‘Nick From Home’ Livestream #11 - Olympic Peninsula

[@wmo1234]

Amazing Teaching strategies Dr. Zentner! I will never look at pastries the same way again! :-)

[@ralphmills7322]

A truly dedicated instructor will even lecture during a pandemic shutdown from his backyard. Stay healthy everybody!

[@JenniferLupine]

Excellent! Thanks Nick!

[@bagoquarks]

Should be subtitled: Crimes Against Pastries. Seriously, another great one, Nick!

[@donerickson1954]

I recently learned of your Pacific northwest lecture series on the Central Washington University KZbin channel and have been binge watching since. I love the energy you provide to your audiences, it makes it fun to watch and/or listen. I am a computer programmer. I like to play video or audio lectures(usually related to some science topic) in the background while I work to keep me connected to humanity while I deal with computers. I'll be playing your videos for months. Thank you sir.

[@gabelandsmith2455]

Awesome lecture thanks alot!! The Danish and the bread was hilarious...

[@gabepurpur]

I started watching this series recently after stumbling across a big flood video of yours. I just wanted to say thank you for making these! You are a great teacher and this subject is absolutely fascinating to me!

[@aaronfulwider779]

Hello Dr. Nick. I love your lectures and watch them all the time being a fellow science teacher. I have climbed Mt. Olympus several times and yes, the massif is composed of shale, but there is also good amounts of slate and sandstone in the core of the range as well. The rocks in the Olympics are sharp, they cut your fingers. Also, if you go to Hole in the wall it the coast, hike up to the next bluff past the hole, and you can see the turbidity layers in the cliffs. Layer after layer of thick sandstone and thin shale. This pattern does not go away as you go further into the range from the coast. In fact, in some exposures at Hurricane ridge, were there is a lot of crescent formation basalt, but you can also find the slightly metamorphosed layers of turbidites all squished together like an accordion.

[@FindingNorcal]

You're such a great teacher! Thank you for teaching this old gal

[@tamaraschmidt8160]

Our favorite Nick at Home video so far. We’ve watched it several times. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pastry props. It actually helped us understand the process much better. Nailed it!!!!!! Love and appreciation from Folsom!

[@tikitiki7610]

back to hear the best professor in the nation

[@peggieincolfaxca3818]

Fabulous program!! Just catching up after my son recommended your lectures. I'm going to watch this one again -- so much new information.

[@ms_khoff]

Best episode yet! I joined at the start, but had to leave about 15 mins in to get some work done. So I watched the recording a few hours later (it seemed to post soon after the Livestream ended). Looking forward to joining future livestreams! I love how Nick makes geology interesting, fun, and interactive. The vibe in the chat room is also positive and fun.

[@Slowmodem1]

If I'd had teachers like him in school, I'd be a lot smarter now.

[@melaniehefner1098]

@@lotharschiese8559 congratulations. What a super story to tell for the rest of your life.

[@nickynockyknackynoo2346]

Oh I haven't laughed so much while I was actually Learning for absolutely ages!! :-) Thank you Nick!!

[@normankutch2653]

NORM. YOU ARE THE BEST. I AM 82 AND WATCH EVERY DAY. STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. GO.

[@inqwit1]

I'm re-starting the journey, completing the "Nick at Home" series to get to basics. Appreciating the current vids, gettint back to some 101.

[@mrtony1985]

My fiance and I were having a good laugh watching you smash the pumpkin bread into the danish into the rock. 😂 Well done with the visuals. 👏

[@robchristiansen1710]

Nick, if you're reading this, this presentation was the most interesting Of all your presentations, and I've seen a lot of them. you might say, it strikes really close to home. I live on the Puget Sound, and I've quite often hiked in the Olympic mountains. I know the Olympics are not volcanic. I always assumed that they were formed by tectonic uplift from the Pacific plate. I was really dumbfounded when you said there's basalt on the Olympic Peninsula. I was saying, Hey, wait a minute, how can that be? How can there be Basalt on the Olympic Peninsula? The Olympic mountains are not volcanic. I had absolutely no knowledge of that Island, Silencia, just off the coast. but what was really stimulating was that Silencia was formed in the Yellowstone String of volcanic cones. Fantastic!

[@rbollard1]

Professor Zenter, My thanks for your lectures. You've made a geology buff out of me. As a child & younger man, used to travel those highways and wonder at the convolutions in the layers, the bolders that were 'out of place' and needles and spires and hoodoos. Interestingly, my thought on the Grand Canyon ant the age of 10 was, this doesn't look eroded. It looks like a flash flood happened, back in 1963 lol. The grownups poo pooed the silly idea. Again, thanks for the neat series during this pandemic. The RN in me fears for the whole human race. God bless Nick

[@marinangeli3250]

