Nick on the Rocks

Science and Nature Series / 5 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: S5 E1

6m 17s

All times PT

Fri 11/22

8:50 PM

10 Mins

Nick on the Rocks

Big Four Mountain

Big Four Mountain vertical rock layers.

Sun 11/24

8:52 PM

8 Mins

Nick on the Rocks

Yellow Aster Gneiss

Bedrock in the North Cascades.

Fri 11/29

8:50 PM

10 Mins

Nick on the Rocks

Mount Shuksan Greenschist

Top of Mount Shuksan is made up of greenschist.

Thu 12/5

8:50 PM

10 Mins

Nick on the Rocks

Record of a Massive Glacier In Anacortes

Anacortes, Washington, 160-million-year-old bedrock from the bottom of the ocean smashed together with sand, gravel and rock brought down from Canada 15,000 years ago.

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