Mount Baker Exotic Terranes w/ Darrel Cowan and Gary Paull 

Wow! Lookit all that Fireweed you are passing through Nick! That's the tall stalks with the purple flowers. Those tell us when summer is ending. They bloom from the bottom up. When the last little flower at the top falls off - Summer's over.

FINALLY MY MOUNTAINS I Grew up on skied on Played on both side of the border as did my family before me!!!!THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ and included the twin sisters toooooooo I have died and gone to heaven Thank you Thank you 🙏🏻🫶🏻👵🏻

I’ve spent all of my adult life, skiing, climbing and exploring this corner of the North Cascades

Evening in paradise! Geology at its finest!

It's so important to watch and listen carefully to folks who are "experts, spending the majority of their adult lives on this topic, ask questions

We are so fortunate. Thank you Nick, Darrel and Gary for sharing your experience and knowledge. I'm glad to see Liz. I appreciate learning about accessibility as well.

Gary Paull= Impressive competence.

Thank you Nick. beautiful hike without leaving the house.

As an Oregonian we never really cared to learn about Washington. As I am almost 30 now and into prospecting I am 100% blown away by Washington geology! Oregon is great but you guys mountains ohhh my gooooodness!

Another learning experience

Three gifted teachers (plus hiking machine Liz) whose skills and fascination and verbal dexterity just kept me glued to a screen immersed in scenic perfection, also gave me sadness at the inevitable end, that it could not continue longer yet. Such a vital gift this was!

Nick, thank you for having Darrel on!! I went to UW and he was one of my favorite professors. I’m glad to see he is still doing well. He is very knowledgeable and well respected. Your videos are usually killer but well done 👍🏽 - Brady

Thanks, guys. Wish I could have been on the bike. Myrl

It’s so wonderful to come along on this hike with great conversation. Such a complicated story. And Liz wasn’t too camera shy.

This is pure gold in terms of both geology and scenery! Thanks Nick, Gary and Darrel.

Gorgeous scenery. Incredible geology. Hiking with two absolute experts who explain it all.

Great video. That's what I always loved about college. As an undergrad and years as a grad student, then most of my life working at colleges: listening to people who know what they are talking about. And geology is a fascinating subject. There is so much to learn about rocks and mountains. It's incredible that chunks of mountains can be transported thousands of miles in millions of years. Thanks.

This is when your job is your passion, you can tell how much these guys love geology 🪨 Thank you for sharing this passion with us. Very inspiring! ❤️

Darrel Cowan is a gem. Thanks so much for getting him on video!

It still blows my mind when I see rock formations from far far away just all welded together like it was all one terrain, just so cool to hear it all broken down into exotic terrains. A huge thank you to you Nick,Darryl, Garry and to Liz ....Scott

I climbed all those peaks many times, but I'm only just now learning about their past and true natures, thanks to your fantastic channel, Nick. Love it!

Great video and sound quality.

Absolutely beautiful place. I could watch this all day. Thanks Nick and gang..

I don't know if I commented on this the first time I watched this, but this is one of the most fascinating interviews you've done. Gary and Bob are really knowledgeable and enjoy sharing it. This is so amazing that I feel I should show up with a six pack of really good beer as a thank you.

It’s such a blessing to (spiritual) to go out on these field trips I can’t do anymore. Thanks Nick and company.

Another wowza video, Nick, with another intrepid crew!

Enjoyed those men showing their love and knowledge as geologists and a photographer. Lifelong learners about their home area. Your questions let them provide more about previous and to come learning. Thanks!!

What word to describe… do not have one! Thanks a lot to the four of you!!! Awesome Episode ❣️❣️❣️

Great guests and an epic season finale hike! For those of us unable to navigate these trails, what a wonderful chance to be taken along, and see the scene through the eyes of such knowledgeable guests. Thank you for continuing to dazzle us with your videos!

Fun as always Nick! Fantastic views! Thank your friends and take Liz out to dinner for putting up with you old rock hounds! 🤣😁✌️

So much knowledge, so many unknowns, so much beauty! So enjoyable. That WAS a treat!

Have lived Wa in my whole life. Living in Wa never gets old.

I retired in B'ham and hike this area all season. What a treat it must be to hike with people so knowledgable. Thank you!

Ah love these guys! Really love all the guest geologists! So fun getting to tour this beauty w such knowledgeable fun guys!! Thanks Gary and Darrel!!

What an awesome trail and one incredible view thank you for teaching us what we are looking at

Rock Stars, All... Thank you, Nick, Darrel, Gary, & Liz!

Thank you guys for taking us along. Just beautifull. Love the discussion even if some is over my head.

