Nick On The Rocks - GSA Meeting in Spokane
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Nick Zentner | May 15, 2024
Keynote Address by Nick Zentner, Central Washington University.
Geological Society of America Meeting in Spokane, Washington.
• Nick on the Rocks
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0:00 Nick Story
7:37 Origin of Series
14:21 Drumheller Channels
23:12 Saddle Rock
33:34 Moses Coulee
46:31 Big Four Mountain
56:09 Shuksan Greenschist
1:03:50 Mount Baker Volcano
1:15:55 Yellow Aster Butte
1:26:15 Waterville Plateau
Love ya Nick , I've been driving trucks across country and watching you in my sleeper for 5 years. You were my go to for off time entertainment. Seen everything you've put on here. Thanks for your dedication to educating people. I feel like a geologist myself, I'm always stopping and checking out road cuts. Thanks again!!!
As a fellow long-haul truck driver, it's as if I wrote this myself👍🏽
Same here! Monday layover for me!
This stuff seems more like you Nick. I really like it. The older Nick on the rocks seemed a little constrained. Like you mention you like to wing it. Having watched both your 101 and 351 classes and multiple of your A-Z series I have a sense of how you like to form a narrative. You’re a storyteller, but you use your passion of geology to guide your stories. To add to this, already comfortable style of explaining stories that you have gained from your years of teaching, you have a wonderful collaborator who knows how visually help you tell your stories. On location. I love it. It’s great. You were bang on requesting a young buck to keep the crew small, and able to go to the locations you previously couldn’t get to.
The videography is top-notch. Brady is compiling a resume of his own that's gonna take him places. Trying to tell some of these complex geologic stories in a six-minute segment is no easy task; but this latest iteration of _Nick on the Rocks_ has the right balance of _just_ enough visuals and _just_ enough narration to help condense these geologic stories into bite-sized chunks the general public can absorb, and might pique the interest of some in the audience enough to study these places and these processes themselves.
@@briane173 can’t agree more, it is top notch. And Nick’s goal has always been to get more people interested in the geology of Washington, but because what happened in Washington over millions of years is so compelling and interesting to such a wide audience, he is achieving his goal to get more students enrolling in Geology, and getting people talking. It’s amazing when someone can bridge what’s happening in current science to the public. We need more people like Nick, and less people like Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson who research enough about a subject to tell a story that is interesting to the public, but is ultimately wrong. The more we educate the masses in an accessible format, the more we can educate the public, and steer them towards critical thinking, and THAT will ultimately lead to more people asking questions that can’t be answered without a deep dive. And in my opinion that leads more people to a university, or studying with people who know what they are talking about. Nick is a true gift to society, and helping steer the masses into the light of knowledge and understanding.
Had no interest in geology until i started watching Nick, he’s amazing. Nick you for making this content
I wish our PBS stations would produce something like your Nick on the Rocks. It would be cool to learn more about the coastal plain in nice 6-minute, easily understood segments! Thanks to you, Nick, I know a lot about WA geology. I look forward to learning more from you. I hope WA and PBS realize what a treasure they have in you. Thank you.
It is underappreciated that it is okay to say "I don't know." I like that part of the Shuksan episode.
Nick, I continue to head up the geology alumni at Ball State and remain committed to getting an undergrad to CWU. I will be forwarding this to several candidates. CWU's enthusiasm at a time of a drop (internationally) in geology students is refreshing. Keep up the great work!
Its been a very long time since I had goosebumps... Brady, your camera and sound skills are just wonderful... Nick, as I get to know you a little better, you make me just want to add another chapter to my life. How I wish now that I had had you as my mentor so long ago... Hang on.. You are now my mentor, and at 66 I am starting another whole new journey... but I wish I was a student again...Kind regards Keith Fey, Drakensberg Mountains. South Africa.
The Berg is gorgeous. I've hiked a few beautiful trails there in my youth. Injasuthi area, and Sani Pass. Cathedral Peak and Royal Natal National Park. There was a roadside cutting near Underberg in the foothills where I remember finding a bunch of fossil fern leaves in crumbly clay like layers when I was about 12. The Geology of the Berg is interesting in itself I think being one of a massive "Deccan Traps" like volcanic event. I've been in Arizona now since 2000 and am enjoying the secenry and geology of the "Grand Canyon State".
