Kachess Lake Geology

[@k7iq]

I love eastern Washington and all this wonderful terrain and geologic history ! Thank you for educating us over the years 😀

[@opheliadeclines]

Awww, we love you too, Nick!! I used to think this was too complicated for me, now I realize some of my questions are from before they had answers.

[@iviewthetube]

You just made camping, kayaking and hiking in that area so much funner for me.

[@judischarns4509]

A name for a new series. Leaning with Nick. Ya gotta love it!

[@davidroenfeldt5526]

Hi NIck, Thank to religiously watching your lectures and live streams, in this video when you gave me time to think about what I were seeing and recalling what I had learned during your A-Z Exotic Terrane live streams and before, I quickly realised that the layered rock was an ocean story, I recognised the big solid rock as Green Schist and I also picked up that the purple looking rock was a magmatic intrusion. possibly a Challis Magma. I did get a couple things wrong though. I incorrectly identified it as a feeder dike, but it wasn't and also thought the layered rock that you cracked open with your hammer many times as a shale or slate. You have made Geology come alive for us all. I'm excited about how far 'Daddy' (sic) has taken my interest in Geology. We are so blessed to have someone so passionate about what they do, freely gives time with humility and the excitement is infectious. Thanks Nick.

[@GeologyNick]

I really like this, David. Thank you.

[@MetatronsWing]

Thank you so much Nick for this video.... I love you too man... :) I used to live in North Bend and would drive up to kayak Kachess and since I am forced to be in Yuma now, I almost cried as I saw your video and new immediately where you were!!! I miss the green, lush, everything about WA!!! You made my day! and of course I love the geology! :)

[@Engineer1980]

Nick, Thank you for giving us a glimpse of the Pacific Northwest! On top of that, the geology you discussed was excellent. Great example of the Straight Creek Fault!

[@101rotarypower]

Even when doing field videos you are exhibiting Really good teaching etiquette, allowing the viewer to consider the subject matter before continuing. Just want to say thank you, and recognize your natural talent and effortless skill as a quality educator.

[@FiddleyBits]

Just wonderful!! These trips get better and better!! Loved the way you showed us rocks and made us think about what happened there. That basalt intrusion was fascinating. Thank you again for a wonderful "field trip" with you. Daddy was excited and I got excited too. ;-)

[@lorijudd2151]

You have so many times provided answers to questions I've had since I was a child. Now I'm thinking I'm not too old to get a degree in geology.

[@biffnarzilla4649]

I've gotten into viewing these on a split screen on my desktop with Nick's commentary on the left and Google Earth on the right side of the screen and trying to locate where he is and what he's talking about by dropping location pins along the way.

[@dethmaul]

Interesting! I like it

[@northwoods3d]

Dual screens! lol, but yeah, i also use google earth to get a birds eye view of things.

[@101rotarypower]

Doing the same, always have the ipad in hand for localized and google maps on the second monitor for macro , it really helps pinpoint the subject matter, as well as help me become more spatially aware of POI in relation to the subject. I know thats not Nicks thing at all, but it would be great if there was a editor for Nicks amazing videos that added in little details like this for people, even annotation of associated details and review specifics referenced from the exotic terranes series, to help connect and reference. I even open up my exotic terranes ipad notes whenever he revisits covered terranes.

[@dethmaul]

@@101rotarypower Neat idea, have a little minimap fade in wih a dot where the thingy is, then fade out.

[@deantheot7296]

cool opportunity to explore. Nice example of the invasive basalt and green and blue schist. Nice examples Thanks for the tour Prof. Z

[@johnjunge6989]

Another very informative and beautiful investigation! Loved it.

[@blakegardner6087]

Nice moment of Zen closing!

[@northwoods3d]

Such a beautiful place, and such interesting geology! Thank you, once again, for taking us along to learn!

[@Rachel.4644]

So much better to see, after the maps. Always cool to crack rocks, surprises! Lovely mossy falls. ❤

[@panaque]

I really enjoy your lectures and the information you are showing us, absolutely fascinating the geological history of our back yard! Thank you!

[@Townie001]

Always enjoy learning with you. Thanks Nick❤😊

[@zazouisa_runaway4371]

Yep enjoyed learning with you 😎 Thanks Nick ❣️

[@PaulA-yh7kr]

Thank you for a morning full of the north west we have so much to look at and take in the peaceful beauty . I can never stop looking the rocks they fascinate my curiosity. I always wondered where they come from and one night on utube years ago was this guy with some chalk boards and a story and I was hooked. Thank you for your time to help me and I'm sure their others solve the puzzle.

[@gordonormiston3233]

Well done Professor Nick and team. Congratulations on a well deserved and justified Emmy. Thanks for another great informative video. It really brings the effects of a fault into reality in a very visual way.

