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- Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:18 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Not too late to swim with kokanee
- Replies: 8
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Re: Not too late to swim with kokanee
That's incredible. I wonder what other lakes offer the same views that are closer to the Portland area?
- Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:07 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Central Oregon Diving & Divers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7434
Re: Central Oregon Diving & Divers
The Deschutes River clean up has, in the past been an organized event. I've always relied on a friend in Bend to keep me informed. There is a dive store there that I believe coordinates with other organizations for the cleanup, but I can't think of the name of it for the life of me. The Scout Lake c...
- Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:27 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Central Oregon Diving & Divers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7434
Re: Central Oregon Diving & Divers
I've always enjoyed the Deschutes Cleanup. I didn't go last year because it was on a Friday and those are hard days for me to get off from work. I've also dove Scout Lake as a cleanup effort and I posted a location report on the appropriate forum about it. I think that the diving community needs to ...
- Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: wetsuit thickness
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13969
Re: wetsuit thickness
[quote="lavachickie"The former can become the latter by simply allowing themselves to be chilly now and then. Don't run to "fix" it, just be with it. Work through it. I'm not suggesting you sit in a tub full of icewater until you get hypothermia. I'm just saying move the bar a bi...
- Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:03 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Any dives planned in the Portland / Oregon city area?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9160
Re: Any dives planned in the Portland / Oregon city area?
Thank you very much! I now have another species that I can add to my list to look for.
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:58 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Any dives planned in the Portland / Oregon city area?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9160
Re: Any dives planned in the Portland / Oregon city area?
I had no idea that they were this far north. Where abouts can they be found in Netarts? Along the inshore wall or the marina jetty?
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Shallow water snorkeling sites?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20282
Re: Shallow water snorkeling sites?
Thanks for the heads up on the loc. That's awesome to hear about your finds!
How was Seal Rock by the way?
How was Seal Rock by the way?
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:37 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Shallow water snorkeling sites?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20282
Re: Shallow water snorkeling sites?
That's awesome to hear about the scallops. Care to divulge the location?
- Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:58 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Newport 3rd Finger 6/17/2012
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2055
Newport 3rd Finger 6/17/2012
Dove the third finger, on the ocean side. Viz wasn't all that bad (6-8 feet). There wasn't the "normal" amount of life though. I saw only about half the sea stars and maybe a dozen fish. Not really sure why... I did see two things that I had never seen before. The first was a small (~5 cm)...
- Mon May 21, 2012 9:57 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Yaquina Bay, south bridge pilings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2788
Re: Yaquina Bay, south bridge pilings
Thanks for the report. I've always wondered what it was like down around those pilings.
- Mon May 14, 2012 11:22 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Yaquina sand flats
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2984
Re: Yaquina sand flats
Very awesome! I've always wanted to see those three while diving but haven't yet. Thanks for the heads up on where to find them.
- Fri May 11, 2012 3:55 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Yaquina Bay fingers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4021
Re: Yaquina Bay fingers
Thanks for the summary! I've dove the 3rd finger a lot because it is the easiest to get at with a generous staging area. I've heard that the 1st finger is crawling with life (mostly fish, so maybe swimming with life? :) ) at high tide. I guess the only way to find out for sure is to get out there an...
- Tue May 08, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Yaquina Bay fingers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4021
Re: Yaquina Bay fingers
I have dove the fingers on several occasions and I am never really certain which finger is which. Do you normally count them from the bay out to sea or the other way around? The third finger is obvious since it is the same either way but when people mention the fourth or first, I am never really sur...
- Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:53 am
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Oceanside, Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay Snorkeling
- Replies: 6
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Re: Oceanside, Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay Snorkeling
If you don't mind divulging your secret spots in Oceanside, Garibaldi, and Tillamook I know that I for one would appreciate it. I'm always looking for a good place to dive in that area since I spend a lot of time there with my family. Places we go are Twin Arch Rocks whic is just North of Garibaldi...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:28 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Oceanside, Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay Snorkeling
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4668
Re: Oceanside, Garibaldi, Tillamook Bay Snorkeling
If you don't mind divulging your secret spots in Oceanside, Garibaldi, and Tillamook I know that I for one would appreciate it. I'm always looking for a good place to dive in that area since I spend a lot of time there with my family.
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:44 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Netarts dive, Nov 20th
- Replies: 3
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Re: Netarts dive, Nov 20th
I must not look in the rights places because I never seem to be able to find GPO.
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:44 am
- Forum: Dive Site Listings
- Topic: Scout Lake (Central Oregon)
- Replies: 1
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Scout Lake (Central Oregon)
Dive Site Name: Scout Lake Skill Level: All Divers Current Sensitive: Nope Location/Address: 44.410118,-121.746984 Directions: It is located off from Highway 20/126 in between Sisters, OR and Eugene/Salem, OR. Take the Suttle Lake turn off. Go left at the first fork and right at the next fork. Free ...
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Squid at Alki Junkyard
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1928
Re: Squid at Alki Junkyard
It is most likely not from the mouth, but instead from the siphon. It point in the same direction at the tentacles and arms. It is the area that the jet of water comes shooting out of in a threat response.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:00 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1096
Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
One thing that I have found (it may not apply here) is that as soon as I learn to identify something (specific animal or plant) I start seeing it everywhere. I don't know if everyone else is the same but I just seem to miss things until I know how to look for them!
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 4:30 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Chitons can see?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1117
Re: Chitons can see?
I was reading about this yesterday. Absolutely fascinating how things evolved to adapt. What's better if you never have to focus on something? Good, depth perceiving eyes that focus in only one direction like we have? Hundreds of eyes that are focus poor but allow them to see all around without comp...
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:37 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Whale Cove
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4512
Re: Whale Cove
I would love to know how this goes. I've always been curious about that little cove as we drove by.
I have to agree that it looks like the only dry entrance that won't be rappelled would be private. If anyone gets to be friends with the person on the end of McDonald, let all of us know.
I have to agree that it looks like the only dry entrance that won't be rappelled would be private. If anyone gets to be friends with the person on the end of McDonald, let all of us know.
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:03 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Winter Diving
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4376
Re: Winter Diving
Interesting that you should mention that a weight integrated solution is bad for your back because it is what cured my backaches. I used to dive with a belt and by the end of a dive, my back would hurt so bad I would be dieing over the next few days. I dove a weight integrated back inflate (which I ...
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 3:48 pm
- Forum: Oregon Divers
- Topic: Crabbing in Oregon
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5480
Re: Crabbing in Oregon
Red Rock tastes better IMO. To get around the whole baiting issue, I would bait up some rings and have someone on shore "tend" them with a shellfish license. You could then get them concentrated and be legal. The regs specifically state that it is illegal to take, "... or attempting t...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:03 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Winter Diving
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4376
Re: Winter Diving
I guess there in lies the problem: I don't dive dry. I have a wetsuit (semi-dry, but if you get wet, it's still a wetsuit) and I would like to dive dry, but I can't afford one at the moment. Used isn't really an option for me because I am 6'3" and 180 lbs. You can dive wet in winter. Just be a...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:44 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Winter Diving
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4376
Re: Winter Diving
I guess there in lies the problem: I don't dive dry. I have a wetsuit (semi-dry, but if you get wet, it's still a wetsuit) and I would like to dive dry, but I can't afford one at the moment. Used isn't really an option for me because I am 6'3" and 180 lbs.