Sitka 2017

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Chris, what are those white things?
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Wow crazy beautiful!!!!!
Thanks for the reports! I feel like I was there with ya! :)
Safe travels home!
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Gdog wrote:Chris, what are those white things?
If I had to guess lots and lots of white plumose anenomes
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Baby ones I guess
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Those are alien eggs waiting to hatch
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Those shots remind me of the "Snowfall" and "Snowball" dive sites up by Browning Pass. Both are covered almost entirely by White Plumose Anenomes.


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GearHead wrote:Those shots remind me of the "Snowfall" and "Snowball" dive sites up by Browning Pass. Both are covered almost entirely by White Plumose Anenomes.
i had a ton of people on a Photo group say the same thing ... they think its that dive up on vancouver island .. :angry: and i keep telling them .. its in sitka .. :rofl: silly divers
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ScubaJess wrote:Wow crazy beautiful!!!!!
Thanks for the reports! I feel like I was there with ya! :)
Safe travels home!
thanks Scuba Jess :luv: :thankyouyellow: :grouphug:
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Here is the 2nd movie from my trip ... i have 1 more Epic movie in the works and its pretty spectacular ...

https://youtu.be/KiIG3NtEijg
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Love the kelp forest and the giant nudi attacks!
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So a full week in sitka ... i did 18 dives total .... shot 35 Gigs of video and came out with 3 videos showcasing the eye candy .. i would say the average viz during the trip was 40 feet , the water for some reason was Hazy ..? it was better in the south end towards camp coogan , than vers going north ... it was cold , and snowing ... i only had 2 days of clear weather up there .. but the views and the Mountains make up for it .. the friendly people and good food , along with the company.. drinking Beer at the P bar , and seeing all the boats in the Harbor..
This is the last dive of the trip ... and i plan to dive it next year and explore it more as its now my favorite site

https://youtu.be/IArJpJvM0cE


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Very cool Chris! Great vid, great adventures!
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Dude!!! That was awesome!!! :supz: :taco: :eric:
Now I want to go sledding & diving!!! :partydance:
Really nice work! I'm glad you passed all the tests :eek: and were able to dive :pirate: the super secret beautiful place! :luv: :joshsmith: :taco:
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Can't believe you weren't wearing your drysuit to sled! The white anemone walls are quite amazing!
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So amazing. I'm thinking you're going to have a whole bunch of people that want to jump on the Sitka Dive train... I know I do!
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Tom Nic wrote:So amazing. I'm thinking you're going to have a whole bunch of people that want to jump on the Sitka Dive train... I know I do!
I think you're right Tom. Looks like Chris had some inside help up there. Are there charters running out of there Chris? Do they do a good job?
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Thank you for sharing. Great finale too. I know I will never be able to pass the required Herculean tasks in order to visit the secret spot, so thanks for the video ! :)
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Tom Nic wrote:So amazing. I'm thinking you're going to have a whole bunch of people that want to jump on the Sitka Dive train... I know I do!
diver dave and stika diver miss the PNW crew ... its not the same up there without the group of us there
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Jan K wrote:Thank you for sharing. Great finale too. I know I will never be able to pass the required Herculean tasks in order to visit the secret spot, so thanks for the video ! :)

thank you Jan , i enjoy the pictures you continually post on the whidbey Island thread ... you never cease to amazing me with the sea life you find
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YellowEye wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:So amazing. I'm thinking you're going to have a whole bunch of people that want to jump on the Sitka Dive train... I know I do!
I think you're right Tom. Looks like Chris had some inside help up there. Are there charters running out of there Chris? Do they do a good job?

no charters .... it by friends Boats that i get around
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ScubaJess wrote:Dude!!! That was awesome!!! :supz: :taco: :eric:
Now I want to go sledding & diving!!! :partydance:
Really nice work! I'm glad you passed all the tests :eek: and were able to dive :pirate: the super secret beautiful place! :luv: :joshsmith: :taco:

thank you Jess ....
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H20doctor wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:So amazing. I'm thinking you're going to have a whole bunch of people that want to jump on the Sitka Dive train... I know I do!
diver dave and stika diver miss the PNW crew ... its not the same up there without the group of us there
If Diver Dave and his boat are available 6 people or so are doable, otherwise not.

And there are no charters.

This is a HUGE imposition on locals who live there, so I'm always trying to tread lightly and be very considerate of Diver Dave and Sitka Diver. In the times groups have been larger the hospitality has been amazing. :notworthy: :notworthy: That being said, we all tried to make sure we covered gas, bought dinners, or whatever. Diver Dave would NOT tell us his costs, not sure about Sitka Diver. In any case, that's the lay of the land, and I personally have always tried to tread lightly in the couple of times I've been there.

Chris, well, you know.... :stir: :calvin:

I'm sure we'd need to hear from Dave and Dave on any possible folks going up. It is really their call.
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Man that is pretty. Loved the video too. I'm just glad I didn't have to see you swim naked.....
Great work Doc!
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