Friedman sink protocol?

[curtschu]

They wouldn't have "stopped at Friedman's". They probably came in from the river, up the run. They found Friedman's in the woods, and thought it might be the fountain of youth

Wrong Spaniard

[jeandiver]

What's wrong swimming to Friedman's?
Oh wait , I don't scooter.
Actually , we swam to Friedman's about 5 times this last year. THEN we went in at Friedman's.
But that's just me , you see.

Got to know the ol' Gold Line in there really well

Da Beano Baggins

P.S. As was said earlier , one of the most beautiful sites is dropping thru Friedmans , and then at about 40-50 feet ... POOF ... this HUGE cave opens up below you. Just Awesome

[JE]

If you are doing a 1st time in Friedman's, please take note that it is a bit of a 'careful-as-you go' entrance. A mite steep & tight, but worth the effort. On a side note here, beware that large nests of 'tick's are everywhere, & you will see this on trees, bushes, & fallen logs everywhere you step-! Best to have a buddy who is familar with this entry to help you along the way.

Have a good dive.

j.

[chilldive]

The park ranger indicated it was quite a walk to Freidmans. She thought it was like a mile. What's the scoop? How far is it? How do people typically get their gear back that far, especially scooters (or do people take scooters in at Freidmans)? It took me 3 trips just to get stages, scooter, then me geared up, to Catfish!

Sorry for all the questions. Just trying to learn.

[Serota]

You were given incorrect info.. I don't know the exact distance, but less than a quarter mile would be my estimate - shorter walk, downhill, than to Catfish. We usually use handcarts for SM tanks, but I have just carried them. Its not a big deal.

The park ranger indicated it was quite a walk to Freidmans. She thought it was like a mile. What's the scoop? How far is it? How do people typically get their gear back that far, especially scooters (or do people take scooters in at Freidmans)? It took me 3 trips just to get stages, scooter, then me geared up, to Catfish!

Sorry for all the questions. Just trying to learn.

[FW]

It does help to have 2 vehicles, so you can leave one at Catfish, to drive back to get the one at Friedman's. You could walk too. It is a lot closer than Orange Grove to Peacock

[cavemark]

Both times I've gone in at Friedman I carted my tanks back to the sink. The first time there were some trees sort of low over the path that you had to duck under (not good my back wearing tanks). The last time I thought I was careful not to stray from the path and still ended up picking about 5 ticks off on the drive home. I found one that was just starting to attach while scratching an itch in an area where we guys occasionally scratch itches. I must have picked them up while I was carting gear back and forth to the sink.

There is a setup stand back at the sink. There were tons of mosquitos the last time (April 2008 ), worse than I've seen them at Peacock, but not as bad as the Everglades.

Really, really cool entry.

Mark

The next time I think we'll take my mountain bike to go back to Friedman for the car.

[Burke]

The park ranger indicated it was quite a walk to Freidmans. She thought it was like a mile. What's the scoop? How far is it? How do people typically get their gear back that far, especially scooters (or do people take scooters in at Freidmans)? It took me 3 trips just to get stages, scooter, then me geared up, to Catfish!

Sorry for all the questions. Just trying to learn.

I doubt that it's much more than 100 yards... just make sure you know exactly where it is before you gear up...

[chilldive]

I think maybe the ranger was trying to make sure I wasn't going to go looking for the sink without following proper protocol. She made it sound like a lot of extra effort to dive Freidman. I was curious to see the sink, but they wouldn't even tell me how to get to it. Oh well, maybe next trip down.

[Rexco]

Does anyone know who Friedman of sink and cave fame is or was?