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Nick on the Rocks
Mount Stuart — From Mexico?
The Stuart Range near Leavenworth contains clues that continue to puzzle geologists.
Mt. Rainier’s Osceola Mudflow
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.
Mt. Rainier’s Osceola Mudflow
Season 1 Episode 4 | 4m 50s | CC
5,600 years ago, a Mt. Rainier eruption sent a wall of mud careening down the White River Valley to Tacoma. The Osceola Mudflow created the Enumclaw Plain by burying a formerly rugged Puget Lowland with hundreds of feet of volcanic mud — a plain now home to over 500,000 people.
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