Ralph Haugerud ASMR, could listen to him for hours.

The theme of this class is not just about the rocks but what it means to be a geologist and a scientist. Thank you Nick for letting us in, it has been a pleasure.

"Pardon my intrusion", said the igneous to the sedimentary rock. "But i have an inclination to stir this place up!"

Ralph Haugerud makes even an unassuming outcrop relevant and interesting, I really enjoyed his gentle understated elegant delivery.

Thanks Ralph for taking the time to provide us with your insights, and thanks Nick for inviting all the other “Rock Stars” to participate. Note I say other because you are a Rock Star to the many of us who follow you. I mean “Rock “ in the literal sense of the word.

Ralph just might be the coolest Geologist ever. The 007 of Geology. Thanks!

I have learned that the more you learn, the more questions you have. Another excellent conversation

Or to put it another way, “ the more we know, the more we know we don’t know”.

Great call for a guest Nick. Ralph was awesome!

God I could probably talk for hours with Ralph. What an eloquent and knowledgeable guy. "Declivity"... such a great word.

One of the best educational shows on the internet-You're a legend Nick-Such a great teacher!

Another field trip - bonus!!! It's like we're the visitors and the rocks are the natives, and we're trying to learn the language of the rocks so we'll learn their interesting stories of how they came to be here. Thank you Ralph for sharing your knowledge and, of course, 'our' Nick for making this video for us. Once again - the more we learn, the more we learn there is to learn!

Wow! Another instant classic!

What a delightful , informative guest...

Thanks Ralph! -- Love these field trips! When I hear other people speak, I commend you Nick on your presentation, tempo, tone and cadence of your voice, plus the humor. Nick, you are a gifted communicator, and you naturally make it easy to keep up, as our auditory sense don't have to strain to comprehend. My Dad was from Nebraska and I think mid-Westerners speak a bit slower, thank goodness, I do too. They've always made great actors for that reason; The Michael Jackson, Judy Garland, Henry Fonda, Betty White, Jimmy Stewart, Vivian Vance, Clark Gable, Brad Pitt, Gabrielle Union, Melissa McCarthy, to name a few. Sometimes people speak too quickly and that's not good, it's just a slurry of words... so thank you for being you!!

Interesting Tertiary of round pebbles and stones in conglomerate, looks like ancient placer in situ ancient river bottoms where gold can found. Correct me as I am a rockhound and a placer miner, I am enjoying your KZfaq programs very much do not stop making them.

Thanks Ralph and thanks Nick for a great outing. Learning more about what geologist do for work. And Ralph for your life’s work in better understanding Washington geology.

Wow we both really enjoyed that, the smart bits of my brain were racing ahead with the finer points while the stupid bits were left waaaaay behind. Unsettling lol.

Love these field reports! Beautiful scenery. Incredibly interesting geology. Thank you Ralph! Even more so, thank you Nick for taking us places we have never been, physically and intellectually.

Most informative with field observations, maps with personal comments... Ralph is amazing... Thank you Nick and Ralph!!!

Capturing the process of discovery, analysis, and discussion in the field is quite a treat from two professionals of this caliber. Thank you for sharing!! #Zentnerd

Great to be in the field with two world-class geologists!

You sure get to go to some beautiful places!

Welcome to Disneyland, where the layer cake ride never stops. Great stuff with lots of new questions.

So Kool. Thank You Ned Zinger.Thank You Ralph!!!!!

Fossil planks. Clear evidence of early carpentry. "Holy Schist!!"(sorry Patrick). Those rocks looked precariously balanced and ready to roll.

Man I dont know anything about geology and these videos are captivating and have taught me a little, I think that means you're making good videos.

An impressive depth of knowledge and understanding. Maintaining perspective amongst all those details must be no mean feat.

Thanks for your videos, Nick.

One of the best so far.

Plateau v basin? There is a resolution. Plateau is an extended area of ground that is elevated relative to sea level. Basin is an area of ground which is lowered relative to nearby topography. So the answer is that it is BOTH a plateau and a basin. Same as the Tibetan Plateau. That is one of the most consistently high areas in the world and yet when compared to the surrounding maountaun ranges like the Himalaya and Tien Shan it is also a basin as it is considerably lower than them.

Welcome to our newly opened "Rocks 'r Us" with free parking! Catering to our geologically minded customers. You can drive right up to the rock, step out of your car and dig in!

Such fascinating conglomerate.... !

