I was sharing this post with my son, who took one of your classes a decade or so ago. He still considers you one of the best scientific communicators he’s ever sat through a class with.
@micheledodge8063
3 жыл бұрын
Calling everyone on a field trip “Mason” 😂 You gotta love it!
@katleman
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe rename the Townies as Free Masons.
@lizj5740
3 жыл бұрын
@@katleman Thanks for this morning's first LOL. Love from Liz and Ginger in Australia, walking along the trail (virtually) with Nick and his friends.
@SPW812
3 жыл бұрын
If the real Mason show up, we’ll call him Masonite.
@completelycherished7945
3 жыл бұрын
Your geology series...in all the forms you deliver, are a sweet, peaceful, nurturing spot in my otherwise chaotic life. Thank you so much for being a safe space to learn and enjoy.
@Ellensburg44
3 жыл бұрын
I really like your comment, Kathy. Thank you.
@101rotarypower
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing us along Nick, really appreciate it, love following your series
@d.j.ashley
3 жыл бұрын
This is just incredible, Nick. You're making me wish I could start it all over.
@KubotaManDan
3 жыл бұрын
We really miss a lot living in Pennsylvania, what a rock hounds dream. Thanks for bringing us along Nick & class
@kurtsteinbach4927
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, but the fossil history locked into the shale in eastern PA and parts of NJ are rich resources for you. Then too, there are features like Boulder Field that tell a fun story. There's a lot to see because it's not all covered up by multiple flows of basalt.
@benwinkel
3 жыл бұрын
@@kurtsteinbach4927 There you go! Every negative has it's positive!(Johan Cruyff, "Elk nadeel heb zijn voordeel.")
@ZappVonAwesome
3 жыл бұрын
If you're in the southeast, Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia has the prettiest schist you will ever see, I promise!
@kurtsteinbach4927
3 жыл бұрын
@@ZappVonAwesome Fairmount Park is a gem! Since first responding to KubotaManDan, I remembered a few other east coast highlights. The Palasades along the Hudson are spectacular, and even Nick mentioned them in one of his lectures. My favorites further north are the old mica mines in New Hampshire. I remember seeing some amazing specimens of amethyst quarts crystals people casually using in their rock walls.
@smerk2275
3 жыл бұрын
@@kurtsteinbach4927 ringing rocks, near the Delaware River, great stuff!
@judycook4314
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your knowledge with all of us out here in internet land. I've learned so much in the last three months since I discovered your channel!
@katleman
3 жыл бұрын
01:55 “cute little columns” is code for no place to lose a rock hammer.
@CrooningRevival365
3 жыл бұрын
Oh mannnn 😂
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
Gonna be a weird surprise for some geologist or archaeologist, a few eras into the future...
@bagoquarks
3 жыл бұрын
This hike was worth it for the views of the Columbia River alone.
@1111111idiot
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is a cool thing to see Nick and his class exploring together!
@PlayNowWorkLater
4 ай бұрын
Love the energy between members of the class. It’s like you just lead the horses to water, and they are thirsty. You are a planter of seeds Nick. Plant the seed of information in their ripe minds and the ideas and passion for seeking new information just grows on its own. What your role in the University is invaluable. Get the students interested and they will go on from there. Growing and seeking out other teachers to answer questions as they grow as budding geologists. It really is inspiring Nick. Love your work.
@oscarmedina1303
3 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video. It's wonderful to see young people interested in the figuring out the physical world around them. The pillows and flow on flow, plus erratic was cool to see. Thank you for taking the time to put this together for us Townies.
@terrygardner3031
3 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories, as a kid we would take the old road toward Vantage since it WAS the road then. We would play in the sand dunes and wonder where the cave that supposedly held gold was at. That was all covered by the lake when the dam was finished. I didn't know one rock from another other than I collected some of the same that your students did for my rock collection back when I was 8 or 9 years old. Some 60 years ago. Thanks for your field trips, and taking us along.
@micheledodge8063
3 жыл бұрын
Such good energy in this group. It’s a joy to see.
