Icicle Creek Exotic Terranes

[@westinproehl7078]

I just want to say how much I appreciate your videos, Nick. As a geology enthusiast and a former CWU student, I think you are a rockstar. On a personal note, my father and I always bonded over your work and videos. Unfortunately, he has suffered a series of catastrophic strokes that has rendered him in a near-vegetative state. Fortunately, you are one of the few people he remembers and we still watch videos in the hospital of your work. Geology has not only tied us together but has helped my father remember his interests and who he is. So, seriously thank you for everything!

[@johnplong3644]

I am watching this 9-24 -2023 Sunday morning at 7:14 AM I have been watching your KZbin Videos since for about 4 years now.I just realized I actually understand what you are talking about It took a long time It was piecing things together forgetting what had previously learned piecing more things together Going back and remembering what I had forgotten …It was long process I am going back through the Exotic Terrain Series again .

[@charlesheaton3994]

The same campground dad took us for a few days back in 1974. A funny thing happened while we were there. My brother and I went hiking up a hill and when we got back Dad was collecting "gold" flakes off the bank of the creek. He was excited! Had a couple of small jars with "gold" flakes. Well, after spending time there and a few days after we were back home he learned by somebody it was just Mica. And yes I collected a huge tub garnets. An unforgettable camping trip. Thanks for sharing this post on Icicle Creek.

[@Seattle_Kiwi]

I’ve been quite ill and immobilized for a few weeks and I love geology and travel! Thank you for taking me on your local educational and geological journey! It means a lot to venture out with you in our beautiful backcountry!

[@drhyshek]

God bless you.

[@jonadams8841]

Spent a bit of time in the blacks, orocopias, granites, ships, old womans, providence, mid-hills, New Yorks, Cave, and maybe a few others. Damn beautiful country. Sheep hole, and particularly pisgah crater.

[@stevewhalen6973]

So much mantle driven dynamic transformation history of Mt. Stuarts geology and so very beautiful . I wanted to hit the like button twice but couldn't of course .

[@GregInEastTennessee]

I went up there yesterday. Nice drive and beautiful scenery. I was awed by how high and how steep the mountains are. The road is very washboardy now.

[@WildWestGal]

"... and lederhosen." LOL! The SCENERY and that clear, beautifully flowing water!!! And diorite... and garnets -- another fabulous field trip geology lesson!

[@garypellett1355]

Dear Nick, Love your videos. A gentle reminder from a horticulturist, my soils prof always told us…”lets call it soil, not dirt. Dirt is what we sweep up from the floor.”

[@Desert2snowoffwego]

I remember panning for garnets on the icicle River when I was very young ((about10 yes old then) about 1970. I still have that collection somewhere! Some of them were pretty good sized little red rubies! Nice to know the origin at this Advanced age! Thanks Nick!

[@StanDavid-ix6yk]

Such a beautiful area....ty Nick

[@big1dog23]

We used to kayak and raft Icicle Creek, Tumwater Canyon on the Wenatchee , Little Wenatchee, Cooper Crick...and this is super interesting for a retired whitewater boater of that area. Love that polished river rock! Beauty all around!

[@frankuhler1514]

I've just purchased the road side geology of Washington. Thanks Nick, more books to follow.

[@JenniferLupine]

Great field trip! I enjoyed your presentation in the field, seeing the forest and river and the rock locations. I’ve never smashed open a rock!! And, for sure I’m not ready for the 302 class... 😊 Thanks Nick! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@patmitchell5456]

Eri Erikson was an associate minerology professor at EWSC int the 70's. It was state college then as opposed to a University. Eugene Kiver was in the department then as well. Ernie Gilmour too. I took mineralogy from Erik in 1975.

[@jonnywatts2970]

Man that's beautiful layering and folding!