[@tarapaul8212]

Was always curious about this lake. Such a good video, thank you.

[@aklgooshock]

Thanks for letting us look!

[@avenillacastienkersteter8283]

Thank you for the field trip and lesson in geology of the Straight creek fault. Another great video. 😟🤔🥰

[@ianlejeune6012]

Wow that was an interesting and well developed set of ideas; beautifully illustrated and encouraged by your hammer. Information is streaming back to me from the A-Z such that I am delighted to realise, however slight it may be in comparison to a real geologist, that I HAVE learned enough to follow the progress of your pretty wee trip into the forest. Of course, greedily, I need more! Thank you, Professor N.

[@andrewp.schubert2417]

What a beautiful area. Thanks Nick for the geology lesson.

[@gregoryhoefer3660]

Good to be outdoors in the only way with these classes. Thanks!!!

[@LillianArch]

100 miles off-set!! Wow! Thank you!! Enjoyed your videos from S of Bend!

[@DustyReinsStories]

Thank you very much for extending my studies in geology from Texas Tech University. I love these field trips in areas I have never visited.

[@lorrainewaters6189]

Absolutely extraordinary close-ups of the outcrops on this video! Your shots show the enormity of the process. Those closeups of the Teannaway (misspell) are incredibly informative, and gorgeous!!! This film s a feast for field geologists. You're a darn good photographer, Nick. Keep it up. God bless you. We all love you, too..

[@lonthrall5613]

Really appreciate these "Nick From the Field" series of video lectures!

[@geologicallyspeaking]

Wow the Easton terrane rock was breath-taking, especially that blue & green schist boulder. Good work wacking that phyllite, that’s hard stuff and can ring you like a bell if you hit it wrong. That fresh basalt (sill) was also very beautiful too! Very informative field trip. Thank you.

[@officially-ROB]

I'm absolutely loving all these updates nick keep em coming

[@glenwarrengeology]

That was very enjoyable viewing. I encourage people to make videos on the geology of their area.

[@KozmykJ]

I was just about to give myself a mark for spotting the 'dike' ... but it's a 'sill' .. Doh ! Thanks for keeping us fed with learnings Nick. 👍

[@craighoover1495]

Thank you Nick, as always I learn from and enjoy what you share.

[@robertdufour2456]

Thank you, Professor! The Earth is alive!

[@flyemhard]

first toe in the water since Baja/BC....very theraputic, thanks Nick

[@barbmack7098]

I have been trying to soak-up as much information from your lectures as I can for about a year now. I LOVE geology! I have posted before ... I live in So Cal .... sort of on top of the Newport-Inglewood fault. (I have a sister who lives in Sequim -- so we have travelled all over Washington -- there is SO much fascinating geology to see!!) In the 1990's I was taking classes at a local college ... I took a geology class -- we had the option to take a lab class to study rocks or a class with a series of field trips ... I took the field trips option -- most fun I have ever had in a class!! Our first trip was to the Palos Verdes Peninsula.... we were walking around near the water's edge looking up at the high hills above -- the instructor, an excellent teacher, told us that what we were looking at was "blue schist!!" He told us that the whole area of Palos Verdes Pen was from some place other than the rest of the Pacific Plate, which as you know, is the land to the west of the San Andreas. He said geologists do not know (at that point in time) what it's origin was, but he suggested "maybe Australia!!" So when I saw the blue schist you show here, I immediately thought of your lectures on "exotic terranes." Think about it .... Blue Schist in "So Cal" -- more evidence for your Baja BC theory -- of which I have become a believer!! I'm learning!!! Thank you so much for these highly informative programs -- I get to continue my geology education!!

[@adem-Savs]

Definitely the way to do it! Most Universities do 2-4 week Summer geology courses for people who want to investigate Earth Science.

[@barbmack7098]

@@TheDanEdwards Thanks for the input -- good to have a different perspective. Perhaps it would help to compare dates of the formation of the Washington versus the Palos Verdes schists -- if those are available. If very different dates, then, for sure, different sources. I am still a novice in the realm of the study of geology, but after watching so many of Nick's videos, I have come to realize that being able to calculate the dates of material significantly adds to the ability to understand a mystery.

[@donnacsuti4980]

Thanks for the great field trip. Keeps us thinking and almost like being there live. Interesting and instructional not to mention the beautiful scenery. Especially need and appreciate now with all the bad things going on. Thank you Nick

[@jamesdriscoll_tmp1515]

Many days of my youth spent around this lake at a friend's cabin. Thanks for sharing the geology! I was told it was a glacial story, but it's much more interesting!

[@laynelair7537]

Always enjoy learning with you! 🤓✌

[@bonblue4993]

This is totally cool! I am loving learning more about our earth and how it formed and is forming! I love the different rocks, their colors and how certain parts ran into other different parts. The map really helps since I am more of a visual learner. Thanks again, Nick! I love you too!

