If the people worried about how much money you get for these programs thought about the fact that there are No ads at the beginning, end or middle of the episode. It comes through very clearly that you have a gift for teaching and enjoy learning and passing on your knowledge. I enjoy and appreciate the knowledge you share and when you go on these high elevation walks I also look at the way the trees grow and sometimes wonder how they can survive in the soil and weather conditions.
Nick, I personally feel your joy at sharing all this cool geology that Washington in particular has to offer. Just the short bits here and there from your students, past and present, tells me how infectious that love is, not to mention the interest it has stimulated in me whenever I am driving the highways and byways of the Northwest. I'll be driving along and go, "Nick talked about this once." or "I know what that means!" and it is because of you and the guests you have had on these little "snippets of home video" you bring to us. I am glad it is an internal and not an external thing that has prompted these many moments you have shared.
As someone who doesn't live anywhere near there, may I say that the vista appearing at about 12:30 is pretty spectacular, regardless of the color of the rock(s). "I'm getting no money for this…" might be the most positive thing I've heard on RU-vid in the past couple years. The very idea of exploring (and sharing) just for the sake of doing so speaks to my own heart as a teacher (now long retired) who loved his work and his subject, and is now discovering, via these videos, a whole new field of intellectual endeavor.
Ray, do you mean the fine scene / vista where first you see a miniature pine tree (bonsai) right next to the trail...then looking down into the valley there is a huge grove of golden aspen trees and finally, the Stuart Range, in all it's glory?
I for one would not begrudge him a few YT bucks. Equipment costs money. Lot's of Tubers plough it all back into equipment for making better (technically better) videos. If Nick doesn't want to bother with all that, then all strength to him. 👍
Your last comment about how much you enjoy making these little movies, well , we enjoy watching them , win win ! Love you back Nick ! All the best Jules
That view of the Stewart Range with the bright yellow/orange trees below was stunning. I NEED to get out there someday! I’ll be sure to bring some Rosemary bread with me. 🙌🏽
Oh man, I can look at that view down Ingalls Creek all day long especially with the moody Stuart Range and golden larch. Thanks Nick for the treat! Thanks Liz for the sandwich inspiration! Perfect way to unpack from a week-long North Cascades and Columbia River basalt road trip.
Last year (2020), my family and I spent our summer vacation in the PNW. I drove out and my family flew out. Inspired by your Nick at Home and other videos, we visited Smith Rock, spent a day at Mt St Helens, and spent another day hiking around the Goat Rocks Wilderness. When it was time to drive home, I took a route that allowed me to visit many of the places you have shown in your videos. I drove over White’s Pass, drove through the Yakima River Canyon, spent a couple of nights in Ellensburg, checked out the coulees, had Campus U Totem, and and then drove through Idaho to visit COT(F)M. I even visited the Fred Meyer in Yakima. But I forgot to stop at Vindmann’s. 😞 Now I need to visit Lake Chelan, the Wenatchee area, the North Cascades, the Stuart Range, the Kelowna, BC area. They look like such beautiful areas. And I won’t forget to stop at Vindmann’s next time.
Yes Washington State Vistor Bureau must love these Videos. I wish that I could make it to one of your pop-up sessions. Looking forward to seeing your Livestreams again. Thanks again. Michael
Oh my goodness that was just a spectacular view! I was so happy to find this at 3;30 this morning I love that you just take us along with you, I enjoy your comments because I cannot do hikes like this anymore, You are like a mountain Goat on those trails, I am glad you and your wife can still do this, and we are lucky enough to see it. I also watch would say you are one of the most talented teachers I have ever heard. That you love what you teach comes through loud and clear. it is perfect. That you are sharing your knowledge without expectation of compensation is incredibly generous, I for one appreciate it more that I can say in words. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for this! The serpentinite is the most beautiful ever! The scenery is incredible. Again, a trail to hike asap, probably next year because winter's close. I particularly like that you and Liz hike together; blessed. It's good that you get pleasure from sharing. I understand that. 😍❤
Snoqualmie peaks near Daniel include right to left: Citadel, Hinman, Lemah, Bears Breast, Summit Chief, Overcoat, Chimney Rock. Peaks in the Stuart Range from Stuart to the right (eastward): Sherpa, Argonaut, Colchuck, Dragontail, Little Annapurna, and McClellan.
