Geology of Seattle and the Puget Sound

[@scottweilert80]

Nick is the coolest guy ever. I took a couple of his classes at CWU about 8 years ago. I still tell/show people what I have learned from him almost every single day. What he has taught me has stuck with me. His knowledge is amazing :)

[@charlesbarefoot2229]

I just returned to NJ from an 8 day trip to Olympia and Seattle. All thanks to your videos- I hiked up (partially lol) Mt. Rainier, visited Puget Sound in various locations, went to Snoqualmie Falls, and drove out the Olympic Peninsula. Your videos have sparked a newly found love and respect for geology, particularly the Pacific North West and I have decided to move to the Seattle area to further my education.... Thank you for your videos, I really enjoy the information and you deliver the content in a fantastic way.

[@Ellensburg44]

Terrific! Thanks Chuck. Hope your move goes well.

[@JeffAboularage]

I’m not even a couple of minutes in and I have to pause and say this is seriously cool! I’ve been coming to Seattle for one reason or another, be it family or business since I was a boy, and I’ve always been fascinated by the place… Given my druthers I’d love to live there one day, but alas so expensive! This is truly one of the most beautiful cities on planet Earth… And some of the most unique people too… Cheers from California.

[@andrewgarratt1503]

As someone born and raised in Seattle, I've never known any of this information. Thanks for this

[@scottsfowler]

me neither...always cool to learn something new about your home, right??

[@somebodysomewhere3451]

I live in Seattle too

[@goatonram]

Hey me too 👋

[@jrodthegreat1]

That’s because you’re from Seattle where the rest of the state doesn’t exist.

[@Patrick_Ross]

@@jrodthegreat1 Seattleites are far more likely to travel around the state vs folks from rural areas.

[@StereoSpace]

You know you've watched a good video when you want to know more...

[@Ellensburg44]

That's a nice comment! Thank you.

[@TheLpbrennan]

Because of its hills, Seattle also had cable cars like those still operating in San Francisco. (So did nearby Tacoma, and for the same reason: Hills too steep for trolley cars.) Electric trolleys were used in flatter areas, but the cable cars stayed in use until all streetcars were replaced by buses in 1940 and 41. The last cable line ran on Yesler Way until the summer of 1940. If they had survived past World War II, Seattle's cable cars might have become a tourist attraction like San Francisco's. It should be noted that the cable car on display in the Smithsonian is a grip car from Yesler Way.

[@Ellensburg44]

Good to know.

[@WildwoodClaire1]

I visited Seattle a couple of times in the late 1980s and liked it very much. I had no idea that the ridges like First Hill were drumlins. Thanks! Great video. Glad to see the Farmers Market is still there.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks for watching, Claire. Tom's visuals especially good in this one.

[@RoxnDox]

Look at the area in Google Maps, turn on the Show Terrain option, and the ice features will leap out at you.

[@markrossow6303]

so for Early (White Folks) Seattle, try the book "Pig-Tail Days in Old Seattle" by Sophie Frye Bass, Grand-daughter of Arthur Denny It was "Alki Point" pronounced "alkee" originally, that the Denny Party landed at from the Schooner Exact, but an overland relative had built a still-roofless cabin: "The women wept." Dutch farming Van Asselt and Mapel / Maple families were already around what is now Boeing Field, where the 1860s oxen-wagon grade route of Military Road was later made, Oregon to BC... In 1995 the wife and I were listening to the Mariners baseball game in the Kingdome, as announced by Dave Niehaus, when the earthquake hit Dave ran, leaving an open mic; the crowd gave a deep roar believing they were doomed; Ken Griffey Jr was pointing at his family to run out, "knowing" he could not escape from Center Field~~~ So years later, I watched the Kingdome implosion, where the current Seahawks Stadium stands... Since 2001 Ash Wednesday Earthquake, I was involved in several Seismic Retrofit projects on Seattle buildings, learning a lot about pre-WW2 + pre-Great War construction methods and materials.