[@floydt2029]

Very interesting show Nick, thanks so much for your video!

[@sharonhoward4957]

I learned so much from this field trip! And, my memory is returning about the straight creek fault as you talk!

[@marcnoel1602]

Love it Nick!!! Keep up the good work.

[@kenmunozatmmrrailroad6853]

Nick makes ordinary rocks appear like gems.

[@tomhall7633]

Thanks for this Professor, I needed a moment of something completely different.

[@LilyGazou]

Me too. I needed to see something beautiful after seeing the news.

[@GSProspecting]

Great work fam. Load's of information. Gold squad out!!!

[@TheDevice9]

That was a good one. Cool exposure with the basalt squirt in the schist, once you know what you're looking at. Thanks.

[@tracychesnutt3660]

First, congratulations to Nick and team for receiving an Emmy! Secondly, Florida is so boring. If I had been able to complete my degree in geology, I would have gone out of state to study the beautiful area of Washington. Or maybe studied at Florida Gulf coast as a student of Dr. MacDonald. Wow, so beautiful in that area of Washington state.

[@melaniehefner1098]

I saw the award in his hand. But missed the announcement. Would love to know the rest of that story. He and his team are so deserving of an Emmy. His work is above and beyond other programming of this genre. So congratulations, Professor Zentner." Edited: I just Googled the info about this award. CWU can be very proud.

[@donnacsuti4980]

I didn't know about the Emmy congratulations Nick and company it was well deserved, you spread knowledge and joy in this world

[@LillianArch]

Tracy, I agree. Came from Oregon in 2011 for the sunshine and closer to kids. Did get out to Oregon this summer for family and friends. Sure enjoyed looking at many places with new eyes thanks to Nick.

[@katf6534]

I disagree! We are very lucky in that we happen to have a local teacher who talks about our area in depth! Florida I know for a fact has fossils such as Glyptodons that we could only dream of in our area. As with all science, it is about finding and presenting this fantastic information to the public, not the luck of where we were born, or moved to.

[@vinmansbakery]

Great show! Thank you!

[@jw4620]

Good video Ned! Thanks!

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Like this expedition vlog. Thanks.

[@sdmike1141]

So cool! Thanks Nick.

[@charlesward8196]

Go to Exotic Terrains A-Z episode “P” Ingalls and Easton, to the 31:00 minute mark for the map of the Easton inlier at Kacheese lake. Thanks for the great video field trip.It really brings home that A-Z episode or see the rocks in the field!

[@1suoiraciv954]

Back on the Baja-BC!! Oh how I've been jonesing for a lecture like this. Now to order some Vinman's Bakery

[@Mr.snamor]

That was a good sized buck at 11:46 and then as you walked along, Nick, I wondered if you took bear spray, or a firearm on some oof your excursions in the forested areas you visit? Anyway, I sure enjoy your videos. I've learned so much. I used to believe in a young earth creation. Not any more. You've given me too much contrary evidence. Thanks Nick.

[@jackrasmussen5222]

Pacific Northwest forests have less danger from wildlife in the daytime than Rocky Mountain forests. Flatlanders are strangely fearful of our forests here. Also, poisonous plants are uncommon. Build bravery with your experience by getting out more.

[@johnnash5118]

@@jackrasmussen5222 I was stalked by a mtn. lion on a trail on Oregon's Humbug Mtn. Also Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) and Tansy Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) are common here and poisonous. When I'm miles from protection and want to enjoy the wild and completely relax, I carry a side arm concealed.

[@opheliadeclines]

I bet that hammer comes in handy... I was just thinking that he might startle a nervous hiker, too. ;-)

[@jackyjoe10]

great video Nick

[@michaelhowell5721]

Thanks Nick.

[@gerritroeterdink]

Thanks for another video!

[@steel1182]

Easton green rocks? Cool schist !! Thanks nick…it’s scary … I actually understood and applied previous knowledge to follow along …at 72 I sometimes forget things but I remember geology the way you teach it must have something to do with it ! Go nick !

[@StereoSpace]

Looking at the bedding planes on the cliff face, then looking at the tilted bedding along the hillside, I wonder if those are back-rotated slump blocks that are, essentially, just sliding down the hill.

[@bradlyscotunes9156]

Great class on that area!

[@luella2u152]

Cooper Lake to Pete Lake is a nice hike. When I was a young teen, many years ago, my family backpacked that area on a regular basis. Of course I knew nothing of geology then. Would like to go back there with my new found knowledge.

[@geraldstahlman7036]

Could you please show us Ellensburge ! We need to see the real world that real people live in!!!! I love you bro!