@@petercollingwood522 Good morning Peter. How nice to hear from you. I grew up in Donnybrook, moved to Underberg where we lived up in the Drak'" Gardens Valley. I know those cuttings you refer to and have found similar leaf fossils as high up as Garden Castle. We now live up in the Kamberg, surrounded by Giants and Highmoor, I shall whisper your fond memories to our wonderful landscapes. Enjoy your wonderful canyons.
This was great! It was a fascinating and delightful view of the story behind Nick on the Rocks and I truly enjoyed it. Brady is a genius, as are the rest of your crew. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent work. The music is perfect for the mood and creates drama. The views are spot on. Love the details the drone brings. Brady's right, flow and action keeps the watcher's interest. Nick was great with the information and the combination of Nick's presenter talents and Brady's visuals and editing make these 6 minutes little treasures.
If Brady wants a hook, put a WA map with a star in the corner when the opening title is displayed. Everyone in the audience will identify their relative location and viewer captured.
This is public broadcasting at its finest - informative and inspiring, with amazing scenery.
Just a joy to watch!
The change in style is obvious. Excellent.
Nicely done! Again!!! Thanks! jt
The flowers are a gentle touch and being from another continent I appreciate the contrast. I love the last video and the visual of the ice wall and the demarcation between the glacial till under the ice and the more gentle lands beyond.
Because I watched some videos about volcanic activity on Iceland YT proposed a lecture about Siletzia. It was so interesting I posted it on Reddit, which got immediately the comment of Nick is one of the best, which made me watch more. I know now more about the geologic history of the North West than about Norway's history. But this is not the point. The most important fun is the display of an ongoing scientific discussion of a whole region. It's not just the lecture of a singular phenomenon,. Everything gets putted into the context of history. Thank you for this great work, which I put into the tradition with enlightenment and people like Alexander von Humboldt. Being a teacher is an art.
So grateful for you and all that support your efforts Nick. From all of us that benefit by your impressive humble teaching, a heartfelt thank you!!
Thank you for this Nick 👏👏👏
I love Brady Lawrence selection of music!!! These are great segments - planning an informal geol field trip (for 3 SW geologists) using these locations. Thank you
Great to see these back to back with your commentary.
I am delighted by the way you pass through the landscape, and I can see the biome that flourishes on the geology. The way the native botany is shaped by the altitude and the minerals present makes these landscapes unique.
Just wonderful Nick. I wish every state had some version of YOU to make their geology relatable to the public. 47 years after my first geology degree, I listen to you whenever I can (often while working on the microscope) for reminders of what I have forgotten and to get a sense of how theories have evolved. I cannot thank you enough!
My son is a proud graduate of Central. I have noticed more than once that he describes his university as being the place where Nick Zentner teaches. Consider yourself a positive influence on the world at large, Nick. You have a huge fan in a high school history teacher at North Thurston High School in Lacey, Washington. Your videos have helped inspire people for all different ages and walks in life. Well done, sir!
Nick you are the best. CWU is lucky to have you.
I really appreciate your repeating the audience participation. I think it helped the video audience be a part of what/who you were speaking to.
I have been watching your content for 3 years now. I work in housing and youth services and you make me want to get a second degree in geology or archeology 😊 I enjoy the hour long lectures over these bite-size segments, but I get the purpose 😊
Really liked the Moses Coulee episode, surprisingly reminiscent of the early "Connections" series with James Burke. I watched that series as a community college telecourse in the early 1980s. That series has a cult following to this day, and I suspect this series will serve a MUCH longer Educational foundation. Great work Team... and Nick!
Whites Boots, Spokane WA. I have had a pair of boots I bought there in 1976 that I still wear. They rebuild them and make them custom to your own foot. I have climbed and backpacked in the Sierras for over 30 years in those same boots. I have two pairs of dress shoes and a pair of cowboy boots they made for me. One of the pair of dress shoes they rebuilt. I recommend this firm.
From a ladder and a cave, the journey (for this traveler) continues to widen. Halfway through the program, not stopping. Everything learned or diagramed on chalkboard is now vived, real. Precise, focused conversations. Breathtaking video work. Loving it.
Outstanding work.
The photography is just breathtaking.
Nick Rocks Indeed! Great natural teacher! Wonderful human.
Thanks so much for sharing these with us. These videos are beautifully done and as always your work is so captivating. You are such a gifted teacher.
Wonderful!
Nick is a joy to watch and listen to. I will forever be greatful to have discovered the master rock meister Zentner.
