Keystone -- after the storm
Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:17 am
Hi Folks
Tom Nic, Bassman and I went to Keystone yeterday, the day after the big storm.
Wow, keystone got hit hard by that storm.... The parking lot had waves run across it. The picnic tables were thrown about in the waves... some got sent down the beach others were tossed upside down. The lot was completely covered with sand and gravel. The 3-4 foot ledge that previously lead down to the water is now filled in with more sand making the ledge .5-2' tall, making entrance easier...
Over on the ferry lane side, one of the break waters got knocked down, and the boat launch was completely destroyed.
I didn't look closely at the pilings but there looks to have been some damage over there too.
The small lighthouse on the end of the jetty got destroyed. The coast guard is wanting to recover the lantern. I saw it out on the jetty at 7 feet underwater but it will be a several person job to recover it. I have a contact number for the coast guard if anybody makes it out there to recover it. I may go tomorrow if the wind is ok.
Hope you all made it thru the storm safely with minimal damage...
Despite all the destruction above, the diving was fantastic. It was Tom/keith's first time at Keystone and it was fun showing them. Highlights included mating cockerel's dorids, a huge octo at 55', lots of nudibranch, lots of kelp greenling eggs (some with the alevin swimming around inside!)
Viz was sandy but improving. On dive 1, all the anemones were closed. On dive 2, they were beginning to open up -- what a beautiful transformation!
One thing which was sad was there was a lot of plastic in the water from the storm :( Many pieces about the size of a postage stamp.
Tom Nic, Bassman and I went to Keystone yeterday, the day after the big storm.
Wow, keystone got hit hard by that storm.... The parking lot had waves run across it. The picnic tables were thrown about in the waves... some got sent down the beach others were tossed upside down. The lot was completely covered with sand and gravel. The 3-4 foot ledge that previously lead down to the water is now filled in with more sand making the ledge .5-2' tall, making entrance easier...
The small lighthouse on the end of the jetty got destroyed. The coast guard is wanting to recover the lantern. I saw it out on the jetty at 7 feet underwater but it will be a several person job to recover it. I have a contact number for the coast guard if anybody makes it out there to recover it. I may go tomorrow if the wind is ok.
Hope you all made it thru the storm safely with minimal damage...
Despite all the destruction above, the diving was fantastic. It was Tom/keith's first time at Keystone and it was fun showing them. Highlights included mating cockerel's dorids, a huge octo at 55', lots of nudibranch, lots of kelp greenling eggs (some with the alevin swimming around inside!)
Viz was sandy but improving. On dive 1, all the anemones were closed. On dive 2, they were beginning to open up -- what a beautiful transformation!
One thing which was sad was there was a lot of plastic in the water from the storm :( Many pieces about the size of a postage stamp.
Wow... give a guy a break... Seattle traffic is evil and I live in the South end, which makes several awesome northern sites seldom dove. And anyway... yadda, yadda, yadda, yadda.
