Clear Lake - July 12th
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scubalance = scuba ambulance. readyto save you if you need a ride to go scuba diving duh!
Want to go dive in Oregon. I can help. Biginner or experienced it doesn't matter.
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want to do some underwater photography I will help if I can. I'm a dive Junky. Cold or hot.
I spear fish, night dive, deep dive. I do it all. Contact me.
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Re: Clear Lake - July 12th
Is it like an ambulance incase of a scuba accident? A retired ambulance now used for transporting gear? Pictures?narcosis Junky wrote:scubalance = scuba ambulance. readyto save you if you need a ride to go scuba diving duh!
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Re: Clear Lake - July 12th
You can see the back corner of it in his avatar picture. I saw it at Les Davis one day-it is, in fact, a retired ambulance that now transports scuba gear. It's pretty awesome looking!Sounder wrote:Is it like an ambulance incase of a scuba accident? A retired ambulance now used for transporting gear? Pictures?narcosis Junky wrote:scubalance = scuba ambulance. readyto save you if you need a ride to go scuba diving duh!
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I definitely think I'm going to need to see a picture.
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wow, that sucks. let's hope you're bad lucks ends! so, you're still coming through portland on the way down?Scubagirl45 wrote:I don't know what's going on, but things just don't seem to be going my way...........my car won't be fixed until sometime NEXT week . So, I'm driving a borrowed vehicle and I've received permission from the owner (my step-dad) to drive it down this weekend. Anybody want to drive down with me via Hermiston???? (just kidding) Do you think diving this weekend will break this streak of bad luck I've been having???????
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The things got storage Galore! And believe it or not, it has a place to hold a huge bottle of O2, an AED, plenty of first aid items and if you want you can put a rolling bed in it. It also has a shower installed and you can simply rinse it out at the end of the day. If it weren't for the rediculous gas/diesel prices, it would be a great dive rig. It just needs a compressor!Sounder wrote:I definitely think I'm going to need to see a picture.
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wow, so you're going to leave at like 5am?Scubagirl45 wrote:It's an hour shorter to come down directly from Hermiston; but if something pans out for a car-pool I'd rather go the Portland route.spatman wrote:wow, that sucks. let's hope you're bad lucks ends! so, you're still coming through portland on the way down?Scubagirl45 wrote:I don't know what's going on, but things just don't seem to be going my way...........my car won't be fixed until sometime NEXT week . So, I'm driving a borrowed vehicle and I've received permission from the owner (my step-dad) to drive it down this weekend. Anybody want to drive down with me via Hermiston???? (just kidding) Do you think diving this weekend will break this streak of bad luck I've been having???????
maybe you could ask airsix if he wants to come?
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Just a few pics from a mt bike trip down there. It was all good except for the fact that I dislocated my shoulder, tore my bicep, sprained my wrist, and broke my pinky!
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cardiver wrote: It was all good except for the fact that I dislocated my shoulder, tore my bicep, sprained my wrist, and broke my pinky!
All good?!? Sheesh... I'm surprised you haven't burned the pictures yet!
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It was the first time in my life that I was actually "hurt" That's a very humbling experience, and the fact that we were about 4 hours from a trailhead didn't help either.
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Well... Clear Lake is on my to-do list, but I'm going to pass this time. Not afraid of the cold or even the 5:00am departure, but Clear Lake is farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr away. With the baby only a month old it's too early for me to run off to play yet. Thanks for the invite though.Scubagirl45 wrote:Yep, 5 am would be about right. I'm dedicated, huh (or crazy, the jury's still out)? What do you say Ben, are you up for diving in some really clear water on Saturday???
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I've got your spg if someone from around here could manage to swing by my house before then. Otherwise we'll add it on your next Seattle trip.Scubagirl45 wrote:Yay!!! Something good just happened! My friend picked up my new Apeks regs (2 xtx50's) from the dive shop today and just now delivered them to me! Looks like I'm diving with new regs on Saturday!!!
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awesome!! so it's 2 xtx50s as your second stages and a new 1st stage i assume?Scubagirl45 wrote:Yay!!! Something good just happened! My friend picked up my new Apeks regs (2 xtx50's) from the dive shop today and just now delivered them to me! Looks like I'm diving with new regs on Saturday!!!
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i'm so totally jealous!Scubagirl45 wrote:Right you are! It was supposed to be an xtx20 as my octo, but they didn't have stock and substituted another xtx 50, so I got an even better deal than I originally expected!spatman wrote:awesome!! so it's 2 xtx50s as your second stages and a new 1st stage i assume?Scubagirl45 wrote:Yay!!! Something good just happened! My friend picked up my new Apeks regs (2 xtx50's) from the dive shop today and just now delivered them to me! Looks like I'm diving with new regs on Saturday!!!
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narcosis Junky wrote:scubalance = scuba ambulance. readyto save you if you need a ride to go scuba diving duh!
Exactly! I bought a retired ambulance to use as a dedicated scuba vehicle. Fuel mileage is not the greatest but the room and ease of cleanup is amazing. :smt038
I do not have an oxygen tank installed yet but I'm looking.
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Wow. I still want to see pictures. I'm not sure it'd be for me - the Sounder mobile works well (1994 Toyota p/u with faded paint but with a perfectly maintained purring engine) for now. Mrs. Sounder says the new 4Runner will be used for SOME diving once the boy comes, but with it I'm going to take a page out of the Monterey crew's book of getting an "X-table" from HomeDepot to don/doff gear on.billandwende wrote:narcosis Junky wrote:scubalance = scuba ambulance. readyto save you if you need a ride to go scuba diving duh!
