Thanks Nick for explaining the ice glaciers and the rotating crusts over the magma from the subductions zone in the Pacific Northwest! I lived in Snoqualmie, River Bend, Issaquah, Bellevue, all along I-90 in my teenage years. One of my best friends was a full-blood Snoqualmie Indian and we never spoke of this information, nor were we interested at the time, we were too busy trying to get down to Seattle and be city people, kinda sad. Here I am in my late 40s living in Nevada and catching this awesome video in my feed on KZfaq and watching and appreciating this awesome history lesson. I wish I was back in the PNW right now hiking Mt. Si! Internet can be awesome sometimes! 🗻👍

Great lecturer! As someone who's traveled over this pass many dozens of times over 50 years, I loved this presentation. The time scales involved in geology is really hard for us mere mortals to truly comprehend. Hard to imagine there were mountains before the current mountains and ocean before that.

I grew up crossing this pass to visit my grandparents. What a delight to learn these details 😊

What a lecturer! This gentleman has me wanting to crawl all over that land. I like rocks, and have boxes of them. Thanks to the folks who put this together.

So I have no clue how this and other videos in this series ended up in my feed but I’m very happy they did. This was so interesting and I was disappointed it ended. This guy is an amazing teacher and had me totally captivated.... 50+ year old ex cop with no clue about this stuff and now I can’t get enough

I hiked the PCT southbound from Canada to Mexico and remember this area well!!! Fantastic Wild Place!! Thankful to have been able to walk through here!!

I drive this pass every day for my job, this gives me a whole new perspective on a drive I had become bored with. Thank you.

This is my favorite of Nick's talks because he covers the area in Washington that I am most curious about. Also there is no music in the background to muddy the narrative, but plenty of scenery showing the important landmarks which are labeled. Wonderful! Thank you!

Videos like that makes internet a better place :)

So cool that you found that chalk board in the forest! How convenient!

this guy makes 20 minutes seem like 5 and inspires me

He is a grand teacher. I’d think of changing my major so I could be in his classes and because he makes the subject so interesting.

In my 20s I made many trips over Snoqualmie going from Anacortes, WA to Missoula Montana. And a lot of those trips were pretty hairy from the snow and ice but the scenery was always breathtaking. Thank you again for such an informative video.

These narrative geological and historic explanations transform how we see Washington. Knowing more doesn't rob the scene of any beauty - it enhances the beauty! I'm grateful for the time you took to prepare and present these standalone and persistent tutorials, and for the years or study prior to understand it al..

Snoqualmie’s beauty and majesty captivates me from my first passage in 1981 to today. I’ve wondered what draws my soul to this spot. Now I know the heart string tugs start with the geologic history that create such rare vistas.

This area is breath taking. When I was young I worked with a carnival Hayworth Family Shows. I am who I am because of the time I spent hitch hiking the west coast. But nothing has been more impactful than the beautiful people that I met in the Pacific northwest. THANK EVERYONE in Snoqualmie Falls, Packwood, Golden, Battleground and so many more amazing places....1996.

I'm from Tasmania and drove this area from Idaho Falls to Seattle in winter . A very vivid memory is the ski field just on the side of the highway. The whole vista is just majestic!

I remember watching Mt St Helens erupt from my front yard when I was a kid in south King County. Something I’ll never forget.

Nick has a way of explaining Pacific Northwest geology so that it makes sense to some not familiar with the subject can understand. His knowledge and enthusiasm are catchy. I've watched several of his speeches (on YT) and am always enthralled.

One of Nick's best videos, and he has dozens of them.

Dear Hugefloods-Nick and Tom, I'm a geology and landscape enthusiast, and I must say "Your videos rock!!!" Browsing through KZfaq and other video sites for years, I've never found any channel at this superb level of informativeness and dedication. Hands down to your flawless job on explaining while taking us exploring the area. After all, it seems to be the best way to understand the landscape. Now I know where I should turn to when my curiosity on geology sparks, especially one on the fascinating Pacific Northwest. If not too much beyond my capability, I'm more than willing to help support your work when you need one. This kind of videos should continue to exist and spread across the society to please the enthusiasts and to draw more people's attention to this sort of topics. Our nature is so marvelous it needs to be preserved. And the first step to do so is to understand and appreciate it. Your videos are very well doing the first step! I'm saying this as a person who was also inspired during a visit to the Pacific Northwest. I believe people will feel the same as me when they have been introduced to such kind of landscape with understanding. Keep up the good work! Your support is always here!

