The Great Travis Traverse

[driftwood]

Now I fully understand Zinc's PM to me yesterday. The one photo I have from the LCRA archive that shows the bank on Hudson's Bend is W00769. The old tree line (predam) looks to be around 620-30'. That would leave a pretty broad flood plane opposite Windy Point on Hudson's Bend.

 

[ZzzKing]

Thanks guys! I got no business down there but it's good to know you all are out there. It's fun to live vicariously!

 

[bogrady]

Thanks guys! I got no business down there but it's good to know you all are out there. It's fun to live vicariously!

Ageed! This is diving I'll never do, but it sure is fun to hear about you guys doing it. I can tell my kids ... I knew the guys that did the GTT.

 

[Phreatic Fanatic]

It's nice to see that this project that Andrew and I originally began and this thread are still going!

 

[chucksaul]

I think this is one of the coolest things I have seen in scuba. I made a special trip to Travis last summer and followed the line to rec limits when the lake was so low... I didnt get very far but I got to touch the line which for me was really cool....

Having said that, and having dove with some of the folks involed... I just do not understand why a person would spend several hours preparing for a dive which allows for minutes of work at depth and then hours coming up... But to each his own and glad you guys enjoy it...

Just let me do 145-150 at Santa Rosa Wall in Coz and that's deep enough for me....

Charlie

 

[cavemn]

Why? Education - prep, procedures, standards..., Experience - deep diving, low vis, deco..., Exposure - going where no one else has been before and of course the sense of accomplishment. I think the list goes on and on....

I think this is one of the coolest things I have seen in scuba. I made a special trip to Travis last summer and followed the line to rec limits when the lake was so low... I didnt get very far but I got to touch the line which for me was really cool....

Having said that, and having dove with some of the folks involed... I just do not understand why a person would spend several hours preparing for a dive which allows for minutes of work at depth and then hours coming up... But to each his own and glad you guys enjoy it...

Just let me do 145-150 at Santa Rosa Wall in Coz and that's deep enough for me....

Charlie

 

[jalistair]

So without having to read all 28 pages, what project are you guys working on? A bit of a summary for us laymen casual divers here

 

[cavemn]

So without having to read all 28 pages, what project are you guys working on? A bit of a summary for us laymen casual divers here

It's an underwater navigation line that runs East to West from Windy point to Hudsons Bend.

What's kind of interesting is the graphical topology of the line looks very similar to a good dive profile. It starts with a steep descent, then a small bottom followed by a long gradual ascent.

 

[jalistair]

ah very cool, how deep is this dive and where is Hudsons Bend?

 

[FIXXERVI6]

ah very cool, how deep is this dive and where is Hudsons Bend?

Depth ranges from 140 to 170 feet depending on time of year, conditions are the biggest issue most of the year, cold with zero to near zero visibility conditions can be expected most of the time - most not always.

The biggest challenge/risks is not the depth IMO its the condtions - the depth just amplifies the issues those conditions bring.