Slate Peak with Ralph Haugerud

[@haydnwilde]

More questions than answers. The beauty of an ever inquiring mind.

[@romans32426]

Have to say - the video color, clarity, sound, and videography are excellent. Kudos to the guy filming it all.

[@guiart4728]

Absolutely one of the clearest communicators ever! What a treat!

[@sharonseal9150]

Listening to Ralph explain the snail layer, it is easy to see what a fabulous teacher he is. I love how he embraces the ongoing ambiguities and unknowns instead of promoting a specific rigid explanation. So many mysteries to resolve, I hope I live long enough to se more answers! Thank you Nick and Ralph for this excellent video.

[@timroar9188]

I can remember collecting fossils there as a kid in the 1960’s. My grandpa had a US Army weapons carrier we used to get up there. We used to go up and over Hart’s Pass to Ruby and the mines. My uncle had a mining claim there. We would have to drive down one switchback, then reverse down the next. Then do it in reverse to get back over.

[@fishslayer8533]

He is absolutely awesome some of these discussions gave me chills.what a great lecture I'm impressed can't wait to hear from him again

[@wesmahan4757]

This is 10 stars out of 10. The geology, the scenery, Ralph's explanations, etc, etc. One of your top videos Nick!!

[@gordonormiston3233]

I love listening to Ralph expound his theories. He does it in such a gentle soft way, raising monumental questions that remain to be addressed and answered in the future. 🐻

[@fallinginthed33p]

I could listen to a 3 hour lecture by Ralph.

[@rmsrmsrmsrms]

@@fallinginthed33p A scientific James Bond in the flesh.

[@kenwin5845]

I am jealous of Bill, the guy lucked out. Getting to be around two awesome geologists in the field. Fun and informative video.

[@damourpierre8686]

M. Haugerud is a treat to listen to. It would be great to see you two together more often.

[@timroar9188]

I know this area very well. This talk is mind blowing.

[@2ddw]

We want more Ralph! Best quote: "I spent 20 years studying so that I could stop at the side of the road and entertain myself."

[@michaelmckeag960]

“…you can’t buy those Filson Cruiser vests anymore…” Fortunately I bought mine when you could, almost 25 years ago, also still have and use the wool Cruiser jacket. Years ago, visiting the first restaurant to open in the Mill District in Bend, decorated with historical photographs taken back in the early days of the mill, I noticed a portrait of several mill workers, including a man who appeared to be their supervisor, wearing a Filson Cruiser jacket identical to the one I was wearing that day, a significant fraction of a century later. This video will stand as a classic too, so many unanswered questions raised, each an entry point for future research by the next generation of geologists.

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

What a day Bill picked to head up there. He got a personal geology lesson on the area from two of Washington's best science educators👍

[@billcantrell5507]

That is so true. And they were very gracious about having me tag along.

[@dancooper8551]

“Complicated geology” - the understatement of the day. This was fantastic. Thanks Nick and Ralph.

[@jameskilpatrick7790]

I am again blown away by Ralph. This man can at once convey his complete assurance of what lies before him, based on detailed observation, and a sense of wonder and innocence at what his observations mean given their place in the larger context of the history of the area.. A true scientist, and a delight to listen to. This one is a real gem,. Thanks, Nick!

[@bosco4890]

Next spring I'm gonna check out those snail fossils, never knew they were there and I've been there many times. Back in the early 90s we had a rat pack of peeps that would snowmobile up to the meadow there with skis and camping gear, dig and chainsaw out snow dwellings and party and ski all those killer slopes for a few days. I've found lots of smoky quartz crystals over many years of exploring North cascades. One pocket I came across while climbing the barber pole route on Liberty Bell, many people had climbed right over them before me, on the last pitch of the climb. What a trip it was to paw around in some rotten granite gravel on a tiny ledge near the summit and find smokies.

[@StereoSpace]

I always come for the interesting geology, and am always left astounded by the beautiful landscapes.

[@deowen66]

As many have said, I could listen to Professor Haugerud ALL DAY and the only geology that I know, despite being the son of a geologist, I have learned from Nick...lol!!

[@_Michiel_]

What a treat again, Nick! Sitting on the edge of my seat all the way through. Amazing how much Ralph still knows from the top of his head and how clear he explains the situation. Thank you both for taking us along with you!

[@dimensionalfuse1810]

Thank you Nick. It was exceedingly kind of you to bring us along - more so that you kept the camera focused on the most indescribable landscape while Ralph explained some secrets he’s extracted from ‘deep geological history’!! Much appreciated!!

