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ccuda · 03-29-2002, 05:47 AM,

I used to go up there with friends in college days, really awesome place. Tons of quarries, some as green and nasty as pea soup, others so clear that you could see 30-40ft down from the surface. I've never dove there, yet. They had lots of people partying there for years and years, so I'm sure there's a lot to see in some of the quarries, I know of at least one car that went in. But the parties also resulted in people getting hurt and a couple of fatalitites, so now there are really tight controls on use of the area. You need permits to dive there, and the administrative office is not easy to deal with. I tried a couple of years ago and I hope they've changed...they tried to make you jump through so much red-tape, they really didn't seem like they wanted divers there, even if you were responsible. Now, I hope things have changed. The only quarry i know of there that they allow for diving is quite a hike back into the area. (All of the quarries were that way to begn with). But you can't bring vehicles back there. So to haul tanks and equip. would be a big ordeal for some. I suggest wheelbarrows, etc. And check into the depth, they may have changed quarries, the last one was shallow (to avoid liability). I was hoping they would open that area up more. Anyone know any more about it, actual experience diving there? It's like that movie, "breaking away", wouldn't that be a cool place to dive!