Nick Zentner | June 2, 2024 Nick says goodbye to the Ice Age Floods....and announces his shift in geology topic for this upcoming year. 0:00 Livestream Starts 12:35 Program Begins 1:08:39 Question & Answer
Hey there young people; Ivan from Southland New Zealand here. You may not believe it but there are folk down here who have not heard of Nick Zentner and The Ice Age floods. I Knoooow, crazy... right! Well this ere old fella is mightily in-ter-es-ted in all dat stuff... Bretz, and the scablands, and all other cool names... Coulee and dry falls... such memories... Horse heaven hills. A huge thank-you to Nick and his audience. Kia kaha (be strong) from waaaaaay down South.
Canadian here just north of the border to you in White Rock. Mount Baker stands clear and tall across the water south to us. My 11yr old is always wondering when it will go again. Hidden in the mountains to the north of us is Garibaldi. It would be great to know more about volcanoes like Garibaldi which are such a contrast to the conspicuos mounts of Baker, Rainer, Helens and Hood. Harder for the young one to get their head around volcanoes hidden in the mix of peaks in the Cascades. Would be great to know more about these types of volcanoes. Your work is amazing and I’m thankful for the work and efforts you make to share your enthusiasm and knowledge with the rest of us! Best of luck with your new knowledge journey!
I s.l.i.g.h.t.l.y. freaked out at the Goodbye part, thinking it meant you'd had it with this outreach geology stuff... I'm glad to find out it's "just" the Ice Age Floods. (phew)
Nick, thank you for what you do. There are no geology based programs available now. History Channel, Discovery, Science Channel, etc. previously had a few geologic themed series years ago, but they moved on to mindless content. They only care about reality or conspiracy crap. Thank you for creating content for those of us who love geology and want to learn more.
Thank you Nick - this is going to be an epic series... If you put out a "Zentnerds" T-shirt, I'm in for that! Been spreading your geology prowess to my friends/work colleagues... fringe geologists and some of my geotech engineers are enjoying the material immensely.
Just want to say thank you Nick for doing these streams and videos for without them I would never ever know about any of the things in geology of the Northwest US that you have covered in the past and will do so in the future. Learning is a continual process and not just a final destination. You're an awesome teacher and should be proud of all students and channel viewers that have come to know you!
Yessssss!!! Cascade volcanoes A-to-Z! Love it! 😆 Hi Mr Zentner, animator Ben here. Two things I never seem to be able to wrap my brain around are 1.) the fact that two (or more?) forces, big 'S' plate subduction and the Yellowstone Magma Plume, were occurring in parallel with each other (please correct me if I'm wrong) and creating volcanoes across the sameish region using different methodology. It's fascinating & a little overwhelming. Maybe if you had time to disambiguate/differentiate those two in an overarching way, that might help simple knobs like me. Also 2.), the Columbia River Basalts appear impossibly massive, and my simple brain assumes an era of absolute hell on Earth for (1.5 mil years?). But I'm a human existing in the blink of a geologic eye, and can't comprehend 1.5 mil years in any intuitive way. Was it really nonstop apocalyptic? or was it just basically on par with the Hawaiian fissure stuff that we see going on lately, lava just pooping out like clockwork, that happened to take 1.5 million years to complete? Thank you, and best of luck with the new series!
By volume and weight the Cascade volcanoes are small compared to Columbia River Basalts. There are usually under 10 Cascade volcanoes over 300 miles, each a pyramid shape 10 miles wide x 2 miles tall including basement. The Columbia River Basalts were 1000x bigger, 1 mile thick and not 10 miles wide but 200 miles.... The CRBs made wasteland as wide as Iceland, so yes East Oregon and Washington was awful lava fields for like 1 million years about 16m years ago..... Compare to Cascade volcanoes and every 20,000 get only 1 smallish Mt St Helens eruption which blows up just 1 mountain and covers area with just 1 foot of ash. 1 foot is simply much less than 5000 feet, animals can borrow to be safe from 1 foot, but no animals survived 5000 ft of lava .... Sperate issue is where glaciers worse, 1 mile thick glaciers covering area for 50,000 years, or CRBs 1 mile thick for 1m years is another topic, ha... But far less bad was Cascade volcanoes.. I admit Cascades did UNDERGROUND leave a lot of batholiths but these were hidden and only over time erosion reveals these. They are visible as one drives thru Snoqualmie Pass, but 5m years ago the animals would not see.any of this except a small Mt Snoqualmie volcanoes that popped up for 500,000 years then exploded and eroded back to ground level... Weird..
