Tag: scuba diving & snorkeling
All the articles with the tag "scuba diving & snorkeling".
Cold canyon dive
Photos of diving La Jolla Canyon Better late than never. Adam, Mani, and had a lovely Sunday morning dive on the 6th. Visibility in La Jolla Canyon was 20 feet or more, making it very bright compared …
Avalon's Underwater Park
Photos of diving Avalon's Underwater Park Last Friday I headed out to Avalon for the day with Anna, Mani, Adam and Randi. Anna played aunt and watched Carson while we did a few dives. Visibility wasn'…
Night dive at the shores 3/11/08
I had a gorgeous dive last night - lots of bioluminescence, some octopus, and tons of small critters out. There were only a few squid around, but apparently enough to fish for, as there were about 6 s…
Squid fishing in La Jolla
During a night dive last week we noticed a number of brightly lit boats off shore and guessed they were fishing for squid. That's exactly what they are according to the UT: The mystery lights belong t…
Squid run
Photos of squid at La Jolla We headed into the water at sunset and swam out to the canyon. Dead squid were scattered about the edge of the canyon like confetti after a parade. I was worried we had mis…
Scripps Canyon
Photos of diving Scripps Canyon I finally convinced myself I would use scuba equipment enough to own full gear (I already have a computer, suit, etc). My visa limping, I'm now the owner of an aqualung…
Sea & Sea DX-1G review (aka Ricoh GX100)
Since the death of my Fuji F810, I've been looking at a way to get some decent underwater photos. Kitting out my Canon 350D/Rebel for underwater use would cost a huge stack of cash - $1200 for a housi…
Scuba diving with sea lions on Islas Coronado
Photos of Scuba diving Islas Coronado, Baja I had a great time scuba diving at the Lobster Shack on Islas Coronado on Saturday. The Coronado Islands are a group of four islands in the municipality of …
Diving and snorkeling near Two Harbors, Catalina Island
Photos of Diving and snorkeling near Two Harbors, Santa Catalina Island, California Continued from Two Harbors, Catalina Island We arrived at Two Harbors in the morning, and got in the water as quickl…
CA oil rigs - remove them, let them be reefs?
As anyone who has driven through OC to the California central coast knows, there are lot of offshore oil rigs out there. The UT has a great article on the debate over what to do about the California o…