[@AKSHAYKUMAR-mq4ev]

You are lovely sir....you are a great teacher.....I love you always....❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TrainLordJC]

Another excellent presentation in absolutely remarkable mountain country, a perfect spot for a geologist teacher with flare and with a bright personality to inspire many of us who are only too keen to watch everything that you out for us to enjoy in the further education and greater appreciation of this wonderful planet that we have but just a few brief moments to enjoy.

[@mikeblubaugh8988]

Nice to see the trees growing back from the forest fire that went through there years ago. Nice transition from reading in the woods, to the inside of your car! LOL i remember seeing all the granite up there ,thanks for putting in context for this layman.

[@chrstphrchrlsbrwn]

Very nicely done...I really appreciate the attention to the earlier work and research. That big smooth schist exposure is AWESOME! I live in Fort Collins, CO, and there is similar material up the Poudre Canyon.... schist with garnets.

[@PaulHigginbothamSr]

At the 2:15 mark the brown on the mountain top is the recently melted glacier showing bare dirt. When I was there a month previous the snow and ice was ten feet deep at that location. The reason for mentioning this fact is the reason this plutonic upthrust is at surface level in such a short time span. Ice and snow remove overburden much faster than just running water, but running water at flood stage makes a very scarey sound here in Cashmere with large boulders rolling downstream underwater. It was said to be a 500 year flood that year and the next year produced a flood 3 inches deeper. The whole city of Cashmere 150 years ago was a Boulder field so those floods were much greater.

[@greybone777]

Great comment . As a Wenatchee native who spent a lot of time on the Wenatchee River I've heard the boulders rolling.

[@StereoSpace]

What stunningly beautiful landscapes you live within. As for the 'schist' in the creek, that looks like gneiss and even migmatite to me. The outcrop near 44:00 is diorite, with garnet (?) and olivine (?) You have some interesting flavors of granite there.

[@tikitiki7610]

none of those big words does justice to the beauty of your location today. thank you so much for you.

[@maryyoungblood8550]

Man Washington State is a pretty place.

[@scottwall8419]

It really is, I camped up in this valley 7 or 8 times this summer. Absolutely amazing hiking and camping also

[@dukester628]

Rains every day, no need to visit

[@ppj0241]

@@dukester628 Lol

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

Thank you Nick , Camera is Pretty Good , I see all that sparkle and Wow :) QC

[@JPspinFPV]

My heart and soul is scattered in ash along this river. ❤S.M.G. 7/11/81 - 7/21/07

[@dyannejohnson6184]

Thank you

[@samwardle4795]

Your field trips remind me of WSU undergraduate outings on Saturdays with an outstanding T A from McGill. One memorable morning was exploring an old mica mine in north Idaho . . . and the beer helped. Thanks.

[@lisahersch8619]

Prof Nick. Thank you for yet another informative field trip in central washington!

[@DS-fx2jn]

Fridge full of Icicle Brew and you drove right by!!

[@robertkeenan7530]

Those are some great looking rocks.

[@PrincessTS01]

if you pause the video when he is showing rocks sometimes you get a real nice clear view of schist

[@greenbeecolony1911]

Wow looks so beautiful

[@ShaufelDog]

Your nose focusing technique is truly masterful 🙏 Great trip as well!

[@1234j]

Wonderful! Made my day, Nick, with info and scenery. Cheers from UK.

[@bonblue4993]

Those two big rocks that the road goes between (starting at 1:52) looks like they were connected to the big rock directly on the other side of the valley! Gneiss, Schist? Cute nerdy Ned! My dad used to find Garnets in Icicle Creek many years ago. The rock is sharp because of the quartz inside. When broken, quartz can be VERY sharp! Thanks, Nick!

[@markkerber7408]

Great place to ride the bike next time across highway 2, thanks!

[@kater_5401]

I’ve been watching these lectures of yours for the last few days and this video especially piqued my interest. I was lucky enough to have been here back in 2004 with some friends kayaking. We came not too long after a very large forest fire raged through the area. I took a bunch of photographs with an antique camera of my dad’s but had no idea of the significance of what I was looking at through the lens! Thank you for all the knowledge of this very special area. Beautiful finds there!