I love the 2023 season of Nick on the Rocks with Brady's thoughtful and artistic input, as much as I loved the previous episodes. They always work as teasers for me, leaving me intrigued et wanting more. Fortunately, Nick has plenty of more detailed videos on his youtube channel !
Love the new nick on the rocks… especially with the yellow aster complex… as soon as this finished on RUclips I moved onto my next exotic terranes episode…western cascades foothills… fabulous segue ! Love your work in all formats. Thank you from England
Your Hokas look great, Doc. This look is an improvement over the bow tie/hair product look of the PBS series.
Coolness
So great to watch these again with more of the filming and production backstory! From a geology enthusiast viewpoint, the videos are just about perfect and have a broad appeal with beautiful filming and interesting rock stories to tell. Looking forward to the next season of them!
I am a 'how and why' sort of person and have wondered about much of what you've answered in this talk, Nick. You keep the subjects alive, fresh, interesting, and so fun. Feeling pretty lucky. Thank you.
These are wonderful! The filming and sound are great. Perfect assists for your story telling scripts. You and Brady are a great team.
Cool summary! You, Brady, and Gary did a great job on the videos.
Nick, your pandemic videos rekindled my interest in geology. I'm your age and don't plan to go back to college and get a degree. But I love the geology and love to be learning new things. Keep up the good works.
Beautifully shot, edited and explained these Nick On The Rocks episodes are getting better and better. Please keep 'em coming, Nick!
Be careful not to overdo it, lest CWU gets swarmed with geology students! 😅
As always, love from Dreischor in The Netherlands
yep, I'm an old folk and watch you on pbs
Brady cinematography is luscious😍
Thanks for sharing presentation of Nick on the Rocks series. Loved, 2023-2024 Ice Age Floods Adventure. Exotic terranes impacts, changed western USA geology.
We just loved your new PBS shows Nick! They looked so beautiful and were super interesting. We started watching you originally because of the Nick on the Rocks shows on our OPB. That led us to Nick from Home and we’ve been your fans ever since. Thank you for all the things you do.💕
This was excellent!
..another outstanding presentation in brief of a new series On the Rocks ~ and it rocks nicely, while shorter than other geological lectures and topics brought by Professor Nick, into the light; from Central Washington University, and the northwestern area to include Canada and the nearby lands; with additional unique history to add..
Thanks to the Geological Society of America and the sponsors of this new series, too!
(PS: Noted mention of 'Pacific Science Center'.. Perked my interest, due to younger family member's involvement there; in Seattle area for several years, at times sharing knowledge in public; as our dad did, at Kenai Campus UAA..)
~ small town AK-USA
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such great work and even more brilliant asking for feedback! i would say maybe try a teaser at the beginning with very fast paced jump cuts.. like a compressed 20 or 30 second compilation of visually stunning images and audio hooks to come..
Great presentation. The videos are awesome!
It’s nice to be able to look behind the curtain, and see how the sausage is made…🤣. It looks like you found a great creative partner. YOU can do a lot in 6 minutes. Thanks Nick.
Prof Z: I thought the first 6 minute video on columnar basalt was the best of the series. You only gave yourself a C for it, but it was the most insightful for me. Being here in the upper colon of the Columbia Gorge down river where some of that basalt wound up.
I love this series of Nick on the rocks. I've been following you from almost the beginning, I really love geology
Hello Nick,
Each episode improved with every iteration as you both found your rhythm. Putting nerdery aside, episodes shine when your natural cadence and personality are allowed to breathe. Who can deny it's what got us all here in the first place.
Wonderful
Production has lit up I love it! More more more Nick is all I gotta say! Superb enhancements acoustic and visual. Most important as always is Nicks stoke it gets me stoked!
Doe cee Doe works great!!! It illustrates what you are talking about don't stop!!
Bravo Bravo Sir. Great work.
I Love This Channel
I would've loved to hear the comments and questions about the last one, but I think they were all great.
Thx, Nick. Brady & Gary, too.
Brady Lawrence is a fine choice. I will look for more productions from him in the future.
Outstanding program. Loved it.
Well done, Nick (''Stands on Cliffs'') Zentner! I like the music and the moving (Brady was right) and content. Kudos, Nick!
Simply...Ditto to all.