Missed this live stream… it’s the dinner hour here and, as chief cook and bottle washer, I seldom get to catch this live. Just wanted to weigh in on the Idaho quake. I’m about 70 miles south of the epicenter, as the crow flies. We rocked pretty good here… comparable to some of the California quakes I’ve been in. As an ex Stanleyite (lived there in the 70’s), I’m very familiar with the area and, while it is sparsely populated, there are several lodges and dude ranches close to the epicenter, including Camp Bradley… aka The Boy Scout Camp, which has a hot springs. There are many hot springs throughout the region, implying a lot of fracturing in the batholith, I suppose. The quake was centered on, appropriately, Shake Creek. There have been many aftershocks, but I haven’t felt any of them here, in the Wood River Valley. No injuries or major damage reported yet, but there have been some gas leaks. The shaker was felt from Northern Idaho to Winnemucca, NV (south), Butte, MT (east) and Vale, OR (west). I’m very interested to hear how the citizenry of Stanley fared… all 68 of them. There was a 6.9 in 1983, along the flanks of Mt. Borah (tallest Idaho peak, it got 8” taller from the uplift) in the Lost River Range, roughly 60 miles to the southeast of this current quake, as the crow flies. The Lost River Range is in the northern part of the Idaho’s basin and range province, created by fault/block uplift. epod.usra.edu/blog/2019/09/lost-river-fault-scarp.html Although nearby, this new quake is within the Idaho Batholith and was probably of a horizontal nature, but that remains to be seen, as there are grabens in the immediate area. It’s in the Trans-Challis fault zone, so I’m wondering if it is related to the subduction of the Farallon Plate under the North American Plate, which occurred there during the Eocene. geology.isu.edu/Digital_Geology_Idaho/Module8/mod8.htm Unrelated to the quake, here is a link to a poem and essay about the area, the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, which includes a couple of photos of what is now the quake zone (Pinyon Loop Road, near the bottom of the essay): marinangeleo.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/the-river-of-no-return/

[@Slowmodem1]

What a great comment. Educational, too! :)

[@marinangeli3250]

@@Slowmodem1 Thank you!

[@marinangeli3250]

@@lotharschiese8559 Thank you, my pleasure! :)

[@jureteoman]

heeey everybody :) What a wonderful start of a day. Its almost 6 o clock here in Europe too. But 6 AM :)

[@StellaAzul]

hello from Sequim on the Olympic Peninsula!

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Love that travelling Yellowstone, wish there was a whole lecture on it

[@rinistephenson5550]

Thanks, Nick! Now I'm hungry for chocolate danish!

[@johnhopkins6658]

Sorry, but i'll have to follow you earlier the following evening, as I"m one of the lucky ones who continue to work through this madness which we, as a planet are experiencing. Stay safe everybody.

[@vanessaengelbrecht4212]

Watching from Cape Town South Africa:)

[@bonblue4993]

Stanley is one of my favorite places on the planet. I used to go there in the early 70's, and I still have an Indian bracelet I bought there. I remember a little log cabin that had a name, "Curl Up With Jack" that was a tiny place to get your hair cut! I love Redfish Lake, and I hiked once to Mt. Heyburn. And the view of the Sawtooth Mountains and the valley from Galena Pass is stunning!. You said you had been in Central Idaho, so did you ever hang out in Yellow Pine? I flew there in a plane and took a bath in a bathtub on a shale slide. It's one of the coolest places I have ever been. I would go lie down in the grass on the runway at night and just stare at the stars which looked like you could reach out and touch them because I was so far away from a city.

[@tuzonthume]

Would enjoy a lecture on Mt. Mazama.

[@badbehavioursage]

'we're going to bring in Siletzia with pastries' is a great line!😄

[@TheHomeonbay]

hi Nick too bad i missed your live stream thanks for all your talks realy enjoy them here in Olalla washington tell us about the basalt on one side of inclair inlet near Bremerton and clay areas on the south side

[@ralphlindberg1299]

It's Seattle's Fault! Honestly it's the western end of the Seattle Fault.

[@TheHomeonbay]

ttle fault trace is found on s end of braindead island I think there is additional fault zone running from burien s Allentown area to here that has not been mapped

[@cathrineburks1046]

Does a "hot spot" fuel the Sul Duc Hot Springs. Can you explain since there are no active volcanoes on Olympic Peninsula.?

[@Robnord1]

"As Siletzia came in, it became a huge F'ing mess" Hahahaha... We Love you Nick Zentner, and hope to get an opportunity to meet you in person sometime.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

Too bad I missed this... I would love to know if Siletzia might have been the Yellowstone supervolcano creating a Hawaiian like volcanic Island hotspot. Dang. Should have waited till the end before posting the question... It does make sense. Thanks Nick.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

@@lotharschiese8559 Really? The NA plate isn't moving away from the hotspot but rode right over it. Hotspots do not move plates.

[@jameswyatt5859]

I would think the geometries of those basalt columns could be explained by looking at the combination of chrystalline structures of their composite minerals. That's where I would start.

[@exenrontexas]

I worked for a large energy company in the eighties and a petroleum geogolgist from that company was my geoglogy professor at the Unversity. There were many plans and meetings about fractionation of oil shale deposits for energy production. I know there is much energy production in unlikly placed like the Dakotas and Wyoming. I also am aware of the Canadian energy fields. What about Washington state and since there maybe a connections between earthquaekes and irresponsible energy production. Is this a topic worthy of a class. BTW: I lived in Bremerton for a while after Vietnam.

