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Once again Cook hits it out of the park. The library of work that Dr Cook is creating will excite and inspire generations of scientists. His passion for Geology is infectious yet more than entertain Dr Cook teaches the practice of observation, the comparative evaluation of what is being observed to what is known, and the application of critical thinking to piece together a puzzle or in this case a story. Bravo.
Fascinating how the river, which was originally a weak point in the land, through long processes, eventually became more resistant to erosion than everything else around to become a ridge.
@@inyobill If Myron has grandchildren I wonder if they ever buried him on a beach and carefully exhumed him again while practicing archeological field techniques. A great chief's barrow and burial trove - a jeeps keys, assorted coins and credit cards, the bills are long gone (in my pocket now), a belt buckle, mostly disarticulated bones, a mobile phone, spearmint gum, some humbugs - quite the find as we imagine it.
Hi Myron! A New Zealand geologist channel turned me onto your channel! I asked them about someone in the US, close to California to watch and you were who they mentioned! I am loving your channel and the simplifying of the science behind all of the wonderful places you visit! Thank you! 😊
What a great learning moment. Thanks! Your lessons are much appreciated and confidence building to encourage us to “speculate” about what happened here. Love your videos.
I’m going to slaughter the quote, but something about “a man becomes complete when he rediscovers his childhood wonder and passion with an adult’s capacity to discover and act” … that’s you my guy! Your passion for the wonderful makes me feel like a kid again. Your videos are like a portal into the imagination; who needs Hollywood Marvel CGI bs!? Thanks for cheering me up Myron, you’re a saint, and a man I greatly admire… The Sultan of Strata. Skål!
The Sultan of Strata. Now that's a great moniker. I also agree that as an adult with an engineering education I can appreciate much more the physical and chemical properties that drive weathering, erosion, deposition, and conversion of sediment into rock. The kicker is Deep Time. It simply blows my mind because I get it.
That idea describes my life to a stratigraphic layer! As a kid I was magnetically obsessed with geology, paleontology, evolution, astronomy, geometry, music, art, architecture, archeology, GrecoRoman history, philosophy and anthropology. (Notice you didn't see algebra in there.) But I famously lacked the focus and perseverance to actually study, in depth, most of these. No longer; I have over a thousand nonfiction & didactic books, and can't find enough time to read, write or watch brilliant teachers like Myron.
This writer hopes the Netherlands is also watching world travel in RU-vid video, by Ichy Boots. She and another traveler, RanOutOnARail, both let us see travel in the Copper Canyon of Mexico. At one point their travel preference routes traveled side by side. Two very different people. I'd heard about the mining and wanted to see that supporting infrastructure.
Thank you so much, Myron! You have solved a mystery that has always puzzled me: If everything on top has eroded away, why haven't the footprints eroded, as well? I have never even considered perhaps the bottom layer is more resistant to erosion! Of course, it's so glaringly obvious now! Love your videos, the way you see the world, and encourage us to think critically and use the tools of knowledge we have collected to solve geologic mysteries!
Hey Myron, great stuff. I also love finding prehistoric animal tracks. Something you might find interesting is Larks Quarry stampede, it's not far from where I live in Australia. I think it's the only recorded instance of a fossilized stampede, you would find it interesting. Thanks for the video!
I've seen this kind of stuff before, but I had always assumed that those depressions were carved out by eddies in the stream. Thanks for setting me straight Myron. Great video. Take care.
My goodness, Myron. "We can use analogs. Analogies." You are not just brilliant, you are a philosopher and you are speaking existence into understanding. Spectacular, truly.
Geology is more fascinating as I get older. Thank you. All the times I've wondered about anomalies outdoors,your content is enlightening. Love Nick' s on the rocks shows too
What I learned about depositional enviroments from you was like an ah-ha moment. The way you explain a lot of it makes perfect scientific sense, and how much truer can you get than that? I`m all about just the facts so you are one of my go-to guys for that. Thanks Mr. Cook.
Hi Myron, your videos are not only very very interesting and informative but I also find them to be relaxing to soak in all the vistas nature has to offer.
Thank you for presenting a film that shares your passion and my new interest in geology. You do such an excellent style of making it easy to understand.
