Nick interviews famous geologist Brian Atwater.
#32 Teanaway Rhyolite?
Nick wonders about the rhyolite north of Ellensburg.
#31 Harley Bretz in 1922
Nick shares stories of new Bretz material surfacing from 1922.
#30 Bretz's Field Evidence
Nick describes Bretz's evidence from the early 1920’s.
#29 J Harlen Bretz
Nick talks about famous geologist J Harlen Bretz.
#28 Ellensburg Blue Agates
Nick hunts for the famous blue agates of Ellensburg.
#27 Liberty Gold
Nick goes gold mining in Liberty, Washington.
#26 Terranes in Washington
Nick builds Washington from scratch.
#25 Exotic Terranes
Nick opens a can of worms.
#24 Olympic Peninsula
Nick explains how the Olympic Mountains developed.
#23 Cascade Volcanoes
Nick heads up into the Cascades to study volcanoes.
#22 Columbia River Basalts
Nick explores the flood basalts of the Pacific Northwest.
#21 The Farallon Plate
Nick remembers the Farallon Plate.
#20 Great Earthquakes
Nick looks onshore and offshore for great earthquake evidence.
#19 Seattle Fault
Nick unearths the field evidence for the Seattle Fault.
#18 San Andreas Fault
Nick heads to California’s major plate boundary.
#17 Styles of Volcanism
Nick ponders why volcanoes erupt differently.
#16 Magmas and Igneous Rocks
Nick delves into magma chemistry and igneous rocks.
#15 Hot Spot Volcanism
Nick addresses volcanic activity within tectonic plates.
#14 Plate Boundaries
Nick surveys the action at plate boundaries.