HEY GLP!!! Ever wondered what the INSIDE of the Florida Aquifer looks like? CAVE DIVING PICS INSIDE.

wow, the water is so clear.

I take it claustrophobia is NOT one of your problems.
Nice photos.
Thanks!

any fish in there-or other things?

any fish in there-or other things?

any fish in there-or other things?


Actually, not really.

The fish do not go where there is no light. So you will rarely see a fish beyond the "cavern zone". The cavern zone is the first part of the cave where sunlight can shine in... once you are in a hundred feet or so in most caves all light is gone.

There are these "transparent" crawfish things that are blind and you will see those in the cave. I will go see if I have a pic I took of one. They are cool you can see their hearts through their transparent bodies.

You will also run into "bacterial colonies" sometimes that look like cotton balls.

These pics where done around 2000 feet back in the system form the cave entrance so the nearest light is 2000 feet away (other then the 4 lights each we had with us) so no critters.

The other plus is the gators don't go in there either. ;) You only get to play with those in the caverns (rare) or outside in the basin where you do deco sometimes.

I hope you didn't piss in the water

that's where my well taps in

any fish in there-or other things?


Actually, not really.

The fish do not go where there is no light. So you will rarely see a fish beyond the "cavern zone". The cavern zone is the first part of the cave where sunlight can shine in... once you are in a hundred feet or so in most caves all light is gone.

There are these "transparent" crawfish things that are blind and you will see those in the cave. I will go see if I have a pic I took of one. They are cool you can see their hearts through their transparent bodies.

You will also run into "bacterial colonies" sometimes that look like cotton balls.

These pics where done around 2000 feet back in the system form the cave entrance so the nearest light is 2000 feet away (other then the 4 lights each we had with us) so no critters.

The other plus is the gators don't go in there either. ;) You only get to play with those in the caverns (rare) or outside in the basin where you do deco sometimes.

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Florida cave diving is synonomous with archaeological and fossil discoveries. I KNOW you have seen thousands of "bones" and indian stuff down there too.

Hey man.

Do you know Jim Brown?

I have been a caver for decades man and he is the BEST i have ever met. (no offense meant)

If ya ever need a sherpa to haul ur gear,,, gimmee a shout. And I am very vertically competent as well.

I have been to a lot of places dude but I will NEVER do what you do.

That is just WAY TOO MUCH for this old guy to do.

I have been to Butler, Ellisons, countless pits in TAG and I have even been involved in some new discoveries. I still have one of those yet to pop.

let me know

I hope you didn't piss in the water

that's where my well taps in


Actually there are two sites where well pipes do enter into passage or rooms... :) You never know what happens in there Trinity...

What happens in the cave stays in the cave.. LOL

I hope you didn't piss in the water

that's where my well taps in


Actually there are two sites where well pipes do enter into passage or rooms... :) You never know what happens in there Trinity...

What happens in the cave stays in the cave.. LOL


arg!

good thing I have a carbon filter and UV filter hooked up to the well then..

cave diving rich man's past time?

i mean how much is it for al that equipment?

Hey man.

Do you know Jim Brown?

I have been a caver for decades man and he is the BEST i have ever met. (no offense meant)

If ya ever need a sherpa to haul ur gear,,, gimmee a shout. And I am very vertically competent as well.

I have been to a lot of places dude but I will NEVER do what you do.

That is just WAY TOO MUCH for this old guy to do.

I have been to Butler, Ellisons, countless pits in TAG and I have even been involved in some new discoveries. I still have one of those yet to pop.

let me know




Actually I do know Jim.

Yeah... I am 40 so I am still in ok shape to be doing this stuff.. I do have to admit I am backing off the deep caves that require trimix as the helium is starting to have slightly weird effects on me during deco.

If you are ever heading to cave country let me know and we can go do a casual dive at Ginnie or something.

How massive is a massive sand dollar?

cave diving rich man's past time?

i mean how much is it for al that equipment?


Cave diving can be expensive to get all the gear you want (which you always want more -- lol) but I have about $20,000 in diving gear (tanks, regs, scooters, etc etc) and around $10,000 invested in a HD Underwater Video setup (Gates Housing, Sony HD cams, lights etc).

Once you have your gear though a $80 annual state pass will get you in tons of places to dive all year... only gas for the truck to get there and gas for your cylinders at that point.

You can get basic cave diving gear that you would need for "most" cave diving for $2000 or so.

Hey man.

Do you know Jim Brown?

I have been a caver for decades man and he is the BEST i have ever met. (no offense meant)

If ya ever need a sherpa to haul ur gear,,, gimmee a shout. And I am very vertically competent as well.

I have been to a lot of places dude but I will NEVER do what you do.

That is just WAY TOO MUCH for this old guy to do.

I have been to Butler, Ellisons, countless pits in TAG and I have even been involved in some new discoveries. I still have one of those yet to pop.

let me know




Actually I do know Jim.

Yeah... I am 40 so I am still in ok shape to be doing this stuff.. I do have to admit I am backing off the deep caves that require trimix as the helium is starting to have slightly weird effects on me during deco.

If you are ever heading to cave country let me know and we can go do a casual dive at Ginnie or something.


You must be near High Springs if you do casual dives at Ginnie. Thats my neck of the woods ;).

cave diving rich man's past time?

i mean how much is it for al that equipment?


Cave diving can be expensive to get all the gear you want (which you always want more -- lol) but I have about $20,000 in diving gear (tanks, regs, scooters, etc etc) and around $10,000 invested in a HD Underwater Video setup (Gates Housing, Sony HD cams, lights etc).

Once you have your gear though a $80 annual state pass will get you in tons of places to dive all year... only gas for the truck to get there and gas for your cylinders at that point.

You can get basic cave diving gear that you would need for "most" cave diving for $2000 or so.

oki doki

most people i know cant even afford a snorkel

nice pics tho