Interesting New System - Deep Lake

[Walter Pickel]

Just added Deep Lake in Arcadia, FL to the database - 297' deep

http://bit.ly/dtFc77

[SuPrBuGmAn]

Damn, thats pretty far south...

[LiteHedded]

HA
sounds sporty

[phreaticus]

Bil Fehring (CDS pres. at the time, as well as a DiePpolder guide) Sheck, Mary Ellen and some others dove it back in the early 80's...reported it deep, dark and no fun...lol!

[sskasser]

The map and description are definitely interesting. The map looks to have been generated with one of those cool whirlygig doodads. Anyone know?

What's the geological background of this lake/cave? Any ideas how it was formed? Does it wall out or is that just the extent of exploration?

[ScubaRob]

Damn, thats pretty far south...

Not if your from the Bradenton, Sarasota area. The 2 - 3' of viz kinda makes me want to skip this one.

[aw]

Not if your from the Bradenton, Sarasota area. The 2 - 3' of viz kinda makes me want to skip this one.

That's what I was thinking. Why would anyone want to do this anyway? I'm glad there are some out there who can handle 200+ ft depths while braille diving, but I just see NO point in it. Risk should be an assessment of the hazards of a given activity weighed against the benefits of it and the opportunity cost of doing something else. I just see no benefits and a huge opportunity cost.

[HeloDriver]

That's what I was thinking. Why would anyone want to do this anyway? I'm glad there are some out there who can handle 200+ ft depths while braille diving, but I just see NO point in it. Risk should be an assessment of the hazards of a given activity weighed against the benefits of it and the opportunity cost of doing something else. I just see no benefits and a huge opportunity cost.

I guess some folks desire to know the unknown and feel it's worth it. Those silly gooses.

Ok, Ok it fits better than geese

[sskasser]

That's what I was thinking. Why would anyone want to do this anyway? I'm glad there are some out there who can handle 200+ ft depths while braille diving, but I just see NO point in it. Risk should be an assessment of the hazards of a given activity weighed against the benefits of it and the opportunity cost of doing something else. I just see no benefits and a huge opportunity cost.

LOL, that's why it's so awesome that we're all free to pursue what thrills us, whatever that may be! There are plenty of folks that would say this about what most all of us on here do:

That's what I was thinking. Why would anyone want to do this anyway? I'm glad there are some out there who can handle using a man-made life support system to dive under water while going a thousand or more feet into a cave, but I just see NO point in it. Risk should be an assessment of the hazards of a given activity weighed against the benefits of it and the opportunity cost of doing something else. I just see no benefits and a huge opportunity cost.

[Rubis]

LOL ... for me this comment kinda makes it off limits :

"Oh yeah, the surface pool is FULL of gators." ...