@mikekirk1513
3 жыл бұрын
These field trips obviously illustrate what Nick is explaining in the class. To see the size and extent of the flood basalts is awesome.
@ellarebeccapollock201
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved this!! How enjoyable it is to witness the energy, enthusiasm, and camaraderie of the young people, as well as their bond with you.
@MarkTChristy
3 жыл бұрын
I've been finding that crumbly yellow stuff you called paragonite inside large basalt boulders that seem to have been sealed away in time, which you pointed out around 8 minutes into the video! First time I've heard someone mention that. Nice.
@e020443
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this, Nick. It really helps the notion that we are (a silent) part of the class. I did every 101 session live and am well along on repeating with 351. A year ago I didn't know you from Adam, and, like it or not, you've become an integral part of my life in these strange times.
@Vickie-Bligh
3 жыл бұрын
I love it when I can recognize what you've been talking about before you explain it. Thanks, Nick.
@chakatrain
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing us along on the field trip. It’s so helpful to see how these look in the field. Gorgeous views and lots of learning. The pillows on the sandstone was very neat: those pillows look so different than the pillows exposed in my local Marin Headlands and Nicasio Reservoir just north of San Francisco.
@wildwolfwind6557
3 жыл бұрын
I love the field trip, including seeing the sage (Artemesia Tridentada) getting it's new green leaves and the amazing view / scenery. Beautiful!
@JenniferLupine
3 жыл бұрын
Great pillows! Really helpful to see the rocks in the field! 👌
@glg3945
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick! Peace and good fortune and good health to you and your family. 👍
@rinistephenson5550
3 жыл бұрын
Ned Zinger and friends! Thanks for letting us come along; what a fun trip, and I don't have to get tired hiking! Keep them coming, Nick!
@ldbrush9941
3 жыл бұрын
It is amazing the amount of "friends" you find on a casual mid week stroll Professor. Great enthusiasm it that group! You Sir are what all educators should aspire to be!
@georgeemeny6123
3 жыл бұрын
My family moved to Seattle in the spring of 1962 from Minnesota, I90 did not exist, drove down that road. Being flat landers thought my poor Dad was going to have a heart attack.
@bonesb7686
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us Townies along. Looking forward to the next field report.
@Wedge53
3 жыл бұрын
I am impressed with today's young people. The curmudgeons be damned.
@NickHaus683
3 жыл бұрын
Just to point out these are college kids. most of the dumb things you see on the internet are highschool kids
@DAYBROK3
3 жыл бұрын
as an almost senor just starting university the kids fresh out of high school are amazing.
@peacenow4456
3 жыл бұрын
So awesome seeing the excitement of the kids with you!
@damourpierre8686
2 жыл бұрын
Spectacular, breathtakingly beautiful views. About the erratic, I was not aware of the phenomenon you speak of, iceberg transportation as it were. I am writing from Quebec. In the Laurentians, near my home, there is a huge field of erratics. Local climbers used them for bouldering. Thank you for your videos. They are amazing and you are a remarkable and passionate teacher, a true ambassador for your discipline.
@maryfreeman3341
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing with an armchair learner.
@TheDevice9
3 жыл бұрын
Damn that looks like fun. Thanks for the virtual inclusion Nick.
@romans32426
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
@nitawynn9538
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the virtual hike. It’s beautiful territory.
@georgerocheleau
3 жыл бұрын
I remember driving down the Old Vantage Road to the lake in '73 and '76. The road was paved all the way down.
@josephcantor481
3 жыл бұрын
I love that everyone will just be 'Mason' that name can live on forever in all field trips... In all seriousness this is wonderful for those of us who are out East and do not get to see these type of formations - I see lots and lots of granite here in NH, and that is about it lol
@Tweakerbell528PhxAZ
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks professor for that window in your adventures. Looks like you got a good crew of students. Looking forward to more and KEEP EM COMING.
@sheetmetalhead
3 жыл бұрын
The whole set up of this class makes so much sense! What better way to get students excited about learning than making it fun! That’s what makes you such a great teacher! Thanks Nick!