Exactly! I bought a retired ambulance to use as a dedicated scuba vehicle. Fuel mileage is not the greatest but the room and ease of cleanup is amazing. :smt038
I do not have an oxygen tank installed yet but I'm looking.
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Ill post picture tomorrow. I don't really have any so when I get a second Ill take some.
Still looking to share a ride with someone. Scubagirl45 do you still need a ride?
It seems a waste of fuel to me to go alone.
My start is in Olympia so if your in Washington and don't want to drive that far this is your chance.
And as I am going anyway I do not expect you to pay anything. This is just a free ride to what looks to be a great day. :occasion5:
I'm leaving for work now so I'll check back in the AM
Still looking to share a ride with someone. Scubagirl45 do you still need a ride?
It seems a waste of fuel to me to go alone.
My start is in Olympia so if your in Washington and don't want to drive that far this is your chance.
And as I am going anyway I do not expect you to pay anything. This is just a free ride to what looks to be a great day. :occasion5:
I'm leaving for work now so I'll check back in the AM
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Re: Clear Lake - July 12th
the scuba-u-lance
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Re: Clear Lake - July 12th
the visibility was great yesterday, ranging from 50-100' and was a real change from diving the sound and hood canal. but as far as clear lake goes, it was not as spectacular as usual, which can run up to 300' or more (or so i'm told). i'll definitely have to go back to see it in it's primo form.
the day was fun, with several NWDC divers showing up. it was great to meet nice-diver and narcosis junky and his wife for the first time. and also good to see a few familiar faces.
the water was clear but very cold. my first dive registered 39F on my computer and the second at 42F. the first one was so cold because i got very close to one of the underground springs that feed the lake, and felt the temp drop as i got within 10' or so.
there's barely any life in the lake, though we did see a few trout here and there. the lake itself is almost like another planet, with light gray ash covering the lake bed which can easily be disturbed and create huge clouds if not careful. a few sparse fallen logs are scattered about and still standing trees rise up from the floor to just under the surface of the lake. swaths of bright green algae carpet large portions of the bottom, and the springs that feed the lake can be found here and there, often in small depressions in the lakebed.
certainly a very unique diving experience, and one i recommend if you can make it there.
a few pics below, and the rest of mine can be found here. not my best day with the camera, but some are ok. i'm looking forward to seeing nice-diver's and narcosis junky's pics, so please give us some links, fellas!
the day was fun, with several NWDC divers showing up. it was great to meet nice-diver and narcosis junky and his wife for the first time. and also good to see a few familiar faces.
the water was clear but very cold. my first dive registered 39F on my computer and the second at 42F. the first one was so cold because i got very close to one of the underground springs that feed the lake, and felt the temp drop as i got within 10' or so.
there's barely any life in the lake, though we did see a few trout here and there. the lake itself is almost like another planet, with light gray ash covering the lake bed which can easily be disturbed and create huge clouds if not careful. a few sparse fallen logs are scattered about and still standing trees rise up from the floor to just under the surface of the lake. swaths of bright green algae carpet large portions of the bottom, and the springs that feed the lake can be found here and there, often in small depressions in the lakebed.
certainly a very unique diving experience, and one i recommend if you can make it there.
a few pics below, and the rest of mine can be found here. not my best day with the camera, but some are ok. i'm looking forward to seeing nice-diver's and narcosis junky's pics, so please give us some links, fellas!
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high cascades wreck dive
narcosis junky and nice-diver; photo taken by sexy-cyn (narcosis junkies wife)
its best to choose a buddy with the same breathing pattern
northwest end of clear lake, its like diving on the surface of the moon in the spring
straight out of the camera, no post processing
northeast?side of the lake, 38ffw, lots of sunny viz
self explanatory, luv ya buddy
follow the leader to the "blue hole"
the "blue hole" is a spring that forms a short river that is the main source of the lake; the headwaters of the McKenzie River
the blue hole
where'd my buddies go? the viz was like 80feet
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Awesome pics.
I had a great time and hope to do this again sometime. Perhaps a winter dive?
This was the farthest I've driven the diveulance so far and it was painful to the pocketbook. Fuel cost $4.59 per gallon @ 42 gallons used $192.78 and I feel it was worth it. Good diving, great visibility, incredible hosts. This should be on everyones bucket list.
Thanks again, Bill
I had a great time and hope to do this again sometime. Perhaps a winter dive?
This was the farthest I've driven the diveulance so far and it was painful to the pocketbook. Fuel cost $4.59 per gallon @ 42 gallons used $192.78 and I feel it was worth it. Good diving, great visibility, incredible hosts. This should be on everyones bucket list.
Thanks again, Bill
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awesome pics, nice-diver! i especially like this one (mostly because i'm in it. )nice-diver wrote:to see more of my pictures, click on the flickr.com link in my signature
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Bill: i like the diveulance, it rolls off the tongue easier than scubulance
Matt: I am glad I got a shot with you two in it, with all the others in the water this weekend
I had a great time, the people I have met in person in this club are good people
Matt: I am glad I got a shot with you two in it, with all the others in the water this weekend
I had a great time, the people I have met in person in this club are good people
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Matt - I can pick out EXACTLY who you are in this picture!! Congrats buddy, you've come a LONG way in a few short months!! Course, is that Penelope next to you with her fins tips down?spatman wrote:
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thanks, man, but yeah, i know... actually that's divernick with the most excellent trim!Sounder wrote:Matt - I can pick out EXACTLY who you are in this picture!! Congrats buddy, you've come a LONG way in a few short months!! Course, is that Penelope next to you with her fins tips down?spatman wrote: