Jackson Blue Conditions?

[FW]

... or get a mechanical anemometer or cheap electronic anemometer and waterproof it.

Karst Environmental did that. You could contact Pete Butt, and ask what he came up with. He was mostly doing it on entrances, to better estimate the outflow.

[FW]

As interesting as the flow analysis is, I would love to read more condition reports

[roguediver]

As interesting as the flow analysis is, I would love to read more condition reports


Me as well.

[PfcAJ]

As interesting as the flow analysis is, I would love to read more conditions reports.

[Jon Nellis]

Karst Environmental did that. You could contact Pete Butt, and ask what he came up with. He was mostly doing it on entrances, to better estimate the outflow.

I'm not too worried about it, strong flow doesn't bother me the slightest bit.

It was flowing pretty good when we were there at the end of March. It gave me something to do on deco, holding position in the middle of the flow while the fish swam around me.

[sskasser]

Sorry to derail the thread with a conditions report, but I dived JB yesterday.

The underwater lawn mower was going and that was cool to see in action! The middle of the basin looks like it got haircut from underwater. There was lots of floating grass clippings, but I'm sure they'll work their way out. I imagine this is in preparation for swimmers. Of course, you REALLY don't wanna get shot out of the cave into that thing The parks guys had a spotter standing at the diving board keeping an eye on things. I was impressed and felt like they had the safety aspect covered well.

The flow is ROCKIN'! If you're swimming and can't resist the urge to do a goal-oriented dive (I MUST reach point xxxxx), forget it. CO2 will not be your friend.

I was just looking to get wet and have rocks over my head. I had a BLAST! The viz is AWESOME for any number of caves around the world. It is NOT JB's normal air-clear viz, though. It's all about perspective, baby! From the start of the gold line, the entrance is fully visible, but it looks similar to seeing through a halocline, instead of the sharp, well-defined image we typically see there.

Since I wasn't in any hurry to *go* anywhere, I tucked into every little space I found, experimenting and feeling with the levels of flow in different places. It was fun when I miscalculated a couple of times and my fins caught the flow. It felt like I'd been hooked by a moving boat!

Sitting in the cavern area, near the mouth, it was like watching an underwater version of a sand storm. I really wished I'd had my camera. The sand would whip up into tornadoes all up and down the mouth and out into the basin. It was a beautiful and awe-inspiring sight!

Great dive!

Of course, when my day started out with our two female donkeys humping outside the kitchen window, I just knew it was gonna be a GREAT day! Happy Hump Day INDEED! Of course, the fact that I got to take home OFG's cootie laden underwear made this a day that could never be topped! Mmmmmm, humping donkeys and boy cooties....Wednesdays ROCK!!

Go be happy, y'all!
Shirley

[FW]

Sorry to derail the thread with a conditions report, but I dived JB yesterday. ...

Thanks for the report!

[sskasser]

Thanks for the report!

I live to serve, kind sir! And eat bacon. Of course.

[FW]

I live to serve, kind sir! And eat bacon. Of course.

...but not to serve bacon

[victorzamora]

Wow, it sounds like it's higher than the last time I was there. Vis was bad last time, as well. I had to turn my new light down to low to reduce the backscatter.

Shirley, your point about goal-oriented dives should be taken very seriously. I know it's always a bad idea to get a goal in mind, but this flow is making it pretty dangerous on top of the tunnel vision.