I was out at Twin Lakes this weekend. Talked to Mike, the owner. The pulpmill that was draining the water table has now closed and the water IS rising in the the lake. The park is looking really good, showers have been added, nice cement slabs under the covered picnic tables. But Man...those stairs! Great cement stairs with sturdy handrails down to the ramps that go to the floating dock. I have close to 200 dives in TL and this was like starting all over! All the 'landmarks' UW have changed. You really have to watch your compass to keep track of where you are....the edges you keep in sight go in and out and around...no more straight N-S-E-W. Vis varies from 5-6ft on the south side to white out on the north side, still in that same area where it was always sort of 'smoky'.
It was really sad, we were there Fri and Sat and saw maybe a total of a dozen divers, counting the 3 of us! That's just pitiful. Mike has worked really hard to keep the park open while he had no control over the water level. I really do hope divers start going back out there and supporting the place. We need local dive spots too bad to let one go totally unused. The stairs are my only problem with diving out there, my knees just can't hold up with the extra weight of the gear but as long as I have someone to help me get it up and down, I'll be back!