[@earnieeveridge]

This dude is great. I love his videos.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Bro!

[@davidparnell5743]

These are great videos! I lived in the Seattle area for 10 years and I have always been fascinated about the geology of the region. You make learning very entertaining! Well done :)

[@KenyaG.]

Lived in South King County for 30 years, and never knew this. Passing this on to my daughter who is a geology major. She'll definitely enjoy this!

[@appleknockerradio9512]

Hey, I took a geology course with Zentner! Ha, very cool. Fun teacher with real passion for the subject matter. He's perfect for this kind of thing. So cool to see this.

[@johnroche9862]

Jeff L I did too! Then I just randomly stumbled on this video today. So cool

[@ceepdublu]

Same! Great prof. 20+ years later, I still remember the lab trip out to learn about the deposits along the Yakima River whenever I drive by.

[@christinaaprilia814]

I enjoyed the video so much and it's informative, thanks!

[@AronRa]

I'll bet you have fun making these.

[@Ellensburg44]

We do! A couple of guys on weekends hiking around with backpacks full of cameras and a microphone. We're usually by ourselves in remote areas, but for this one....let's just say the police outside of Seahawks Stadium wanted some answers.

[@ccmanize]

Nick Zentner Answers for what? You don't need anyone's permission to film in a public place. What exactly did they ask you?

[@Ellensburg44]

It's OK. They were just doing their jobs to keep the area safe.

[@Dr_Churchill]

Thanks. Very compact yet full of history and noteworthy observation.

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

Lived here My whole life and didn't know most of this stuff... Thank you for the education!

[@knteasley]

I LOVE these videos!!

[@margaretmunro3211]

Glad I found your channel, new subscriber, proud Seattlelite.

[@pencilmania1244]

Thank you, it is very helpful for non-native English speaker like me. I have zero knowledge in geology and quiz about Ice Age Floods in two days. Watching video is the best way to get basic understanding of what is this topic about. Especially when I am not familiar with USA map at all.

[@Ellensburg44]

Oksana Pisarenko Hello from the United States. Good luck on your quiz!

[@RedMeansRecording]

This is SO COOL

[@christrevino4754]

This is great information and these are awesome videos, thanks for doing all the hard work just to have the passion to share!THUMBS UP

[@emilyoftheemeraldcity]

SO interesting!!! I've been looking for something just like this, not sure how I finally found but THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! As a 37 year old Seattle native thank you for all the awesome info!!!

[@MrMscotth]

With some major faults esentialy inactive on a 100 year cycle we do not really know what may happen on a longer scale.

[@micahandme8078]

I watched this and your other videos before moving to this amazing beautiful state of Washington. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion.

[@gggreggg]

hello from the eastern end of I-90----Boston Massachusetts. also a highly engineered city. we too have a drumlin field. and a beautiful harbor, the islands of which are the tops of drumlins. most of our drumlins survive though often in altered form. We also have a Beacon Hill, a combined morain and drumlin combined. our state house sits atop the hill which was lowered about 30 feet back in the 1700s and 1800s.... enjoying this channel. I also have long been interested Glacial Lake Missoula and have watched your video on that incredible series of events. Now, back to your videos........

[@Ellensburg44]

Great to hear from you. Thanks for the report 3000 miles east on I-90!

[@cquinn03]

Wow, that was great to watch! I am sending this link to a couple friends. I think it is amazing that we built that stadium on landfill. But since we tend to build stadium every 10 years or so here, (kingdom, key arena, etc) I'm sure there will be another in a few years anyway. haha

[@vancepomerening4794]

Very cool. Thanks. Would love to see you do one on Portland.

[@lorenkittel9459]

excellent video prof. Nick. your recent videos are much more interesting than the old chalkboard days.

[@DerrickWPritchard]

Super cool, thank you for the information

[@Jasper-iu3pv]

Really interesting knowing how the city was formed around the geology of the landscape.

[@Ellensburg44]

+Jasper Thanks for watching.

