Obviously we, your fans, watch because we like geology and your a good teacher but we’re your fans because we like your personality and listening to you tell story’s! Thanks for bringing us along 😊
I think my 82 year old legs could manage this😁. Thanks for bringing me along. My Golden Age Passport, purchased 20 years ago is the best $10 i ever spent.
Last April we did a visit there and only ran into 3 other couples... we were all there because of you Nick! Fun to share our joy of geology inspired by your lectures. It is a spectacular easy hike! If you can, go!!
It is amazing how extensive the Columbia River basalt formation is throughout Washington state. This is only the top layers. The waning phase. The main phase deposits are buried beneath what we see here. All of this cooled lava originated 300 miles south and then 1800 miles down to the outer core boundry. Absolutely astounding! I thank Nick Zentner for teaching me all about this. You opened a door to a lifetime of education to me, Nick. THANK YOU!
Who would have ever thought stacks of rocks could be so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this gorgeous vista with those of us that will never see it otherwise.
Alrighty then. After having just visited these beautiful columns in mid August, I can verify Professor Zentner’s opinion on the matter regarding the time of year. It was hot as he**, i.e. 103 degrees. No rattle snakes. Explored a bit, hiked down crab creek a ways. Absolutely stunning Geology. Thank you Professor!
We made it! One hundred percent worth it, and 100% possible because of Nick. There was not a soul there at 8:30am today (August 7, 2022). The hike is not at all challenging once you find the trailhead. You have to hike up the little berm above the roadn at that point you can see the wall of basalt columns and it's an easy stroll over. The pile of white rocks is still there and is a good reference point for the trailhead. Two notes: About 3/4 along the wall of columns, one little trail leads to a gap where you can climb to the top of the columns with only a 10-foot scramble. Second note: the grass has little barbs that stick in your socks and itch - so consider long trousers. Nick, we love your videos! We have come from Maryland expressly to see the sites you describe.
My next door neighbor in the UW dorms in the 70's was a Drumheller. Very nice young woman, was a coxswain for the crew team. Great neighbor. Love your lectures, Nick. I've always been uneducated rock nut, my brother majored in geology at UPS. My current neighbor was one of his geology profs. So I am making up for a sketchy science education - many thanks!
*SUGGESTION* that would involve other CWU faculty: recruit a botanist and a fauna expert for a "walk and talk" either here or one of your other proven sites. Your guests could describe undergraduate opportunities as well as the nearby ecology.
I did it - duplicated this hike - on August 22. Yeah, it was hot, but not too bad at 10 AM (97°F in Wenatchee later in the afternoon). For some reason, Google Maps kept sending me to the "official Drumheller viewpoint," and this isn't it, but by trying every side road off the main road between that "official" viewpoint and Othello, I eventually got to this one, and recognized it right away. No sign (or sound) of rattlesnakes, and the walk is easy (I'm 78). I made no attempt to go around to the other side to access the top. It's very quiet, which is a plus, and air quality was fairly good.
As I'm watching this video, my mind wanders to western movies, and in my minds eye I can see the calvary racing through.. Thank you Nick for taking us along.
Thank you for this and your old videos. I'm a long haul trucker from FL with zero understanding of geology until watching your videos. Now I'm obsessed with driving interstates 84 and 82 so I can see the things you teach about. It has truly opened a new avenue of exploration that would have never occured without you!!!
Since watching Nick I’m not allowed to be the driver in the Gorge or hwy 2 along the Kootenai in MT where the basalt cliff walls are! I absolutely cannot watch the road. 😎
I was there in October thanks to your video with your 351 class. It was amazing. Thank you some much Nick The spot were you lost your hammer and the main columns in video is a little before the end parking spot
Thank you for posting this. It does make the basalt "puddle" (pancake?) covering part of Washington State something I can think about when I review old episodes of Geo 101 and 351. Being 3000 miles east-southeast, of the location and financially-challenged, the likelihood of being able to visit is limited - except virtually.
Thank you Nick, that might be a doable hike even with copd. What a beautiful state we live in! I was bitten by a rattle snake in my own yard about 8 years ago, so this looks like a piece of cake. Learned to watch where I walk.
Thank you for the hike, Nick. In Redrock, similar snake habitat, it's still a bit cool for the snakes to get out and about in March and if you do see them, they're not moving very fast. Take Care and see ya next time.