[@MegaMikeylikes]

nick these field trips are so awesome beautiful State for sure and you were right its a geologists mecca for study hehe, bless you sir and take care from Canada.

[@1950Archangel]

I LOVE NICK ZENTNER!!! Not enough time to watch 'em all... but catch what I can. My DREAM video would be Nick with Randall Carlson on the Scablands!! Where they agree, where they don't.

[@johncloo9093]

Very good podcast Nick.

[@scottmckenna9164]

Oh, boy, this is gneiss! I mean schist! LOL gotta love it.

[@tanyanoel2203]

Spectacular! A juicy sample of what is in store for us in the coming weeks about Exotic Terranes.

[@711zuni]

I just got back from a tour of scablands w Randall Carlson I used your videos and info in other areas ... on my own I think it’s the exotic terranes that make Washington and Oregon so interesting- Can’t wait to go back again and see this area and Chelan You got us all so interested in Washington geology

[@gunther3527]

Thanks for the Chatter Creek hint! I am always trying to follow you on maps, Nick 😊 Greetings from Cologne!

[@lmazcraz]

Great up close work!!!! Well done.

[@AvanaVana]

Wow, that is some beautiful looking schist. And some nice-looking Gabbro/Diorite there!

[@SlabHardcheese]

I used to climb at rat creek boulder. Love your videos!

[@cynthialeadavidson8847]

Iv never had formal or credit training and I can understand what you speak about on into chemistry of these rocks now just from going to the library, thank you again!

[@johnjunge6989]

I'll have to watch the replay to see it all. I was fixing the neighbors wheelchair scooter, it quit running and since he has no other (good) means of transportation since he lost his leg, I felt you had to play second fiddle today. Although I did catch it from when you cut your thumb. Someone send Nick a first aid kit!!!

[@lesliepropheter5040]

Yeah baby! Beautiful

[@allencrider]

Looks like a wonderful area for backpacking.

[@scottwall8419]

There are months of hiking in that area, a great trailhead to the Pacific coast trail also. Look it up, one of my favorite places in this state, so much camping closeby also so staying in the area is easy

[@smerk2275]

How I wish we had known about this beautiful spot when we visited Leavenworth!

[@Snappy-ut4bj]

I can’t get enough. So interesting. Thanks.

[@markbell9742]

Others have probably said this, and that is they enjoy your videos for: 1/3 the beautiful scenery, 1/3 the geology and the other half you. Cheers, Mark ****************************

[@zsofiasimo4862]

O.M.GOOOD!!! Christmas came early for me when I discovered this video of yours prof today!

[@justinsimpson436]

Really enjoyed this one! Thinking about heading up there tomorrow with my hammer. Thanks for another great episode, Nick! We love you

[@lwhitaker4054]

I watched this again...and saw the eddy when you panned the creek and it clicked in my head what an eddy does. You spoke about it in another video...only it was a massive one. Wow, the power of water on rock.

[@fishmojo865]

Nick, please do an episode on the Entiat River up to Glacier Peak.

[@dfingers4898]

Very impressive potholes as well

[@Slowmodem1]

Another great video! At 5:53 I was expecting a beer commercial. Marketing firms have brainwashed us into associating running water with beer. I would like to know more about garnets. Seems they're a birthstone, but there's different types and colors. Maybe you can elaborate on them in an upcoming episode. Thanks for everything! Greg in TN

[@garymingy8671]

Old Emery cloth was Ruby's , today's you find garnets..I have very very course ,sand paper , a disk about 2 feet, the stones are big clear and not splintered , gems , the color trends to browns an rusty reds . I've found chunks of about 1/4 carret,kerat..1/4 inch .reddish garnet gems are fairly cheap ( mock Ruby's)..I also hit resale shops an buy by color- a good rich strong color - is a pure gem ( or glass,) at$1.29 , I'll take my chances ,

[@aoconnor2933]

I'm so excited to just now learn you have your own channel lol can't wait to see more!!