Hi Myron, thank you for another great lecture that I so enjoy from the comfort of my chair. Next week for spring break, my son, two grandkids and I are driving a short distance to Glen Rose, Tx to see the very features you are talking about in today's video. Each time we visit, we always come away having seen or learned something new. My granddaughters are both very interested in rock formations as well as dinosaurs, so we will see if these become vocations in their future. Thanks again.
Just out of curiosity, do you lose your keys very often? Great videos, thanks. When I ponder the vast history of the Earth I get a tremendous sense of just how short our lives as individuals here really are.
What a fascinating find. Thanks for putting this out there for us! Keep up the good work Myron. You're going to have a 100k subscribers before you know it! Update: The algorithm predicts you'll have 100k subscribers in about 5-6 months and 1 million subs in 2 years!
Thanks for this insighful and contemplative video! There's not many things that would cause those depressions in the original sediments but plants must be considered, as well as animal burrows. Also it has to be determined that the pits are not from weathering, but original to the preserved top of the formation. But you make a great comparison between clear cow tracks, aged cow tracks, and the surface of the ground as generally disturbed by cows. Bioturbation is that word for that! Occasionally I will find a sandstone surface that is just covered in deep, irregular depressions but with no distinct tracks or trackways. More like a herd of cows drinking at a water hole. But still hard to say with confidence that you're looking at fossilized tracks, when all you have is a bioturbation or something like it. But it's always worth taking a close look. You may find one track or trackway out the whole mess that happens to be exceptionally preserved! The more you spend time watching animal tracks as they age and weather, the more adept you will become at also spotting fossilized tracks if there happen to be any in your local sedimentary exposures! Always look first at the sedimentary rocks when going to a new planet, to get an idea of what kind of life has existed there.
Thanks for this explanation. I understand better the way that trackways are preserved. I was thrilled when I got to see dinosaurs tracks in Golden Colorado. My father taught me to track a bit when we were camping.
I like how you explain things, so an amateur like myself can understand. The white board is always helpful. I never would have thought the small holes would have been crawfish burrows.
Nice wee nugget there, thanks Myron. I'd love to see a video on unusual granite formations from you, such as the round stacks or towers found on-top of hills in Cornwall, UK, or the huge "walls" which get misidentified as megalithic structures often as they can appear to be made from huge blocks - there are some in -Minnesota- [Montana] I think it was. Would help set things straight a little in that area where snake oil salesman can take advantage of folks.
@@terryt.1643 Apparently when reading we focus on the letters beginning and ending a word, we spot the pattern there in the beginning and ending and take little notice of the letters in-between. So I can forgive myself that, they both begin and end with "M" and "a" respectively. ...That's why spelIing mistokes often go unnoficed in the middle of words I guess too.
Thank you Mr. Cook for another interesting geology video. Informative and told in your easy style that invites everyone to watch and learn about this planet we call home. Thank you.
Thanks again Myron! You're teaching us all things we never knew! You took our Burlington Schools teaching staff on a Big Horn Basin field trip almost twenty years ago! I still use what I learned from every time I visit the Basin. Looking forward to more!
Myron, you are so appreciated. You have inspired in me and i’m sure many others a lifelong love for and curiosity about geology and paleontology. I have shared these with my friends and family. Thank you! You are a treasure.
I live on a plateau at the foothills of the Appalachians, there's a lot of sand rock around here, I'll never forget how blown away I was to learn it used to be a River delta. I've really liked geology ever since.
I took a geology class as an elective in college. We went on a couple field trips in the East County of San Diego around Palm Springs, and the professor explained things so much like you did and I remember enjoying this so much. I still love geology to this day. _Definitely_ subbed and looking forward to future "field trips" with you! This was great 👍
Thanks Myron for another great geology lesson! It’s wonderful to be out in the field with you and seeing the examples of the tracks in the mud. I’m hoping to hike in Wyoming before too long- the rocks and views are amazing!! 👌👍👍😄 - Jennifer
Another fine lesson Myron! I've been meaning to ask you if Dr. Kenneth L. Cook was a relative of yours. He taught me a class when I was an undergraduate at the University of Utah in the late '70's. He was a fantastic teacher, as you are.
Recently my 13 year old son was talking to me about watching RU-vid videos at night when he is having trouble sleeping. I asked what kind of videos he likes and he said history and science so I showed him one of yours. I think (maybe hope) he's hooked. Love your work!!!
Fascinating how prominent the ancient river bed is in relation to the surroundings. Is this a common occurrence? Thanks for another interesting video! Cheers 🍻