Far from an expert myself, but my time in the wild places over a lifetime have been that reptiles hibernate in cold season and come out once weather gets warm enough so likely much more linked to temps rather than dates. And like you say they are looking to sun themselves or find warm rocks to heat their bodies with so sunny days and the evenings after are when they are out in spring but they are really slow when they are colder. Generally speaking they do not want to mess with us so even copperheads that do not warn are likely to leave if they have a path to do so but are reluctant to leave a sunny spot when sun bathing so if you see one, just reverse course and walk around. You are in their home so respect them and be polite. I hear that most bites happen when folks go after them and they have to defend themselves. Just leave them alone. We are not food for them so they are seldom aggressive with people. Just watch where you are putting your feet. Got bit once stepping OVER a log instead of on top of log to look down on other side. My bad. Lucky I had high leather lineman boots on and he hit on the leather through blue jeans so no harm to me but I did step right on his back in the middle. Hope he was OK. That was long ago and far away when I was young and not so smart for the wilds.
After your first video there several years ago, we searched Google Earth until we found it. We visited twice in the Spring a few years back and it was fantastic. Having your teaching in our heads made it so much more fun.
I was there last September after your 351 class. It was amazing and not hard. Thank you so much Nick. Only worry was rattlesnakes as I am from Vancouver Washington, but didn’t see any. Can not get enough Nick. Thanks again
Thanks Nick! We have planned a trip through the north cascades out onto the scablands and dry falls in June this year. Will add this fabulous place to our itinerary. Leslie from near Boston
I can’t get to places like this because of the distance .I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan .I want to thank you for posting this. I had Grandparents who lived in Montesano Washington .We lived in Schaumburg ILL .We would take Family Vacations to Washington .My first was in 1963 when I was 5 .The last one was in 1972. I know we drove at least once through Ellensburg .I had a uncle who worked for Weyerhaeuser ,in fact he was pretty much the head guy in Washington when Mount St Helens blew .I caught my first fish in Washington .Fished the ocean from the shore And fished in the Puget Sound .Washington is my favorite place other than the UP of Michigan .I definitely want to get back there again .It is on my bucket list .I now know a lot more of the geology of the places I went to as a kid. ( thanks to you) I want to return all the more .Thank you Nick .You don’t know how much your teaching and videos means to me ..You ended up in Washington I ended up in The Upper Peninsula of Michigan ..not to bad for two boys growing up in the Midwest Some say God vaccinations in the UP I might add He also vaccinations in the State of Washington.Looking forward to more teaching and videos Again thank you .
Thank you Nick! Such an amazing view. I’m in central Indiana. Limestone. Oh the limestone 😀 I won’t be northeast any time soon but I’m adding parking lot coordinates to my map. Thank you for all you do.
This is perfect, Nick! The Drumheller Channels are on my itinerary for an August visit to the scablands, and I've never been near there. It'll be hot and dry, but that's OK, and the road looks fine - my car isn't 4-wheel drive, or capable of off-road travel. I was going to ask about snakes - very uncommon in this part of Minnesota. The video is excellent, but yes, I want to see the columns in person. Thanks for the link to the parking lot - I'll use it!
I've done gentle hiking in the middle of the summer near here -- be sure to bring water! It's also extra nice to have a cooler of ice water in the car for when you get back from a hike.
I was never interested in geology. Rocks were mildly interesting, I suppose. I found one of your videos and it absolutely changed that. I have been watching everything I can from you. You're an amazing teacher and I've learned a lot. Which in turn means I've been teaching my children. THANK YOU! And thanks for all the cool places you've led me to. So glad you put coordinates in the descriptions.
Another treat! Great, thanks, Nick. Bruce is guiding a walk there (3/27; Othello Sandhill Crane Festival.)👍 Rattlesnakes have never been a problem for me either, though I've seen several.
Enjoyed the walk and scenery . Lots of sage brush. Usually they have to fill holes and Redgrave the roads at least annually. That pile of white rock maybe left over material brought in to fill pot holes. Looks like an easy walk.
Careful in late spring through autumn. I had one crawl across my feet and THEN coil up and rattle at me. The nerve! It was where Nick was walking around the 10min mark
Yep...once it warms up...lots of rattlesnakes out there. It was our annual Easter hike growing up just a couple miles west from there. We never hiked out into the columns during summer-too hot & snakes. We spent lots of time at the lakes though.
