Lake Chelan Geology

[@gd2234_]

Nick, you have no idea how calming these old lectures are. My digital design class is wrecking me stress wise, and these lectures somehow keep me focused while preventing me from thinking about the stressors.

[@lowerysonselectricinc.2506]

I enjoy your lectures. Yesterday my 6 year old grandson wanted to make volcanoes I turned to the best information center I could -Nick. Thanks for doing these lectures

[@officially-ROB]

Thank you so much nice for all these videos you out together for us. Not just your students in Washington but people like me a 30 something bloke from Hertfordshire in the UK who wished. A) He studied at school B) He lived in your beautiful state of Washington C) Visited any where in the USA. Your country is so diverse and the scenery is amazing deserts to glaciers and volcanos. Thank you so so much for all the hardwork and effort you put into these everyday. I haven't missed a single video of yours since around 2023. You been like a dependable friend during covid lockdown here in the UK to me. Your truly a great teacher and awesome person. Rob. Sorry Patrick

[@officially-ROB]

I meant to say 2013. Lol not 2023 sorry Patrick

[@wesmahan4757]

I know what you're talking about Rob. I'm an American who lived in the UK for nearly 20 years, married a Brit, and had two sons born in West Sussex. And I still hugely miss living in the UK. But I really missed Oregon and Washington in the 20 years I was absent.

[@wesmahan4757]

I know what you're talking about Rob. I'm an American who lived in the UK for nearly 20 years, married a Brit, and had two sons born in West Sussex. And I still hugely miss living in the UK. But I really missed Oregon and Washington in the 20 years I was absent.

[@y3ssydo]

Few have done so well to continue to deepen my understanding and inspire curiosity.

[@cahenglish]

Prof Nick - I LOVE that you're doing these reissues!!! Thank you.

[@cerberus2881]

You have me thinking I should take Geology Classes once I retire, so that I can learn my own area as well as You taught me about yours!

[@wesmahan4757]

That "Keepers of the Beat" short segment was excellent. I want to hear more from him!!

[@Tralfazz74]

Nick's pure excitement for learning makes me excited too

[@harrygluth5993]

Really cool stuff...thanks for making this available.

[@stevenlester2606]

I'll bet student Mason visited this Lake and was curious how it came to be.

[@toma5153]

Glad I caught up with this presentation. Very interesting material and Nick always amazes me with his knowledge and enthusiasm.

[@anthonycamilleri7297]

Nick, loving all your presentations,and love you,thank you

[@teresaballard2137]

Most awesome. One of the best yet! Thank you!

[@rossr6616]

Fabulous! Listening with headphones out in the strawberry field but not getting much done cause I keep stopping to look at massive land movements on my tiny phone screen ! Watching from near the nuclear plant site almost built right ON the San Andreas fault ;) We call it the “Hole in the Head”, Bodega Head.

[@percybyssheshelley8573]

Now I see, "the great state of Washington." One of these years I'm gonna tour the volcanoes, from Shasta and Lassen up through Oregon, Mt. Hood, Three Sisters, and on up to St. Helens, Adams and Rainier

[@robertdufour2456]

Amazing opening, Professor!

[@daveanderson718]

FANTASTIC!!

[@hgbugalou]

I enjoyed this very much and learned a lot!

[@steel1182]

Haven’t seen this one cooool ! Thanks NICK

[@richardstephens3642]

I like Nick he knows how to make geology fun

[@mikefromflorida8357]

Nick is a treasure.

[@johndivita4842]

You brought to light a generally unrecognized fact that Badwater Basin in Death Valley is not actually the point of lowest elevation in the continental USA. The bottom of Lake Chalan (elevation ~386 ft. below sea level) is described as being approximately 100 feet lower in elevation than Badwater Basin (elevation 279 ft. below sea level). Thank you!

[@johndivita4842]

Lake Chelan, sorry for the typo.

[@bsa45acp]

I figured that out a few minutes before I found your comment. Sad (for this Californian) but true. For a bit of trivia, the lowest place on earth is the Dead Sea at -1,404 feet below sea level and on the Israel side (Jordan is on the other side) is a bar (where they serve drinks) called the Lowest Bar on Earth.

[@johndivita4842]

@@bsa45acp According to one source, the bottom big lake Superior is approximately 700 ft. below sea level and thus lower in elevation than Lake Chelan or Death Valley.

[@mikefromflorida8357]

Can I get you some hot tea or something he asks. Completely confident and at ease.

[@richardlawton1023]

Thanks.

