Slamfire
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Ah, the pullouts... We were getting ready to pull out the machete I carry in my car, and start cutting down a trail from the road into the lake.
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Ah, the pullouts... We were getting ready to pull out the machete I carry in my car, and start cutting down a trail from the road into the lake.
Machetes are not necessary. The pullouts are small. They are just small dirt areas that extend a little beyond the road shoulders. They do not have a straight geometric shape, are not well lined up or marked in anyway. So they are easy to miss. If you see a less than noteworthy strip of dirt by the road just big enough to park a car or two, that might be a pullout.Are you kidding?:shocked2: Shall I buy one?![]()
My GPS altimeter readings at the lake were between 2600 ft to 2700 ft. This is significant enough to alter nitrox MOD's, residual nitrogen loadings, etc. Most computers will be able to handle it either by automatically detecting the altitude change or by manually changing the computer settings. That said, it would be a good idea for the diver to understand why and how these things change rather than just have blind faith in a computer.How high is the lake? It must be high enough if you were concerned about its effects on the body after the dives. Let's see if I remember what I have been taught during my OW class: altitude can increase the chance to get DCS/DCI?
I expected lower temperatures than what it actually ended up being. My computer has 48 F for one dive and 46 F for the other. It was a pleasant surprise.At 80' was the temperature in the high 30sF?
Christina says it will freeze in a couple of weeks.Does the lake freeze up in winter?
And apparently that was very bad visibility for that lake. I was surprised to see plants at 80'. Here on Howe Sound, depths in the 80's range are usually dark. Not much photosynthetic plant life if any at all.Visibility of 70'/80'? I cannot wait to see it! In some areas of Puget Sound the visibility has improved to an amazing 40'/50'!. Here on Whidbey Island it still struggles to get to 30'!
I expected lower temperatures than what it actually ended up being. My computer has 48 F for one dive and 46 F for the other. It was a pleasant surprise.
Christina says it will freeze in a couple of weeks.
Donnie Reid will be giving another lecture on Pavillion Lake on Nov 6th at the West Vancouver Yatch Club. Details here: http://www.diveoceanquest.com/PDF/evening_with_authors.pdf
I'm so there. I had signed up for a previous lecture and had to skip because of a last minute situation. I'm not missing it this time. The pdf I posted above says admission is free.Gabriel, are you planning on going to that lecture? I just emailed an inquiry as to the admission cost.
A little more than 2 yrs ago Dale and I were doing cleanup dives in Sasamat Lake, which is almost at sea level as well. My computer registered 43 F at 70'.The water temperature at Whistle Lake on Fidalgo Island, WA, was 41F at 70' This lake is almost at sea level. Interesting that Pavilion was warmer.
You still have a chance. I have no idea when it usually melts. Maybe seahorsey knows.It will freeze in a couple of weeks already? Nooooo!:shocked2::depressed:
I am not into ice diving, well at least right now that my suit leaks. When will the ice melt? End of March? Thanks! Not sure if I can make it, though. I was hoping to dive at Pavilion Lake before the big freeze...