1080p beautiful. Thanks Nick ;)

I found this video a very interesting story. I had to watch it twice to get every tiny bit out of it I could. Thanks Nick from one of your video fans.

Excellent 🙏 thank you 🙏

Thank you so much. Totally fascinating.

Thanks for the great field trip! Enjoyed hearing your discussion and seeing the rocks and folds!

This was so interesting, and the views were incredible.

Truly a treat gentleman, thank you!

"Bird watching w/ Ralph Haugerud"

My father fenced with Harriet Bullitt in Seattle in the 1960s, surprise reference noted.

Wow! This is great. Thank you both!

The camera is producing some great video. Very detailed images.

What brand of shirt 👚 is Ralph Wearing? Wanna get me one just like that. Shirt, hat, those shades. Man’s got style.

35:35 ish...Palisades sill... Not far from me, but I haven't had the time to go poke around it. There are supposed "trace faults" all around where I live that "have no movement" on them, yet when the Plattsburgh ny tremor hit a couple years back, we felt it where we were living in Johnson NY at the time as the building we lived in was three hundred foot from one of those "inactive trace faults" and shook like crazy as if someone was sifting flour. The fault is buried, Rutgers Creek in Johnson follows it for a bit. Fault is on the west bank of the creek where County route 22 crosses the creek. County 22 has a bridge abutment built on top of said fault. So while it doesn't have noticeable movements, it transmits stress. Something similar for the "inactive" fault you'll be looking at?

Great do, Ned Zinger!

I have specimens I've collected from the Swauk and Chumstick formations so I am very interested in listening carefully to this one.

At 20:00 interesting map of the Wenatchee Forest. Highly detailed. That white angular cliff is at 47.44862, -120.58684 BTW.

"Steno is my hero" Way to bring it back to the basics, Ralph!

Fascinating!

Thanks! Lots of fun nuggets of information!

good job again

Nice one Nick

CHUM STICK ? Swauk? SWAUK-stick? Thanks nick !!

And your camera and editing skills are getting quite professional :)

Wow, this is a lot of fun...

Very nice. A+ Thanks.

I just love this stuff. I want to come to Washington so bad. 3080 miles away. Don’t want to fly because I don’t want to rent a vehicle. I have a new Ram and would love to drive it around if you know what I mean

Fascinating

Hi Nick. Kurt WG Matthies here. I heard Ralph refer to a mafic intrusion full of Ca++ and Mg++ that's been forced between two sedimentary bedding planes (perhaps as a sill?), which were then squashed, folded, and bent, and "Identical to the Palisades in New York"! (- t8he Exclamation point is mine!!!). Of course these are not related. The north eastern North American border was accreted 150-200Ma earlier than the NW Siletzia event.My question: Is Ralph speaking of the famous Palisades outcrop that lines the Hudson River in the vicinity of the George Washington Bridge, which cut by the mighty Hudson River?

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Hello Professor Zentner. Like you, I have questions. Starting at 29:45 Did Ralph Haugerud indicate we have not yet determined how or when the Swauk and the Chumstick formations were folded and/or uplifted?

I'll never look at sedimentary rocks in quite the same way.

Where exactly is this? Love to see it in person.

I have no idea what Swauk is, but i get its really old !

Could that 5-8k be missing (Dropped off) Due to The Fold Process? Is There possible discovery Time lines that could Relate Them?

That rock looks really lose, I would be afraid knocking the big pile down on top of me.

Does anyone know what he said at 23:04? He says "Is that a skid-mark from hauling a log up the hill? Or is it where the "______ ______" track"? It sounded like "where the meer deer track". I thought maybe he meant "where the mule deer track". I don't know. Any ideas? ( Many times I'll hear a radio or TV commercial where I can't make out some little part of it no matter how many times I hear it. Later, if I find out what was said, I'll hear it correctly every time and wonder how I didn't hear it right the first time. I dunno!)

Watch Nick OR "8 Heads In A Duffel Bag" movie

Curious as to some of these deposits, is there a relationship to post glacier deposits.

It would help to let us know the State and location.

Hi Nick, Say I follow you Regularly and noticed that you need a camera man So you could be Hands free in your videos. I'm located in Ritzville and would like to talk more I'm Able to Zoom it if ya like Sometime. I'm Not a Camera man. I Rocks and the study of them. Thanks for what you do. Good Stuff

Too bad you can't excavate this site Nick.

Two Superheroes in our midst, yet we can only Marvel. Or is it DC?

Please don't tease about birdwatching. it's basically the same rabbithole you've gone down, just living and flying mostly away from you