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Nick on the Rocks
The Secret Summit of Mount Index
Index granite is famous for its texture, but Mount Index contains more mysterious rock.
3,000 Years of Ice and Floods at Pateros
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.
3,000 Years of Ice and Floods at Pateros
Season 6 Episode 5 | 8m 27s | CC
The town of Pateros, Washington, sits at the confluence of the Methow and Columbia rivers in a landscape that has been dramatically shaped by ice and water over the past 20,000 years, including a terrace that mystifies geologists to this day.
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