Thank you for doing this Dr. Zentner. I am not a geologist. I am an avid hiker and learning interesting geology of the areas I go hike makes the hiking even better. It is great to know some geological facts about Stuart and Ingalls. A trivia to impress my hiking buddy! :)
Thank you, we love you back, and goodbye. 😊 Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Beautiful scenery, geological information brought to us in a pleasurable and relaxed way. We are happy to have you as our teacher, Nick!
Thank you. I can smell the pines, spruce, hemlock, lichen, etc after the first fall rains and when the sky clouds over before the next storm. Your walk brings back some very good memories of the high Cascades.
Good evening I have enjoyed your videos for a long time first time making a comment. Have ever been to the serpent mounds in Kentucky they're still there are absolutely beautiful in the history behind the mounds is absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching at the same time it is awesome 💞💗💕👍👍👍
Doing what you love and sharing it is priceless. Thanks for showing the beauty of central Washington. As a former geology student in Florida, the videos mean a lot to me. I wish I had been able to finish my geology degree. Thank YOU, I love you and will continue to watch.
.... liking your videos? You've got to be kidding me; just seeing the gnarly piece of the uprooted tree along the side of the path @27:58 make your reports from the Field even more special. Thank you and love you twice as much!
I love these kinds of videos. I haven't done that hike, but I really like finding out about the areas I have hiked. This has given me another place to go. Thank you Professor Nick.
Professor Nick: Thanks for your shows "from the field". We enjoy them greatly, even here in Montana where the vistas are hard to beat. Please keep up the great shows and we'll do our best to follow. After 40 years here in MT, I still miss the Cascades there in Washington, your videos help me remember. Our Rockies are hard to beat, the Absaroka range here is magnificent, but those interior Cascades, the Icicle, MT Stuart and the Teanaway are firmly placed in my memories. Were I younger, I'd be tapping at your door to join in your sessions at the college. Take care and we also, love you!!
Well as a dane with no mountains within 1000 km reach, its usually the mountains where i would go when leaving the country and North America is for sure next on the agenda, but the US wont let us in just yet, so i guess the Alps or pyreneese will have to do :) Thanks for the vids these are some of my favorites
Yes like hiking with a friend in a beautiful area on a trail that would difficult to get to so thank you for including us. ( never thought you were getting paid always seemed like you enjoyed sharing)
Mt Stuart was the first mountain I climbed in 1966. My wishes is to spread my ashes some day there. Beyond that their is something special in my mind about that mountain. The more I learn about geology the more i realize the less I know. Love your videos.
Nick, we just want to say how much we enjoy your videos. We discovered your channel by accident when it came up as a recommended video because we watch so much Washington hiking stuff. It was the recent Gary Paull video and, as I mentioned to you, I had worked with him on trails in the '90's. My wife and I are avid hikers, and my wife is ALWAYS looking at rocks while we hike. And bringing them home. And polishing them. But we have little geologic knowledge. So coming upon your excellent video content is now not only extra entertainment but also educational! Thank you and we love you!
Nick; Not only do you give great joy in seeing the mountains, rocks, trees, and even the path that you and your wife have taken here. I live in the Chicago suburbs, but I lived in Norway by the way from the Czech Republic. I miss the mountains, it is in my heart, mind, body, and soul. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you for making this video. Due to my health, I may never go hiking in the mountains again. Watching this video is almost like being there. I remember what the Sierras in Northern California and Nevada feel and smell like. I guess I'm lucky to have gotten to experience being able to hike in the mountains out west, so many never will. Thanks again.
My Monday midday treat. It’s become my way of getting into country, as it’s getting hot and difficult to reach rock trails here . A continuing thank you to you and Liz, for these special moments. Namaste
WOW so much to digest here ! When you said .will we see the mountain , and then it was O MY .That was so beautiful . The Stewarts are some of the most wonderful mountains in the world! And yes its worth it ,we see beautiful places , but we can hear your take on the things around us . You are rich, who needs money , with all you got and all you give . thank you ! O a partner like yours ,she must be a Saint , Rosemary bread
Thank You Nick! If you’re ever find yourself in the Hatchet Creek area of Central Alabama, you should check out the Hillabee Greenstone belt. Beautiful stuff!
