H2Andy:yeah, he's not kidding either. i am still smarting from my $125.00 ticket
all those years ago (ok ok... so i wasn't cavern certified then and carried
a light with me... big deal...)
It is a big deal! I guess if you have seen ow divers going beyond thier training and carrying lights to just take a little look inside a cavern or cave and end up coming out of the water 2 days later in body bags you would think it is a big deal too. Not to mention that violating park rules (even if they rangers are mean and evil) can eventually get access to state parks for divers revoked, and then we will be stuck paying the $20-something entrance fees to all those privately owned springs, insted of just paying the $10 state park entrance fee.