We just had a Wednesday edition of our "Jeepy Friday" adventures (day adjusted to accommodate our naturalist friend Ed). We drove up Moses Coolley, ventured in the Jeep up a four-wheel road and through a side canyon (Wagon Rd to Slack Creek) and explored the waterfall-filled little slot canyon, then emerged on the agricultural plateau and reconnected with the county road grid. We drove on up the upper coulee to Jameson Lake (coots and cormorants) and took another dirt road up onto the Waterville Plateau (fields of mustard and basalt haystacks), past the iconic mega-haystack, down into the town of Mansfield and on south to the sudden transition from haystacks everywhere to none (driving right off the moraine). Other than Slack Creek, almost all of this could have been done in a street vehicle in a moderate day from Seattle or Spokane. Nick's videos (including those with Randy Lewis) were resonating with and informing every mile of our adventure. And of course we stopped at Vinman's on our way!
It is great to see some of the beginning videos that started it all!!!
Tears! ♥. So happy for my hero Nick Zentner! But hey, I'm not gonna lie. I've been very enamored lately with what Myron Cook is doing. He is all about Erosion. Most of what Myron seems to be noting is not water moving over the land but water as an Ocean ~ for instance East of the Rocky Mountains, and then the "Deposition" (3 miles deep!) ~ with the water just sitting there. Erosion occurring under water, before (or during) all of this glacier stuff. The surface of the earth moving up and down. (over Time) Better than the "warp drive" on Star Trek. Myron and Nick should get together. ~ Not gonna lie. ~~~ Mr. Not Worthy from New Hampshire. ~~~. (~ an old guy with his coffee in the morning ~ that time issue again ~ oh well.)
Nicely done Nick.
Wow.,.great presentation really enjoyed the really big show....
The Do-si-do is great, just slow the movement speed down slightly (by ~1/3?) for the best effect. When speaking of the floods, perhaps add overlays of the time period(s) and in this video, add the time period for the prior formation of the river carved valley. Nice work all around.
Nick: I resemble your statement about only old people watching programs on PBS!
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Boy do I wish I was still stationed at Fairchild in Airway…. I’d have been at this event
This is awesome stuff! I stumbled across your channel last winter and feel lucky I did. Been watching ever since. Love your knowledge and vibes. Btw, I’m GIS professional and would love to make maps for you. Is there an email I can contact you if interested
Does anyone know if a digital global model of tectonics/geological layers exists? Im looking for a global working model of geological history. They're building a new subdivision and the sewer lines cut thru the sandstone. There's distinctive layers or ash and rich carbon which I'm trying to figure out if its from a volcanic event or if it's from the "hog back" that formed the rockies. I'm at the Navajo volcanic field so I want to assume it's from a volcanic event but the obvious twisting and tearing of the landscape also suggests tectonic event or both. But I'm also sitting in a basin that was once a fairly large body of water.
You were just here at the Davenport Grand? And I missed it???
Hi Nick! Watching the Moses Coulee episode reminded me of something I noticed in Twin Falls. There are many waterfalls going into the Snake River Canyon. That would be a perfect live example of hanging canyons. In the future if it comes up again, instead of animation, perhaps you should consider using video of that.
Greg in east TN 😀
PS: The Nick On The Rocks intro graphic is very nice!
Nick's gonna sell the sizzle now.
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Ned Zinger's videos so good they'll make your hammer jump in a basalt crack
OK so where can I buy a Nick on the Rocks tshirt, w CWU logo and marshmallow head profile? Proceeds to support geology students.
I think the future should include an animated version of the involved historical action/explanation followed by real footage. Maybe use a fixed timeline at bottom to show when these activities occurred.
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the water flood graphic on the first one is not as good as the Dry Falls graphics you used in earlier NOTRs--- I saw another RUclipsr use is last week--but he gave you credit. Everybody loves the shot of the big truck driving ahead of the flood on the highway.
The do si do wouldve made ol dale sick from all the motion.. i like it.
Nick, You know I love what you do. However I'm kinda on the side of too much scenery and not enough geology. After all it is "Nick on the Rocks". Also I feel you should open with a question, explain a process which answers that question. Much like you did with the green schist. Then I'm not your target audience........ :^)
Someone take him cave climbing, thank you 🌎 ash'ent'm's lantern's 😊
Nice work & wonderful landscapes. One thought that comes to me is how to give the viewer who has their interest raised a [Learn More] button. Works in RUclips but how to do it in or around a 6 min TV spot.