From other side of the world in Australia, thank you for teaching me more about the geology of Washington Sate than I’ll ever know about the geology of my home in Queensland or the rest of Australia. You’re first-class presenter and lecturer!
So pleased to here about the Cascade Volcanos topic coming soon. I'm hoping it will be diversified to the extent that we get to hear about volcanos that have only briefly been mentioned in past videos. I understand that St Helens and Rainier will be highlights but I'm hoping we'll get an episode on Crater Lake and some of the others as well. I also think it would be interesting to know the affects of the CRB and the Yellowstone hotspot on the cascades as well. Lastly, I'd love to see a couple episodes at the end on new technology for monitoring volcanoes and predicting their "behavior". A lot must have changed since 1980 when St Helens erupted. Can't wait!
And I appreciate you and all you've been doing for all of us out here on the interwebs. You're my favorite teacher. Got some lucky cats up in Ellensburg my friend!
Nick, please start at the beginning with what started the Cascades volcanic arc. Cover the history, cover the various currently existing cones, cover the hazards. Interesting to hear Native American stories, mining like sulphur mining on Mt. Adams, ascents like geologist Willis’s ascent of the north side of Rainier, current ongoing geological studies.
Thanks very much for saying that you are going to continue. You have shaped minds and opened up realization of the landscape and changes it goes through. All the extraordinary things we see in the neighborhood are impotent without the understanding of what and why their are. It's more than a who did it novel considering it's the foundation of life and terrain and the keys to the questions.... Just glad my Friend that you are excited for the next round. Many Nerds are probably thinking right now about the continuance of the series much less the furtherance of the college.. Hopefully you will receive the support deserved soon. Good you put that out. Might be a few calls to legislation shortly.
I took my teenage kid for a drive around Mt Hood from rhododendron to parkdale and it was so fun to be able to describe the geology of the area, the formation of the gorge and different floods, lava flows and tectonics as we drove around and could see it all up close. It even elicited a few neats and cools, no small feat! And I could do that with her because of how much I've learned from your series! Thanks so much for making your knowledge so available and valuable.
Nick, unrelated comment but I’m so excited to tell you that we’ve been on a vacation out west from PA. We were in Green River, WY, stayed in Ashton, ID, and went to Yellowstone. After watching a lot of geology videos between you and Shawn Willsey, the things I’ve learned from you guys gave me a whole new appreciation and perspective during this trip. I didn’t just oooh and aaaah things at Yellowstone… I actually had an idea of geological features that we were looking at. On the way to SLC city (flying home tomorrow), we also stopped to see the Hell’s Half Acre lava field at the rest area on I-15. This trip was so amazing, and I’m kinda sad that it’s over tomorrow. But returning home to my own bed and to our dog is something to look forward to! Thanks for the knowledge in your videos!
Someone in the live chat mentioned 'The Ring of Fire". Very active now. This could be a good theme. History, Geology, Impact, Future. These volcano eruptions affect us all.
Hi Nick, I'm excited to hear about an A-Z series on the Cascade Volcanoes. I would like to learn more about the earliest stories on the Cascade volcanoes, including the entire length of the Cascades. Since I know a bit about the more recent volcanic activity from Mt Mazama to Mt St Helens, especially since the 1980 eruption of St Helens in our lifetime. So, Maybe choose a period of the beginning of the history, for as big a chunk of time as would make sense? Love everything you've been doing right back to the beginning. Thanks and take care.
