Come Dive Alaska

[sitka diver]

Whats w/all u people??? Warm water diving is for sisys..lol.. U people need to come up here and see what the diving is all about...

 

[JustJoe]

Your post makes me want to rush right out and spend the money. Why should I dive Alaska?

Joe

 

[sitka diver]

Alaska just has better diving than down there in the sewer......

 

[JustJoe]

Troll. I thought you were going to give some good reasons to make the trek to Alaska to dive. But you have shown that you are only an asshat. Whatever.

Joe

 

[yakivet]

Whats w/all u people??? Warm water diving is for sisys..lol.. U people need to come up here and see what the diving is all about...

Alaska just has better diving than down there in the sewer......

These are pretty powerful statements for someone that lives in a city that you can't even drive to. Maybe you should take your permanent fund dividend check, hop onto one of those fish carrying Alaska Airlines 737's and experience a little more of the world. :42:

 

[diveborg]

It is unfortunate that sitka diver's manner and attitude is so unpleasant as the diving in Alaska as well as British Columbia is quite fine indeed. However it isn't for everyone as the water temperature is often in the mid 40's and the amount of gear you need is considerable. Few if any dive in a wet suit.

Some of the things you might see are unique to the Pacific Northwest. The giant pacific octopus is one of the most remarkable creatures you will find anywhere.

Wolf eels are pretty cool too.

There is plenty of color:

And finally, seals are fun to dive with:

Interesting, but not particularly easy diving.

 

[JustJoe]

Wow! Those wolf eels look prehistoric. Obviously the temps require a dry suit, but those pics are awesome.

Do you have long boat rides or are shore dives more common? What kind of extra gear would be required besides the dry suit (and appropriate weighting)?

I have a very good childhood friend who lives in Vancouver that I have been trying to visit and this would be an added bonus when I do get up that way.

Thanks for the post Diveborg.

Joe

 

[Blitz]

Don't forget Washington, we have good cold water diving here as well.

 

[JasonH20]

Do you have long boat rides or are shore dives more common? What kind of extra gear would be required besides the dry suit (and appropriate weighting)?

I can't speak for Alaska and Western BC, but in Seattle there is plenty of shore diving available. Along with the dry suit, you'd also need a hood and thick gloves (or dry gloves), and a good dive light is nice too. Here's a couple more cool pictures that Uncle Pug has posted from Port Hardy (North Vancouver Island).
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/13978
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/13975
http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/13973/cat/880/page/

BTW, Diveborg, how do you get the pictures to appear inside the post like that?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Uncle Pug]

how do you get the pictures to appear inside the post like that?

Jason, scrolling down in the reply to thread window you will see Additional Options:attach files:manage attachments.

Clicking on manage attachments allows you to upload photos and embed thumbnails in your post. Since the photos you wanted to display were already uploaded you couldn't do that.

Two solutions are to embed a link in a word or phrase, like this is a picture of a Red Irish Lord or you could just post the link (like you did) http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/14356/cat/889/page/1