environment
Nick on the Rocks: How were the Potholes Coulee canyons created?
North of Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre are two massive lake-filled canyons, and geologists have chased clues about their origins for centuries.
Adam Brown
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Nick on the Rocks: Volcanic mud blooms tulips in the Skagit Flats
The famous flower fields are connected to mudflows that spilled from Washington’s Glacier Peak less than 15,000 years ago. Could it erupt again?
environment
Nick on the Rocks: How an ancient glacier carved coastal Anacortes
About 15,000 years ago, Washington was covered by a massive sheet of ice. As it melted, it helped shape the state into the landscapes we know today.