@foxymacadoo
3 жыл бұрын
Thank-you for see sharing the video of the first field trip. Was nice to see what you are teaching and to see the students learning. Also really nice to see the students so willing to learn, bring different types of rock to share with you and work with you in the video, even helping to make the video even more interesting even if they may not know it at the time. Looks like you have a awesome group of students! Looking forwards to more from your class.
@tomessary4099
3 жыл бұрын
That was a fabulous trip. Thank you to all of the Masons! The great example of the pillows was priceless! The surprise ice rafted erratic of tonalite or diorite was super treat also. Nick pleas keep up the great work. Touring your “backyard” fabulous!
@leeh9806
3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!! Thanks for letting us join you. My day is made- this & the Flannelcast guys on the Appalachians.
@jackbelk8527
3 жыл бұрын
It seems a lava flow dammed up a stream which was overflowing the natural dam as new lava came in. Lack of sediments at the contact and the undulating nature of the contact is explained. The sediments above the pillows are from the new lake that formed above. Dating the bottom flow, pillows and the sediments would be interesting. GREAT field trip! Hammers, notebooks and hand lens. Point and wave and try to understand.
@vinmansbakery
3 жыл бұрын
The quality of the picture is great! Really enjoyed this!
@susanruff2775
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Prof Nick...Really enjoyed seeing examples and getting an explanitary "story" to go with...🙂
@benwinkel
3 жыл бұрын
I hope there'll be plenty more of this. I'm lovin it! Great group of involved students. Sounds like some of them are quite advanced.
@Tedinoz
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Nick, from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺. I feel the joy of having been momentarily transported thousands of miles and @40-odd years to have been with you on the field trip.
@oceandrew
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Nick for posting this. Following along on Google Maps also added to the enchantment of being a fly on the breeze with y'all.
@gooba0
3 жыл бұрын
Felt like I was there. I would take your class in a heartbeat. Great professor!!!
@mr.c2363
3 жыл бұрын
Can only ask for "MORE FIELD TRIPS".
@justinsimpson436
3 жыл бұрын
Haha!! They're all "field Masons"... except Bryce 🤣
@TeePole59
3 жыл бұрын
The “chimney-like” thing looks like a spiracle. There’s another real nice one on the old highway down into Frenchman coulee...probably the base of the same flow. Very cool. Been all over this area on geotrips and never even heard of this road.
@lizj5740
3 жыл бұрын
dictionary.com confirms that spiracle is the word: "a protrusion of sediment into a lava flow, formed by the explosive transition of water into steam." Which is pretty much what Nick said without using "spiracle".
@donnacsuti4980
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick looks just like Nevada where I've done some field work (not what I expected I thought it would be more mountainous and forested) lots of exposed,rock so good. Nice to see new place
@clairemoorhead6954
3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful day to spend looking at the pillow lavas by the Columbia River. I love geology. Thank you Nick for a nostalgic look at a jolly field trip. Takes me back to the 1980s and my studies with the Open University UK. Claire-in-Liverpool
@alicemrzlecki7826
3 жыл бұрын
It is awesome to see and learn about these formations from this perspective. Thanks Nick!
@karenhartman9774
3 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed this field trip! What a gift! Many thanks🙏🏼❣️
@Kevin-ht1ox
3 жыл бұрын
At 11:30, that looks like common opal. There are some diatomaceous earth mines near there.
@numlockkilla
3 жыл бұрын
645 is the backdrop for everything. So beautiful out there. Originally from Idaho we moved to iowa in 96. Miss that neck of the "" woods"". So I married one. Lol . Nick as always truly inspiring and amazing. Your lectures and teachings are everything I could dream about. You have opened my mind to the world and how it works. Please never quit doing your awesome informational brain dumps. The world needs them.
@BackcountrywithShaughn
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the great informational content sir, very much appreciated! Driving up and down the gorge most of my life realized that we are very fortune to see all these amazing layers of basalt flows.👍 Seeing the giant chunks of pillow basalt sitting on top of that previous flow and just crushed against it is really quite awesome and beautiful IMO! Also, the video makes me miss the smell of fresh sage brush in the desert, looking forward to this years hunts around the NW. Have a great rest of your weekend sir!