[@Nobluffbuff]

I love these videos, and thanks for continuing to make them! I will be glued to the I-90 series...I live in northern Idaho, just past Spokane. Been reading books about the ice age and ice dam that let loose all of great lake Missoula, which left a devastating torrent of destruction behind these regions. In my town of Post Falls, we have gravels 600 feet deep along the Rathdrum prairie, and anything native was completely flushed out by the floods.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks for watching. We'll eventually get over to the Spokane area. Much to learn over there....

[@jamesmurray8558]

Boy do I love this city.I stayed in Sedro Woolley. I love my Seahawks. I think about it all the time

[@fr78lzw54]

Thanks for this recommendation! I like Seattle very much and I believe one day this amazing city will become my home.

[@A.R.77]

Nice production!

[@rainesbobo]

This is AWESOME! I love my chosen home in the Seattle area. Glad I found this

[@jetcitysinatra7300]

Nice video thanks for sharing this . . . Very interesting.

[@kbarrett63]

Beautiful 4-wheeling area....mud mountains rocks and streams

[@lilylove2021]

I come from a little green village in England, I find these terrains and Mount Rainier terrifying but also fascinating, love these vids... Sara 🇬🇧 🤗 xxxxxx

[@hgbugalou]

Great video as usual! Keep them coming!

[@Ellensburg44]

Will do, Michael. Thanks!

[@jpstenino]

Old Settler's Song (Acres of Clams)" is a Northwest United States folk song written by Francis D. Henry around 1874. The lyrics are sung to the tune "Old Rosin the Beau." The song also goes by the names "Acres of Clams", “Lay of the Old Settler,” “Old Settler’s Song,” while the melody is known as “Rosin the Beau,” "Old Rosin the Beau," "Rosin the Bow," "Mrs. Kenny," "A Hayseed Like Me," "My Lodging's on the Cold, Cold Ground." The tune was also used for the song "Denver", which was recorded by The New Christy Minstrels in their 1963 album 'In Person'. The first recorded reference to this song was in the Olympia, Washington newspaper the Washington Standard in April 1877. Although no official record exists, "The Old Settler's Song" was thought to be the state song of Washington according to The People's Song Bulletin until it was decided the lyrics were not dignified enough.[1] The song achieved prominence decades later when radio-show singer Ivar Haglund used it as the theme song for his Seattle, Washington radio show. Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie said that they taught the song to Haglund. Haglund went on to name the Seattle restaurant "Ivar's Acres of Clams" after the last line from the ballad.[2]

[@Ellensburg44]

Good to know.

[@mccom7862]

You have some seriously interesting an informative videos. This one was awesome!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Mitchell. Seattle's an interesting place.

[@marktwain368]

Another remarkable travel adventure with a geology slant; these are marvelous videos!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Mark!

[@teenieneenie630]

This guy, Nick Zenter, is the Best Teacher in the world! If only He'd of been my teacher! Keep up the great work Nick 'cos we're all yearning to learn!

[@Ellensburg44]

Nice comment. Thank you.

[@ce7857]

Very well produced. Thanks!

[@Ellensburg44]

Charles Engelbrecht We have fun making these programs, Charles. Thanks for watching.

[@yellowlabrador]

I love your videos. We have our own drumlins here in West Cork Ireland. Apart from the faults we seem so similar in landscape and climate .

[@Ellensburg44]

Hello from Washington. Hope to get to Ireland one of these days! Never thought about drumlins being there. Thanks.

[@yellowlabrador]

Check out Clew Bay in Mayo. Our drumlins are between Bantry and Dunmanway.

[@JendaAnimations]

Field trip!!!!

[@dreynolds4883]

There's no city like Seattle in the world! PERIOD

[@moptisevare183]

Awesome as usual...

[@rogerscottcathey]

Hope to find one on Portland and its volcanos and tunnel ridden areas.

