Troy Update

[J_glenn06]

Anyone know how troy is doing now??

[jj1987]

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showp...57&postcount=3

I dove this today around the time the park was about to close to try diving a set of LP112's I had just picked up. At this point diving this without a light is pointless. Almost all surface light was lost at 60ft or so, I managed to find the log near the cavern entrance to get a point of reference.

The ranger told me that a group dove earlier in the day (I assume direct sunlight) and said it was OK. I had a 10w HID and hit the bottom before I could even tell there was a bottom there. You can see a white rock from about 3-5ft away, but if you're shining your light onto sand, there's nothing to see, and you'll be diving by feel.

[Walter Pickel]

TJ reported this as open and diveable

http://www.tampadiving.com/sections/...D=80&region=FL

[WEPIV]

Troy Springs has always been (for me) a beautiful place to dive. A site does not need thousands of feet of cave passage to make it a nice, enjoyable dive.... (What other spring run has the remains of an old Confederate boat, in this case the Madison?)

[J_glenn06]

its a great place to test new gear but thats about it!

[J_glenn06]

We dove troy today and just wonted to give yall some more updates. We were the only people there most of all day so not that silty! The vis was about 10-15 at around 10 to 30 ft. But from 30 ft down was dark but very clear. Flow is kicking pretty good coming out of the cavern so its getting better!

[JahJahwarrior]

Am I the only one who finds it funny that it's the CDF, and people keep asking about Troy, which I don't believe allows/condones cave diving if you enter the park via the road? Great little dive, but that just struck me as funny...


(still, glad to hear it's clearing up, I'll have to head out there sometime...)

[temrich]

Well, I asked about Troy because I use it as an open water training site. I dont live near there and figured some cave divers may have some local knowledge of the site and its conditions. Do we need to start a new area on CDF for "non-cave diving" sites? I would hate to have someone blast me for asking about a wreck dive.

[JahJahwarrior]

Well, I asked about Troy because I use it as an open water training site. I dont live near there and figured some cave divers may have some local knowledge of the site and its conditions. Do we need to start a new area on CDF for "non-cave diving" sites? I would hate to have someone blast me for asking about a wreck dive.

Didn't mean to "blast" you in any way, and am not throwing blame at all, because there's no problem here at all. It's just kind of funny to me that we have three threads about a site without an extremely divable cave in the trip reports section. No worries, just an observation. And you are correct, local cave divers are most likely to be able to give an informed opinion about the site and its divability.

[jj1987]

Am I the only one who finds it funny that it's the CDF, and people keep asking about Troy, which I don't believe allows/condones cave diving if you enter the park via the road? Great little dive, but that just struck me as funny...


(still, glad to hear it's clearing up, I'll have to head out there sometime...)

I don't enjoy the dive at all, but it's a great spot to learn new gear.