Conditions in Cave Country

[crawford]

Heading down next week. What are conditions like around Luraville area caves (Peacock, Telford, LR) and also has Madison cleared up any?

Thankya!

[akcaver]

Just dove the grand traverse today, and except for the mask fogging up the viz was great throughout the whole system.

[billyf]

Dove last weekend 12-14 conditions were great.
Dove Ginnie, Anderson, telford, and little river all of them had 30+ viz and the flow is down in all of them.

[DogDiver]

Does anyone know current conditions at Madison Blue?

[Kirk]

Ginnie is great
Cow is great
Little River is great (though some moron removed most of the distance marking line arrows)
Telford is great
Peacock is great
Jackson Blue is great (though the lines in that cave need a lot of work, way too much gold line, and the white line has way too many Ts.... either the members of line committee don't know how to use a reel, or they are manufacturing line arrows and cookies on the side)
I've heard Manatee is great (though haven't been there recently).
I understand Twin Cave is messed up.
I understand Madison Blue is messed up.
I understand Hole in the Wall is messed up.

In summary, everything but Madison in North Central Florida is great. Everything but Jackson Blue on the Mill Pond is messed up. Don't know about the caves near Talahassee, nor the one's just north of Tampa. - Kirk

[akcaver]

I hear pretty much everything is blown out around tally, but thats just what a friend said looking at the surface pools.

[tomhauburn]

Ginnie is great
Cow is great
Little River is great (though some moron removed most of the distance marking line arrows)
Telford is great
Peacock is great
Jackson Blue is great (though the lines in that cave need a lot of work, way too much gold line, and the white line has way too many Ts.... either the members of line committee don't know how to use a reel, or they are manufacturing line arrows and cookies on the side)
I've heard Manatee is great (though haven't been there recently).
I understand Twin Cave is messed up.
I understand Madison Blue is messed up.
I understand Hole in the Wall is messed up.

In summary, everything but Madison in North Central Florida is great. Everything but Jackson Blue on the Mill Pond is messed up. Don't know about the caves near Talahassee, nor the one's just north of Tampa. - Kirk

Has anyone entered Madison by Marst sink recently. I supposed to do a dive there soon and if its blow that far in I like to know before we drive there.
Tom

[Cindy]

Scott and I stopped to dive Madison last week. Stuck our money in and didn't see the little sign that said the cave was closed. I need to get my money back I guess. The cave was dark but blowing out, Martz sink was black. I would call the park before driving up there. Cindy

[crawford]

Thanks everyone. I can't wait to get down!

[DavidP]

Dove Peacock Springs State Park P1 Saturday January 20, 2007

Peanut Line to Olsen By-Pass back down to Pothole Line to
Peacock One, visibility, 80-100 feet as far as your light would shine,
was crystal clear then particulates from classes from Olsen to Peacock One.

Any questions pm,
David Penney
Live Oak, FL