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TectoNick
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I'm an associate professor of geology at Cal Poly Pomona. I use geologic mapping, petrology, geochemistry, and geochronology to solve tectonic problems. Right now I mostly use this channel to publish videos about field geology. Starting March 2022, I will be posting a series that chronicles my (planned) 500-mile trek across the Mojave Desert, and also features stories about the human and geologic history of the Mojave. Subscribe now if you don't want to miss that!
Mining shack: Mojave Trek Daily 7.11
In the foothills of the Chuckwalla Mountains, I stumble across a random mining shack. Alas, no water cache . . . #desert #mining #adventure
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Change of plans: Mojave Trek Daily 7.10
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After spending a couple hours digging for water at Chuckwalla Spring, and only getting a little bit, I decide to take an easier route to my next watering hole in the Chuckwalla Mountains. #desert #adventure #backpacking
Can I get water in the desert by digging? Mojave Trek Daily 7.9
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I attempt to get water at Chuckwalla Spring by digging a rather deep hole. Fortunately, someone had left an ancient-looking shovel for just that purpose . . . #desert #waterpurification #adventure
Struggling to follow Jeep tracks on foot . . . Mojave Trek Daily 7.8
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On the 7th day of my 500-mile trek across the Mojave Desert, I crest the Chuckwalla Mountains on a quest for a desert spring . . . and am surprised to find Jeep tracks leading up and down mountainsides that are difficult to even walk on. #desert #backpacking #adventure
Don't confuse this for valuable ore! Mojave Trek Daily 7.7
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We view and discuss minerals often found in tuff, including common opal and celadonite, in the Chuckwalla Mountains. The latter is sometimes confused with chrysocolla or malachite, which are indicators of more economically valuable copper ( - silver and gold) ores. #geology #minerals #ore
Into the Chuckwallas: Mojave Trek Daily 7.6
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I follow a road into the Chuckwalla Mountains until it ends abruptly, while encountering some random desert ruins and some gneiss boulders that are only a third of the age of the earth . . . #geology #desert #adventure
Slow escape from the Little Chuckwalla Mountains: Mojave Trek Daily 7.1
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Still running a little behind schedule, I hike out of the Little Chuckwalla Mountains on the seventh morning of my 500-mile hike.
Lonely in the desert: Mojave Trek Daily 6.10
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The end of a long day in the Chuckwalla Mountains, featuring "Far Away" by Trapmaker (@trapmakerheavymetal ); used with permission, available on Bandcamp. #lonely #desert #sunset
Gneiss and exasperation: Mojave Trek Daily 6.9
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In the Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness, I hike across a metamorphosed granitic rock (now a gneiss) of unknown age and express some regrets about my route finding and planning abilities. #geology #wilderness #adventure
The joy of desert hills: Mojave Trek Daily 6.8
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I finally leave the plains and begin to climb into the Little Chuckwalla Mountains. #desert #adventure
Ever wonder about wavy orange rock stripes? Mojave Trek Daily 6.7
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In the Little Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness, I encounter a probably ~ 80-million-year-old granite with Liesegang banding: wavy, concentric, orange stripes formed by fluid flowing through the rocks.
Straight line mission practice: Mojave Trek Daily 6.4
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Straight line mission practice: Mojave Trek Daily 6.4
Rock melted by an earthquake, or ore? Mojave Trek Daily 6.2
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Rock melted by an earthquake, or ore? Mojave Trek Daily 6.2
A natural tank in the desert . . . empty. Mojave Trek Daily 6.1
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A natural tank in the desert . . . empty. Mojave Trek Daily 6.1
A long trudge to next water: Mojave Trek Daily 5.6
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A long trudge to next water: Mojave Trek Daily 5.6
Wilderness route fail! Mojave Trek Daily 5.5
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Wilderness route fail! Mojave Trek Daily 5.5
Canyon for breakfast: Mojave Trek Daily 5.1
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Canyon for breakfast: Mojave Trek Daily 5.1
Why I hate computer-drawn topo maps: Mojave Trek Daily 4.8
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Why I hate computer-drawn topo maps: Mojave Trek Daily 4.8
I swam to California! Mojave Trek Daily 4.2
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I swam to California! Mojave Trek Daily 4.2
Lost in the wilderness: Mojave Trek Daily 3.8
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Lost in the wilderness: Mojave Trek Daily 3.8
Steamboats served this mine: Mojave Trek Daily 3.5
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Steamboats served this mine: Mojave Trek Daily 3.5
Can I escape the reeds? Mojave Trek Daily 3.3
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Can I escape the reeds? Mojave Trek Daily 3.3
I tried to swim the Colorado River! Mojave Trek Daily 3.2
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I tried to swim the Colorado River! Mojave Trek Daily 3.2
Preparing to swim the Colorado at dawn: Mojave Trek Daily 3.1
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Preparing to swim the Colorado at dawn: Mojave Trek Daily 3.1
A maze of twisty passages: Mojave Trek Daily 2.14
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A maze of twisty passages: Mojave Trek Daily 2.14
To the lower crust and back again: Mojave Trek Daily 2.13
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To the lower crust and back again: Mojave Trek Daily 2.13
What does a lava flow look like after 25 million years? Mojave Trek Daily 2.11
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What does a lava flow look like after 25 million years? Mojave Trek Daily 2.11
Your walking into Olancha just reminded me of an episode of the The Twilight Zone, A Hundred Yards Over The Rim, where a 49'er walks over a dune into the relatively present day town of Grant.
LOL, that's about how it felt.
This series is a hidden gem on RUclips! It has added so much to my enjoyment of Death Valley and the surrounding area.