Well Professor Nick you really have out done yourself with this video! What spectacular scenery and a big thank you to Gary and Darrel for all their geological knowledge. I have to wonder if Gary doesn't have a little mountain goat blood in him lol. A Big shout out to Liz for being such a trooper. Although I'm sure she loved being in such a beautiful place. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

Oh, I've been waiting for you folks to get up to this part of the state! Fantastic!

33:00 Hi Nick, I’ve been gone for a while, but just getting the time again to delve in to your amazing videos!! NO, we won’t hit the stop button or anything like that, if we are really passionate about this great planet! You guys are so appreciated for going and doing this work and sharing your knowledge and experience with us. Thank you Darrel and Gary for sharing this great time and education with us in this video! Nick, I have to chuckle, when I travel and see the topography and geology and I think to myself, in some cases when I see it, “German chocolate cake”! You are an amazing teacher, thank you so very very much! 🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🙏🏼❤️😎

Thanks to all for a wonderful time, I never get tired of it! I’m going to have to watch this a few more times before it settles into my mind. Can’t wait for the next round. See you later!

Nick, you FINALLY got to the Yellow Aster. And now our collective minds are blown into tiny little bits. Something comes to mind. Isn't this the crumple zone of clockwise rotation? And also in the Cascade volcanic arc? Is it any wonder that all kinds of bits from all kinds of terranes get barfed up to the surface? I can't imagine how you're going to reference this in your Baja-BC series. Good luck.

Another Top-Shelf production. Thanks Nick, Darrel and Gary!

Terrific video! So much great information in the field on a great hike. I have been there and it is truly beautiful. Thanks for bringing us along! I don’t think anyone would hit the delete button!

Gorgeous scenery, and a fascinating topic.

I read a lot of comments. Seems like many people are too busy or just hikes like this are too risky (older age, health issues, etc.) well I am working on an idea to bring the experience into your home. One day :) for now we are blessed to live through this channel!

Was just at Artist Point on Thursday and I was thinking while taking in the breathtakingly amazing vistas, I wonder what Nick et al could tell me about this area and voila you post a video from last Tuesday! Thank you for what you do!

Another masterpiece with an All Star 🌟 🌟 🌟 cast

@17:40 In reference to the Bell Pass Melange- I wondered in the previous stop, if the red unconformity toward Mt. Shuksan and a similar unconformity to the far left/@North? were of the same formation and were subsequently separated by erosion. They both appeared to have a dominant oxidized iron constituent that sticks out like a sore thumb. Then we came to the second stop with a close up of the same melange, and Darrel interestingly described its nature, mechanics and inter-relations with the adjacent formations. I love this!

Thank all of you so much for this excellent tour, video and discussion of the geology-a real treasure

so glad to see and hear this discussion and scenery; thanks Darrell and Gary and Nick

I first moved out to Pac Beach in 75,, the Cascades/ Olympics, are the most incredible places on the planet.

From a fellow Wisconson-ian , thanks for the vacation.

NICE!

I had a view of Mt Shuksan for over 15 years. That was the longest I stared at a mountain.

Wow, nothing else is like hearing from the experts in these beautiful places..... Above and beyond Nick! Greatest thanks to Backcountry Gary Paull and Professor Darrel Cowan, your contribution to our understanding of these places is immeasurable. Nick and Liz, you two carry the day.

Thank you lady and gentlemen, sincerely. Your affable nature makes these quite involved subjects so easy to grasp. The videography is wonderful too, Mr. Zentner. Thanks again.

Thanks for giving us this treat, experts talking about what they know. + great scenery.

Always packed full of mind blowing views and discussions. I see every drive with new eyes and my roadside geology book. Fascinating!

i stare at maps when im bored late at night, i like finding calderas and volcanic stuff but moutains always look so repetitive, i guess till your on the ground. breathtaking

Those areas have ridiculous views. I need to get up to Mt Baker. Thanks for making new videos i have watched many over the years. We live in such an incredible diverse state!

I'm not too much on the geology, but this is beautiful country!

We are so lucky to live in this area. I was just up to Artist Point myself for the umpteeth time. I can also vouch for the description of the Nooksack Cirque. A spectacular place to visit if you have the chance. Headwaters of the Nooksack river’s north fork, it is a wild, glaciated valley with Mt. Shuksan and the hanging East Nooksack Glacier at the upper end. My first backpack trip 45 years ago and it was my only visit but it will never be forgotten. Although we were camped elsewhere in the cirque, while exploring the 2nd day we were forced to wait out a two hour, very cold, rain-in-your-ear storm under the protection of the “Great Trog.”