Ideas to possibly cover, divide and conquer the new A to Z: -timeline clarity of ghost volcanos, in proper order, leading to today’s cones using dates and experts available for formation and extinction. -hot spot influence, or not, on Cascade volcanics -clockwise rotation impact to Cascade volcanics -Bring Basil back to the screen on this one? -Cover the topic North to South or Vice-a-versa
Excellent teaching for us watchers! I share your methods and teaching strategies with my professor friends at the University of Wyoming. The next A to Z could be to find an answer to a mystery. Another idea would be to search Mt. Saint Helen’s volcano witnesses. Thank you for your teaching with enthusiasm.
Looking at the big picture for both the ice age series and The Cascade volcano series, people will be finding your videos for many years to come. An overview video of each series would be awesome … a video that links together the whole series and directs people to specific videos for subjects they find most interesting … kinda like an index of the series that gives people a taste of what’s in each video. Nick … I really looked forward to your videos during the lockdowns … the bright spot of my day. I learned much about geology which always fascinated me. Plus you made your video series more than a classroom, it’s being part of a community with like minded interests
Hi from the UK. My son is doing geology, 3rd year, in University in Wales. I'm watching all of your videos and find them so interesting. It also allows me to share them with him, partially understanding what he's talking about and maybe throwing some new wrinkles at the discussions. Thank you so much for your work
Nick, thanks for all you have done or the geological community, and I'm looking forward to your next A-Z series! I do hope that the geology dept. at CWU is able to hold on. The undergrad dept. where I got my BS in 1981 was essentially shut down several years ago, with only one professor remaining to teach geology topics. The graduate dept. at Emory University was shut down back around 1985 after failing to attract (and keep) MS/PhD students. I'd run out of money before then and had moved on to work in the "real world" without finishing my MS. I didn't know it at the time, but that failure torpedoed any opportunity for me to teach on the college level after a 20-25 year professional career, which was sort of a long-term plan. Now I have a bunch of reference books and stuff with nowhere to donate them. Anyway, keep doing what you do! We'll be here to participate from SW Georgia!
I started whooping and hollering and clapping when you announced your next A - Z. Both my dogs jumped up to see what was going on. During the IAF, I had hoped that the cascade volcanoes would be the next topic of discussion! I'd like to hear about the entire timeline for the entire range, perhaps stopping and devoting a session or two on each. Not too much to ask, is it?! 😉
Nick ! I spent 3 months in Chelan Falls on the Columbia and fell in love with EWA geolgy. I am excited for Cascades Volcaoes ! Glacier Peak is very interesting to me...thanks for your great shows. Ben from Pottstown Pa
I’d love an episode on the Sauk river. Feels to me that it should swing west at Derrington and enter the S Fork Stillaguamish but got diverted north thanks to a Glacier Peak eruption. Between Darrington and the Suattle river it meanders back in forth in a broad valley and changes its course pretty much every year. Above Derrington and below the Suattle the river channel is established and never changes. Gotta be something interesting there. Thx Nick!
I would like to see A-Z on Newberry, Crater Lake, and the Caldera at Smith Rocks. Of course, I know I will enjoy whatever you serve up! More Bijou!!!!!
Mount St. Helens! Please do a deep dive of recent and historical details! There seems to be many frequent and consistent events, curious why there are seemingly so many known Mount St.Helens events VS so many other contemporary cones. Curious if there is a detail that possibly makes it seemingly more commonly and consistently active, possibly for underlying reasons we may have covered in other series with plate dynamics? Cant wait for this series!!!
Nick, a short thank you for my new love of geology since an episode or two after the first St. Patty's day "test" of Nick from home! WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT: I live in the Puyallup valley near the river in between Puyallup and Tacoma and have always been interested in the land here pre lahars. I recently had a well drilled and they found shells at 106ft and I am several miles from commencement bay. Also very interested in the history and heights of Rainier as well as the story on the west side. Thank you again
Amazingly, the day after this live stream, my family and I (on vacation in California) were hiking in Lassen Volcanic National Park. I can't wait for this new series.
