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The Ellensburg Chapter emphasizes informality, OPTIONAL membership dues, and a hearty welcome to anyone interested in the dramatic story of the Ice Age Floods and other geologic tales of central Washington. |
Moses Coulee to Chelan Field TripDOWNLOAD FIELD TRIP GUIDE-4.5 MB
Ice-rafted erratic boulder stranded in the Lower Grand CouleeLower Grand Coulee field trip (8 November 2015)
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Old Blewett Pass field trip (Fall 2015)DOWNLOAD FIELD TRIP GUIDE-6.5 MB Ellensburg Chapter - all volunteer - since our start in 2007:Tuck Forsythe: maintains our checking accountJohn Lasher: represents our chapter at IAFI board meetings Karl Lillquist: evening speaker series, field trip leader Nick Zentner: email list, field trip leader Everyone is welcome at our lectures and field trips |
Peoh Point-Snoqualmie Pass Trip Guide
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Thanks for a great trip Karl!Glaciation in the Upper Yakima River WatershedKarl Lillquist (CWU Geography), field trip leader. DOWNLOAD FIELD TRIP GUIDE |
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Field trip guide from June 8th trip!
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Million Dollar Mile: The Coulee City to Grand Coulee highway was moved from the floor of Banks Lake to the east side of the Upper Grand Coulee in the early 1950’s. In this area, construction crews had to blast through basalts to remain above Banks Lake. The costly construction linked to this blasting gives this stretch of the road its name. |
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 June 2015 Peoh Point Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU) June 2015 Rock Glaciers in Eastern Cascades Karl Lillquist (CWU) May 2015 Flying over the Ice Age Floods Tom Tabbert (trike pilot) April 2015 Beezley Hills Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) April 2015 Mount Baker Volcano Dave Tucker (WWU) February 2015 Volcanism in the Pacific Northwest Wendy Bohrson (CWU) November 2014 Red Cherts of Puget Sound Eric Cheney (UW) October 2014 Saddle Mountains Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU) October 2014 Foster Creek Arroyos Paul Blanton (CWU) September 2014 Upper Yakima River Glaciation Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  Nick Zentner (CWU) June 2014 Puget Lowland Glaciation Ralph Haugured (UW)  Karl Lillquist (CWU) Jack Powell (DNR) April 2014 Terroir of Columbia Basin Kevin Pogue (WC) February 2014 Eskers in British Columbia Andrew Perkins (CWU) December 2013 Potholes Coulee Geomorphology Andy Bach(WWU)  Nick Zentner (CWU) October 2013 Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift Mott Greene (UPS)  Karl Lillquist (CWU) June 2013 Ice Sculptors of Lake Chelan Jon Riedel (NPS)  Nick Zentner (CWU) May 2013 North Cascades Geology Rowland Tabor (USGS)  April 2013 Odessa Craters Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) Jack Powell (DNR) February 2013 Paleoseismology of the northwestern part of the Yakima Fold and Thrust Belt Brian Sherrod (USGS) January 2013 Cascadia hazards inferred from mud, sand, tree rings, and brush strokes Brian Atwater (USGS) December 2012 Unraveling Archaeological Palimpsest in the Saddle Mountains, Grant County, Washington Pat McCutcheon (CWU)  October 2012 White Bluffs Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU) October 2012 Scenario Earthquakes: Science, Policy, and Preparedness Greg Beroza (Stanford) September 2012 Kittitas Valley Vicinity Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) September 2012 Ellensburg on the Doorstep of the Ice Age Floods Nick Zentner (CWU) June 2012 Drumheller Channels Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  June 2012 Causes of Glaciations and Ice Ages Terry Swanson (UW) April 2012 Palouse Falls Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  April 2012 Forensic Geology and Osteology: the Ice Age Misfortunes of the Bishop Ranch Ground Sloth and Her Would-be Detectives Steve Hackenberger (CWU) February 2012 Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest Tim Melbourne (CWU) December 2011 The Great Missoula Floods Richard Waitt (USGS) October 2011 Frenchman Coulee Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  October 2011 Upper Kittitas County Groundwater Study Matt Ely (USGS) September 2011 Naches Landslides Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  June 2011 Icicle Creek Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  June 2011 Megaflood Paleohydrology Vic Baker (UA) April 2011 Yakima Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  April 2011 Pacific Northwest Megaflooding Jim O'Connor (USGS) February 2011 Glaciers from the Himalaya and Washington Susan