Oh my goodness, this video has so many gems of insights! Love seeing Darrel's copy of Misch 1966 as I keep encountering Tabor et al's references to this report, Fred Beckey's books too. Thank you Nick, Darrel, Gary, and Liz for a beautiful day. P.S. The gentle dome in front and right (north) of Mt. Baker - that one sees from Yellow Aster Butte - is called Keep Kool Butte (2 Ks).

Absolutely fabulous. Liz is a real trooper.

I must commend the audio in these videos. Most youtubers have awful audio quality and they are recording in controlled conditions. You are usually on the top of a mountain and I can still hear everything you and your guests are saying.

I'm a prospector, and geology and volcanos have been an interest since boyhood. Even at 40 I still have an on going "rock collection ". Please sir, im listening, and thank you.

That was long but interesting, ALL four of you look like young folks out on a Sunday walk, good job. thank you stay safe

Thanks Nick ,way over my head but I need to put this place on my bucket list

Doesn't get any better than this.

What fabulous scenery. You are so lucky to live in such a place.

Back to watch it again😊 being taught from the best thank you

Special, just so special!

Great video, thank you for sharing it. Few of us have time to go back to college, so you are providing a very valuable service.

Great video, as usual. Nice to see some places I used to hike in my younger life. Tabor & Crowder were my go-to for decades. Their classic "Routes and Rocks" tomes have graced my bookshelf for over 50 years. Not only informative regarding the geologic knowledge of their day, but a historical record including many backcountry trails that have disappeared from modern maps.

What a treat for the Bank Holiday Weekend over here in Wales. Digested in two helpings. Always with the new questions. I love it. Thank you.

Beautiful hike and interesting conversation

Great sound Nick. And VERY gneiss rock!

Such a beautiful place! Thanks for your talk and guests

What a great episode! I can really relate to this; as I'm over in the Bozeman MT area and basically an amateur geologist/ paleo botanist, thanks to some classes I took at MSU back in the 90's...

Yeah, that! I so want to see someone do an animation of how these little blobs of rock from all over the globe got together in the PNW, including all the subduction from both directions, strike slip faults and intrusions. Would be so much fun, especially if slow. 😁🤓 Thanks Nick, Gary, Darrel and Liz for taking us along for this fun hike!

Thanks Nick, Gary, and Darrell. What an amazing area full of wonders. Looked like a bluebird day.

Absolutely stunning views and great information. Thank you so much!

What an amazing video. The scenery is absolutely beautiful and the wealth of knowledge and information from Darrel, Gary, and Nick. This hike and trails are a most do.

Thanks again Nick ,Darrel and Gary ..Merci....

I am still making my way through the video - but what a cinematic view and great discussions. Thanks for this one.

Visuals are a must for a new student like me. Thank you. BC CAN was my home where I raised my children. I’m so excited to hear you explain what I lived and breathed for so many years. OKC OK here

Speechless.................

Thanks for sharing, Nick!! I've always loved hiking up there on the Nooksack Drainage! Used to have some nice trout in Tomyhoi Lake, too!!

So beautiful!! All of it. OMG.

Awesome Nick 👍😄 We drive up to Mt Baker Artist point every several years 😁

Wow; getting my Geo-fix from the best today, maybe just a little behind on the hikes. However, that's a good thing with field trips you can do most of the work in any order... I am a slightly disabled walking vet of seventy-three years of age so you guys are my legs so to say... Thanks for doing all the climbing, don't have much wear & tear left... LOL

Thank you for such a wonderful video Nick. I can't say that I can follow everything that Darrel, Gary, and you are talking about, but I sure loved the scenery! More please! And I do continue to learn.

Spectacular Scenery!

FYI (took me awhile to figure it out)They start at Table Mtn. Then at about 12:00 in the video they move almost seven miles north to below the east side of Yellow Astor Butte :, Lat. 48.952124 Deg., Lon. 121.677527, alt 5,255 ft.. Then at about 37:00 they move west a half mile along the west side of Yellow Astor Butte. At 1:06 they continue discussion in a back yard.

What spectacular mountain views. Great filming. Those 2 guys have so much knowledge about the area. Great video Nick.

This video was so informative and the scenery so beautiful I can only say Wow!

This amazing location shows or rather defines the crossroads of nature and geology. It makes a wonderful display of both. Milions of years in the making and years taken in understanding how it is and not just what it is.

Fantastic video! I love the field videos. Pointing out all my favorite peaks and explaining their origin and makeup!

For a non-geologist, this was still a treat, even if most of the terminology is over my head. Fascinating to hear the thought processes that go into figuring out what the earth was doing here. Spectacular country!