[@maryyoungblood8550]

Gorgeous rocks.

[@SCW1060]

They keep getting better and better Nick. I really enjoyed this video. My wife and I were there during the huge forest fires around Leavenworth and we couldn't go all the way up to the trail and that cool Schist. That was some very Gness Schist I tell ya. Nick do you know where I could get a copy of that book part1& pt 2? I really like Don Swanson and his great work here in Washington state. Bless you Nick for all of teaching you have given us. You have my vote for the Geology Hall of Fame.......Scott

[@bagoquarks]

*OBLIGATORY MARX BROTHERS JOKE:* "I suggest that we give him ten years in Levenworth, or eleven years in Twelveworth! ... I'll tell you what I do...I'll take five and ten in Woolworth!"

[@SCW1060]

They keep getting better and better Nick. I really enjoyed this video. My wife and I were there during the huge forest fires around Leavenworth and we couldn't go all the way up to the trail and that cool Schist. That was some very Gness Schist I tell ya. Nick do you know where I could get a copy of that book part1& pt 2? I really like Don Swanson and his great work here in Washington state. Bless you Nick for all of teaching you have given us. You have my vote for the Geology Hall of Fame.......Scott

[@jamesdownard1510]

Then advise all the "kids" (like anyone under 50) who can recall what a Woolworth even is to google it ...

[@bagoquarks]

@@jamesdownard1510 Duck Soup was released in 1933, so that joke is 87 years old. Woolworths were small department stores, think Dollar Store + Party Store + CVS minus the pharmacy. When towns were compact you would walk to them. When the suburbs grew you drove by them without stopping on your way to the mall. Look at malls now.

[@jamesdownard1510]

@@bagoquarks And while we're down memory lane, in 1933 Woolworth was a giant concern, the Woolworth Building in NYC of 1913 was the tallest until the skyscraper wars that resulted in the Chrysler & Empire State Building in the late 1920s. Duck Soup was the last of the movies with four brothers, (Gummo the fifth didn't do any of the films, and Zeppo bowed out when MGM picked up the Marx Brothers). There's also a divide among marxists as to which is the best of the movies, its a rivalry between Duck Soup (which was rather a flop financially, which is why Paramount dropped them) and A Night at the Opera, the first of their MGM films, shepherded by Irving Thalberg who gave the team a depth and plot structure that weren't so clear in the Paramount films.

[@bagoquarks]

@@jamesdownard1510 While you are drilling down into Hollywood history I am getting sentimental. My late mother and father were 13 when Duck Soup came out and hadn't met yet. She was from Jersey City and he was from Saint Louis; they would meet on a blind date in Annapolis during WWII. My dad was a fan of the Marx Brothers films.

[@chromabotia]

Nick you DO live in a Disneyland for geology ~ good one, thanks!

[@bevinbrush4822]

We find similar material material at around Hebgon Lake in Montana and Henrys Lake in Idaho.

[@1101millie97]

I love these vids. I might have mentioned this before, but I would like to see you do videos on the geology of the Olympic Mountains and the San Juan Islands. A little change of pace from eastern Washington and the Cascades, although I did see that recent video on glacial till in the Puget Sound video, so kudos!

[@wesmahan4757]

I'm a week or so late here, but this is NOW my favourite "Nick On The Fly". (Don't judge me: I've only had SEVEN previous "favourite" Nick On The Fly episodes! I'm distracted by every new bright shiny "Nick" object I see!)