I would suggest a short overview covering all the Cascade vulcanos from northern California to Canada for context and then zero in on the areas, maybe just in Washington for now, that you think are germane to the direction you are headed. I personally would love to see ALL the vulcanism covered (skipping over CRB) from Eocene in Wenatchee area and back to Cle Elum, and possible connections to each other, along with the later Ghost Volcanos. Bet you can guess why, LOL. So excited for this series - who does not love volcanos? Have a wonderful summer, and enjoy your trip! We will be here waiting. Thank you for another fabulous year of geology videos!.
Sierras and Canada volcanoes we're pre 55ma. Cascades from Vancouver to San Fran started 40ma. So these in time are different. Sierras aren't really volcano peaks, left are just batholiths underground a big long mass 30x200km that has tilted in a few areas to make peaks on 1 side and death valley on another. The mountains by Anchorage also aren't volcanic, just tilted land. Just saying, at some point thhe volcanism is so old it's not really a volcanic caused mountain chain. Is Maine a volcanic landscape when granite was from 400m years ago... Fun.
@@piketrekfsdf209 I was suggesting, without specifically naming the voilcanos, earlier that Nick cover from Garibaldi in Canada to Mt Shasta in Northern California for the present Cascade volcano series, but if he is going to also cover the ghost volcanos I would selfishly like him to also cover the Crazy Eocene story from Cle ELum to Wenatchee in the gold district because that older vulcanism came 44 MYA or so ago and after micro continent docking. I was literally walking pn some of that 44 MYA basalt last Friday towards the top of Wenatchee Heights, and nobody much talks about that part of the story.
If Nick goes way back in time it could get weird. The Cascades have been so many thousand volcanoes, their basement rock or sediment eroded form their peaks has become the new bedrock. Whatever original rock was is mangled or mostly 10km down, and on top is batholiths and sediment. In Canada its even worse, so many old big volcanoes, but older..... My theory is that under mid WA was just shallow seabed, an inland sea with Siletzia making the near barrier mega island to this sea. And then add the 40 my of batholiths and erosion to add 10km of height... If that makes sense... Nick may want to avoid complexity and ancient history, buried, what matters is the current volcanoes..... One could also mention all this land in WA west of Palouse and Columbia mud is AWFUL for farmer or even building on. Seattle is hard to build on, rocky and landslides.. Seattle and N Cascades are worst land which still has cities over 10,000. The Cascades make awful crap land. It's almost as bad as trying to build on slopes of Iceland volcano, the conifer trees hides it well but it's awful land..... But I'm not complaining I'm not a farmer...... I wonder if Olympics which are 55my mostly is better farming and flatter,.Cascades are newer... Who knows.
My reply got lost.... I half think when Siletzia lodged it was like a barrier island and mid WA-OR was just 100 miles wide of seafloor basalt, and it was below sea level. Then 5my of sediment from S and Idaho filled in 5km, then Cascades started mid sea and added 1000 batholiths, then by 20ma ok it was more like dry land... I could be wrong but wasn't early Cascades area more a sea and sediment story. Here in TX we know half the state is seafloor piled with 10km of mud, ocean bays can become dry land... Or I could be wrong..
Nick, you should be really proud of what you have accomplished and Central Washington. If I were in charge at CWU, I would definitely go to bay for you. What you bring to the university is invaluable. If I were a betting man, I would say you are a HUGE part of bringing new students to the Geology Department. You have expanded the minds of so many, and planted the seeds of curiosity about how the world works. I hope they keep you around in the capacity that you bring so much to the university.
Kathi formerly from Orem now London UK. the new a series sounds very interesting and I'm so glad you are highlighting those two talented geologist. I'm interested in knowing about the tectonics involved which I'm sure will factor into some of it. What I enjoy most about your A-Z series is the feeling that I'm part of a jigsaw puzzle of geology being put together by scientist. Some pieces fit some need to be set aside and others tried, but the history of the geological world is being put together. It's a cutting edge pieces with bigger small that makes it exciting for me. Thank you for doing this.
