cyberfed
Contributor
Hey folks,
Here's a quick dive report of Paradise Springs for yesterday Sunday November 2nd.
We arrived to the site at around 10:00 a.m. At this time there was only 2 other divers there (whom one of which I had talked to on scubaboard the night before). The entire day we had the spring to ourselves!
Water conditions were around 72-74 degrees is what my computer logged.
Visibility was great, I would say 80 ft+ (I'm not best at judging distance). The guy who runs the place said there was a "good heavy flow" but when we dove the entire spring we found NO flow anywhere.
Its a nice deep dive (90+feet before it becomes cave only cert) with two huge cavern ballrooms that make Ginnie's ballroom look like retention pond!) There were lots of armored catfish to check out and fossils in the cavern walls.
I highly recommend this dive if you have not done it. Its an easy dive that lets you dive deep if you want or stay shallow and still be able to explore. Silting is not a big issue unless you are really near the bottom. The rooms are so huge you can stay well above the silt with no effort.
There are two guide lines that go all the way to the bottom where the "STOP GO NO FARTHER" sign warning you it becomes a cave. But its fun to dump all your air, hold onto the guide line and just zip down the line.
Looking back from 95ft to the entrance shows you a nice glow of the surface light which is very impressive. Bring a flashlight it is required there.
Here's a quick dive report of Paradise Springs for yesterday Sunday November 2nd.
We arrived to the site at around 10:00 a.m. At this time there was only 2 other divers there (whom one of which I had talked to on scubaboard the night before). The entire day we had the spring to ourselves!
Water conditions were around 72-74 degrees is what my computer logged.
Visibility was great, I would say 80 ft+ (I'm not best at judging distance). The guy who runs the place said there was a "good heavy flow" but when we dove the entire spring we found NO flow anywhere.
Its a nice deep dive (90+feet before it becomes cave only cert) with two huge cavern ballrooms that make Ginnie's ballroom look like retention pond!) There were lots of armored catfish to check out and fossils in the cavern walls.
I highly recommend this dive if you have not done it. Its an easy dive that lets you dive deep if you want or stay shallow and still be able to explore. Silting is not a big issue unless you are really near the bottom. The rooms are so huge you can stay well above the silt with no effort.
There are two guide lines that go all the way to the bottom where the "STOP GO NO FARTHER" sign warning you it becomes a cave. But its fun to dump all your air, hold onto the guide line and just zip down the line.
Looking back from 95ft to the entrance shows you a nice glow of the surface light which is very impressive. Bring a flashlight it is required there.