I've been going to the refuge off and on for 50 years and only seen a few snakes. They don't want to be with you anymore than you want them. I'll be over this coming week for those nice trout.
Nick thank you for this excellent video. I had visited the area before and thought that I had found "Lost Hammer Mesa." I was wrong. Now I have to come back! Thanks for all your wonderful work that helps us mere mortals understand, appreciate, and enjoy geology.
I was out there a few weeks ago and took some good friends. We visited the overlook on Mcmanamon road. One of my friends had raised a suspicious eye about the ice age floods(being new from Arizona). Grasping these cataclysmic floods is hard! As we meandered along the overlook point, upon seeing the wild and vast swaths of cut land, he became a believer real quick. It's one of those special places that has a lot of different stories making up its chapter in history.
just amazing, would love to see formations like that.logistically impossible for an old cripple down under like me, but so unique and everyone who can should go experience the location at least once for themselves. I'm so jealous you guys have such an easily accessible location
Wow! That's splendid! Thank you for bringing us along Professor Nick. Nice of you to point out these places to visit. I hope to get to at least one of the places you point out in the next month.
Thank you for taking us there and for your always great geology lesson. What a great rock formation! If you ever get down to the Toketee area on the N. Umpqua River, there are some great columnar basalt columns at Toketee Falls and across the river from the Soda Springs Powerplant. It's my neighborhood.
I am constantly amazed at the variety and grandeur of our geology. Where else can you see Flood Basalt, Rock Columns, flood ravaged Coulees, and more, all within an hours drive?
Thank you NICK. I will never see this place in person being in Australia. But this is a very nice way to experience your country. I am no spring chicken either. I still can manage 9 holes of golf though (at 76).
I always enjoy your presentations! You have shown many interesting and fascinating locations with good information. It’s very generous of you to take us along and share your knowledge.
If I had known you were headed out there today my wife and I could have joined you. As kids we used to park where you parked and then walk north to black lake and jump off cliffs into the lake. (keeping an wary eye out for rattlesnakes of course. Lol..... and yes March is good to avoid too much rattlesnake interaction. Even if they come out they are very lethargic.
I was at Drumheller today; parked at the correct area, but still not sure I found the same set of basalt columns. In one of your old videos from there, you were seated on the rocks, a student of yours was standing, and I heard him say that he would post the coordinates of that crack your hammer fell into.
I was under the impression that the angled columnar structures were NOT the result of lava flows, but of magma intrusions underground that never made it to the surface, then cooled very slowly, crystalizing out the various mineral components and resulting in the structures seen here. Devil's Tower and the Giant's Causeway are of similar construction.
This is what I wanted to see. But Google Maps led me to a little pulloff with a memorial sign and an informational poster station. Next trip for sure! As for your "role" in this video, I wish you'd do more of these. Visitors from out of state won't know where the choice spots are. Google is good, but misses the mark at least 30% of the time. Thanks for this!
When ever i watch American rurel area video or Geological trip video.One thing i notice your local roads are well maintained. This is a example how american Road are.
To be honest Nick, even though I’m interested in the geology, it was the opportunity to see the landscapes and vegetation of your area that first drew me to your videos. Maybe you could drag a botanist along with you on one of your casual Sunday morning walks and embellish the story a bit more!
Now that the national emergency is over and out of respect for the Drumheller Petrified Tootsie Roll Forest, we should all resume wearing our bowties again.
Great little video and I would love to walk around there. The way the columns have fractured reminds me of the crinkle cut fries Rosa formation at Frenchman coulee, but weathered and cracked a bit differently (not quite so "pillowy"). They remind me of an easel stand I have, with notches along the main pole, to ratchet the cross bar into. It's so interesting that some of the columns themselves have the lateral cracks, making them look like stacks of sculpted garden rocks, but that then chip at the same point, the same corner, on each segment... all the way up the column. Thanks for getting us there and seeing, my only complaint is I wish the video was longer! I'd also love to see the marsh below. Where does that water come from? Is it really putrid? Ever hiked up to "Lost Lake" I can see on Google Maps? Definitely adding this one to my "Wannahikethat" list.
Obviously we, your fans, watch because we like geology and your a good teacher but we’re your fans because we like your personality and listening to you tell story’s! Thanks for bringing us along 😊
I think my 82 year old legs could manage this😁. Thanks for bringing me along. My Golden Age Passport, purchased 20 years ago is the best $10 i ever spent.
