Madison Today

[amphipod06]

So we tried to dive Madison today w/o checking first...(bad idea but hey, it's only 1.5 hrs drive...)

See attached pic's

Dive safe,

Celia

[loquat149]

Holy Crap! I was just there last weekend. Bit more of a drive for me, though. The good news is it's now safe do a giant stride off the diving platform in doubles...

Dave

[SLIM]

Whats wrong with it? I mean unless you go in it could be clearer. Come on Ceila, need to come on up here one day and dive our caves and you might think that was not to bad. What kind of vis did you have loking into the water?

So you have to look hard for the entrance. You wont know unless you go.

SLIM

[amphipod06]

Whats wrong with it? I mean unless you go in it could be clearer. Come on Ceila, need to come on up here one day and dive our caves and you might think that was not to bad. What kind of vis did you have loking into the water?

So you have to look hard for the entrance. You wont know unless you go.

SLIM

Not really into Braille diving...more the see and awww kind of girl, you know?

Went and spent money in 1000 rds of 5.56 mm and several 100's of .40 and .45.....since I wasted that trip....

Dive safe,

Celia

[JimC]

Wow. I was there a week ago and the water was like 6 feet lower, crystal clear and blue.

[BabyDuck]

makes the steps less of a problem...i'd dive it. :)

[sskasser]

Sorry Celia, Rich called and tried to warn ya!

Just think of all the folks that have been dared to jump off that platform and wouldn't...no problem now!!

[amphipod06]

Sorry Celia, Rich called and tried to warn ya!

Just think of all the folks that have been dared to jump off that platform and wouldn't...no problem now!!

LOL, funny thing is, I did not listen to my msgs until we were there....too late!!!

Oh, well!!!

Hope you had a great dive,

C

[amphipod06]

makes the steps less of a problem...i'd dive it. :)

The steps are never a problem, the viz is...now...

Dive safe,

C

[SLIM]

I will give in to you this time Celia, because of what you did instead. But if you had 10 foot of vis or even 6 foot, we like that and enjoy it so much. Just do not plan to make it up this way if FW is comming, he makes CB look good but RBD is always blown out when he is in the state.

SLIM

[CynthiaP]

Thanks so much for posting the photos.
In Valdosta, Ga the Withlacoochee River is out of its banks.
I figured Madison was blown.
Thanks for the update, appreciated,

[amphipod06]

Thanks so much for posting the photos.
In Valdosta, Ga the Withlacoochee River is out of its banks.
I figured Madison was blown.
Thanks for the update, appreciated,

Yes, I put my thumb up as we crossed the bridge and looked at the river...<G> We went into the park just to see how bad and then take pic's..

Slim, there was NO VIZ, I doubt you copuld have made The "tempered glass" script on your mask....
But my ammo stash is much better now....;-)

Dive safe,

Celia

[FW]

Whats wrong with it? I mean unless you go in it could be clearer. Come on Ceila, need to come on up here one day and dive our caves and you might think that was not to bad. What kind of vis did you have loking into the water?

So you have to look hard for the entrance. You wont know unless you go.

SLIM
If the river had come up slowly, I might agree, but I suspect the system is syphoning now, and going in would be incredibly dangerous. Not really an issue, since the park doesn't allow diving when it is like that.

[amphipod06]

If the river had come up slowly, I might agree, but I suspect the system is syphoning now, and going in would be incredibly dangerous. Not really an issue, since the park doesn't allow diving when it is like that.

When you find beer cans by the courtyard you know it had been syphoning pretty bad...sooooo, no. Mama did not raise dumb kids....only ugly ones....bad way to speak of my siblings too....

Dive safe,

Celia

[Stick]

Sorry your dive was spoiled, the Panhandle crowd had a nice couple dives at Jackson...and the electronic lock only befuddled me for a few seconds (hint-the combo pad is on the FAR left and it is the LEFT gate arm that pivots outta the way :smt101 )

[FW]

Check this link, about a spring near Madison: http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9175

I guess I will take Madison off my "Christmas list".

[FW]

I just looked at the river level graph, and it seems the Withlacoochee is just about at crest, so barring any more big rain events, the rest of N Fl should be OK.

EDIT: I hear that Little River and Telford have reversed, so sctatch the above statement :-(

The aquifer is still so low, that it can't handle the river going up any at all.

[Phil]

You guys are kidding me...
I am shure you are kidding me...
Theses pics are from last March...
Can't be possible...

Im am from Montreal Canada, las time I was in NFL was in march 2008, everything was floded. I am supposed to get back in 12 days... you are really kidding...

What about Cow? and Little River? LAs time they were floded...

Phil.
Should I pospone my trip?

[FW]

You guys are kidding me...
I am shure you are kidding me...
Theses pics are from last March...
Can't be possible...

Im am from Montreal Canada, las time I was in NFL was in march 2008, everything was floded. I am supposed to get back in 12 days... you are really kidding...

What about Cow? and Little River? LAs time they were floded...

Phil.
Should I pospone my trip?
Little River and Telford are flooded. Peacock and Cow are fine, as well as everything along the Sante Fe, like Ginnie.

[Phil]

Little River and Telford are flooded. Peacock and Cow are fine, as well as everything along the Sante Fe, like Ginnie.

When you say everything along the Santa Fe, like Ginnie, what else is along the Santa Fe? as a backmount sites?

Thanks
Phil

[DeepSea]

When you say everything along the Santa Fe, like Ginnie, what else is along the Santa Fe? as a backmount sites?

Thanks
Phil

Hmmm...Syphon Creek comes to mind pretty quick...

http://caves.tampadiving.com (Find a system, click the "Nearby Systems" tab)...

Example - Ginnie (http://www.tampadiving.com/sections/diving/cave_systems/system.asp?ID=21&region=FL&tab=4)

Or click the map and look at the pushpins...

[ARY]

Hmmm...Syphon Creek comes to mind pretty quick....
You need a kayak, or to be a member of the research team, or to have a special training for covert operations, or better all of that to dive those sites. The viz there is below zero all year round any way regardless if it is a flooded or not. For that matter there is really no difference - go to Madison at least gators will not eat you.

Some pics (and more are near them):
http://picasaweb.google.com/ary.cave/FloridaMixAlbum#5267978023878319666
http://picasaweb.google.com/ary.cave/FloridaMixAlbum#5267979104296598146

[deepdiverbob]

You need a kayak, or to be a member of the research team, or to have a special training for covert operations, or better all of that to dive those sites. The viz there is below zero all year round any way regardless if it is a flooded or not. For that matter there is really no difference - go to Madison at least gators will not eat you.

Some pics (and more are near them):
http://picasaweb.google.com/ary.cave/FloridaMixAlbum#5267978023878319666
http://picasaweb.google.com/ary.cave/FloridaMixAlbum#5267979104296598146

i love that shot of the turtles lined up. That is great. Thanks for sharing.