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Nick on the Rocks
Three Generations of Volcanoes at Mount Rainier
The younger Mount Rainier stands atop the remnants of two older volcanic stories.
A Five-Mile-Deep Sandstone Bed in Leavenworth
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.
A Five-Mile-Deep Sandstone Bed in Leavenworth
Season 7 Episode 3 | 8m 28s | CC
The peaks that surround Leavenworth are granite, but the valley itself is an enormous sandstone basin built up over millennia. The discovery of an ancient layer of volcanic ash chronicles an era of eruptions and tectonic activity that rapidly created the sandstone and some unique outcrops around the Washington town.
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