[@lux.illuminaughty]

Here's a lecture from this same guy, Nick Zentner, about Ghost Volcanos, at least some of which is about Crater Lake kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaTRc4ych9uriKc

[@andreassjoberg3145]

Love your channel, you are the second-greatest history-teacher I've had so far, and that is just to the credit of my grade-school teacher who was totally fantastic. You two shared the most important skill: making history and learning fun! Keep making these videos. Myself I come from the Baltic "High-coast" near Örnsköldsvik in sunny and warm (nooot) Sweden, where isostatic rebound makes the land rise between a centimeter and two inches every year, and resulting in steep coastal cliffs of some of the oldest granite on the planet. Do you have any such areas in the US west coast where you have large land-rise from isostatic rebound, or do you only get land-rise from oceanic subduction?

[@75ChrisC]

Go Hawks! Thank you for sharing, Nick! I know people in Seattle and surrounds, so worry about their safety at times... Cheers from Australia, Chris

[@GavinCulverhouse]

Great series of videos. Learning so much about the area ahead of visiting in 2018. Thanks for such interesting content.

[@Ellensburg44]

Great to hear. Thank you.

[@C.O._Jones]

I’m trying to imagine what those hills downtown must have been like before the regrade. They’re bad enough even now.

[@ash94570]

Really informative video. Thank you!

[@dalec5960]

Great job, Nick!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks for watching, Dale.

[@trumpetmano]

Awesome Nick! How I missed this one, I'll never know. Great stuff! I wish every teacher I've ever had was just like you.

[@sw5618]

Absolutely FASCINATING and lucid presentation. Not sure I want to be on the glacial "jelly bowl" when the next big one comes along. How about the Tsunami from the 900AD quake? Thank you!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Steve. Yes, that tsunami deposit is important and there a many more being discovered in the last few years.

[@filipbujaroski9221]

Amazing work, thank you

[@thirstfast1025]

Great video! Thanks for making this!

[@Donalphwen]

This makes my I-90 commute from Seattle to Redmond suck a little bit less!

[@trumpetmano]

Giants stadium was built on fill as well. they had Sand geysers in the parking lot during the 1989 earthquake...

[@jpstenino]

Excellent video production congratulations.

[@teenieneenie630]

He has more great vids on CWU Geology. You'll love watching them!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thank you. All of the production is by Tom Foster at hugefloods.com

[@pierredecine1936]

Checking into this because of the recent earthquake south of Alaska - I imagine it altered the stresses underground here ...

[@rorygay7284]

Great show. Seattle, we traveled there in 62 from california most o my memory is of the rains through Oregon and Washington. An American dollar was worth 1.20 canadian.

[@lux.illuminaughty]

Did you come for the 1962 World's Fair? When the monorail and Space Needle we're brand spankin' new?

[@rorygay7284]

@@lux.illuminaughty we saw the space needle. We were there in the summer so I know we didn't go to the games.

[@randysmith6493]

Very interesting history of that area. sounds like day are numbered.

[@feeberizer]

I'm a Seattle area native. My family's 15 acres SE of Kent was at the edge of a glacier. The north end had soil with round rocks. The south end was mostly gravel.

[@karped8321]

Loved watching this and shared it with friends. Looking forward to watching the others. Thanks!

[@Ellensburg44]

Kar Ped Appreciate you sharing our stuff. Thanks much.

[@kalbossa]

Great video!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks!

[@nongthip]

Reasons why, among other things, the Puget Sound area has such an abundance of gravel. Big/huge gravel quarries all over the place, which also spawned many many cement factories. So if you want to build a house there's a huge abundance of concrete... AND billions of trees alongside the Cascade range.

[@thomasoh93]

I learned more (practical stuff) from this video than from a whole semester of college geotech engineering

[@seannewhouse892]

Ive been enjoying youre videos and the way you present them, sharing with family & friends

[@Ellensburg44]

Thank you, Sean!

[@loltooth7020]

KZbin recommended this to me, and oh boy was this interesting.

