Just another positive comment about your lectures. As a blue collar truck driver. That area of the country is some if not the absolute most beautiful portions of our country that I have seen. And as a uneducated rock hound since I was a kid coming home with pockets full of rocks. And even now I make it a priority to stop in every state and pick out rocks for my daughters on every trip. It’s nice to have the ability to watch your lectures and actually be able to understand and learn from them. You can tell that you love what you do. It shows in your enthusiasm. Thank you. Truly. Thank you.

Nick, I have said that you have "told" me about plate tectonics, that Yellowstone last blew up in Idaho, and that it is over a "hot spot" just like the Hawaiian Islands and other stuff. Now you are going to know a little about me if you read this. I want to thank you for teaching me as well as the people that come to your lectures. I live in Auburn, WA, and I am 65 years old as of January 3rd, 2023.

I wish you were my teacher when I was in school I would have been eager to learn !!! The world definitely needs more teachers like you !!

Learning is easy when a teacher is this passionate. Take it or leave it, prove me wrong or respect my place on the data chain... We are all in this together.

Thanks to Nick's lectures, I am probably going back to school and changing my major from engineering to geology or geomorphology. If you had told me, two years ago, that I would get hooked on a series of videos of a guy standing in front of a chalk board and talking about rock, I'd have told you that you had rocks in your head. It is the mark of the true teacher that he imparts his love for his subject along with his knowledge. Thank you, Nick.

I currently live in Minnesota but was born in Yakima. This geographical history is amazing. This teacher was born to do this job. He is amazing!

I love how this guy has too much class to laugh at his own jokes. A dynamic and inspiring teacher. But I have to put in a word for the camera operator. Professor Zentner makes you work pretty hard, keeping him in frame... and you're doing a great job.

I was not one bit interested in geology. However, Mr. Zentner, you have won me over!!! this was very interesting. My husband and I watched the entire lecture and actually learned something! I love the way you taught!

You Sir.. have given a 47 year man the geology education he NEVER had.... i was born and dragged through rhe uk version of Hells caynon... THANK YOU.. Geology teachers *ROCK* 😁🤣😍🤗🦉👊💖💖💖💖💖

I am closer to the headwaters of the Columbia River, in Canada right now, (Revelstoke). I was looking up the birds, and wetlands, and stumbled upon these videos. How informative and enlightening. I love rivers, rocks, streams, volcanos, and ancient history. Just great. Thank you so much!

The world needs more educators like him! Loved the few classes I had with him at CWU, and his lectures posted to KZfaq.

At the turn of the century I studied/wrote about the Native history of the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion primarily from a forest POV. This lecture opened my eyes to a whole new paradigm about the role of water. Miigwech.

I don't live in America but your lectures made me more interested in geology than when I was a student in the 70s. Rocks and fossils fascinate me. Thank you professor Zentner for making the subject easier to digest and more interesting.

Nick, I am a Physical Geographer and received my Bachelor's of Science from U of Idaho. I took a lot of geology classes during that time. This is ALL NEW TO ME! IT'S WONDERFUL! You are a magnificent educator! I learned so much in one hr on items that I've wondered about for 25 years. I would love to study from you. Amazing!

This guy makes me nostalgic for school and university.

What a great presenter! Such fun to learn. Thanks for sharing.

Nick you’re an American hero we need more educators like you people who enjoy teaching it’s beautiful

I love people who are passionate about rock talk. I had a great geology teacher at Spokane Community College 15 years ago, Andy Buddington. I thought I'd hate the class but ended up really enjoying it. A great teacher makes all the difference. Rocks are history, so fascinating.

