Missle silo in eastern Washington?

A while back James Connell wrote that there is diving in eastern
Washington near I-90 at some kind of missle silo. I am wondering if
anyone knows anything about this. Is it for real? Can you dive
there? Where is it?

While I'm at it, I'm still looking for any leads to interesting
freshwater diving in Washington. Actually, it doesn't even have to be
really interesting at all. Just legal and reasonably safe. I wrote
the Wash. Dept. of State Parks twice about diving from lake shores in
state parks (is it allowed, etc.) and never got a response. Sheesh.
Is it my long-winded writing style...?

Thanks.

-Evans Winner

In article <8560c3d6.0307022038.5c43d405@posting.google.com >, Evans
Winner <ehw3@hotmail.com> wrote:

€ A while back James Connell wrote that there is diving in eastern
€ Washington near I-90 at some kind of missle silo. I am wondering if
€ anyone knows anything about this. Is it for real? Can you dive
€ there? Where is it?
€
€ While I'm at it, I'm still looking for any leads to interesting
€ freshwater diving in Washington. Actually, it doesn't even have to be
€ really interesting at all. Just legal and reasonably safe. I wrote
€ the Wash. Dept. of State Parks twice about diving from lake shores in
€ state parks (is it allowed, etc.) and never got a response. Sheesh.
€ Is it my long-winded writing style...?

No.

They just don't know.

Why fresh water?

Are you in Eastern Washington? If so, you're probably stuck with the
drive. The only diver I know who lives over there likes to dive here
(Seattle-Puget Sound).

Why on earth would anyone want to dive in a missle silo?

--
"C'mon, you sons of bitches, you want to live forever?"
-Sergeant Major Dan Daly

Evans Winner wrote:
> A while back James Connell wrote that there is diving in eastern
> Washington near I-90 at some kind of missle silo. I am wondering if
> anyone knows anything about this. Is it for real? Can you dive
> there? Where is it?
>
> While I'm at it, I'm still looking for any leads to interesting
> freshwater diving in Washington. Actually, it doesn't even have to be
> really interesting at all. Just legal and reasonably safe. I wrote
> the Wash. Dept. of State Parks twice about diving from lake shores in
> state parks (is it allowed, etc.) and never got a response. Sheesh.
> Is it my long-winded writing style...?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Evans Winner

it's in the 'royal slope' area close to mattawa. i can't give you the
directions but if you call the shop:
UnderSea Adventures
6855 W Clearwater Av KENNEWICK, WA 99336-1720 (509) 735-073
they can likely give you better info.
last i checked it was legal, though discouraged ( i was there~ 8 years ago).
it's a strange dive - a couple of mostly flooded rooms lead to a 50yd
tunnel ( 3/4 flooded) thats goes to the silo proper. the water in the
silo is ~ 60ft deep. losts of rust and cables, rather dark! not
something i'd do more than once, but it is something diferent.

On 3 Jul 2003 05:05:05 GMT, Jammer Six <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote:

>Why on earth would anyone want to dive in a missle silo?

Imagine the artifact recovery!

With the situation here in the People's Republic of California, I am
actively pursuing a viable method of building a nuclear power plant in
my back yard with the intention of providing power to my condo complex
and using the coolant to heat my hot tub.



--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

Evans,

The missile silos are in the TriCities area. I've not done this, but I
know many people that have. Come to think of it, I will be in TriCities
next month, maybe I'll look into it.

Friends have told me that it's a very unusual site.

http://www.northwestdiver.com/features/2003/0120-1.php

Here ya go...
Wade


"Evans Winner" <ehw3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8560c3d6.0307022038.5c43d405@posting.google.c om...
> A while back James Connell wrote that there is diving in eastern
> Washington near I-90 at some kind of missle silo. I am wondering if
> anyone knows anything about this. Is it for real? Can you dive
> there? Where is it?
>
> While I'm at it, I'm still looking for any leads to interesting
> freshwater diving in Washington. Actually, it doesn't even have to be
> really interesting at all. Just legal and reasonably safe. I wrote
> the Wash. Dept. of State Parks twice about diving from lake shores in
> state parks (is it allowed, etc.) and never got a response. Sheesh.
> Is it my long-winded writing style...?
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Evans Winner

James Goddard wrote:
> "Evans Winner" <ehw3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:8560c3d6.0307031355.220c27a9@posting.google.c om...
>
>>The silo thing sounds like scary overhead diving anyway. Out of my
>>league.
>
>
> Overhead as in you can't see the sun, possibly. Overhead as in you can't
> ascend strait up and find air, probably not. I know you are looking in
> Washington but here is a map of the one in Texas:
>
> http://www.texasdiver.com/images/mp-valhalla_1.jpg
>
> As you can see it's not really an overhead environment. If the one you are
> looking for is similar it shouldn't be a problem.
>
>

very much the same! the water is a little deeper in the washington site.
The access tunnel to the silo is almost full ( about chest high depend
on season) when i was there no lites in place. main danger was
entanglement, you (almost)never are truly in a "water to the ceiling" place.

"Evans Winner" <ehw3@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8560c3d6.0307031355.220c27a9@posting.google.c om...
> The silo thing sounds like scary overhead diving anyway. Out of my
> league.

Overhead as in you can't see the sun, possibly. Overhead as in you can't
ascend strait up and find air, probably not. I know you are looking in
Washington but here is a map of the one in Texas:

http://www.texasdiver.com/images/mp-valhalla_1.jpg

As you can see it's not really an overhead environment. If the one you are
looking for is similar it shouldn't be a problem.

Jammer Six <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message news:<be0di1$e6d$0@216.39.146.232>...
> Why fresh water?
>
> Are you in Eastern Washington? If so, you're probably stuck with the
> drive. The only diver I know who lives over there likes to dive here
> (Seattle-Puget Sound).
>
> Why on earth would anyone want to dive in a missle silo?

Just for variety. Actually, I live in Ballard. I just have a
perverse facination with the idea of fresh water diving. I would
imagine this is a sure sign of being spoiled by all the good
salt-water diving right here. Once I actually do some real fresh
water diving I will most likely get over it.

The silo thing sounds like scary overhead diving anyway. Out of my
league.

-Evans Winner

"Jammer Six" <jammer@invalid.oz.net> wrote in message
news:be0di1$e6d$0@216.39.146.232...
> Why on earth would anyone want to dive in a missle silo?

Why on earth would anyone want to dive in a shopping mall ?

Well, it was something to do.
I went around twice.

David
Edmonton, Alberta