[@HebaruSan]

I think out of all US geography, I know the least about Seattle's; Shadowrun taught me some of the names, but without maps. I have to follow along in google maps to get a sense of where anything is. That non-coast coast is still kind of weirding me out!

[@Ellensburg44]

Come on out for a visit!

[@tanbandanamanband256]

love all your videos and lectures. Thanks for the free education. If you ever get a chance it would be interesting to learn about my backyard the Olympic mountains, lake Crescent, the manganese mines, and the rest of the peninsula. It's hard to find information on this area, other than old native folklore.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks much. Am working on new videos in the Olympics and San Juans.

[@teenieneenie630]

The Natives know quite a bit. They've been here longer than you white folks.

[@TimMedvedev]

Awesome video!!!

[@toddc2788]

Brilliant! Thank you

[@garycampbell9986]

Outstanding Presentations, Sir! You know your stuff and communicate it very well! Thank you!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Gary!

[@jkbish1]

nicely produced.

[@gggreggg]

at the eastern end of I-90, Boston. we also have drumlin fields.

[@Ellensburg44]

Bookends!

[@mikemessier7977]

Best lecture yet! Keep up the good work.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Mike!

[@spencernorby6075]

Just stumbled on this. It's fascinating. I am historically aware of the history of the Seattle Fills, slucing and such. Also very aware of the "all for profit" attitude of Seattle's history and the "go to hell" attitude about anything else especially the environment. Still, a very interesting history and great presentation. Oh, I did take an economic geology class in college. Loved it.

[@jimfox9318]

This was really good!

[@Ellensburg44]

***** Thanks Jim!

[@victorrice4549]

Super informative, thanks!

[@warcloud777]

Excellent, thanks a lot. Looking forward to watching the rest of your series now too.

[@Ellensburg44]

+Faded Fedor Nine videos from Seattle to Spokane. First 3 are posted online. Next 3 in the works currently. Thanks for watching.

[@gemthomas]

I love KZbin and by KZbin I mean the content creators like this guy ...SUBD!!!!

[@juliekmunden]

Going to Seattle tomorrow! Thanks for the information!

[@Ellensburg44]

Hope you had a good trip, Julie.

[@juliekmunden]

Nick Zentner, yes, it was amazing!

[@pprehn5268]

Thanks for doing this series...it's great that an educator is taking time to teach the public as well as academia. I work at Wenatchee Valley College, so geology is so much a part of life in the Wenatchee Valley as well. Have you done one on the Chumstick Formation?

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks for the comments!

[@themuffinman327]

Great video i learned a lot

[@eveningstar1968]

Another great video and expertly put together. Thank you.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks. The expertly put together is all Tom.

[@senecawind]

There's a large drumlin field stretching from Syracuse NY to Rochester NY, you produce excellent videos by the way.

[@Ellensburg44]

Good to know. Thank you!

[@DJslopp10]

Holy shit why did they only teach me about the scablands in school, the Western Washington part is just as fascinating

[@philnau7902]

Visited your lovely city and environs last year; I wish I'd seen this video first!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Phil. Hope you had a good visit.

[@DurealRa]

This is amazing. Thank you.

[@tttyl]

Awesome video! Had very little clue that my city was built on garbage over a lake. I think I'd prefer the lake these days, getting a bit busy around here...

[@jinkerjinx6953]

I'm 5 seconds in.. but the retro synth has got me hooked already.

[@martinhughes2637]

I love your channel. Very informative and very well done. Thank you!

[@kimopressler5538]

Wonderful video, just moved here and great to learn about the area!

[@mizzle2264]

Seattle is a shit hole

[@jebus6kryst]

As I am watching this, you currently have 301+ views. Congradulations!

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks. Lots of cousins back in Wisconsin.

[@ahill7684]

Extremely well made! Thanks!

[@benrinehart7776]

I don't even like geology and I was fascinated this whole time

[@fredpastuh7518]

I love Seattle!Beautiful place for life and dream!

[@DM-hw4cr]

Very informative