[@oldkingcole6147]

Just stumbled upon your channel. Geology is always so fascinating! I know next to nothing about it but always find it extremely interesting. Maybe it's not the focus of your channel?... but when you show a close-up of rock samples etc.... It would make it extra interesting for novices like me, if you explain what we are looking at inside those rocks & how they likely formed. Otherwise really enjoyed getting out in the field with Ya! ....cheers

[@PerkBuilders]

Hey Nick! I’ve been steadily working through all your past lectures, appreciating both the content and the comedy. Thank you! I have a query for you in reference to the work you’ve covered on “ghost volcanoes”: I grew up in sw Washington looking up at a place called silverstar mountain. Unique range, star shaped arms from above, about 1000’ of prominence to nearby ridges (which is significant in this area of the cascade foothills). I’ve studied what appear to be glacial valleys below, though questioned that possibility due to its elevation ~4500 feet. After listening in on the ghost volcano lecture I realized that this mountain might just be another case. The available rock when hiking around appears to mostly be basalt but there’s granite revealed in spots as well. Would love to hear what you think. Even a quick skim on google earth will give a good impression of the batholith underneath silverstar, larch and star mtns, which I think make up the whole complex. No one has studied this area in depth to my knowledge!

[@lorrainewaters6189]

Excellent camera work, Nick.

[@steverudder3321]

I am truly amazed by the crystal clarity of the water and your camera abilities! I LOVE my home state of Washington, and when the politicals finally pull their heads out of their backsides, perhaps one day I will move back. But until then, I truly appreciate your videos, Nick!👍👍

[@224Nisqually]

I sure wish you would identify the "sparkly" minerals. My guess is muscovite. I understand the garnets. Garnets are neat. Thanks for pointing them out. I thought the garnets would be harder than your hammer. I like to sand wood with garnet paper.

[@greybone777]

In the 60s the road up the icicle River was a single track dirt road on the side of a cliff. Te interesting story was the discovery of a huge deposit of gold by captain Ben Ingalls on the Ingalls lake. The night he discovered it in 1872 there was a huge earthquake that covered his discovery and changed the territory. There is still a large amount of gold coming down Ingalls Creek every year, but nobody has found the deposit. It would be interesting to know if you know what changed in the terrain.

[@RonLo]

I hike and this just makes hiking so much more fun.

[@peaceofmindfarming]

Thinking of your thumb, are those dark bits of the MSB obsidian? thanks Nick

[@wildedibles819]

Lol the focus nose trick is not easily done lol Great job

[@Jackrbbt1989]

Really enjoy the videos. Does anyone know if/where I might be able to pose a geological question to Mr. Zentner? There is an interesting feature near my old hometown of Amboy that is replicated many times in that region. It would be interesting to hear the reasoning/history for them.

[@bagoquarks]

Not a secret: [e-mail]

[@PrincessTS01]

Nick has gotta get to BC one of these days

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

This a great field trip. My county is flat, below 20 ft elevation. The soil is fine clay/silt. Very dry it fractures and is hard like concrete. Very wet it is akin to quick sand The tallest thing in the county is the Rainbow bridge over the Neches River. Built in early 1930s it. Is tall enough for the navy's tallest ship. About 350 feet. It takes 7 days to drive to Washington . I have done it. Love both mountains and beaches. Guess I should move to Hawaii. Lol

[@AlohaMilton]

oh wow this is good, wish I had made the premier this morning!

[@5USgRWFH]

if you stand near the middle of the Chatter Creek bridge, you will see on the railing (upstream side) a message... "We live in a magical universe". I always stop to read it and reflect.

[@johnjunge6989]

For a question, how many hammers does a geologist go through in his career. That is if he don't drop them between the rocks? Second question, when is a rock too big to break? Beautiful country once again!

[@kmagnussen1052]

Then when do we get to use dynamite?

[@garymingy8671]

Number two first , never , dynamite tnt ,

[@garymingy8671]

The hammers are special steel very hard ,yet bendy in the middle , they last a lifetime ,35 years no problem. They also don't chip , and the arm is very bendy , your hitting rocks , the energy zips up your arm ,,the mushy Ness helps disperse the energys ,every time . ..I it's gold or diamonds ,man will get it out of the overburden..every time..kaboom or not.