[@shlby69m]

I love all the info however the quiet time lets it all sink in. Thx

[@garyritchie2687]

I spent two summers at Stampede Pass ( just west of Easton) in the late 1960’s doing field work for a PhD in forest biology. Sure wish I had known something about geology then. I may have switched majors.

[@gregtaylor8310]

I've been a fan of Nick for a few years now. But today I'm watching this episode on my relatively new Leia Lume Pad in very good/excellent 3D with the LeiaTube app....which converts streamed 2D videos (like most of youtube) to 3D on the fly. I've been into 3D/stereo photography for a very long time, and IMHO the Leia Lume Pad is a major breakthrough....find a friend/associate or stranger for a show and tell.

[@frankevans6584]

Awesome video.

[@johnnash5118]

Considering that the base of the Western Kachess Lakeshore may have originated from @100 miles to the South, well East of and much prior to Mt. Adams, can it be representative of the geologic base below the german chocolate cake there? Perhaps a huge piece of the NW puzzle?

[@complimentary_voucher]

Was looking at the schist thinking 'wow that looks like cooked schisty stuff to me rather than volcanic stuff, I really dont know anything about geology after all this time'. Phew.

[@billjcanada]

I have always wanted to be a fly on the wall so to speak watching this stuff happen in real time.

[@robertwhite6939]

Great content .

[@Ryanboy2020]

I thought a basic geology knowledge would be enough to follow along but most of this went over my head. It probably helps when your from the area your discussing.

[@susanruff2775]

Thanks Nick...I loved how you put a stunning visual to our A to Z lecture...This really reinforces the material you presented in your earlier session last fall.

[@pmm1044]

Thorpe Lake and Lookout at north end of this ridge… green/blue schist

[@MellnikMary]

Yes I pulled up the map to but I don’t have a split screen situation. Just wanted to say thanks Nick it was a lot of fun. I’m afraid I coughed up serpentinite tonight instead of schist! mea culpa.

[@dougwege7708]

You are an excellent teacher, thank you.I live on the prairies of Manitoba that would have been under lake Agassi.After watching many of your lecturers and straining to get my head around geologic evolution left me wishing for a computer model, does this exist ?

[@patrickstuivenberg5901]

Thanks Nick

[@CreativeWarrior-]

I caught 18 trout there as a kid. My buddies caught none that day!

[@youtube7076]

it all sound very reasonable, one question tho, could i stealth camp there?

[@Sköldpadda-77]

Ah yeah, good ol’ Field Guide 49, a hit single for the James Gang back in 1970 if memory serves.

[@1956vern]

Lot of mileage Nick! Would not like to have been around there even if it moved six feet at a time! Geology and crustal displacement is interesting! Earth has had some extreme events! Would be interesting if you used lidar images in some of your stories! Lidar brings into focus the bones of what’s there and what happened! Thank you Nick🤪🧐

[@tarapaul8212]

I would love to have you write a book with your road side geology,.. including the questions you still have about a region. I know there is a different book with roadside geology but,.. I would like it done in your “style” of speaking.

[@jeandorsey7991]

Nick (Class of 1980), your hometown is Fort Atkinson, WI! ( signed, a geology groupie, Jeannie Marshall Class of 1982) 😉 🤣

[@danduzenski3597]

Thank You.

[@Wedge53]

Please forward our greetings to Patrick. Here's hoping all our children have a productive school year.

[@thegreatwebstar]

Rooting for all the lil' Patricks around the 🌎

[@cyndikarp3368]

Excellent questions. How many answers have been found, if any?

[@user-xj4ey1nb2x]

I was just out in Kemmerer digging for fossils and the guides there said they were unsure of where the ash deposits came from. One of the possible reasons why Fossil Butte and the areas around it contain so many well preserved fossils is that periodically ash would effectively poison the lakes which would allow everything to be preserved. The dates with these formations match and they would have been upwind of the area. Could there be a connection?

[@420davedude]

thank you nick

[@jamesbell8529]

In the Bushes with Nick, No better place to find Yourself.

[@katf6534]

This was the video that came up when I was trying to find information on Ross Lake in the Northern Cascades. I know that is a little outside of your stomping grounds, but will you be doing a video on the subject, or is my search function just wonky and I missed it?

[@wildedibles819]

Beautiful spot :)

[@stevenbaumann8692]

I’m done with summer. Good job Nick!

[@hjpngmw]

Go heavens! What time do you get up in the morning?

[@phil4341]

The road is forest service road 4818 East Kachess Rd.

[@wildedibles819]

Pretty blue green shimmer

[@kidchalleen4250]

Nicky boy? Did you get the Loch Ness Monster to low key cameo in this video? :P

[@rabidbigdog]

You're right, smashing those rocks is very satisfying. Almost like slate. Writing in text books triggers my OCD though Nick!

[@rayschoch5882]

Always interesting, even to a non-geologist.