[@jameswyatt5859]

Would that subducted spreading zone, have anything to do with the clockwise rotation?

[@sueferreira9711]

You do realize forever more when I look south out of my window in Victoria at Mt Olympus and The Olympic Range, all I will see is squashed chocolate Danish pastries and pumpkin seed polenta bread.

[@dennisalbertson9335]

Wondered what the story of the Kitsap peninsula?

[@mrpieceofwork]

You took a piece of Hawaii?! Are you crazy?! Didn't you ever see that "Brady Bunch" episode?!

[@mgould100]

New Braunfels, Tx on the Balcones Escarpment

[@Roarmeister2]

The quake was felt as far north as Calgary.

[@wildedibles819]

Ok this is starting to make more sense trying to studdy Ontario too I didn't really understand reading about this area in Ontario before but its starting to make sense lol I think we are on the meeting area of the superior provence and the greenstone belt Its the younger part of the superior provence because im more to the south east of it Im more in this greenbelt area This is a mix up of stuff going on through time its really hard to wrap my brain around this I know some of our rock is a billion to 3 billion years old way up north here the oldest fossil was found in banded iron showing oxgyen layers that oxidized the black rock to red Thanks your really helpful When i was out west i was in aww but didnt get into what i was seeing Being born here and in Ontario most of my life i find this area facinating every part of the rocka and habbitat for animals plants mushrooms Thats what ive Studdied but the rocks have the building blocks of life :) and hold secrets into why ;) Thanks

[@taniakippercorliss9643]

Woo hoo! I can't get to Vinman's but I just bought my Geologic History of the Pacific NW GeoMap!

[@tamaraschmidt8160]

Tania Corliss where did you find it? Thx.

[@Slowmodem1]

I bought two so I could have both sides showing in a frame. :)

[@gitman65]

Hi Nick. Hey in the sediment that makes up the oceanic shale, how much of it do you think consists of space dust? The reason I ask is this. If one wanted to find trace elements of dark matter from space could it be found in the deep ocean shales.?

[@harrietharlow9929]

How does one find out when the livestream is actually on? Another great Nick Zentner lecture.

[@brandonjohnston7746]

That's got to be the most educational piece bread on this planet, well was before you ate it. How's that basalt taste nick 😆😆🥐🥖

[@imbwildrd3693]

Link for geologic map by Cynthia Shaw at Aurelia Press: aureliapress.com/taxonomy/term/38

[@mrbillmacneill]

thats one tough danish 48:05

[@marianrooth9514]

news this evening earthquake in Idaho. I was going to ask whose fault is it. You answered.

[@erikk77]

Crooked River caldera last erupted 29.5 ma ago.

[@MrFmiller]

Vinmans Peninsula?

[@gabelandsmith2455]

Quilcene Washington check in

[@nickynockyknackynoo2346]

POSTER I Googled and found Cynthia Shaw's poster at : aureliapress.com/node/34 called "Geologic History of the Pacific NW GeoMap - Side 1" Hope that may help.

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

Actually, and more spectacular, the Tetons tilted upwards. On the west side of the Tetons, the Idaho side, one can actually stand on the hinge where the Tetons begin. It's really incredible to do so.

[@warhawkme6344]

Link to Cynthia Shaw's beautiful map...aureliapress.com/node/34 Vinman's Bakery...facebook.com/VinmansBakery/

[@warhawkme6344]

Ordered one of those maps for myself.

[@sticksstones8498]

No trees in the area of the earthquake. Near the Stibnite Mine. Maybe an underground explosion. -Idaho

[@mpetersen6]

So in the end exotic terrans along with a lot of other land forms can actually be considered the scum that just accumulated on top of the oceanic and continental plates

[@mgould100]

Off topic - COULD MAGMA MOVING ALONG THE PLATES COLLIDE WITH OIL AND GAS FIELDS?

[@ROZDAB]

So.....when will Yellowstone be in Hudson Bay? 😂

[@lauram9478]

❤

[@imbwildrd3693]

IS VACOUVER ISLAND A TERRANE??

[@imbwildrd3693]

Nvmd, I looked it up, it is. :)

[@Astonomygirl491]

IF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLAT IS DRIFTING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT (SW) THEN WHY DO THE CALDERAS GET OLDER AS YOU HEAD WEST? SHOULDNT THEY BE STRETCHING TO THE EAST TO GET OLDER? LOVE YOUR TALKS

[@conniefletcher6884]

I just ordered Cindy’s cross section poster from here: aureliapress.com/node/34

[@charlesward8196]

Should have used the croissant for the shale, lots of thin beds of butter and flour all rolled together.

[@Mycotography]

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...ale.... hahahaha

[@mikeoday7547]

BA D LUCK TO TAKE OFF ISLAND!!?!!

[@guygraham8435]

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[@dtom126]

I thought the Tetons were an overthrust fault. Hm.

[@tuzonthume]

4;17 Dutchsinse attributed that earthquake in Idaho to Yellowstone magma chamber.