Well I missed the livestream but viewing a day late from Taber, Alberta. I've been a subscriber from way back in the beginning of Covid days. Have enjoyed every video since!
Congratulations on the Emmy nomination. You deserve it. You and these programs are the best thing to come out of the Pandemic for me. I keep looking for positives - I'm that cockeyed optimist - from the Pandemic. You more than fill that bill.
Most of my young outdoor experiences have been in the Cascades. From inner tubing down the snowy slopes of Mount Rainer as a very young child (4?), to Visiting Mt. St. Helens after the eruption (30s), Mt. Hood, Three Finger Jack, Sisters, and the lava tubes near Bend, the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument before it was a national monument, where you have visited the obsidian flow near East Lake and Paulina Lake in Oregon (all before 18 - with the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)). And Crater Lake in my 30s. I look forward to finding out more about some of my old adventure sites with your capable assistance and joy of teaching. 🥰🥰😎
Just drove south from Kamloops through the Okanogan spotted plenty of signs of loes and pathways for water to head south under the icesheet all lining up with the Spokane area. Some volcanic signs as well. You piqued the grey matter thinking of what ifs. Thank you and the Bretz scabland talks.
We had just gotten back from a day drive to Moses Coulee to see what the excitement was about (we even recognized "Coyote's Dick," which was cool to be able to see), and turned on RU-vid and there you were, livestreaming your "goodbye (to the IAFs). We've been gradually drawn in to more and more interest in local (and actually non-local, down in the SW and so on) geology, planning short and long trips all over the state to see what you're talking about. You've caught us up and pulled us along; we're planning more trips to Moses Coulee and Grand Coulee, we've learned terms like "eskers," "drumlands" and "diamict." You're right to feel good and proud about this chapter--it's a big deal, even from our armchair position out here in the non-geologist crowd. What a great story, with so many far-reaching ripples and potential ripples. Good onya, Nick, and we'll be following the next adventure as much as we can (while still catching up on the formations you've brought us to with this one). Please don't ever retire--we have so much more to learn! ❤️
O 52:38 n a road trip through C W. last month found Moses coollee and was awestruck. Then found Wallula Gap ….and came to tears- geology has become very emotional.
You have talked in the past about old plutons and their volcanoes, so I vote for 40+my of volcanic history, OR and WA, even No CA. I was intrigued to read a few weeks ago that the Snoqualmie River cuts through an old pluton! Even without good ages for many plutons, this is fascinating topic.
Here's what I want to learn: 1) something about every one of the volcanos, including the ghosts, running south to north (or north to south?); 2) discuss the unique geologic chemistry of each volcano, and what that tells us about the crustal elements that were subducted in each case, as well as dating methods; 3) describe the impact on the landscapes that are at a distance from each volcano - including lava flows, wind deposits, and offshore oceanic deposits; 4) interactions between lava and ice sheets (if any); 5) predictions of potential volcanic activity patterns over the next 1-2my.
Erm that's impossible. I don't think you have any idea of the scope of what you are asking. Just the active and dormant major centres of the High Cascades would take a massive portion of one of his A to Z series with a single episode dedicated to each. There are 5 in Washington, as many again in Oregon, 2 in California and more in Canada. That's to say nothing of the volcanic fields like Indian Heaven and Boring or the extinct centres like Goat Rocks. A subset of what you're after both can and should be covered but not the whole lot!
Addendum to my previous response. You talked about Hannas proposal and I changed my mind some what. Goat rocks is new for me so let's connect dots after addressing St. HELENS first and include crust movement during all of this history. It will take more than one year but I am jazzed about the direction geology is headed. Thanks for what you are building!