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
Nice. And I want to hear more about that sample with the thin red layer, _very_ interesting. I'd come back from such a field trip with a whole bucketful of rocks... :D
@markg.3426
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I always look forward to you vids. Keep 'em coming
@ThePitbulllady1
3 жыл бұрын
I don't know which was more amazing, the beautiful rocks or the fantastic enthusiasm that the students exhibited for them. Great little video, Nick, but makes me wish for a similar spot to hike and find such lovely geologic formations, which are a rarity here in my "neck of the woods".
@bagoquarks
3 жыл бұрын
*1915 DIRECTIONS* Yessir, just take that road there, the basalt will be on your right. Yes, it's wide enough for your Model A AND 2 rattlesnakes. You'll be in Seattle in no time ...
@adriennegormley9358
3 жыл бұрын
glad I'm not the only one who noticed it's good country for crotalids LOL
@bagoquarks
3 жыл бұрын
@@adriennegormley9358 Thanks, learned a new word today!
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
LOL, I used to have a 1920 "Blue Book" (similar to an AAA Trip Book) and that's exactly how the directions were written!
@bagoquarks
3 жыл бұрын
@@Reziac I swear, I didn't plagiarize!
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
@@bagoquarks LOL, well, at least neither of you included directions like "Third cow on the right." :D
@mardinecampbell2870
3 жыл бұрын
I like the field trips. I learn so much from them. I didn’t know you had so many friends named Mason!
@shebear4715
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for making this field recording. We who follow from afar are truly blessed to be able to join you here.
@steel1182
3 жыл бұрын
NICE VESICLES. ...diorite cube in middle of Nowhere. Very 😎 cool
@gilbertarnold-percy
3 жыл бұрын
Hey Nick.... this brings back memories of Bob Bentley structural geology field trips... pillow palogonites, vesicualar tops, hackly fractures (mid flow) most of which can see in the Portage Lake Volcanics in the Keeweenaw of the UP of Michigan... Fun times on Bentley field trips
@davidbudzynski2449
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this I love it!
@dancooper8551
3 жыл бұрын
These field trips are great! Rock identification has always been my weak point within my knowledge of geology, and I really appreciate the analysis. 🌋
@nikkitronic80
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick! That's was great! Now I can't wait to get back to Vantage this summer!
@angelacret
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing scenery. Thank you for posting. I enjoyed your educated "company". Pandemic or not, it looks like there is hope for good geologists in the future !
@imd12c4advice
3 жыл бұрын
The "main" destination Coordinates: 46.988470 N, 119.981030 W Ice-rafted erratic coordinates: 46.991056 N, 119.978298 W My Little Story: I happened to go to the boat launch area a few weeks ago when we had a gloomy day on the west side. My party walked to the southern end of the "trail" there to the last beach area along the river. In my attempt to be a good "townie", I there gazed quizzically up at the cliff walls looking for any interesting rock features only to see some lengths of old-looking concrete wall way up the cliff face high above the beach. I had since entirely forgotten about the mystery concrete walls until they reappeared in this video at 7:07. Mystery solved!
@sharonhoward4957
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so for posting! I need the field component part of class!!!
@DeebeeNonya
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your "walk." The pillow basalt on top of the other lava layer was my favorite and I loved the rocks! :-)
@beachbum200009
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick!!! Washington's geology is amazing!!! Definitely on my bucket list.
@BarbaraRademacher
3 жыл бұрын
Speaking as a professional townie, I think this fieldtrip video is ultimately cool.
@thomasdirk8024
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick, Thanks for Sharing the Adventures with your students... Greetings from Mainz, Germany
@DonzLockz
3 жыл бұрын
Take me on your next field trip... you can call me Mason if that helps.😁
@ruthamos2312
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking us on the field trip, it looked like a lot of fun. I could see how you explained the two lava flow levels, and the pillow lava on top. And!!! I identified the erratic as soon as I saw it!!! That was a eureka moment. Say Hi to your students for me.
@lizj5740
3 жыл бұрын
Me, too. Erratics are the easiest thing for me to recognize.