Nick, thank you for taking me, and others, on a scenic journey to a spot that , in all likelihood, I will never be able to visit. Very much enjoying hiking, seeing incredible scenery, and learning about the 100 million year geology of the area vicariously through you!
Nick, my grandparents owned a farm just west of Indian John hill with a view of Stuart. Tragedy struck when a cooking stovepipe fire ended up burning the farmhouse. They moved the large family to South Cle Elum. Aunt and uncle went to CWU back in the early 60s and had long teaching careers, now retired. Ive lived in Utah for 28 years now but I want to thank you for this trip and the views of Stuart, the trail, the larch, the snags, and yes even the rocks. Love your channel! Thanks again. BTW my all time favorite hike in WA is Ingalls lake. Also from the backside to the lakes for a fishing trip.
After seeing that sammich.. I had to pause the video to go find me a snack !! Great vid as usual Nick !! Thanks from the Nanaimo Group !! ( I live in Nanaimo BC )
Nick, thank you for bringing back memories. Not of Longs Pass but of Ingalls Pass, which was my lifetime favorite hike. We would do Ingalls as a day hike most of the time, except for the trip we went across the valley and then down Ingalls creek to where we had a car parked just off the Blewtt Pass highway. But the day hikes to Ingalls Pass were the first hike for each of my 3 daughters that they would walk most of the way. Lunch and nap time for the youngest was just over the pass in the meadow. Then back the way we came. There was of course a toddler back pack for their father to carry them when their legs wore out. These are happy memories now that my heart trouble and cancer treatments prevent me from doing such adventures.
From your videos I’ve learned so much about a place I’ll never be able visit. Thank you to you and your wife for sharing so much of your time but I’m glad to hear that you are now devoting Sundays to being a good partner!
Oh, what breath taking terrain! I haven't been able to hike in nature in the last few years so I really enjoyed being so high on the land in Central Washington. The rocks you held up were a real treat. I saw so many images and creatures in the greens and dark tones. So many faces...The barren twisted trees were also seemingly alive and very expressive.
Nick please keep up the pop up field trips when you can. I will likely never visit your beautiful backyard but you make me fell as if I'm there. THANK YOU
Thank you Sir. I look forward to this Fall. I'll have to research the dates again. Your comments on the Granite vs the Serpentinite terrain are quite thought provoking in the "Big Picture". Have a great week!
173 comments when I read them all, nice to see a good crowd enjoying the virtual hike also... that many green rocks impressive... the rain shadow hikes do show the bones of the ridges...I am on the wet side... I do get to see some of the places my little brother goes to maintain trail on the wet side...can't see nearly as far as up where you get.... I still enjoy your reactions to people trying to give you stuff... one of the best things from the "Nick at Home" livestreams was the interactions... I was looking at phones, my little LG TracFone is going to lose it's 3G network soon... and I like Samsung tablets... so was looking at smart phones... noticed some have the option to add 1 terabyte SD cards... and I was interviewed by a RU-vidr who uses several phones to record with some he got used just to use as cameras, where he would later edit them together from best footage... It might affect what I pick for a 5G network phone... was surprised by what choices I have... been enjoying you for years.
Always a pleasure to join Nic and Liz for an interesting walk....thanks guys😀😀 I'd like to hear more about the regional story... I'm trying to understand how it all fits together.... Not asking much eh?🌄 Pre covid I had hoped to walk JMT and have had to settle for JMT and PCT vlogs....and discovered this fascinating part of the world online!! So love your channel immensely.. Greetings from Australia 🌏🦘
Thanks - fantastic, now that I'm unable to hike, to vicariously be there... I can appreciate how blessed we are! Interesting, the Paleo-Magnetic aspect. Cheers from Stanwood 🍻
Just so you all know, the sample that Nick holds in his hand at 21:48 was formed much more recently than the rest. By very different physical processes, too. A very peculiar kind of low-temperature, low-pressure metamorphosis.
While we in uk can’t travel to beautiful Washington state these videos provide interest ,great context and a chance to think I’m on holiday thank you nick
“Please come visit” you said. I feel like I have been there already! I have counted every footstep, measured the incline by listening to your breathing and I think that I even smelled the rosemary bread. From Northen Territory, Australia thanks for the lecture and the guided tour.