I've had some great Professors in my 4 degree career ArchD BS struct eng Bach bus Ad AA art ... Watching this lecture reminded me of them. Big Mahalos to all the teachers in the world that gave it there all so we could enjoy learning. .... Aloha-j

I love his teachings!! You actually LEARN & he doesn’t put everyone asleep! Cheers

I just recently found out about this lecture series. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and I always wondered about all geologic features. How old were they? Why did the rivers flow like that? What's with those rolling hills? Why are there landforms that look like a layer cake with a river flowing through the bottom of a canyon? This series is scratching an itch I've nurtured for decades! Nick Zentner is now my favorite

My wife and I love to see and hear "Nick on the Rocks" on PBS. We record them too. this was a fantastic lecture and I can't really fathom the amount of research and work it took to put it together. The Maps, the field trips, the explanations! Keep up the good work. I live in between Yakima and the Tri-Cities and know a lot of these places by name. fantastic!

I grew up in Pasco. I am now 72. I am stunned by the expertise of Nick Zentner.

I'm a carpenter/cso in Surrey Canada. Not a student, but I love this guy's lectures! I'm a about a dozen or so videos in and I'm hooked. If my teachers where half as interesting as this guy growing up I'd be an oceanographer or marine biologist right now. Thanks for posting!! I've always been fascinated with geology and even more so now. Thx

I've just recently found this channel, but I greatly enjoy the content. The information is presented well, the pace and timing are good, and the humor is just the right touch - especially that he laughs at himself and his own blunders and faults, too. I've already started putting these in my "science to sleep by" playlist, too. Not that it (or other stuff in the list) is boring enough to put one to sleep, but that I love science and it makes me comfy enough to settle in & drift off to sleep. They include geology, anthropology, astronomy, biology, and yeah, several other -ologies, too. 😊 Yep, "nerrrrrrrd!" is accurate, LOL! Anyway, just explaining my happiness with this channel, and suggesting to folks that might be like me what to do with all of these great science videos. 😊 And since the Almighty Algorithm has been fed, I shall move along. 🙃🙂

Ive inspired many freinds and kids to take an intrest in our geology,all thanks to you Nick,living in the shadow of squaw Butte,Sweet Idaho,and now understanding why it's there(CRB),has changed my life,the fascination for me is overwhelming,at 60 years old with a 7th grade education I can only wish I had teachers like you.God bless you Nick!

Nick. Just ran across your u tube video on basalt. I was impressed. I may never get to come sit in on your free classes. But with u tube I just did. Thank you. I have just added you to a very short list of teachers that made a difference in my life. Mr Bob bailey Mrs Flynn. Mrs Settlemire Mr Jim Goode and the greatest teacher I had for 21 years my great grandfather Roscoe Coleman Gilbert. Like you they made learning fun held my attention and left an impression on my mind. That I have carried in my heart ever since. Great grand dad at the end of the day would ask me what I had learned that day. I would tell him what he had taught me that day. And with the most beautiful smile you can imagine would clap his hands together and say good you have not wasted the day. And would always say whatever you're doing working or learning remember they are both the same. Always focus and pay attention to detail. Any job worth doing working or learning is worth doing well. Take pride in your work as well as in learning. Never do anything halfway. Any job or learning is worth doing well. Thank you for being one of those rare and beautiful human beings that people take with them in their hearts forever. Because of you I have not wasted the day. God bless you.

One of the best lecturers I have ever heard. (I am 68 years old.) Thank you for this FASCINATING lecture! ☺💙💛💙💛💙💛

I came across this video by chance. As an enthusiast of river geomorphology this was a fascinating story wonderfully told by an enthusiastic teacher. As an Australian this was all totally new to me which made it all the more interesting and presented so well it will be remembered. Thanks Nick

Thank you, I have driven up and down these canyons for 70 years, and I wish I had this info a long time ago. And, you make it so interesting, I wish I had had a teacher like you, way back when. I could picture it as you went along.

wish i had more professors like Nick when i was in school. Love this video

What a wonderful teacher! Geology is not an area of interest for me - however Professor Zentner made geology a wonder-filled exploration of the earth. Thank you, thank you, thank you. How fortunate his students must be to have such a dynamic teacher.

