SuPrBuGmAn
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Yep, still dove it and had a blast!
Morrison Springs, topside on a flooded day(today)
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Yep, still dove it and had a blast!
SeaYoda
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Wow, what a mudhole. I haven't seen it that flooded for a long while. So where's the story?
photohikedive
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well, not sure I can give as good a report as you folks, but I did meet up with Mat, and we made two dives. I wrote this report that I posted in another thread.....
It was a great dive. The surface water was muddy, it thinned to a weak tea color further down. As we dropped into the basin we lost light completely. Then we penetrated the column of clear spring water, and everything was turquiose. Decending deeper, we entered the cavern, and it opened up into a basketball court sized room. We saw eels and catfish, as well as some very interesting rock formations. We dropped to about 90 feet (his gauge read 93 at his deepest, and I had 89 ffw). We explored the different levels of the cavern, at 2000 psi we started heading upward. After exiting the main cavern, there is an offshoot cubby cavern at about 40 ffw. We did a "safety stop" there. Then finished the dive with a liesurely swim back to the entry point through the murk.
We copied that dive with fresh tanks after a short surface interval. I am certainly bringing the camera next time I go there.
It was a great dive. The surface water was muddy, it thinned to a weak tea color further down. As we dropped into the basin we lost light completely. Then we penetrated the column of clear spring water, and everything was turquiose. Decending deeper, we entered the cavern, and it opened up into a basketball court sized room. We saw eels and catfish, as well as some very interesting rock formations. We dropped to about 90 feet (his gauge read 93 at his deepest, and I had 89 ffw). We explored the different levels of the cavern, at 2000 psi we started heading upward. After exiting the main cavern, there is an offshoot cubby cavern at about 40 ffw. We did a "safety stop" there. Then finished the dive with a liesurely swim back to the entry point through the murk.
We copied that dive with fresh tanks after a short surface interval. I am certainly bringing the camera next time I go there.
photohikedive
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See Mat? I was good, I didn't mention the unintended detours.
SeaYoda
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Thanks for the rest of the story .
I found SBM's account in the conch forum too.
.I found SBM's account in the conch forum too.
photohikedive
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SeaYoda:Thanks for the rest of the story
I found SBM's account in the conch forum too.
hmmm, there is another version of the story? I must find this...
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SuPrBuGmAn
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photohikedive:..I didn't mention the unintended detours.
D'Oh!
photohikedive:
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=142307
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Nice report! I didn't realize Morrison Spring was that deep. Now I definitely want to dive it!
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SuPrBuGmAn
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Its that deep in the main cavern. OW will get you to about ~50'. Come on out, the water's fi... well wet?!
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I've got a trip to Vortex at the end of June. I was thinking about going to PCB and catching a boat and diving the Black Bart, but I think I'll boogie over to Morrison, instead.
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