God, I miss the smell of sage brush and the sun. Thanks Nick
Last April we did a visit there and only ran into 3 other couples... we were all there because of you Nick! Fun to share our joy of geology inspired by your lectures. It is a spectacular easy hike! If you can, go!!
It is amazing how extensive the Columbia River basalt formation is throughout Washington state.
This is only the top layers.
The waning phase.
The main phase deposits are buried beneath what we see here.
All of this cooled lava originated 300 miles south and then 1800 miles down to the outer core boundry.
Absolutely astounding!
I thank Nick Zentner for teaching me all about this.
You opened a door to a lifetime of education to me, Nick.
THANK YOU!
Who would have ever thought stacks of rocks could be so beautiful! Thank you for sharing this gorgeous vista with those of us that will never see it otherwise.
Alrighty then. After having just visited these beautiful columns in mid August, I can verify Professor Zentner’s opinion on the matter regarding the time of year. It was hot as he**, i.e. 103 degrees. No rattle snakes. Explored a bit, hiked down crab creek a ways. Absolutely stunning Geology. Thank you Professor!
We made it! One hundred percent worth it, and 100% possible because of Nick.
There was not a soul there at 8:30am today (August 7, 2022). The hike is not at all challenging once you find the trailhead. You have to hike up the little berm above the roadn at that point you can see the wall of basalt columns and it's an easy stroll over. The pile of white rocks is still there and is a good reference point for the trailhead.
Two notes: About 3/4 along the wall of columns, one little trail leads to a gap where you can climb to the top of the columns with only a 10-foot scramble. Second note: the grass has little barbs that stick in your socks and itch - so consider long trousers.
Nick, we love your videos! We have come from Maryland expressly to see the sites you describe.
I didn't find the trail today, thanks for your video. I will be there again sometime!
Thank You, Professor Nick, for helping us visit these awesome places! :)
My next door neighbor in the UW dorms in the 70's was a Drumheller. Very nice young woman, was a coxswain for the crew team. Great neighbor. Love your lectures, Nick. I've always been uneducated rock nut, my brother majored in geology at UPS. My current neighbor was one of his geology profs. So I am making up for a sketchy science education - many thanks!
Wow. Super impressive. Thank you for showing this. 🙏
*SUGGESTION* that would involve other CWU faculty: recruit a botanist and a fauna expert for a "walk and talk" either here or one of your other proven sites. Your guests could describe undergraduate opportunities as well as the nearby ecology.
I love this idea!
Its a amazing idea
I did it - duplicated this hike - on August 22. Yeah, it was hot, but not too bad at 10 AM (97°F in Wenatchee later in the afternoon). For some reason, Google Maps kept sending me to the "official Drumheller viewpoint," and this isn't it, but by trying every side road off the main road between that "official" viewpoint and Othello, I eventually got to this one, and recognized it right away. No sign (or sound) of rattlesnakes, and the walk is easy (I'm 78). I made no attempt to go around to the other side to access the top. It's very quiet, which is a plus, and air quality was fairly good.
As I'm watching this video, my mind wanders to western movies, and in my minds eye I can see the calvary racing through.. Thank you Nick for taking us along.
Thank you for this and your old videos. I'm a long haul trucker from FL with zero understanding of geology until watching your videos. Now I'm obsessed with driving interstates 84 and 82 so I can see the things you teach about. It has truly opened a new avenue of exploration that would have never occured without you!!!
Since watching Nick I’m not allowed to be the driver in the Gorge or hwy 2 along the Kootenai in MT where the basalt cliff walls are! I absolutely cannot watch the road. 😎
Wait till you get to go up the Columbia from Wenatchee.
You are a real blessing. Thank you so much for sharing your passion with the world. I really enjoy your content.
I was there in October thanks to your video with your 351 class. It was amazing. Thank you some much Nick
The spot were you lost your hammer and the main columns in video is a little before the end parking spot
Thank you for posting this. It does make the basalt "puddle" (pancake?) covering part of Washington State something I can think about when I review old episodes of Geo 101 and 351. Being 3000 miles east-southeast, of the location and financially-challenged, the likelihood of being able to visit is limited - except virtually.
Thanks,
it's good just to see them again
I've wanted to see this ever since seeing them on your channel. Thaks for telling me exactly how to get there.
