Journey with Nick Zentner high above the city of Wenatchee, Washington, where a group of spires made of a unique type of 44-million-year-old rock tell the story of extreme volcanic activity and ancient vents of magma older than the Cascade volcanoes. Watch episodes of Nick on the Rocks on the Cascade PBS app. https://bityl.co/MxUD | Cascade PBS
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Journey with Nick Zentner high above the city of Wenatchee, Washington, where a group of spires made of a unique type of 44-million-year-old rock tell the story of extreme volcanic activity and ancient vents of magma older than the Cascade volcanoes. Watch episodes of Nick on the Rocks on the Cascade PBS app. https://bityl.co/MxUD | Cascade PBS
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Geologists have found places in the Cascades where Mount Rainier-like volcanoes once stood, but the ancient volcanoes are now gone. Discover what's left of these ghost volcanoes with Nick on the Rocks. http://bit.ly/2z4Akc6 Nick Zentner Central Washington University | Cascade PBS
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Geologists have found places in the Cascades where Mount Rainier-like volcanoes once stood, but the ancient volcanoes are now gone. Discover what's left of these ghost volcanoes with Nick on the Rocks. http://bit.ly/2z4Akc6 Nick Zentner Central Washington University | Cascade PBS
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When did a mountain in Washington split and slide to Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge ... and will it happen again? Learn more about Bridge of the Gods with Nick on the Rocks. http://bit.ly/2z4Akc6 Nick Zentner Central Washington University | Cascade PBS
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When did a mountain in Washington split and slide to Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge ... and will it happen again? Learn more about Bridge of the Gods with Nick on the Rocks. http://bit.ly/2z4Akc6 Nick Zentner Central Washington University | Cascade PBS
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Coming soon: new Nick on the Rocks! From Leavenworth to Mount Rainier, Teanaway to Quadra Island, geologist Nick Zentner, senior geology lecturer at Central Washington University, takes us on another adventure across Washington to explore the fascinating history buried deep within the bedrock of the Evergreen State. Don't miss new episodes starting Thursday, December 11 on the Cascade PBS app! https://bit.ly/4lQvDch | Cascade PBS
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Coming soon: new Nick on the Rocks! From Leavenworth to Mount Rainier, Teanaway to Quadra Island, geologist Nick Zentner, senior geology lecturer at Central Washington University, takes us on another adventure across Washington to explore the fascinating history buried deep within the bedrock of the Evergreen State. Don't miss new episodes starting Thursday, December 11 on the Cascade PBS app! https://bit.ly/4lQvDch | Cascade PBS
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Nick Zentner is back exploring the rock layers of Vancouver Island - and this time, we're checking out a collection of 80 million-year-old sedimentary deposits of sand and pebbles along the shore. Don't miss part 4 tomorrow! | Cascade PBS
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Nick Zentner is back exploring the rock layers of Vancouver Island - and this time, we're checking out a collection of 80 million-year-old sedimentary deposits of sand and pebbles along the shore. Don't miss part 4 tomorrow! | Cascade PBS
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If you've hiked the Naches Loop Trail at Mount Rainier, then you've probably seen Naches Peak. But did you know that peak is made out of granite much much older than Tahoma? Nick Zentner is back in Mount Rainier National Park to explore the ancient geological history of Washington's iconic volcano on Nick on the Rocks! | Cascade PBS
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If you've hiked the Naches Loop Trail at Mount Rainier, then you've probably seen Naches Peak. But did you know that peak is made out of granite much much older than Tahoma? Nick Zentner is back in Mount Rainier National Park to explore the ancient geological history of Washington's iconic volcano on Nick on the Rocks! | Cascade PBS
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The Chumstick Basin, a major Eocene-era feature in the Cascade Mountain Range, is a fossilized sandbox, as Nick Zentner puts it. Let's wrap up our exploration of this unique area around Leavenworth! | Cascade PBS
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The Chumstick Basin, a major Eocene-era feature in the Cascade Mountain Range, is a fossilized sandbox, as Nick Zentner puts it. Let's wrap up our exploration of this unique area around Leavenworth! | Cascade PBS
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Nick on the Rocks is back! On the season premiere, Nick Zentner heads north to Vancouver Island to explore the layer-cake of rock that tells the story of continental collisions and reveals massive gaps in the rock record. Come back tomorrow for part 2! | Cascade PBS
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What geologic story can the granite and serpentinite of the Stuart Range tell us? Nick Zentner wraps up our exploration of the fascinating green and orange rocks of the Teanaway. | Cascade PBS
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How can rock layers tell a story? Nick Zentner wraps up our exploration of Vancouver Island. | Cascade PBS
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How did the sandstone basin of the Leavenworth Valley build up over millennia? Nick Zentner explains. | Cascade PBS
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"An ocean floor story, 150 million years old." On the new episode of Nick on the Rocks, Nick Zentner takes us to north Puget Sound to explore the geology of scenic San Juan Island. | Cascade PBS
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The Cascade Mountains have been volcanically active for 46 million years - but the volcanoes we know, like Mounts Adams and Rainier, are very young. So where are the older volcanoes? Well, their bones are scattered throughout the low country of the Cascades, if you know where to look. Let's explore with Nick Zentner. | Cascade PBS
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Did you know Washington state is home to one of the largest waterfalls in Earth's history - it was nearly three times the width of Niagara! Nick Zentner | Cascade PBS
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How could 160-million-year-old bedrock from the bottom of the ocean end up smashed together with sand, gravel and rock brought down from Canada 15,000 years ago? Join Central Washington University senior lecturer Nick Zentner as we look for the evidence of a massive glacier in Anacortes, Washington. Watch episodes of Nick on the Rocks on the Cascade PBS app. https://bit.ly/3AVJTz7 | Cascade PBS
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