This guy is a great teacher, reminds me of one of mine back in the 60's. One great teacher can change lives. Very interesting.

"We all know what the Ice Age was. It was a cold time. You needed a sweater." I LOLed.

This guy reminds me of my high school science teacher... fast pace, lots of info and a don't get bored format that just engages the audience. Well done.

I'm a sucker for central Washington geology and history since that whole area is one of my favorite places to go check out and see. I lived in Moses Lake for a few years and I enjoyed driving thru the Sun Lakes and too Grand Coulee and everywhere else I could go all over Central Washington and northern, Central and Southern Oregon. Watching this video (for some odd reason why KZfaq put it in my recommendations, I have no clue) makes me wanna hop in the car and go for a road trip.

My wife and I took Geology of National Parks from Nick in 1999 - a great class!

Prof. Zentner is a national treasure! Thanks for these programs, and your exquisite teaching!

What a connector!! A genius for teaching. What a well spent life.

I love that he’s using a chalk board. 👍🏻👍🏻

I'm not a geologist but I certainly enjoy your lectures. Great work!

Never knew I could find this so interesting. Where were you when I was at school!!!??? 👍

Wow! So interesting. I never realized growing up what a geologists paradise I grew up in and am sitting right in the middle of!

This is my home, I love learning its history. Thank youNick

every time I watch 1 of your lectures it makes me want to move up there and take classes

I like this guy.....very interesting with great humor.. We have a mountain here in NW Wyoming that is over 10,000 ASL, and the top is covered with river cobbles...

I'd lost track of this channel couple years ago, luckily destiny came back and put it in my recommends. I'm like johnny5: need input need input I have to learn learn learn everyday to feel normal. Been learning everything for 53 years now (current lifetime) whoops almost forgot to Thank the awesome professor Zentner. A loving howdy from Austin, TX!

Well, FINALLY an ACADEMIC WHO READS previous work done on this subject. Bless You for it, AND telling the masses, not just the University students. I graduated in 95, and I still study, almost daily online..research I should say. I dig deep into various University archives, and read those old conclusions, journals, and scientific papers. There's a LOT to be learned from them, that is NOT taught in normal Geology 101 or higher. I took Geology, made an A. In fact, lol. I'm 53 and my college geology books are right in front of me. I refer to them often. So many times, I see headlines in Science journals saying things like "A grant was given to X University today, to study ancient fossils on top of Mtn. X. The Scientist hope to get to the bottom of why there are river rocks on top of X Mtn." While I'm screaming...QUIT WASTING MONEY, IT'S ALREADY BEEN STUDIED, READ THE PAPERS. FEW go back to the oldtimers/original studies etc....instead, we waste money studying the same stuff over and over and coming to the same ole conclusions. It changes sometimes, but I've found most times, they don't learn anything new. THAT'S JUST an example, based on your lecture here. Not a real grant or study etc....I'm just saying, things LIKE THAT, seem to happen more often than NOT. Spirit Lake is a great example of how fast water can change the landscape, AND how fast it can create new habitat, change the lay of the land etc...The log mat is what, about half the size it was back in the 80's when St. Helens erupted. I have a bottle of ash from that. The ash reached as far as NE Oklahoma i know. It was on all our vehicles every morning for days and days.

I truly enjoyed the lecture. Thank you! I live in New Mexico now but, was raised in Wenatchee. I knew the Columbia river had different pathways, but this really filled a lot of the gaps in my knowledge of the area that I still call home. Daniel Davis, a retired professor of music, CNM, UNM, living in Albuquerque, NM. I loved the Guthrie song at the end.

Nick sure knows how to make things fun and entertaining!

Life-long Washingtonian, I've heard many of the local stories and theories from Cle-Elum to Wenatchee to Coulee City to Chewelah to Spokane, and this is the first time I've seen all of this information connected into the big picture . . . Thanx, Nick. Outstanding!

