I really want to do the Homestead dive. Is it one for the log books or a nice dive? My mom lives in western Colorado so I could make it a day trip when I'm up there.
I dove the Vallhala missle silo with its 59 degree water and nothing to see so I can't imagine Homestead not being worth it.
Whether it is worth it or not depends very much on your own personal feelings. You may love it or you may hate it. It is sure a lot better than some dive sites in this world. It is certainly worse than others.
It is located in a very nice resort, so depending upon what time of the year you go, you may have other non-diving activities to do as well. You can ski nearby in the winter, or you can play golf in warmer weather.
Because it has a natural dome, it has its own climate that is relatively independent of its surroundings. It is warmer in the summer than the winter, but not by a huge amount. In the winter you may walk through a blinding snow storm, enter the tunnel, and be in essentially the same environment as the summer.
I have never been in a silo, but I am guessing the crater is smaller in diameter. It's pretty dark in there. I have not been there in nearly a year, so I don't know if they have all the underwater lights working now, but you are usually on the edge of a night dive during the day, and when there is no daylight coming through the hole in the roof, then you are definitely in a night dive situation.
The water is very warm. When is at its warmest, you may be uncomfortably warm very quickly even when wearing nothing but a bathing suit (and possibly a t-shirt to avoid chafing). If you let your suit dry without washing it out afterwards, it will be stiff from the minerals.
There's not much to see under water. There are a few artifacts hanging around for some visual appeal, but not much.
Your dive will be relatively expensive, although I can't recall the fees off the top of my head. (The shop with which I work pays mine when I go, so I have never paid any fees there.)
