Boy

[@davidfreiboth1360]

The shot of the weather is meaningful for those of us who attended CWU. Hopefully you will add it to the time and date check off you start with.

[@mettenna2635]

Ooooo, I really like that teaser at the end about the Russell Ranch Melange. I don't remember you doing that sort of thing before. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@inqwit1]

Excellent choice of direction for the series. I was hoping the visits to various sites over the last few months and the recent Zoom conversations were going to show up in some manner, and they have. Nice work, and mucho kudos for the editing work. Being excited!

[@ksphinney1]

Cheers to you. So great to start a new series. I'm excited about this one. Would you please put your decades by color on a PDF. Thanks for doing the series, Nick.. I appreciate all the time and effort you put in to doing these. You got me through the Covid pandemic and now I kind of a rough time so you'll get me through it again.

[@mr.morelock]

Bakery ideas: Imagine a Jelly Doughnut made with a marbled (in the cake type) dough. Poke a hole in the top, and you have red lava coming out through the top. With a layer of chocolate frosting to represent earlier lava flows. Sigh... now I want one, but I'm in farmland south of Pocatello, and we don't have a great donut shop out here. Maybe if I raid the leftover Halloween candy I can get by....

[@mr.morelock]

Wouldn't captured zircons stolen from the basement and trapped in the magma be basically tiny little zenoliths?

[@RonSparks2112]

Great intro! I see why you are not doing the modern Cascades here. It's a two semester course, basically. A bit like "American History to 1861" and "American History from 1861 to the Present". Because there's way too much to cover in just three months.

[@lucyj1261]

I GET IT!!

[@johnplong3644]

Watching in Replay 5:00 pm central standard time

[@BlueDawnEnduro]

Knowing the old basement stuff is great! I gives everyone more appreciation of those exposed extinct volcanoes -- peaks, dikes, outcroppings. You can see them too! And how many know half of Western WA was accreated terrane? I didn't 3 months ago. blew my mind.

[@barrydysert2974]

Northern Northern California 35 miles south of Klamath Falls Oregon !:-)

[@mr.morelock]

On the nature of these Malanges... QUESTION: Assuming the inlier rocks were not all crushed when they were laid down... were they mangled and stretched only as they were smushed up against the N. American plate, or were they kneaded by plate forces elsewhere, say under the oceans? Perhaps both? Would there be a way to tell, like cushion basalt vs columns?

[@jimbates621]

What was the gem that you could go out and pick yourself? It was something blue or blue something.

[@gerdjakuszeit6657]

Go for it Nick. The adjusted format is a very good pathway to educate and inspire. As I've followed along these past 4 or so years, my mind rises to the 10,000 mile view of what is happening geo chronological across the entire continent. Erosion on the east coast, basalt flow in the upper Midwest and the entire west coast evolution combined with the Rockies. Might be a PhD project utilizing AI as a tool to map in motion.

[@williewilson8244]

Is there a Reason you split the North Cascades and South Cascades by I-90? Or is it just for education purposes. Such awesome content!!!!!

[@skibum6220]

When it comes to rocks south of the rim rock inlier how far south do you need to go to find older “basement rocks”?

[@hankgraver6934]

All the effective Teachers willing communicators, only 60% of my University Professors were effective Teachers, so Nick never be intimidated by those old profs.

[@thirstfast1025]

"Buried in theses" 😆 Sometimes I'm not sure if Nick is being witty, or if he doesn't realize how witty he's being. LOL!

[@mbvoelker8448]

You've probably seen it by now, but that purple isn't necessarily purple on the camera. I'm seeing a sort of dusty-blue. I've noticed several times photographing my stained glass for sale that purples sometimes react weirdly onscreen. Maybe someone with the graphics/tech knowledge can work in this so it's easy to spot at a glance?

[@Teammizera]

2 hours is fine, I mean 2 weeks became 2 years so 2 hours is pretty much cake

[@Pidxr]

At least someone will be moving the needle going forward

[@Pidxr]

Since you can sort with colors in Excel I would suggest mapping your data onto a spreadsheet in these colors

[@loveistheanswer8137]

Can we sit with the cool kids now. 😅😅

[@philipppietra3399]

No grellow but brownellow

[@nancygilliland4002]

Orcas island

[@robtippin9111]

😎☠✌❤

[@wadehines9971]

Here's an unwelcome criticism. I wish you had used a rainbow scheme for your decades. Why? Because the break between each decade is so arbitrary. Things 8M years apart are joined and things 2M years apart are sharply segregated. If the point is to communicate, and educate, is that arbitrary segregation one that should earn emphasis? Again, I know that criticisms are rough, but there's a science to the use of colors. Maybe reach out to a few people who specialize in the use of colors and consider, now, at the beginning.

[@RichArdhartOrr]

I agree on two counts. Criticisms are unwelcome. And continuous variables ought to be colored like heat maps with semicontinuous gradations.

[@JamieZoeGivens]

The color, Grello? TOO OLD!

[@JNobleDaggett]

I don't want to be inappropriate, but you have a gorgeous wife.

[@CodyScarp-hl9ty]

As a visual thinker, I REALLY appreciate your approach to organizing geologic timelines. I’ve recently started developing my own list-based approach to help me do the same thing for events since the breakup of Pangea, esp. in the PNW and more recently along the western Atlantic. It’s helped tremendously. Kudos to your ability to visualize!

[@RussellSenior]

Dale Cooper! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Cooper

[@johnplong3644]

Watching in Replay 5:00 pm central standard time