I find all of Nick's videos entertaining and interesting. Even better, I have learned a lot about desert geology watching his videos. He is quite the adventurer and geologist. I have subscribed and am looking forward to many more videos in the future.
how about use it as neclkess,or ring?
Tourmaline does make nice jewelry!
Wait, you packed a wet suit and dry bag in the Mojave desert? Only because you didn't want to break a silly, unenforceable law and had to cross the river twice? Sounds crazy to me.
ain't that a kick in the head
I was there two weeks ago with my geology class and we found some small elongated crystals in between the columnar joints. My professor said it could be tourmaline aka schorl due to the cleavage. I found a small piece of rainbow obsidian by Mono Lake.
Hmm . . . tourmaline rarely has observable cleavage . . . or did they say/mean "striations"? To be honest, I'm not sure this is an environment I'd expect to see tourmaline in . . .
At what temperature will ash be converted to welded tuff?
Roughly 600 degrees Celsius (1100 F)
Rewatching this series for the second time.
Plz stop by
God's handiwork is beautiful. Thank you for showing it to us.
Not kilometers, say it in miles! This is mono and inyo counties
Oops. As a scientist I generally think in the metric system. I usually try to convert to miles for public videos, but sometimes I forget.
I was just camping in the Granite Mountains this last week, Christmas 2023, and it was amazing how wet everything was after this year of rain we have had. Just scratching the sand with your boot exposes very moist soil below, and all of the creeks bore sharp bank edges cut by the recent water flow. Flora and fauna were in full bloom as well.
yo, are you still alive?
Heh; yeah-I sorta dropped off the earth for a while. Was filling in as interim department chair . . . Should be back making videos again soon
I also thought you died. Good to hear. @@tecto_nick
Just curious Nick how many kilometers total in the longest trip? And how did your boots/ insoles hold up? i.e., X Kilometers per boots and insoles, over their respective lifetimes.
Longest day was roughly 50 km (across Death Valley). One pair of boots (Asolo), which I’m still using to this day but are almost dead now (~1000 km) And an ancient pair of blue Superfeet insoles (2000 km??).
I enjoyed your walk across the Mojave and these short ones are great too! Big fan, gonna tell my fans. 🤎
13:53 This oversimplification is what draws people into your world of rocks. Just a thought...good video by the way. Subscribed 😁
Man you are awesome & a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. Blessings brother
Amazing project! I saw you in Idaho with Nick Zentner and have enjoyed this trip. I will look into your other videos. I dropped out of Geology when it got to chemistry but I'd like to try again. (At 70 years old:)
awesome
lmao this one is great!
Fascinating, thank you. Beautiful view from up there! Wow …. I should have been a geology major…
I'd say your friends deserted you! For good reason but still disappointing. At my age I just wish I could join you- even though it's a year later lol. (Saw you with Nick Zentner.) Enjoying your journey and Geology content!
I'm curious about the rock you bumped with the Go Pro at about 28:05. Weathered granite? It seems very uniformly bumpy! I'm enjoying your journey and loving the Geology.
Yep! Weathered granite.
What an episode that was! That amazing spring and then the ridge of death and then Death Valley. You are in incredible. This trip makes doing the PCT look like stroll in Central Patk
This is awesome! Crazy adventure with educational geology commentary
Very interesting!
Fault was for sure the last event to occur
“Nice cottonwood tree” as it interrupts our age dating🤣🤣
Explain this in layman’s terms next time bud
very cool man, keep it up
Well done Dr Nick! Found your channel via the "other" Nick from his YT about the 2023 Penrose, your channel here will fill in his quiet periods. Like your style, nice blend of humanity, biology and geology. I'm a California lad, so your focus is more captivating. Reciting Einstein---Wow! Some of your trip was nail-biting; but I've been as crazy in my younger years!
The Gollum comment literally came seconds after I thought "I have to make some clever comment about Frodo and Sam here" :-)
In a situation like this you do what you gotta do
CRAZY' KOOL!!!!
CLEVER" as EVER!!!
A DESERT PARADISE" WAY 2 GO!
GREAT TREK"
AWESOME" TREK SOLO ADVENTURE!
WOW" INCREDIBLE!!!
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR"
AWESOME" GLAD IT WAS IN THE SHADE" PERFECT HAVING A SHOVEL!!!
Yeah, otherwise I only had a tiny cat hole trowel; never woulda got down 3 ft!
I get anxious and claustrophobic watching you anguish thru the reeds! I hate those things.
They are truly awful.
Nice music.
AWESOME" KEEP IT ROCKIN!!!!
Siladenite? Silenitine?
Celadonite
Hi from Bakersfield, caught your U Tube channel from Nick Zentner, thanks for sharing your Mojave journey I enjoy and study western Mojave, Rosemond, Boron, Ridgecrest, Mojave areas, Enjoy reading geo history from this region, especially T.W Dibblee’s documents. Look forward to reviewing your videos, thanks
Dibblee was a beast! He really got around the state.
The breaks in that rock remind me of what I saw the day of the 2 Ridgecrest shocks at the site of the scarps
I used to do mountain bike rides on random paths in the Mojave. Amazing geology and geography, and occasional weird people.
Those of us who spend a lot of time in the Mojave often worry that we are becoming the weird people . . .
@@tecto_nick I hear you. It’s a weird place, with so many tilted planes (vast alluvial fans that approach planes) and granodiorite or quartz monzonite. Damn, I love the Mojave. Once, I came over a drainage at the north end of the Old Woman mountains where there was a kid dragging a massive magnet in the wash. I’m sure he was told that magnetite = gold. I waited in quiet until he was called for supper, ‘cause I was a little freaked out by another human. My prof told me that there was a myth that that was the case.
I came via the other Nick… haha. Great video!
Thanks!