Tallahassee Area Caves

[Manatee Diver]

Emerald is cool. The upstream side is shallow and pretty neat. Hang a right at the 1st T and it’s big and pretty and you’ll go under a few sinks. Keep right at the 2nd T and you’ll end up at the Black Abyss. Big af. Downstream is deep but super impressive. Trimix territory.

Sounds like maybe a weekend or two for the upstream portion?

 

[PfcAJ]

Sounds like maybe a weekend or two for the upstream portion?

Probably just two dives, or one if you plan it right. It doesn’t go very far upstream before dropping to like 200’+ at the black abyss.

 

[Manatee Diver]

Anything worth seeing down in the Black Abyss? Worth bringing my trimix tanks for a dive?

 

[kensuf]

Probably just two dives, or one if you plan it right. It doesn’t go very far upstream before dropping to like 200’+ at the black abyss.View attachment 719974

It's close to 2000' to the abyss. The first half is all at 40' deep though.

I love that cave.

 

[kensuf]

Just going to the black abyss is worth it.

 

[PfcAJ]

It's close to 2000' to the abyss. The first half is all at 40' deep though.

I love that cave.

Well, not that far in Leon Sinks speak, I suppose

 

[PfcAJ]

Anything worth seeing down in the Black Abyss? Worth bringing my trimix tanks for a dive?

The passage after the abyss is pretty impressive. The line(s) might be a little sus though.

I’m unaware of any good video of the section just past the abyss, but this video is from the cave past the bitter end up toward big dismal and is fairly representative of the passage north of the black abyss:


I’d recommend doing the shallow stuff first and getting a handle on those lines before trying to sign up for some not trivial decompression in there. Like Ken said, there’s some up-downs that need to be accounted for and understood which can complicate the deco a bit.

 

[The Chairman]

Tbone requires an elevator or escalator for his dives.

 

[tbone1004]

Tbone requires an elevator or escalator for his dives.

only because I am the elevator and escalator for several of my dive buddies

 

[macado]

This cave in Tallahassee (Church Sink) was looking pretty blue in February but we did not dive it. Bit of a hike and definitely on private property unfortunately.