I always enjoy these videos, I just like to see the outdoors and rocks in their formation. RU-vid is a good way to build a reputation in a field you wish to get into.
PDF) Australian Plate Subduction is Responsible for Northward Motion of the India‐Asia Collision Zone and ∼1,000 km Lateral Migration of the Indian Slab This new paper Parsons, Sigloch et al seems to indicate that they are too integrating slab extension in the mantle. Cheers Jill Kleiner Central Oz
I haven't yet been able to visit the pacific northwest, but the geology is as intriguing (and spectacular) as it is complex. Thanks for taking us along on another hike.
Thank you for doing these hikes because I am wheelchair bound and can no longer get to these places. As far as making money on RU-vid, you don’t start making any money until you get 10000 subscribers! So anyone who is saying thing about money are misinformed period, there are so many post on RU-vid about money someone is making that are just false. I met you many years ago when you were giving Community Talks and your enthusiasm was contagious. I for one am glad you are willing to take the time out of your personal time to make these videos. I know someone who does this and for every hour long video she makes she spends three to four hours editing those videos. You are a true teacher and one who can get people excited to learn, please keep teaching those of us who want to learn because we really need you!
Geology is so much more interesting with a view like that. 👍 I had zero intetest in geology until I stumbled across the profesor's video on Columbia River. Now am a subscriber. Prof. Zentner sure can tell story and he brings you to the "story", two deals in one package. Love it! 👌👍
Incredible presentation! I love them all, but this one was of particular interest to me. Though I now live on the edge of the Wind River Range in Wyoming, I grew up in western NC, a region with an abundance of plutons. It was great to hear of the formation of the western counterparts. Keep 'em coming!
As always, thanks Nick!! My heart lives in the North, my body resides in San Diego 😉😂 Love the scenery and can imagine the wonderful fragrances of the forest! Thanks 🙏
Thanks for comment from viewer identifying peaks😄. Glad to hear you do this for the joy of it, Nick. Love virtually hiking with you and Liz and being in your virtual classes. Like many I've loved geology all my life, still fascinated and always learning as an amateur as many of us are. Will be watching from the mid-coast of OR with our jumbled subduction zone geology and always a fan of your videos.
In all the years I have been teaching Sunday School, I found that the one in the classroom who learns the most ... is the teacher. We have to learn what we are going to teach, and we go over the material several times in order to become well versed. Then we present the material in a way that we hope will stick in the minds of those in the class. And, if we are lucky, we get to answer questions about the material. Is it any wonder that we teachers learn the most?
The casual talk is fine, it gives us a chance to look around and come up with our own observations. For those of us late to geology, you are bringing us to places we might never get to, at a depth we didn't dream of in a boring 70s high school class. Now we have so many more tools, and I am grateful you use them with us new/old students.
There are those who see channels with thousands of views and think they are doing it for the money. But, as I've met some of them, and followed others that have been at this a long time, most have started as you have, from a love of sharing experiences and teaching others about what they know of the world. That's a genuine reason for doing what you do, and I (and, I suspect, a few others) appreciate that you are doing this for all the right reasons. I live in Ohio, and, at 65 and living on social security (for the most part,) don't see a trip to the PNW in my future. So, yes, I'm grateful that you enjoy doing what you do so much that you're willing to share, and hope that your PBS show goes national, and you get a bigger budget, so you can continue to do this for a long time.
thanks for all the FREE EDUCATION and the FREE VIDEOS OF ALL YOUR TRIPS…and answering our questions and lastly THANKS FOR ..NOT.. BEING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS WHO WOULDN’T DO THIS unless they were making MONEY from it !! in short. THANKS FOR BEING YOU NICK !!!😎
what an amazing view from the top!!! I would so love to have a small sample of that serpentinite.. such a neat looking rock, and its history makes it all the more interesting. Stay safe! We all love you, too! And a special shout out to Liz for making the Rosemary bread for you. =) (and for being so patient about all this video stuff!)
I've had my own blog for years and make no money, just because I've seen the commercial imperative spoil virtually everything else from a creative perspective. Everything changes when you have advertising overlords, and never for the better. We totally understand what you get out of this and why. Keep it ad-free, as long as you can be bothered. Just do what you want; it's the greatest privilege in the world to have that freedom.