Thank you Nick, that might be a doable hike even with copd. What a beautiful state we live in! I was bitten by a rattle snake in my own yard about 8 years ago, so this looks like a piece of cake. Learned to watch where I walk.
Thank you for the hike, Nick. In Redrock, similar snake habitat, it's still a bit cool for the snakes to get out and about in March and if you do see them, they're not moving very fast. Take Care and see ya next time.
Far from an expert myself, but my time in the wild places over a lifetime have been that reptiles hibernate in cold season and come out once weather gets warm enough so likely much more linked to temps rather than dates. And like you say they are looking to sun themselves or find warm rocks to heat their bodies with so sunny days and the evenings after are when they are out in spring but they are really slow when they are colder. Generally speaking they do not want to mess with us so even copperheads that do not warn are likely to leave if they have a path to do so but are reluctant to leave a sunny spot when sun bathing so if you see one, just reverse course and walk around. You are in their home so respect them and be polite. I hear that most bites happen when folks go after them and they have to defend themselves. Just leave them alone. We are not food for them so they are seldom aggressive with people. Just watch where you are putting your feet. Got bit once stepping OVER a log instead of on top of log to look down on other side. My bad. Lucky I had high leather lineman boots on and he hit on the leather through blue jeans so no harm to me but I did step right on his back in the middle. Hope he was OK. That was long ago and far away when I was young and not so smart for the wilds.
After your first video there several years ago, we searched Google Earth until we found it. We visited twice in the Spring a few years back and it was fantastic. Having your teaching in our heads made it so much more fun.
I was there last September after your 351 class. It was amazing and not hard. Thank you so much Nick. Only worry was rattlesnakes as I am from Vancouver Washington, but didn’t see any. Can not get enough Nick. Thanks again
You da man.
This video is such a Wowww. Thanks, Coach! Always great to see your videos.
I think even I could make that hike. Thanks Nick.
Thanks Nick! We have planned a trip through the north cascades out onto the scablands and dry falls in June this year. Will add this fabulous place to our itinerary. Leslie from near Boston
Thanks for taking us along Nick!
I can’t get to places like this because of the distance .I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan .I want to thank you for posting this. I had Grandparents who lived in Montesano Washington .We lived in Schaumburg ILL .We would take Family Vacations to Washington .My first was in 1963 when I was 5 .The last one was in 1972. I know we drove at least once through Ellensburg .I had a uncle who worked for Weyerhaeuser ,in fact he was pretty much the head guy in Washington when Mount St Helens blew .I caught my first fish in Washington .Fished the ocean from the shore And fished in the Puget Sound .Washington is my favorite place other than the UP of Michigan .I definitely want to get back there again .It is on my bucket list .I now know a lot more of the geology of the places I went to as a kid. ( thanks to you) I want to return all the more .Thank you Nick .You don’t know how much your teaching and videos means to me ..You ended up in Washington I ended up in The Upper Peninsula of Michigan ..not to bad for two boys growing up in the Midwest Some say God vaccinations in the UP I might add He also vaccinations in the State of Washington.Looking forward to more teaching and videos Again thank you .
Thank you Nick! Such an amazing view. I’m in central Indiana. Limestone. Oh the limestone 😀 I won’t be northeast any time soon but I’m adding parking lot coordinates to my map. Thank you for all you do.
Getting some serious Houses of the Holy album cover vibes here! Very interesting geology.
This is perfect, Nick! The Drumheller Channels are on my itinerary for an August visit to the scablands, and I've never been near there. It'll be hot and dry, but that's OK, and the road looks fine - my car isn't 4-wheel drive, or capable of off-road travel. I was going to ask about snakes - very uncommon in this part of Minnesota. The video is excellent, but yes, I want to see the columns in person. Thanks for the link to the parking lot - I'll use it!
@Ray Sounds like a nice road trip. Have fun, be safe, and have fun.
I've done gentle hiking in the middle of the summer near here -- be sure to bring water! It's also extra nice to have a cooler of ice water in the car for when you get back from a hike.
I was never interested in geology. Rocks were mildly interesting, I suppose. I found one of your videos and it absolutely changed that. I have been watching everything I can from you. You're an amazing teacher and I've learned a lot. Which in turn means I've been teaching my children. THANK YOU! And thanks for all the cool places you've led me to. So glad you put coordinates in the descriptions.