[@willbradley7450]

Ho, ho, what an adventure! To sit at the edge of the world, hearing the expert who has worked all his career to unlock the mysteries of the North Cascades, allowing the curios passerby to ask the simple questions that enlighten the depths of the expertise, to get down to the gist of the hidden past, in plain sight, is, well, a humbling and enchanting experience and, Nick, your awe and wonder draw us all inside in a way that we too can glimpse the vast dynamic history of this living moving Earth. Thanks, with all my Heart.

[@hestheMaster]

Ancient snails in the rocks on top a mountain in Washington state. Who knew? Ralph did. Mosiac of different rocks up here. Thank you Nick and Ralph for letting explore with you on this amazing area.

[@fredrossman1189]

I feel like I struck gold on youtube. Sure enjoyed that. Thank you very much.

[@ellenperrin629]

Every time I watch one of these I am reminded of the wonder of the world. Thank you both for this one.

[@garypaull9382]

"A lot of stuff happened, we don't know what it was, but a lot of stuff happened". Ralph clearly explained why I know far less than I thought I did! Great episode, fantastic location, thanks to you both!

[@Steviepinhead]

So complex, so confusing, so fun! Thanks, Nick and Ralph! ...And lucky Bill!

[@gordongadbois1179]

GNEISS. RALPH AND YOU MAKE A GREAT FIELD TEAM. HOPE YOU CAN GET HIM OUT MORE AS HE IS GREAT TO LISTEN TO THE OLD SCHOOLERS PUT THINGS TOGETHER. ALSO WAS TOLD IF I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING GNEISS TO SAY, DON'T SAY IT.

[@MrFmiller]

I like Ralph. He explains things in a way that’s easy to understand, and has an abundance of stories to tell.

[@peacenow4456]

Wow, Ralph has a velvet voice and what a story teller!! Encourage him to create a podcast!! He could narrate his book chapters w stories! Great hike, great guest! Thanks Ralph!

[@gordonormiston3233]

Compulsory viewing on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Great stuff! 🐻

[@myrachurchman5013]

Why do geologists seem to be such nice people? Thank you Nick and Ralph. Thoroughly enjoyed the dialogue.

[@DocSeville]

OMG! That wandering biologist just lived my lifelong dream!!!! (I'm 65!) On a hike and you run into two world class geologist willing to answer questions!!!!!!!!

[@wesdonze2014]

This is excellent and very clear plus great scenery

[@geologicallyspeaking]

Great video! Ralph has such a relaxing, clear tone and cadence when he explains things. He really holds your attention. Fascinating video.

[@rinistephenson5550]

Wow, my mind is blown! Thanks, Nick and Dr. Haugerud!

[@jason94095]

Two incredible teachers. Thank you for sharing and making me a more knowledgeable and curious person.

[@dannybrown5744]

Happy birthday to me.glad to be here with you. Just got off work , what a great place to be to slow down. Always a treat to have a class.

[@pamhawkins4698]

Yay! Thought we weren't getting any more of these. Thank you Nick & Ralph

[@earthandtime5817]

Love that you are capturing the thoughts and observations of a great geologist and in the field no less. Thanks for a great episode Nick and Ralph. Thoroughly enjoyed this and learned a lot.

[@rmsrmsrmsrms]

Well that was a frickin amazing video. Having just finished the Geo101 & Exotic Terranes playlists recently, I could mostly follow this wonderful discussion. Now on to the Eocene & Baja BC playlists!! Hello from the future!

[@rayschoch5882]

Dramatic country, as is often the case. I've never been there, and likely never will be, but Ralph is a treasure for those of us in the audience who are not geologists. My thanks to both of you.

[@jameswatt8841]

This is what I want when I go look at outcrops. This is just fantastic. I hope more geologists do this. This is such good education.

[@wmann4849]

drove a 50's checker cab limousine full of UW geology students up to slate peak field trip UW summer of 1972

[@stevewright454]

Beautiful!

[@jkgardner1933]

🥰😜What a wonderful surprise to see this episode! We could all feel the excitement and enjoyment Nick felt while discovering the snails and shale on this mountain top. This episode seamed to fire Nick up with every rock turned over, or fault and fact discovered. I would never believed that the Continental Ice shelf was up to 7,000 feet above the current sea level. I give this the 9 cinnamon rolls from Vinman's Bakery !!!!!!!!!!!

[@dannmarceau]

Great information once again; I like the Bald Eagle @53:06

[@LillianArch]

Highest road in WA. It looks “good in a hurry” alright! Snails!! Delights start right away! Thank you Ralph and Nick.