This Gentleman is great at teaching. I wish all the teachers of my youth had been as great at making learning this interesting.

That was FASCINATING. I mean, I love Washington's geology anyway, but this just made it all the richer. Thank you for your efforts!

Sir, your lectures are informative, engaging and entertaining. You are an outstanding educator! Thanks for taking the time to do these lectures and videos!

🙏Thank you🙏 for getting it all off the dusty shelves and putting it here where I found it, in such a beautiful way that I can better understand.

If you're watching this in June of 2022, because you're waiting for Professor Nick's next "summer field study" video upload, you're awesome and you ROCK!

An indispensable public service. What good all that field work without an enthusiast to interpret it and share with the layman? A rousing thank you Nick, from a nerdy, geology-loving couple from the tri-cities. Where can we get your lecture schedule?

I just love your lectures! You are funny and your lectures are great! Greetings from Germany, from someone who will probably never get to know the places that you are talking about. Still ... lovely lecture! Thank you!

Awesome presentation

This is great! My firmer boss, Ellen Morris Bishop Geologist taught me so much. Love your lecture.

Clearly passionate about his trade and passionate about his subject. I don't feel alone with my enthusiasm for geology

I was up in the area west of Bickleton one time about thirty years ago and found lots of reddish river rocks and I was puzzled about them. They seemed out of place and I wondered how they got there. Thanks for clearing up that mystery for me! I really enjoy your lectures. Entertaining and informative.

I stumbled on your lectures accidentally and was so engrossed I had to put down my crochet to give you my undivided attention...and I don’t even do that for my fav shows. Very well presented...makes me want to fly to Wa to see all this. Thank you for sharing your lectures...I’ll watch these multiple times.

the algorithm needs to show more people this.

THIS, is a real teacher! !!! 👍👀🖒

This guy is the best! I missed my calling as a geologist when it came to school. I have learned so much about it for my localized western mojave, mainly my interest is olio-Pleistocene non-marine/non-lacustrine meta-sediments that were implications of volcanism early and the movement in the late Miocene. I really wish I could’ve have went to college and had this professor. So interesting!

If I had had Nick as my Geology Professor freshman year I would have changed my major to Geology. He makes it so interesting and fun.

Such a great lecturer. Love the colored rock breadcrumbs!

Great lecture from a great teacher! It will take my mind some time to digest all of the information. Teacher evaluation: Excellent, very enthusiastic and extremely knowledgeable of the subject! A classic example of someone who willfully passes along knowledge without prejudice and encourages thinking by applying various pedagogic principals such as creating an enjoyable forum that facilitates learning, this is the definition of a good teacher. Thank you professor Zentner, I wish there were more professional teachers like you. I have subscribed to your channel and added it as a new tool in the toolbox of my education.

Greetings from South Louisiana. Thank you for sharing your tremendous knowledge in a fun & exciting way. Your stories make it easier for a layman like myself to understand these complex processes. Would love to hear your insight on the Mississippi River and it’s ancient deltas.

Enjoyed very much your seminar on river flows....Tamara from Montreal Canada

This is what the internet is supposed to be for; creating a more informed world! Thank you Sir!

An impressive presentation of a boring subject, made very understandable by an excellent professional. Thank you Sir, for your hard work in teaching us this geological history.

You sir, are a fantastic teacher

Hooked on geology at 13 in 1955 when I found fossils of clams and other sea life on top of mesas west of Waco Texas.

This guy is the best teacher of geology ever to do it. Amazing

Man, I wish I was a geologist so that I could wear heavy-duty work shirts and canvas pants everywhere. But when I get to 42 minutes in the talk, I see that one has to be up to one's shoulders in the icy Yakima River collecting river rocks to earn the privilege. Seriously, another very informative lecture, Nick, and much appreciated by an ex-Seattlelite who used to motorcycle along those rivers and through those hills.

