Monastery Canyon in 3D

[DiveNav]

Don't forget the sheep crabs! Seeing those prehistoric-looking monsters was one of the "wow" moments of my first Monastery dive.

we have those already in the sym .... and if you get too close to them they pinch you

 

[DiveNav]

....2) The west side is the Monastery Wall.

OK. Monastery Wall it is then.
When you guys dive the Monastery Canyon, how big of an area do you guys dive? So far I have created a 1Km x 1Km area at 1m resolution (lots of datapoints) .... is it big enough? Or too big for a typical dive there?

Also, do you guys dive the wall north of the Monastery Wall (see image below)? From the sim it seems to have an interesting structure.

 

[Farty]

1)
2) The west side is the Monastery Wall.

This is my favorite spot in the whole North/South Monastery. It's really magical spot. I kinda want to sit down, open bottle of wine, pull my little lunch box and enjoy the scenery.

 

[mobeeno]

OK. Monastery Wall it is then.
When you guys dive the Monastery Canyon, how big of an area do you guys dive? So far I have created a 1Km x 1Km area at 1m resolution (lots of datapoints) .... is it big enough? Or too big for a typical dive there?

Also, do you guys dive the wall north of the Monastery Wall (see image below)? From the sim it seems to have an interesting structure.

Here is a link to a vidoe of the Wall north of the Monastery wall. North Monastery 225-226 005 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I think that is the most verticle part of Monastery.

and another link shot in the shallower part of the wall north of North Monastery (about 50') North Monastery 225-226 006 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Quickest way to this wall by shore is through South Carmel Meadows. A bit of a hike though.

(Both videos provided by Dave, thanks. Hope you chime into this thread soon)

 

[alwaingold]

1) Do you guys have any specific name for the small reef at 36 31 32.79N & 121 55 45.91W (depth ~90ft) ?

Rob (rhlee on here) has dived it. He dubbed it "the whisker". I wouldn't claim that that's an official name or anything

Allison

 

[rhlee]

Rob (rhlee on here) has dived it. He dubbed it "the whisker". I wouldn't claim that that's an official name or anything

Allison

It's more like 100' (barely) at the top. 130' on the West side, 150-180' on the E-NE side. The E-NE side has a healthy covering of orange metridiums on it (as of 2008).

 

[mikeguerrero]

Rob,

Any particular reason you named it the Whisker?

 

[rhlee]

Rob,

Any particular reason you named it the Whisker?

Didn't really intend to "name" it per se; was just a (cat-related) moniker I used when telling Allison about the dive. Honestly, I doubt it is dived very much if at all; not really a whole dive's worth to see there.

 

[aquaregia]

Sounds officially named to me!

 

[mikemill]

Alberto,

Can you add an image of the warning signs to the simulator somehow? Would hate to see someone virtual dive it and then think they know the beach well enough to do it in real life.