Another treat! Great, thanks, Nick. Bruce is guiding a walk there (3/27; Othello Sandhill Crane Festival.)👍 Rattlesnakes have never been a problem for me either, though I've seen several.
Enjoyed the walk and scenery . Lots of sage brush. Usually they have to fill holes and Redgrave the roads at least annually. That pile of white rock maybe left over material brought in to fill pot holes. Looks like an easy walk.
Excellent thank you always learning from you thee beautiful NWst of ours
As a person from Vancouver Washington, my only worry was Rattlesnakes as I got there at Noon. Didn’t see any. Thank you Nick
Careful in late spring through autumn. I had one crawl across my feet and THEN coil up and rattle at me. The nerve! It was where Nick was walking around the 10min mark
Been meaning to get some drone shots there. Thanks for sharing!
Yep...once it warms up...lots of rattlesnakes out there. It was our annual Easter hike growing up just a couple miles west from there. We never hiked out into the columns during summer-too hot & snakes. We spent lots of time at the lakes though.
It's a geohike video! Thanks for the heads up and tips of how to get there!
I've been going to the refuge off and on for 50 years and only seen a few snakes. They don't want to be with you anymore than you want them. I'll be over this coming week for those nice trout.
Thank you so much for this, Nick. Cheers from England.
Nick thank you for this excellent video. I had visited the area before and thought that I had found "Lost Hammer Mesa." I was wrong. Now I have to come back! Thanks for all your wonderful work that helps us mere mortals understand, appreciate, and enjoy geology.
Incredible Vista! From Arizona, jaw dropping.
Thank you so much, Nick. I am always looking for new places of geological repute to see and I appreciate the directions.
"U find um rocks" series. Thanks Nick. Saved to my google maps.
thanks for the tour / i’ll have to stop by here on my way to visiting my folks in Kalispell
GORGEOUS look at those SPECTACULAR COLUMS! LOOK AT WHAT THE LORD HAS MADE!
I would be interested in more videos like this. Places that I could go someday and check out. Thank you Nick for showing it.
I was out there a few weeks ago and took some good friends. We visited the overlook on Mcmanamon road. One of my friends had raised a suspicious eye about the ice age floods(being new from Arizona). Grasping these cataclysmic floods is hard! As we meandered along the overlook point, upon seeing the wild and vast swaths of cut land, he became a believer real quick. It's one of those special places that has a lot of different stories making up its chapter in history.
That little parking lot had a porta potty when we were there for the crane festival last month. Hi Nick! Thanks for doing another field trip!
just amazing, would love to see formations like that.logistically impossible for an old cripple down under like me, but so unique and everyone who can should go experience the location at least once for themselves. I'm so jealous you guys have such an easily accessible location
Wow wish i could see it with my own eyes
Thanks for taking us on this nice walk! :)
Wow! That's splendid! Thank you for bringing us along Professor Nick. Nice of you to point out these places to visit. I hope to get to at least one of the places you point out in the next month.
Thank you for taking us there and for your always great geology lesson. What a great rock formation! If you ever get down to the Toketee area on the N. Umpqua River, there are some great columnar basalt columns at Toketee Falls and across the river from the Soda Springs Powerplant. It's my neighborhood.
Sileztia/Yellowstone Hotspot Basalt? Yes?
Amazing! Thank you for the intel - took the kids on a geology spring break tour last week & the drumheller was a highlight. It’s a gem.
Great stuff, Nick! And greetings from Penticton!
My jaw dropped when you came over the rise…my eyes are glued to your progress. True beauty
man what an incredible geological state washington is. i really would love to see more of the state's wonders
Thanks for your information. Given me a new perspective of the lava flows and flooding when I spend my time along the tieton river at oak creek.
They look so beautiful. I love basalt. You have inspired me to get out and video my local Aberdeen columns. Thanks Nick.
I am constantly amazed at the variety and grandeur of our geology. Where else can you see Flood Basalt, Rock Columns, flood ravaged Coulees, and more, all within an hours drive?
Thank you Professor Zentner
Whenever I look at these columns, I always wonder how they ended up like krinkle Kut fries (the sections of each column). So fascinating!
Fast cooling lava flow.
I still like the concept of roping all the stand-alone "walks" together under the category "Nick Among the Rocks".
