Cow Springs-Steps and Boardwalk

[Dsix36]

Most of the excuses surrounding erosion and accidents at these cave sites seems to be related to people in back doubles falling and sliding. Maybe these sites should be sidemount only. :lightbulb:

I would recommend keeping even those heavy steel sidemount tanks out of there. I make a motion to have it become rebreather only.

Death to all those who use that old outdated Open circuit stuff.

 

[ianr33]

i've fallen there, too, so i'm a stair proponent...

Sounds like a gear solution to a skills problem to me.

 

[BabyDuck]

dear ian - pbpbpbpbpbpbpt!

xx,

marci

 

[AA3JY]

As a disabled vet the new stairs are a God sent..thanks to all that put in many hours and material. Yes I and the help of my instructor have used the the new steps.

Regards,

Clay

 

[Irene]

Cow is one of my favorite dive sites...and a place I went to frequently before I had a skiing accident. Though I have recovered physically, I now have this huge mental fear of falling and becoming disabled again....hence the reason to avoid those slippery wet leaves at Cow. Knowing there will be stairs soon made me renew my NSS membership. I can't wait to see those gorgeous clay banks again

Thank you to all who made the steps possible!!

 

[w ripley]

I was there a couple of weeks ago and found the steps to be a big improvement. The design of the boardwalk and steps really does keep you off of the banks and will have to go a long way in preserving what is now there. Since the steps end right over the cave's upstream entrance, you can go in and out without stirring up the basin. The wooden platform on the left as you go down allow you to manage your stages/BOs without touching the banks, too. This is an added feature I haven't noticed elsewhere. The decision to install the boardwalk and the steps were the right ones, IMO.

Actually with all of the cleared land around the steps, I don't know why the parking area, along with the table & toilet, aren't just moved there as well.

 

[diverlee]

I would recommend keeping even those heavy steel sidemount tanks out of there. I make a motion to have it become rebreather only.

Death to all those who use that old outdated Open circuit stuff.

Don. It's not going to happen.

 

[corvettejoe]

Pic I took at Cow last weekend