[@SCW1060]

I will be ordering Ralph's book very soon I think that Ralph is the Einstein of geology

[@stevelindstedt8858]

The highest road in Oregon is the road to the summit of Steens Mountain (SE Oregon, 9,738 ft. elev.)

[@richardbatistelli7280]

Prof. Nick, thanks again for allowing me an opportunity to join your very learned group on this mountain climb. Though I am without my walking stick, I, too, feel a part of your walking group in this journey in to the geological past.

[@Borsuk3344]

I loved both guests. It was very nice that this biologist joined you.

[@dyannejohnson6184]

Hi Ralph….hello both of you so good to see both of you

[@markbrideau588]

Nick, thanks for having Ralph on as a guest. He’s great to listen too. I learned a lot.

[@philbe3095]

I mentioned Slate Peak last year in the comments when you were up on Washington Pass. Glad you could make it up there. Cheers!

[@johnjunge6989]

Ralph's enthusiasm is catching, I can only imagine your conversation coming up there. It would be great if they could date it. it's so hard to believe these were in a shallow marine environment. Great stuff

[@luvinthejazz]

Your discussion at about 30:00 regarding Eocene detachment faulting from SE to NW reminded me of your comments during the recent livestream about the mechanism for magmatic activity in the Eocene. A subducted spreading zone would provide both the open window for Eocene magma generation and SE-NW extensional tectonics. There is a strong connection here.

[@skagited9617]

Hey, Nick!! Only half way through, but had to comment... "No, I WANT to do the dishes!"... LOL As I continue, I'm curious if you mention the wild geology of Deadhorse Point before the end... ..TBC... Okay... finished! and you did mention Deadhorse... but I'm surprised either of you have any hair left, with all the head-scratching going on...!! LOVED this segment of the 'Nick Z Saga'.... Thanks!! ... oh, BTW.. I've had my Dodge Grand Caravan up there... carefully...

[@SkylinersYeti]

Nick, the more I learn about Geology the more I realize how little I know. It is hard to keep up with all of your videos but winter now and days are shorter and more dark hours to spend on the internet. Keep up the good work.

[@MrFmiller]

What a gorgeous view.

[@kyleroth1025]

Thank you Professor Zentner

[@markthomas6980]

I just love this stuff. When I was a kid, I collected rocks, and was a straight A student in sciences. Then instead of studying rocks, I became a rock musician.. the girls made me study music instead of geology. Now 65 I wish I could be a geologist..

[@hertzer2000]

Asking the right questions is key.

[@anaritamartinho1340]

..."Continental Ice changing the landscape"...awesome

[@gordonormiston3233]

Wonderful stuff! Thanks Nick and Ralph. 🐻

[@gonavy1]

I've been up there years ago. Sure wish I would've known what I was looking at back then. Since following you Nick I have certainly expanded my horizons and pay much closer attention when I am out hiking. Thank you. 👍

[@dannybrown5744]

Oh yeah I'm Navy USS Enterprise 1978

[@Poppageno]

There sure was a LOT happening between 200- 2Ma along the West Coast. Can paleomag get the Lat of the snail layer? Love learning what to look for from experts like Ralph! Thanks Nick and Ralph! Bill too!

[@deborahferguson1163]

This was awesome! Thank you Nick and Ralph!!!!

[@deborahferguson1163]

And I add, what a beautiful landscape.

[@grandparocky]

Beautiful mountains!

[@bagoquarks]

*FOOT GEAR STUDY* at 12:50. Fact-finding: geologists wear enclosed walking shoes with reinforced toes and heels; biologists wear open-toed sandals with exposed socks. Analysis: geologists fear sharp-cornered rocks and ankle-rolling more than biologists with walking sticks fear pit vipers. Research continues .... Once again, a gorgeous and informative ridge stroll among strata and dikes. Thanks, Nick!

[@billcantrell5507]

Always ready to walk through water.

[@FiddleyBits]

WOW...Just wonderful!!! Thank you Ralph and Nick!!

[@donnacsuti4980]

In my area of the Oakland hills near the Hayward fault we have Franciscan formation, serpentine, but also some cliffs in the Rockridge are like there. Slate black fragile mixed with layers of sandstone we used to climb.

[@keyscook]

Great projects for up and coming Geologists! I will be seeing the Cascades with "new eyes" now. Thank, both gentlemen very much for the insights and great views!

[@EdDominguez]

Fabulous field trip to an area that I have explored many times. Thank you Nick and Ralph!

[@philipallard8026]

Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful place and the stories to go with it. I’m no longer able to travel to such places but I still love geology.