@windsorlewis3344
3 жыл бұрын
“Mason 5”, these students crack me up. Thank you for the great video.
@mrtony1985
3 жыл бұрын
Whoever is wearing the Cobra Kai shirt is a badass!
@seriouslyreally5413
2 жыл бұрын
interesting that I'm watching all of this in reverse... Geo 101, Exotic terranes, Eocene A to Z and now all the research papers with 351
@robertwhite6939
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting us tag along !
@charlesflorin9534
3 жыл бұрын
Great views with great information. Now I got to get out the map and find that road. I live pretty close to Vantage.
@civaparente3166
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick for posting your field trip. I'm planning to take a trip in the Vantage area with a friend in early May, and looking for places to explore.
@adriennegormley9358
3 жыл бұрын
interesting rocks there, and when I looked at that hillside covered with scrub and sage, I thought, perfect rattler country
@jackbelk8527
3 жыл бұрын
Just waking up, warming up and wishing they could shed so they can see again, but still having the IR pit for detecting mice....and bare ankles.
@olyfunguy69
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick! Thanks for what you’ve been doing! Regarding the pillows, especially at 9:30, would you be able to say that the water had to be at least ‘such-and-such’ depth based on the top-most pillow from the lower horizon - i.e. if the top of a pillow were exposed to air, that part wouldn’t be ‘round’ like the rest of the pillow? Oh, super high quality video, like I was standing there with you (maybe even a better picture than if I really was there, LOL!) Very nice!
@CrooningRevival365
3 жыл бұрын
I never thought about it like that but it would seem that the water level would at least be the diameter of the pillow at minimum. Interesting idea
@Eric_Hutton.1980
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Mason lives on in 351.
@geoffgeoff143
3 жыл бұрын
As always, fantastic. You need to get your students in to geohug
@daytonlights-peterwine468
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Would have liked to see the rest, I suspect.
@diannaeicher7207
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing with us. Wonderful to see formations you have described
@jf-be4zy
11 ай бұрын
We use to drive this road all the time before I90 was built.
@haroldhahn7044
3 жыл бұрын
Why did nobody look in those caves? They were the best part! They could go for miles!
@dyannejohnson6184
3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing info
@JasonBennett1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Nick!
@kirklaird8345
Жыл бұрын
At 5:37 you are looking into a drainage that flows down to the Columbia about 1/2 mile south of the Frenchman Coulee boat ramp. At a site near the left center of the photo (partially hidden by the shrub in the foreground) is a large glacial erratic from the Ice Age floods (a granite boulder about 6' in diameter). I see you found it at 12:34. There is a also a much smaller erratic on the left side of the road about 1 mile ahead from your location at 5:37 as you continue down to the river.
@TomLeg
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect pillows to rest your head upon! And nothing between then and the columns below.
@maxdude4645
3 жыл бұрын
Great field trip!
@thogol100
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for these amazing views! This pillow lava... Maybe the previous eruption dammed some creek up and created a reservoir there? Is that even a possibility?
@xojewel1
3 жыл бұрын
OG Mason is down in the coulee. Love Mason 3’s hat. #Style. Good job Mason 5. Love the pillows.
@helenel4126
3 жыл бұрын
Being a denizen of the East Coast Tidewater and Piedmont, what strikes me is the dryness of the land. We have trees and groundcover atop everything except brand new road cuts, or where winter ice has caused rock falls.
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
High desert is very different from the eastern green, for sure. I've lived in both, but came to love the barrens.
@privatenotgiven1289
3 жыл бұрын
@@Reziac it's not high desert. It is too low. It's dry because of the rain shadow of the Cascades, not the elevation.
@Reziac
3 жыл бұрын
@@privatenotgiven1289 Depends what you call high or low. SoCal high desert averages around 2500 feet.
@privatenotgiven1289
3 жыл бұрын
@@Reziac Exactly. It's not high desert in central Washington as it is all under 2000 feet - usually a lot less. Vantage is only about 600 feet. Yakima is about 1000, Pasco around 380. Bend Oregon, on the other hand is over 3600 feet, which is high desert.
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