I remember travelling over the pass at various times for various reasons between 1967 to 1977, others drove and then once in 1992 when I got to drive it myself! Scary and amazing.

As an older Geologist, from the '60s, it is fantastic to have new-science based investigations. I worked in Geophysics for many years and began using the latest Digital Equipment in 1975! Then, and Now. Just Wow. Love the Snoqualmie region and what it represents, past and present. Thanks for your enthusiastic presentation...........

Thanks for taking the time to put these videos together. The series is incredibly informative and at the same time, quite entertaining.

Please continue making these videos! This is fascinating, nicely done

Thank you for taking the time to explain our unique landscape. Love your video's.

Excellent job. I could listen to you teach about this stuff all day. Thank you for your efforts.

Thanks nick for the incredible videos. I’ve been a closet geologist since I was about five years old. My grand parents had a neighbor who was a geologist, and he would bring me rocks and explain how they were formed. I’ve been a rock hound ever since.

If I had a teacher like you, when i was in high school, i wouldn't have waited into my 50's to get hooked on geology.

Nick, you do NICE work! Nobody puts it all together like you do! Well Done!

I'm addicted to these videos. Keep em coming!

Thank you for making these videos! I’ve been down just about every navigable road for a Semi in Washington “ there aren’t really that many, and now I see why” but this is so cool. I for years looked out the window and wondered what was, and what’s to be!

To say this is fascinating would be an understatement. As someone who lives and recreates on these lands, I deeply appreciate your clear and concise explanations of the geology of these beautiful places. Thank you!

Your videos are incredible. Thanks for doing these.

I just came upon your video on Mt St Helens. I absolutely love your videos. Fantastic knowledge, video, and narration. I look forward to every future post. Thank you

This is fantastic! I drive over the pass a lot and now see things in a new way. Love the chalk board in nature...

Thank you Nick. This makes me homesick for the Northwet.

These are excellent videos that make Geology fun. Incredible variety of rocks.

I love it when I learn! Thank you!

Nick is great I wish I had taken a class with him when I was younger I would be a Geologist today.

I've been skiing at the pass my whole life, and have lived in city of Snoqualmie for the past 9 years. I found this so fascinating, and I appreciate the host's passion. Booking marking and will be sharing with my kids for sure.

hello from the eastern end of I-90. Most people here don't realize that the highway goes all the way across the country to Seattle. Do most of you West Coast folks know how far east I-90 goes? Our end of the highway is not quite so dramatic in appearance as your end, but, we do have a very ancient history. 400 million years ago we were volcanic and Boston is situated in a feature called the Boston Basin which is the bottom of an old caldera. The ring of hills around the city are all that is left of the old volcanoes; the hills are only a couple of hundred feet high now. Our area was is also a "terrane", originally an island arch in the ocean similar to Japan that slowly crashed into the ancient core of North America. I really like this series of videos and have long been fascinated by the Missoula Floods.

I absolutely love all of these. I’ll be rewatching them for years to come.

Your videos are a great public service. Ronald Louis Fernandez, Ph.D. in Anthropology, Anacortes, Washington

This series is absolutely wonderful! I hike and bike all over this region and now I can appreciate it better. Thanks!

This is the best series I've ever seen explaining our local geology. Best believe I'm informing friends and family when it comes up. Everyone here should have a basic understanding of how things are working above and below the state!

Another great video. Nice to hear some history about a pass that I got stranded on a couple of years ago during a delivery to south of Seattle.

13 years in Seattle/Cascade mts, had tons of geology questions, finally getting answers thanks to Nick, love your videos!

I enjoy your shows. Tie or no tie. No tie.

That was the most useful description of the Snoqualmie Pass Geology I have come across, I learned a lot today.

Driving through these mountains, at night, while it's pouring rain, and everyone is going 85 will always be the most terrifying thing I have ever done twice.

I'm so glad you're doing this. Thanks for putting this up.

Really interested in these geology documentary. Makes me learn and love Seattle more.

Great videos. Really enjoying these. Very polished and very professionally edited and dubbed too. That tells me there's a lot more work going into these videos than is apparent on the surface. Hope you're having fun!

used to like driving over Snoqualmie as a trucker, but not in bad winter weather. it is often right at that transition zone between rain and snow. very slick.

I lived at the Pass for 5 years. My hikes were always wonderous.

Ya gotta love this Teacher! Informative and funny! Thanks CWU!

Well sir that's the best , easiest , explanatory video I've seen so far on this subject . You earned yourself a new sub. Have a great day.

Awesome video! These peaks and trails and highways have been my stomping grounds for the last 25 years . This answers so many questions I've had regarding the geology. It's cool to see you standing in so many places I've stood before . Your a great teacher thanks for the lesson.