Excited about Cascade Volcanics series! Ideas to consider: I volunteer at Mt Rainier and it would be great to learn more about the geology that preceded Mt Rainier since most of the peaks around the mountain are much older than Mt Rainier - . the Tatoosh pluton (related to St Helens pluton?), . Ohanapecosh formation, . Stevens Ridge formation, . Fifes Peak formation, and even . Puget Sound group. Are these related to other older volcanics in the Cascades? What were the driving forces? How do we explain seeing these older formations at elevations above 6,000 ft surrounding Mt Rainier? Thank you so much for all that you do!❤
Hello from the Thailand/Myanmar border and Mai Sai basin and range province. Thank you for everything you do. I really appreciate the chance to stretch my brain you give me. Cascade volcanoes will be a great topic. I hope the administrators are not too short sighted there.
I became more excited about the Cascade Volcanoes A to Z idea as Nick announced it more. I’m sure he will focus on WA as always as that is closest to home, but I’m also looking forward to at least quick peeks at BC, OR, and Cali volcanoes (especially S OR and NorCal, my favorite area in the world).
Yeah!!!! Cascade Volcanos!!!!! Oh boy. That means you're headed to Central Oregon! I'm hoping to see you there! Also I grew up at the foot of Mt St Helens. Spent summers at the observatories. This is gonna be swell!
Nick! I totally love your lectures. You inspired me to drive to Mole Hill, Trimble Knob, Mt Rodgers, and look Virginia’s volcanoes ! I had the pleasure of climbing Trimble Knob and Mt. Rodgers. Keep up your good work! I’m Joe,in Virginia Beach, VA.
Oh, looking forward to this upcoming series!! One point I would like to see discussed is "does /has the big earthquakes on Cascadia trigger eruptions for the PNW volcanoes?" I do see a lot a "fear porn" on that and it would be nice to have the actual facts. Thank you so much.
Hi Nick, I would be interested to see how the cascade volcano story integrates into all your previous A-Z series, and look at the entire 44Ma to present evolution of the Cascades. As all the terrains accreted onto the North American continent, how did the Cascade subduction zone change. And how did the Yellowstone hotspot plow through the cascade subduction zone 15Ma ago. And, it would be good to know what came before the 44Ma beginning of the Cascade subduction zone. I like to view the cascade history less in detail and more in how it is affected by all the fireworks that happened during its creation and evolution.
For me I would love to see you start from the most recent to the oldest in order of eruption history. As I started watching this late as usual my thinking was earth's core series and how it impacts geology. Hanna and Mike are two people I want to see great things from.
So excited for Cascade volcanoes! For me, I pick the rocks and minerals up and try to figure out the story. I start with the tangible item, look at the topography, and go from there.
NICK You need to visit Burley Mountain Fire Lookout and film a little from up there! Unimpeded views of St Helens, Rainier, and Adams, and on a clear day a view of Mt Hood!
Nick, I think that doing an A to Z series this Fall on the Cascade Volcanoes is a great idea. Personally, I would like to see it linked to the crazy Eocene. Also it would be broken down into time periods, including those of widespread dormancy. I think keeping mostly to Washington state would be good, but adding a couple from Oregon and a few with Gerome up in British Columbia. Any way you choose though, I think will be great!
Hello Nick, really appreciate all your hard work...regarding g this wibters a to zero I would start with a summary of how the early cascades coincide with or overlap the crazy eocene and other themes. Then I would spend an episode on ghost volcanoes which will lead you eventually to the latest history...you touched upon one of the questions I had vs the IAF in regards to mou tain glaciers impact the IAF...each of the cascades volcanoes deserves its own letter in the series and having tribal/native american histories is really important for establishing the long term historical impact of direct human impact from the cascades
Nick I just wanted to say I JUST found your channel 2 days ago and Ive been binge watching your playlist since. I have a different YT channel where I have a little bit of success . Using attention grabbing thumbnails and titles really helps with getting more views.
Nick, loving your work. Really enjoying learning from you. On this subject I would love to get a handle on how this all started and ending with speculation of where it will end up.
Exciting news - great video and update. I am really looking forward to this new series! Another vote for Canadian stories relating to this new alphabet series. Thank you for being the centre of this amazing community! PS - Love the Ned Zinger helmet in the background. Best wishes to you!