[@dishnpj3565]

Breathtaking location

[@johnnash5118]

For years, I haven’t been able to view any geologic feature or province without first trying to figure out its history and mineralogy, it adds intellectual power to the emotional scenic beauty. Thanks guys!

[@joannekellam191]

Such a great video! So informative. If this geology thing doesn’t work out for Ralph, he could make it big in voice over work. 🤣 Love his soothing voice! And imagine Bill’s luck, to just bump into you two at 7000+ feet and tag along!

[@kidmohair8151]

38:39 "of course the world is a fascinating place...how could it not be?" pretty much says it all, right? I start these thinking, I'll be able to take it or leave it...I haven't *left one* yet...

[@stevew5212]

This was fantastic. Thanks Nick and Ralph.

[@donnacsuti4980]

Thanks for the great hike and conversation. Also just above us on the hill top in Oakland Berkeley is a small volcano " round top" complicated geology here . On the top of Mt Diablo just over the hill from me is some volcanic evidence at the base as well as at the very top oceanic fossils in the rocks ( some theorize scraped off of ocean floor and piled up during subduction) ??? Sounds possible. There is a second fault on that side of the hills runs down San Ramon valley . All our faults connect down at the Pinnacles area including the San Andreas.

[@erfquake1]

Just amazing! You both have got to return there & get that sample from the spot you guys were too tired to get to. We won't get closure otherwise. I mean, I'll go & get it myself if I have to. Just tell me where to hammer.

[@davidgleatham9966]

thanks again for your efforts. i considered asking you if slate peak could be visited... and was done amazingly better than i could hope, nice surprise

[@lauram9478]

❤❤ thank you so very much Nick and Ralph. I'll never get to make it up there but was such a treat to follow along with you both!

[@robertfarrimond3369]

Well Nick, glad to see you made it up there! It's a big picture view of, A lot going on. I go multiple times a summer/fall after the snow melts off

[@timekeeper2117]

What a beautiful planet we are on 🌎🏞️

[@josephmatherly7661]

He’s a gem,thanks Nick..very good 👍

[@mikestackhousemusic]

Wonderful video. I have a couple questions. I know geological maps are assumptions based on field observations. How much area is covered during a typical study and how is the decision made as to where you study? It would seem easy to miss the fossil segment shown. Also, as someone from the northeast, familiar with glacial workings, how much uplift was there in this area after the glaciers retreated? It sure does look different from Maine and Newfoundland where the peaks here were covered, rounded, and polished. Thanks for all the great videos.

[@northwoods3d]

wow, beautiful scenery, great hike with a fantastic host and guest, and so much fascinating information - what more could one ask for? You Gotta Love it! very intrigued by Ralph's description of the Crystalline Core coming out from under other formations/being "unroofed" as it may be... would love to know more about that.

[@primateinterfacetechnologi6220]

Damn... I've been learning enough about geology even just this evening to all of the sudden... realize something that always.... er... happens... I learn enough to realize that I don't know anything. Man... this is tough. But of course I thank you. and your efforts. and those of those who have come before us... uum... we know what we're talking about. peace and love.

[@daleeason9687]

Thank you so much for doing this. I learned a lot. I'm realizing how much different your area is compared to to Minnesota Geology where I live. Wow what a jumble. Also learning what a history the western continental margins has.

[@fernie5128]

This has been fantastic; I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you and Ralph having a conversation!

[@Snappy-ut4bj]

Just wow! Thanks!

[@6bev]

I was surprised you didn't descend cross country down the hillside east of Slate Peak, exploring all of the slate blasted off of the mountain top.

[@oscarmedina1303]

Anomalies and erratics are fascinating. Every rock has a story.

[@rabidbigdog]

So beautiful. Where is all the smoke from at the moment though?

[@davidgleatham9966]

i had hoped to just remember how to get there again...just across the pass we found those fossils. wonder if some are somewhere below the bog you see running thru yellow bluff on the west side of guemes island. that layer can be seen around 5m above the beach on many shore lines near me.

[@Robert-ys9zy]

I couldn’t believe there wasn’t another 50 minutes of discussion.

[@sharonseal9150]

Future field trip with Ralph?: I am tantalized by the hints Ralph dropped of a Navarre Coulee story - hope to see this stop in our future! If you do the Navarre Coulee, the road cut at the crest of the hill as you climb out of the coulee near the lake has always intrigued me and I have always wondered the story of those rocks. They do not look like the "normal" rocks around Lake Chelan.

[@janhelm3115]

ALWAYS GREAT