This was an engaging lecture. While I’m a meteorologist turned software guy, I think I could have just as well been a geologist.

Would anyone like to see Nicks take on Geology outside of the PNW? Maybe his next series could cover BIG topics that we are all curious about that may even have influences, parallels or similarities to what we have learned about the PNW, maybe that would help solidify ideas here.

I've only had one teacher in 60 years as good as Nick. He was my AP History Teacher back in Pittsburgh. Taught me how to separate facts from fiction (better known as High School History Books). I love history, but I learned more from him in one year, than any teacher before or since the time in HS. Because of him I read over 350 history and non fictions books a year and can separate BS from News. Which is easy considering to lowest common denominator of news, BS masquerading as fact. Something most news channels seem to do. I love Nick, he is what a real teacher should be. Funny, entertaining, but full of useful facts that teach you about the real history of the region and geology that made it.

Vulcanism isn't quite dead along the Sierra Nevada. There's Mammoth Mountain, for instance, and all the associated geo/hydrothermal sites nearby. The mountain itself is a ca. 500m prominence a fairly newish lava dome, dominating not quite the center of an older caldera (find a view of Mammoth Mt. with the Ritter Range in the background to get a sense of the scale) that quite obviously ain't dead yet, either. There's ghost trees (more recent) there, too. Due to high (deadly to humans sometimes) levels of CO2 and other pleasant gasses, all courtesy of some still very active vulcanism. It's California's "Yellowstone" or, better, Hakodate.

It’s nice having these consolidated to Nicks channel, I really like his more polished lectures, learn so much in a well paced interesting and surprising way.

He mentioned earlier in this video that the Juan de Fuca Plate will completely subsumed beneath the North American plate in 5 million years. How did they determine that?

Professor it is amazing you would post Ghost Volcanoes lecture today Dec 26. because last night I was visited by the Ghost Volcano Ebenezer Zinger and well lets say my future is in question. Were you visited by a Ghost also??? Ned Zinger??? Love the town lectures hope for there return in 2021

Thank you for posting your CWU lecture series to your channel. For a some reason as in EU area, I have experiencin not being able to see some of them from CWU channel anymore.

Why is there volcanic rock in Missouri? My grandpa had property in South Central Missouri and all over the property was sheets of volcanic rock.

I follow a guy who can see ghost volcanoes from Google earth all over

I want to to a road trip and see all this sometime this spring

That was GREAT to watch thank you Nick. :)

A geologists went walkin' out one dark and windy day

Really good one, thanks!

In the last three days I have watched four of these presentation s. Zero interest in geology, but this Professor makes learning esoteric information so interesting. Thank you.

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Excellent presentation. Both informative and enticing.

Since I watch your videos, I see the landscapes while driving in Europe in a very different way…😊

I live south of Mount Rainer. It's gorgeous.

It's worth noting that the active volcanoes keep advancing westward, with most of the older partial and 'ghost volcanoes' to their east.