Never been, probably because the place seems to cater to recreational divers only but does the place actually have cave that someone has explored?
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Never been, probably because the place seems to cater to recreational divers only but does the place actually have cave that someone has explored?
Do you mean Devil's Den?
i've been once. from what I remember anything passable in all the breakdown is closed off with re-bar
Oooops, yup thats what I meant,,,,sorry bout thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Arctic Mike
I took one of my open water classes there, and I have taken a couple of friends there that were newly certified OW divers. It's ok, but even the new people get bored after one or two dives.
There is one crack that looks like it might go somewhere, but they have a sign on it and it is closed with re-bar. Otherwise, all it is is a pile of rocks in about 20-30 feet of water with a couple of swim-throughs. It's ok for someone who has never dove in fresh water to dive it once, but then again, it costs the same as Ginnie, so you might as well take them there. For an overhead diver, you will be angry at yourself if you waste the money to go there.
Nothing a single tank and a no mount rig can't get through....Quote:
Originally Posted by LiteHedded
BTW, in response to the OP's question... nothing there worth diving as far as cave goes...
It is a great site if you are not a cave diver. There is much more to do than in the ballroom at ginnie, but add the other caverns at ginnie and I would go there over Devil's Den. Paradise Springs is also more fun. Blue Grotto sucks in comparison though.
I go to Devil's Den several times a year to camp. Facilities are decent, it's cheap to camp, and you typically have the place to yourself.
I did a couple of PADI OW classes there. 60ffw max depth, with a few platforms and lots of decent sized catfish.Quote:
Originally Posted by JamieZ
I took my underwater photography course there. You can see some of the pictures of DD on my website. Not a whole lot, and no shots on the surface, but it gives you an idea. The gentleman in the pictures was my OW instructor.
One thing mentioned while I was there, depending on the water level, some of the places usually grated off become "accessible." So prospective divers are warned in advance when those conditions exist.
Thank youQuote:
Originally Posted by Tegg
BTW, cat fish are gone. Rowena (British lady at the Devil's Den office) said there was never any remains found to indicate a die-off. They just all left.
Jeez... The catfish were the best thing that place had going for it. There was one in there that had to be close to 100lbs.
we named him Trogdor
from a trip report there....... just some FYI....
The water surface extends approximate 170 feet, end to end and the sump is shaped like an inverted mushroom, with the edges extending out beyond the water’s surface. The rock around these extended edges hold myriads of ancient fossils embedded in the limestone walls and 4 cave entrances.
In the mornings, on a cold day, when the cold air meets the constant 72F water, steam rises from the surface and it is said early settlers seeing this “smoke” believed this to be a direct sign of the spring being connected to the Devil and a gateway to Hell, thus giving it the name, Devil’s Den.
This is what you see….. What you don’t see are the 4 caves extending beneath the pools surface. These are blocked off by a latticework of plastic piping and rebar or grim reaper signs stating nothing beyond is worth dying for.
It is down the passage known as Chamber 3, at approximately 70 feet that there have been discovered the remains of extinct animals from the Pleistocene Age over 2 million years ago including a salamander, some anurans, a slew of turtles, an alligator, a lizard, and a bunch of snakes and along side of these the bones of early man from over 75 thousand years ago.
the Burninator!!Quote:
Originally Posted by LiteHedded
Great info, thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by JerseyJersey