Kaspari (CWU) December 2010 Paleoecology of the Northwest Megan Walsh (CWU) November 2010 Moses Coulee Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  October 2010 Mammoths of Temporary Lake Lewis George Last (PNNL) September 2010 Waterville Plateau Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  June 2010 Swauk Prairie Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) and Nick Zentner (CWU)  June 2010 Cataclysms on the Columbia Scott Burns (PSU) April 2010 Manashtash Ridge Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  April 2010 Is there evidence for Glacial Flood Deposition on the Continental Margin seaward of the Columbia River Mouth Marie Ferland (CWU) February 2010 The Geology of Mars and the Scablands Connection John Buchanan (EWU) December 2009 The Columbia Basin Project: Expectations, Realizations and Implications George Macinko (CWU Emeritus) November 2009 Sentinel Gap Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  October 2009 A Brief Overview of the Geologic Evolution of the Columbia River System Terry Tolan (USGS) September 2009 Blewett Pass Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  June 2009 Dry Falls Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  June 2009 Ice Age Floods in the Cheney Area Gene Kiver (EWU Emeritus) April 2009 Drumheller Channels Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU)  April 2009 The Secret Life of Water in the Yakima Basin Tom Ring (Yakama Nation) February 2009 Landform Change in Kittitas County Marty Kaatz (CWU Emeritus) December 2008 Floods, Floods and Megafloods! Geologic and Climatic Signatures of Paleofloods in the Western U.S. Lisa Ely (CWU) November 2008 Potholes Coulee Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU)  October 2008 Landscapes of Eastern Washington Don Ringe (CWU Emeritus) August 2008 Cooper Lake Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) and Jack Powell (DNR)  August 2008 History of CWU Geology Dept. and the Ellensburg Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute. Nick Zentner (CWU) June 2008 An Iceberg Graveyard: Ice Age Flood Deposits of the Vantage Area. Ryan Karlson (WA State Parks) June 2008 Table Mountain Field Trip Karl Lillquist (CWU) and Jack Powell (DNR)  Photo by Nick Zentner April 2008 Fire, Ice, & Floods: Iceland as a Contemporary Analog for Columbia Plateau Landscapes. Karl Lillquist (CWU) April 2008 Crab Creek Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU) and Karl Lillquist (CWU)  Fegruary 2008 The Geologic Evolution of the Columbia River System. Steve Reidel (WSU) December 2007 Ice Age Floods Features Wenatchee and Moses Coulee. Brent Cunderla (BLM) October 2007 Excavations at the Wenas Creek Mammoth Site. Patrick Lubinski (CWU) April 2007 Yakima Canyon Field Trip Nick Zentner (CWU) Jack Powell (DNR)  June 2007 "Geology Exposed by the Ice Age Floods" Jack Powell (DNR) April 2007 Vantage and Frenchman Springs Coulee Field Trip Jack Powell (DNR) and Karl Lillquist (CWU)  April 2007 Exploring the Ice Age Floods Bruce Bjornstad (PNNL) February 2007 NW geology and the Glacial Lake Missoula floods. Tom Foster (TCF), Nick Zentner (CWU) and Karl Lillquist (CWU) |
Ellensburg, Washington sits at a geological crossroads – making it a perfect place to study an intoxicating variety of geology and physical geography. Within an hour’s drive from the CWU campus, students of all ages can learn hands-on lessons of the Columbia River Basalts, Cascades volcanism, Ice Age Floods landforms, plant fossils of the tropical Eocene, Ellensburg blue agates, the Yakima Fold Belt, among other local wonders.
Ellensburg, WA - Gateway to the Ice Age Floods Region
Kittitas County's Giant Current Ripples - created by the Ice Age Floods
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Ellensburg Chapter members (and anyone else that wanted to tag along), launch watercraft to explore the Cooper Lake area. Field trip leaders Karl Lillquist (CWU) and Jack Powell (DNR) described general geology of the eastcentral Cascades, the glacial origins of the lake, impacts of global warming on present glaciers upstream of the lake, and recent modification of the lake by fire, flood, debris flow, and avalanche. |
Ice Age Floods programming: |
 PNNL Geologist Bruce Bjornstad discusses the Missoula Floods and his popular 'On the Trail of the Ice Age Floods' guidebook series. |
 USGS Hydrologist Jim O'Connor discusses current research on Washington's Missoula Floods and Idaho's Bonneville Flood. |
 UA Geology Professor Vic Baker discusses his distinguished career devoted to Washington's Channeled Scablands. |
 CWU Geology Professor Nick Zentner lectures on eastern Washington's unique landscapes (Floods of lava and floods of water). |
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