[@vinmansbakery]

16:00 This part of the lecture would be a lot different now!

[@WizenedVariations1]

Excellent.

[@edwardlloyd9468]

Is it possible that these exotic terraines, not having enough time to solidify and suture could be cut into and pushed down by the alpine glaciers and be a contributing cause to Lake Chelan's depth?

[@johnnash5118]

Even my ordinary life revolves around geology; when I forced my hand and arm under my gf’s shoulder last night she became distorted and unstable, I apologized for the unannounced intrusion by identifying it as “Oops, sorry dear, that was a thrust fault.”

[@texasrox2010]

You're a strange dude

[@Tralfazz74]

Anyone wanna join me on an expedition to Chelan this summer? I live in Ellensburg.

[@TheHillbillyEngineer]

Rock on! Nick! :)

[@YellowCatBooks]

Ya gotta love it!!!

[@henningerflats]

Thanks. Mach locker, acid guy.

[@robertbeckler5058]

Groovy

[@jamespriddy8275]

Have you ever watched one of your chalkboard lectures? You must go home exhausted after one. Your entire body never stops moving. It’s like you get an hours worth of swimming cardio with your arms waving, hands drawing, heck…you dance around continually. My eyes get tired. We are so happy you looked at the ground and became a geologist, instead of reading scripture and becoming…..Maybe an Amway salesman?

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Where is the new stuff? Has the lake got 4 years older?

[@bigguy2683]

I wish I could find a way to filter out the theatrics in your videos and leave the content. Generally, content is, IMO, about 10 minutes an hour. The content is good but all the filler is not tolerable. It all depends on your audience. You've aimed your content squarely at the junior college audience. And, at that, small town/rural junior college. Could you present a serious full class session at university level? I cannot predict that with only these youtube videos to work with. I'm out though, as I am clearly not part of your target market. You keep on wowing the unwashed masses and let serious professors educate the rest. Edit to comments: I am elderly now. Troll in parents basement? My generation did not live in their parent's basements. You invented that. I'm a troll who climbed st Helen's about a dozen times by every route prior to may 1980 plus all the other major cascade volcanoes. Aldo travelled the world climbing and enjoying the geology. Standards are different today but a junior college is still a junior college. My problem with the teaching style is that 10 minutes of new information ...university level information....is coated with 50 minutes or more that teaches little ( to a person educated several generations ago when standards and expectations were enormously higher). You are setting your own standards now but basing them on feel good comfort and not intellectual challenge. Sorry if I inadvertently used words that are not known to most of you. I generally simplify my vocabulary when conversing with significantly younger people. Generally I set it at about middle school level when interacting with younger folks who have four year college degrees. They usually can keep up though sometimes it depends on their majors etc. I humbly suggest that all if you commentors enjoy the coming decades as you and the country is vastly out competed in a world that did not so drastically reduce standards as we have.

[@gd2234_]

His live streams from January through now are him teaching his geology 101 course. Also..are you aware these specific lectures are provided to the community at large (and filmed with a live audience?) They are meant to help the community understand these natural wonders a bit better, and provide context to the landscape they see everyday around them. Most of the people attending are older folks, which is why he’s explaining stuff as a slightly more basic level. Also, he teaches geology 101 (correct me if I’m wrong nick, haven’t heard you mention higher level classes) so this information also lines up nicely with a freshman level class in university. It’s not that difficult to listen through the fluff, if anything these have less “fluff” than the summer live streams.

[@BarqueCat2]

Give him another shot at the end of March when his 350 level Geology class airs. That audience is made of Geology majors. As for this - well, watch more of the videos - there is a LOT of grey hair in the community lectures. The target audience is folks without much, if any, geology background. Count on half the people in attendance not having even a passing interest in the science, having accompanied their partner. Being able to keep the attention of a diverse audience on a ....dry... topic requires some theatrics. Nick makes this topic accessible enough that there are folks worldwide that get enough out of the lectures to keep watching.

[@Ellensburg44]

Something tells me that I won't be pleasing you, Big Guy, regardless of the effort invested. Despite your rare intellect, you are not able to see what I'm doing with these programs. Try harder.

[@gd2234_]

@@BarqueCat2 I CANT WAIT FOR GEOLOGY 350 LETS F***ING GOOOOOOOOOO

[@johnnash5118]

Big Guy Could you be any more condescending than this? If Ned Zinger taught differently, he would just be another long-winded and dry Professor. Ned does a great job introducing new concepts and current consensus with the scientific community. He is the most loved and respected geologist on the airwaves today, and I for one, am proud of his accomplishments.