Wonderful presentation.

Love so much this channel! All the information presented is extremly interesting, and the fotos and videos are just beautiful. These are now my main motivation for traveling to the US.

Thoroughly enjoyed this lesson about the Pass. Thank you.

Excellent video! It's nice to hear more about the place where we skiing every weekend on winter.

Wow! I went through the pass and wished for more history of the beauty! And here we are ♥️

Love the info dense enthusiasm of all your videos! I've lived in the Seattle area 10 years and wondered about a lot of the info presented!

Thanks with someone who grew up in Yakima and lives in Seattle I-90 is my best friend!

Wow this video was a breeze to watch. I drive this pass every week and this gives so much more insight and appreciation to the beauty.

this is my new favorite channel

Wow. Great job. Like the slow rotation of the crust west of the pass, my comprehension is beginning to progress as well. Thanks!!

So appreciate the easy to understand tutorial...as an old-timer great to see the chalk & board..thank you for your time & education..

Thanks Mr. Nick! Happy New Year ❤️

Fascinating. I have driven this pass actually (I believe) 100+ times, and this video helps me appreciate that drive. Wow. Entertainingly explained.

I concur with all of the positive comments below, well done video. And good narrative.

Very informative video. I had NO CLUE about the rotation in the Northwest. What fascinating geology!

Fascinating information!! Sir, I wish you would have been my teacher for many of my High School classes so many years ago. You make things interesting and easier to understand! I'm sure that I would have done better in school. I am a trucker who has been over Snoqualmie quite a few times, and I had no idea of the geologic history. I love the Cascades.

Thank you for this video! About 50 years ago I lived in Snoqualmie--the town next to North Bend. I drove a school bus for the district up into the mountains to the east...of course in those days the highway was still US 10. The only stop light on US10 from Seattle to Spokane was the intersection in North Bend. On holidays that intersection would be a complete nightmare. I-90 was a dream in those days. We would have to chain up the school bus on occasion--I doubt that happens any longer.

This was very interesting, I've driven I-90 between Spokane and Olympia several times and that is a beautiful stretch, as long as you're not caught in a snowstorm... in late April... at night. That was scary. One trip I made in June and it was Route 2 instead of Snoqualmie as a change of pace. Stopped on the summit and it was 40 degrees with snow nearby at the end of June!

Thank you so much for these videos!

Love your explanations and your knowledge- Wow!

Awesome work. Thank you

+Mr Zentner You sir, are the best presenter of geology for the general public, that I've experienced. Your enthusiasm is infectious without any dumbing-down or condescension. Way cool and a joy to learn from! Your lectures are good, but , this format with photos and maps is the best.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Thanks again, an ex Renton resident (1978-1981) who passed through many times, not stopping to view the wonders of the pass. Shame we will not take the time to see what nature has wrought. I love these presentations Thanks

Great video of some beautiful country. I used to ski there when I was a kid in the late 50's.

I have rode 90 back and forth several times I can not wait until the next time. I need to slow down and look around. Thanks for taking the time and making available all the lectures videos etc. I have learned so much from you.

Gives new meaning to the term Pendleton Round-Up!

Having camped, hiked and snowshoed in that area I can fully appreciate this insightful lesson, Very well presented.

I've seen this guy in a few videos and he is very good. Excellent teacher.

Ty very informative. At first I thought it would be boring but you made the video fun and left me wanting more!

Awesome scenic drive did it from Seattle to Yakima and back in November. There was a snowstorm on it on drive to Yakima, which had me concerned when I saw the trucks chaining up. But had a 4 wheel drive Ford SUV which got me over and back the pass. Great video, thanks👍💯🎯

Very cool!!! Well done!

Of the three railroad passes Milwaukee-snoqualmie was by far the best engineered. Less steep, wider corners, superior tunnel attributes and room for a second line, a big part of it was even electric. ...So the one they kept open was Steven's pass and the one they reopened was stampede pass (both have issues including tunnels that are too long to vent quickly)

Fantastic video

Fascinating, just fascinating I tell you! Wish my presentation deliveries were even just a fraction of that good.

Great presentation and very enjoyable to watch and learn.

Just now found you channel. Excellent work, sir.

Thanks so much for this very informative video. Who knew that geology could be so interesting?!

Nick, Thanks for all of your hard work putting these excellent videos together using the last research. CWU Geology is awesome. Ed

Really enjoyable video! Amazing what i am learning from you. Thank you.

Awesome video appreciate the history you shared