The Diver's Log 2012
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Dive # 1/12
Date: 3-24-12
Location: A-4
Dive Depth: 15ft
Begin Pressure Group: D
End Pressure Group: J
Actual Bottom Time: 23 Minutes
Water Temp: 63
Exposure: Full Wetsuit w/hooded vest
Visibility: 0-2 ft
Buddy: Denise Baine
Comments: First dive of the season and as always I start the season at this dive site because it has been the most active site thorough-out the past 33 years. Did a shoreline intel check for the first 30 minutes looking for signs of activity that would suggest a vehicle being in the water or having been pulled out since my last visit here in late fall. It appeared that a vehicle had been pulled out at entrance point B because a sizable rock from the bottom of the river was present in the trail which I aged at being there for several months but was out of place and not present on my last visit. However it could have been placed there by a fisherman for whatever reason but not likely.
Made the dive at entrance point B (Hot Zone) the area at this site where the majority of vehicles are found. Went to the bottom of the drop off and pinned the search rope and swimmed up current for about 50 ft. Current very rough and hard to swim in probably the worst I've been in for several years due to all the rain. Completed the first search of a 100ft circular search, swimmed back to the pin and once again tried to swim up current but was unable to safely. Did another 100ft search and called it a day. Will try again when the water is safer to dive. Found nothing but certainly haven't touched the tip of the iceberg at this location.
zzExcellent water visibility, best in years. Did a 300ft. Circular rope search of entrance point B dive area. To my surprise no vehicles are present. Statistically this year should be in higher finds than the past couple of years. Sticking to my coined term last year. People are to poor to be bad meaning they haven't got a job to buy a new car that would probably just end up in the river anyway on a false insurance claim.
Dive # 3/12
Date: 4-14-12
Location: A-4
Dive Depth: 15ft
Begin Pressure Group: K
End Pressure Group: Q
Actual Bottom Time: 30 Minutes
Water Temp: 68
Exposure: Full Wetsuit w/hooded vest
Visibility: 20 ft +
Buddy: Denise Baine
Comments: Did a 300ft circular rope search in front of ramp at entrance point A. Found nothing.
Dive # 4/12
Date: 4-14-12
Location: A-4
Dive Depth: 15ft
Begin Pressure Group: A
End Pressure Group: J
Actual Bottom Time: 40 Minutes
Water Temp: 68
Exposure: Shorty/hooded vest/Jacket
Visibility: 20 ft +
Buddy: Denise Baine
Comments: After a lunch break and doing recons of T-9 and T-10 decided to go back and dive point C being that vehicles the past couple of years were found on the bountry of this search grid. Did a 300ft circular rope search. Found nothing. Confident at this time that no vehicles are present at this dive site but more dives will be made in the future to ensure.
Dive# 5/12
Date: 4-28-12
Location: A-4
Dive Depth: 15ft
Begin Pressure Group: D
End Pressure Group: K
Actual Bottom Time: 25 Minutes
Water Temp: 70
Exposure: Shorty with hooded vest
Visibility: 0-2ft
Buddy: Martin Markman
Comments:Did a dive at Point B. Pulled search rope and did a 200ft circular search. Found nothing.
Dive# 6/12
Date: 4-28-12
Location: T-11
Dive Depth: 20ft
Begin Pressure Group: B
End Pressure Group: J
Actual Bottom Time: 30 Minutes
Water Temp: 68
Exposure: Shorty w/hooded vest
Visibility: 0-2ft
Buddy: Martin Markman
Comments: Did a 100ft circular search 100ft down steam of ramp. Water very murky and unsafe to dive.