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For those who were interested. I'm not driving out to dive Marmes Rock this week. It's legal to dive. I think the "cave" is in 40 feet of water. It'd be a pain in the ass to kayak my gear to the "pond" (which isn't a pond... but just a section of the river). I've heard from a few people that the vis would be 0". I called the nearest dive shop (Undersea Adventures in Kennewick) and they confirmed that there would be little or no vis. Given this level of pointlessness I'll wait until later this year. Perhaps later this summer (given our draught) it'll be better out there. -ben --- Ben Wiseley <wiseleyb@ya*.co*> wrote: > > Has anyone been diving at Marmes Rock Shelter? It > might be interesting to do... anyone interested? > > I was reading Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest > when I came across this: > "... paddlers will come to the Marmes rock shelter, > an > archeological site discovered in 1962. In 1968, WSU > scientists unearthed an ancient skeleton dating back > 10,000 years - the oldest human remains discovered > at > that time... Unfotunately the find came one year > before the site was to be flooded by Lower > Monumental > Dam. Progress was not about to be stopped, but the > U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed to build a dike > around the entrance to the cave as a last-ditch > effort > to preserve the dig site. The dike leaked. Water > seeped in, and the cave ... is flooded by what is > now > called Marmes Pond." (page 90) > > I searched but couldn't find anything on the net > about > people diving this or any mention of depth. It > would > have to be a boat dive or a long hike from the > closed > road. I don't think it's that deep because they > mention that boats give the area a wide berth. > > The pond is in SE Washington. > > Does anyone know anything about this? > > -ben > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great > prices > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: quest-unsubscribe@gu*.co* > For additional commands, e-mail: quest-help@gu*.co* > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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