[@kmagnussen1052]

@@garymingy8671 sarcasm

[@geoffgeorges]

Having been climbing up and down the Icicle canyon, I would call all of it some form of Granodiorite, but what about Castle rock in the Wenachee canyon ? it looks more black, with white minerals like Andesite or just Diorite ?

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

That schist looks so compact, I'd regard it as being halfway to being Gneiss.

[@robertblake1032]

Hey Nick , It’s real important to move the rock back and forth in relation to the camera. You don’t want to hold the rock steady at one distance from the lens. You see this new phones like a challenge. BTW love the videos, keep up the good work.

[@brentkeller3826]

Some of those garnets were pretty large. Would love to see what can be learned from them.

[@donpeterson9282]

Incredibly beautiful. I wonder if there any trout in the stream along the road at the end of the video?

[@llabronco]

You mentioned that you might find drill holes from the other geologist's previous visit. I have absolutely no idea what size or shape they might be but maybe one is viewable at 41:28 (rock that is nearly in the exact middle/center), and again at 43:07 (towards the upper left)? Kind of looks like a circular hole in the rock.

[@evalsgpar6840]

Nick..it would be good if u can show us a map, and mark routes.

[@michaelhowell5721]

Sure is a pretty area.

[@timcooper7845]

Crystal clear.

[@KathyWilliamsDevries]

Nick, given no buffering problems at the 9am time, wonder if it is a KZbin server traffic problem at 6pm and if you got a VPN and routed through a location with less traffic the buffering will go away. I gave a live premiere from Oz at 6pm your time, but 11am my time, never any problems. We use VPNs here in Oz all the time to access US Netflix and I believe gamers use them to reduce ping.

[@Ellensburg44]

Thanks Kathy. Keeping fingers crossed for Wed at 6pm since I've already announced the air times. If major problem Wed nights....I guess I'll change live schedule during rest of fall.

[@KathyWilliamsDevries]

Nick Zentner no need to change the time, just re-route your server through a VPN into a location with less traffic. Like Brisbane haha

[@bagoquarks]

If anyone wants to see how a Google Cloud data center works, this vid is about 8 1/2 minutes and covers the facility at The Dalles, built about 5 years ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHWkio2LaaZmrZI Google manages its own (private and secure) fiber optic networks, including underseas cables. Where your KZbin videos and Gmail are stored, how they are spooled to users, and how they are routed to each user is highly automated. Google attempts to carry the signal as far as possible on its own network before connecting to us on a public "last mile" ISP.

[@KathyWilliamsDevries]

John Lord I’m just saying I broadcast every Saturday morning 11am my time, 6pm Friday nights Nick time, never any problems. VPNs aren’t a terrible idea anyway, highly recommended to reduce hacking

[@dannymccarty6680]

Kathy Williams-Devries Great suggestion. VPNs aren’t perfect but they can eliminate a lot of headaches!

[@douglasfur3808]

Poetic justice that the rock that bit back and drew blood included iron rich minerals?

[@dtunzzlistener]

There could be a course in Illustrative Imagery or Videography right with in your On The Fly Teachings. Tough though, how to work only to convey your course, not interject, learn to give your focus and not take the class because they like you or want to learn Geology.. The entire classroom health worries go away. That is some beautiful country there. Thank you for what you do like this just the same.

[@SunfirSixsix]

"Oh boy, this is 'gneiss'... I mean schist" =) =)

[@lauriebolles3149]

My Girl Scouts Troop went Garnet hunting here in Connecticut, we found some really nice sized ones. I'm now 67 and do you think I can find them.

[@andrewlane7000]

Simply STOP the video at 15.02 and you can see closeup detail of the Schist specimen. Then again at 15.40.

[@wesmahan4757]

BTW, Nick, I've been envying those glasses for a few episodes now. I need to have them for myself. Where did you get them? Message me with the answer. There could be a big payoff down the road (the Icicle Creek Canyon Road??), as I am a huge social media influencer, at 72 years old.