Thanks for all your work. I don't know what the future of higher ed is but I do know that learning will not stop, good people will always teach, knowledge growth will not stop due to budget issues. I am a believer in the 'glass half full' theory. I will support our leaders who support colleges. (sorry for the preaching.. but let's do this!)
I'm over the moon! (and not in a Craters of the Moon sort of way!) about the new A-Z series! While watching this video with my son he said "Mom, you would love it if he did the cascade volcanoes" and I said "I won't get that lucky - that would be a dream come true" and then you announced! Holy cow!
Awesome! I love all your A-Z series but I am really looking forward to the new A-Z about volcanoes. I'm sure there is a lot to learn about the different volcanoes like st Helens and mt Hood, the cinder cone volcanism, the tectonic setting etc. but also safety, warning and monitoring systems are cool subjects I think.
Yes we will be watching the next A to Z for sure we are excited.Thinking about one or two lecture on why they were created so close together and the names of the volcanos live and dead. Suggest maybe the older volcanos to talk about and study. Maybe touch on The Mt. Saint Helen's eruption and the recovery and it's affects it had on land and rivers. Of course everyone wants to know the prediction of the next erruption from which volcano and why the east coast has no volcanos!
Nick I am so looking forward to following you live as you dive deeply into the Cascade Volcanoes A to Z. Here's to you, Your students, your faculty at C W U, and your teams assisting you. Moreover, to your family and all your viewers about our wonderful world... Good luck.. Kind regards Keith, in these Drakensberg Mountains of South Africa.
Hard to believe it has been five years since I started watching you. I wanted to know about Lake Missoula and I found your videos. I have learned a lot about Geology. I look forward to your teaching us about the Cascade Volcanoes no matter how you present the information. Future idea could be the history of the rivers originating in the Rocky Mountains. Have a great summer!
Nick, I would like to see the evolution of the Cascade range. You seem to be able to divide other series into active periods and lulls between. Original creation, round two, impact of ice age, glaciation and temperature changes, extent of range north to south over time, but basicly I'd like to see the evolution ending with where the science and monitoring is today and what is expected in the future. If the Cascadia fault shifts will if fire off more eruptions?
CASCADE A to Z SUGGESTIONS >> Dedicate one letter to explore when/where/how the Yellowstone Hotspot interacted with the Cascade Range in southern Oregon and northern Nevada, 20-30 Ma. Also, dedicate one letter to all currently active volcanoes (ie volcanoes with an active magma chamber) in the Cascade Range, from California to British Columbia. Thanks!
I loved the video you did previously on the Washington Ghost Volcanoes, and have taken interest in discovering similar areas for observation here in the Oregon Cascades.
I first discovered the Scablands, the area not the name, in 1984 while going from Seattle to Spokane on hiway 2. I headed straight to the geological society in Spokane to inquire about those enormous valleys with that trickle of a stream in the middle... Then got Roadside geology of WA, then... etc... I'm still in awe of the humbling story etched in rocks all around us. Thank you!
I'd love to learn more about Mt. Mazama and the South Sister "bulge" (During the 1990s, a very subtle bulge grew on the west side of South Sister, near Bend in Oregon. It stopped growing by 2002, but now 20 years later, it has started growing again.). I know there are some interesting Native American legends surrounding all of the Cascades, but since Mt. Jefferson is outside my window, it's the nearest and dearest to my heart. (legend that a warrior's canoe got stuck on top during a great flood, so the double tips = ends of the canoe and a rock in the middle is the warrior. Of course viewing from Madras area this is pretty clear to see. Also there is a jackrabbit shape that reveals itself in the rocks, when the snow melts off in late spring/summer--that if I remember has some stories associated. Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs would be a great source for legends of (at least) the Oregon Cascades...
I would love to see the series go from the 20 million years ago to more recent. I think covering the 20 million and up years would let us know what was going from the Spirit lake pluton as well as things that were happening at the same time. I’d also like to know why some of the geology is different on each side of the cascades. Why are there different deposits on the east side and the west side. I hope to see you around the chinook pass area ;)
