Nick on the Rocks

Science and Nature Series / 6 Seasons

Nationally recognized geologist Nick Zentner, Senior Geology Lecturer, Central Washington University, leads viewers on adventures through WA's diverse landscapes, from massive lava flows and the planet's biggest Ice Age waterfall to wandering mountains and a flank of Mt. Rainier that traveled to Tacoma. Special thanks to CWU as the original creator and collaborator for Nick on the Rocks.

Watch Latest: S6 E1

7m 50s

Record of a Massive Glacier in Anacortes

S6 E1 / 7m 50s

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? The evidence is there in Anacortes, Washington, if you know where to look.

The Massive Mudflows of Glacier Peak Volcano

S6 E2 / 7m 57s

Washington’s most remote stratovolcano stands high in the Cascades, 50 miles from the waters of Puget Sound. In the not-so-distant past, its eruptions sent huge mudflows all the way down to the Skagit Flats, and it could happen again!

Ancient Lakes at Potholes Coulee

S6 E3 / 8m 4s

Just north of the famous Gorge Amphitheatre are two enormous lake-filled canyons that appear to feed into the Columbia River. But the canyons of Potholes Coulee weren’t carved by rivers, and the lakes at the valley floor might not be so ancient after all.

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