Excellent delivery and really memorable. Just out of interest, in the Peak District of Derbyshire (England) we have quite a few dry valleys. These might look like the air gaps Professor Nick mentioned but these are where the river cut a valley in the normal way through impermiable rocks into a limestone bed beneath. The river then went underground leaving the visible valley dry. Our River Manifold literally runs dry in the summer then bubbles up again a few miles along. When the water table rises the river returns over its whole length. None of these rivers are more than streams by US standards but some have unfeasably deep gorges. That's where their underground caves collapsed to form a steep-sided a gorge. All in an area of just 555 sq miles with the limestone parts less than 1/2 of that.

Just moved to Kingston from Arizona after watching so many of nicks videos i want to go exploring anyone else wanna explore ?

Even the name says superhero "NICK ZENTNERRRRR - GEOID PROTECTOR ! ! " .... more powerful than an Eight point zero, earthquake... faster than a Tsunami Wave,.... hotter than MT Vesuvius ,.... ITS NICK ZENTNER GEOID EXPLAINER ! ! ! Our kids need more academic heroes , less financial ones ... When that happen the world will be a better and safer place to live. Thank you for bringing planet awareness to mankind.

Love this! Being from Yakima and always had a huge interest in this stuff and maps, found this so interesting.

Great work, your explanation gives an idea of what happened in the geological past of so many sites, thank you 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I needed some instructors like Nick when I was in school. He makes information interesting.

Thank you for sharing these teachings. Professors like you are gifts to those of us who never stop learning.

Thank you Nick Zentner.

10* To all the hill crawler and valley walkers, of geologists past and present, ... an excellent presentation about land, wind, water, ice age glaciers, glacier floodings, lava bed flows, .... Everybody's piece of research, rocks, and presentation provides all the pennies and nickels to make a shiny gold dollar presentation.

Thanks Professor, your enthusiasm, humor, and knowledge are allowing us common folk to grasp geology the same way that Stan Ellsworth entices you into US history, and like it. Keep on teaching!

i wish my college professors were like this guy. he's great. didn't lose concentration until i decide to write this comment.

Nick, excellent presentation. Reminds me of reading Basin and Range. Very illuminating and very well done. You have a gift. Thanks for sharing it.

Great lecture. For me this is a fascinating subject, and I can't imagine anyone not being captivated by it, but you also present this so well that anyone could get hooked on geology or topography. Must seek out more NOW.

Not the area I live, but a subject dear to me. Mother was a geology hobbyist when I was a kid and I grew up on the fringes of the Yellowstone plateau in western Montana. It's stuck with me my life and I approaching 70. Good job.

River rocks. LOVE people who are sooooo into their fields. He certainly is! I'm going to begin watching more.

thank you for another great presentation. all of your videos are absolutely fascinating. keep up the good work.

These lectures are WONDERFUL! I live in BC and wish you'd talk about Garibaldi (volcanoes) and the Fraser River I ancient?). You are w superb teacher. My goodness.

I wish Prof Zentner would cover both the Oregon & Northern CA region as well as they are all inter connected, not just WA. Please please please, consider widening your lectures coverage to the entire west coast.

Sitting in my favorite, uncomfortable chair. The yard still needs cleaning from Hurricane Michael which spent several hours time, running up and down my driveway. I live 60 miles north of the Florida line. Watching your class. Enjoying it immensely. You are gifted. I am 70 and have a short attention span, but you overcame that. Thanks.....

Another great lecture and video! I now know about the rivers of Washington than my home of California! I wish we had someone telling the story of the Sacramento River like you!

Awesome lecture. But I can't help but to be reminded of Chris Farley in the SNL skit about " a van down by the river "

His lectures are captivating

I just found this, and see that it is several years old. That may seem short, in geologic time, but this is timeless. A clear basic explanations of the PNW's "ups and downs". Thanks, Nick. Can't wait to have you down in Tri-Cities again.