Thank you NICK. I will never see this place in person being in Australia. But this is a very nice way to experience your country. I am no spring chicken either. I still can manage 9 holes of golf though (at 76).
Thank you, Nick. We went out there last September but could not find the road in. We did get to see the columns from afar.
I always enjoy your presentations! You have shown many interesting and fascinating locations with good information. It’s very generous of you to take us along and share your knowledge.
A Ramble while Rambling,
great place, nice to see it is being respected, very little damage from 4x4 & no litter.
One of these days I am going to road trip out there for a month or two and hit all of these wonderful spots.
stop and pick me up on the way, please?
Thank you. I knew where the general area was but now I know *exactly* how to get to those columns.
Wow, can't wait to get out there...
If I had known you were headed out there today my wife and I could have joined you. As kids we used to park where you parked and then walk north to black lake and jump off cliffs into the lake. (keeping an wary eye out for rattlesnakes of course. Lol..... and yes March is good to avoid too much rattlesnake interaction. Even if they come out they are very lethargic.
Thanks Nick ❣️
Thank you! That looks like a great day trip from Tri-Cities.
If you find my sunglasses that fell off my head in the adjacent crack of where you lost your hammer you can keep them. I'm sorry nature.
Another great video ! Thank you !
This looks like a very easy beginners icebreaker to oacific Northwest geology.
Really appreciate the walk up and view! Im 2002mi away... Be right there!! hehe Thank you for the map link for the exploration!
I was at Drumheller today; parked at the correct area, but still not sure I found the same set of basalt columns. In one of your old videos from there, you were seated on the rocks, a student of yours was standing, and I heard him say that he would post the coordinates of that crack your hammer fell into.
thanks Nick
I was under the impression that the angled columnar structures were NOT the result of lava flows, but of magma intrusions underground that never made it to the surface, then cooled very slowly, crystalizing out the various mineral components and resulting in the structures seen here. Devil's Tower and the Giant's Causeway are of similar construction.
You can call these short videos “Wanderings with Nick” or “Nick’s Wanderings”.
THANKS FOR SHARING AN EASY TO ACCESS LOCATION.
Rattlesnake heaven/habitat extraordinaire!
For those in the UK, Isle of Mull has some spectacular columns and of course in N.Ireland there is the giants causeway.. worth seeing in real life
Up on top where there isn’t dirt coverage it looks like neatly laid tiles a few feet back from the face….
Cool from many angles!
Always enjoy your videos and have learned tons.
This is what I wanted to see. But Google Maps led me to a little pulloff with a memorial sign and an informational poster station. Next trip for sure! As for your "role" in this video, I wish you'd do more of these. Visitors from out of state won't know where the choice spots are. Google is good, but misses the mark at least 30% of the time. Thanks for this!
There’s another really cool set on the other side of the creek, too
And we found Sandhill Cranes on that drive during Othello's Sandhill Crane Festival. Well worth the trip for any number of reasons.
I have hiked every weekend for 7 years and seen 3 snakes. Walk away as Nick taught and get out and enjoy!
When ever i watch American rurel area video or Geological trip video.One thing i notice your local roads are well maintained. This is a example how american Road are.
To be honest Nick, even though I’m interested in the geology, it was the opportunity to see the landscapes and vegetation of your area that first drew me to your videos. Maybe you could drag a botanist along with you on one of your casual Sunday morning walks and embellish the story a bit more!
Now that the national emergency is over and out of respect for the Drumheller Petrified Tootsie Roll Forest, we should all resume wearing our bowties again.
Wow, no kidding the road has been improved. It was kinda bad when we were there.
Great little video and I would love to walk around there. The way the columns have fractured reminds me of the crinkle cut fries Rosa formation at Frenchman coulee, but weathered and cracked a bit differently (not quite so "pillowy"). They remind me of an easel stand I have, with notches along the main pole, to ratchet the cross bar into. It's so interesting that some of the columns themselves have the lateral cracks, making them look like stacks of sculpted garden rocks, but that then chip at the same point, the same corner, on each segment... all the way up the column. Thanks for getting us there and seeing, my only complaint is I wish the video was longer! I'd also love to see the marsh below. Where does that water come from? Is it really putrid? Ever hiked up to "Lost Lake" I can see on Google Maps? Definitely adding this one to my "Wannahikethat" list.
That little pile of white rocks was there last year too. March 2021
so cool Nick ! Thank you so much..
Cory from Butte MT