Diving in springs

Sy..Living in New Jersey, I doubt you're going to find anyplace closer
than Dutch Springs. I've heard talk about another quarry opening in
Portland CT, but that's probably not closer than Dutch Springs.

Sy..Living in New Jersey, I doubt you're going to find anyplace closer
than Dutch Springs. I've heard talk about another quarry opening in
Portland CT, but that's probably not closer than Dutch Springs.

Sy..Living in New Jersey, I doubt you're going to find anyplace closer
than Dutch Springs. I've heard talk about another quarry opening in
Portland CT, but that's probably not closer than Dutch Springs.

<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote

> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
> Any advice will be appreciated.

There are springs all over Florida. Quite a few of them are diveable, a
few are diveable even without a cave or cavern certification, including
Ginnie Springs, Devil's Den, Blue Grotto, Forth Fathom Grotto and Kings
Springs. There are more in the panhandle. I'll leave it to you to discover
those that require a cave or cavern certification for entry.

Lee

<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote

> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
> Any advice will be appreciated.

There are springs all over Florida. Quite a few of them are diveable, a
few are diveable even without a cave or cavern certification, including
Ginnie Springs, Devil's Den, Blue Grotto, Forth Fathom Grotto and Kings
Springs. There are more in the panhandle. I'll leave it to you to discover
those that require a cave or cavern certification for entry.

Lee

<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote

> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
> Any advice will be appreciated.

There are springs all over Florida. Quite a few of them are diveable, a
few are diveable even without a cave or cavern certification, including
Ginnie Springs, Devil's Den, Blue Grotto, Forth Fathom Grotto and Kings
Springs. There are more in the panhandle. I'll leave it to you to discover
those that require a cave or cavern certification for entry.

Lee

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
>
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
>
> Sy
>

Actually two very different types of diving.

Ginnie Springs is a cavern type dive. They do allow people with OW
certification in the part known as the "Main Ballroom". Water is VERY
clear. Max depth is about 40 ft or so. Other parts of Ginnie Springs
(the Eye and the Ear) require a minimum of a Cavern certification to
enter. They don't even allow you to enter at that part of the site with
a flashlight unless you are at least cavern certified. Water temp is
around 70-72 deg. all year round.

Dutch Springs is a quarry. To my knowledge, no overhead environments.
You will probably find a thermocline, which you won't find at Ginnie
Springs.


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sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
>
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
>
> Sy
>

Actually two very different types of diving.

Ginnie Springs is a cavern type dive. They do allow people with OW
certification in the part known as the "Main Ballroom". Water is VERY
clear. Max depth is about 40 ft or so. Other parts of Ginnie Springs
(the Eye and the Ear) require a minimum of a Cavern certification to
enter. They don't even allow you to enter at that part of the site with
a flashlight unless you are at least cavern certified. Water temp is
around 70-72 deg. all year round.

Dutch Springs is a quarry. To my knowledge, no overhead environments.
You will probably find a thermocline, which you won't find at Ginnie
Springs.


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sytech@yahoo.com wrote:
> I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
> Florida. I hear it's a great place.
>
> I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
> about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
> live.
>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
>
> Sy
>

Actually two very different types of diving.

Ginnie Springs is a cavern type dive. They do allow people with OW
certification in the part known as the "Main Ballroom". Water is VERY
clear. Max depth is about 40 ft or so. Other parts of Ginnie Springs
(the Eye and the Ear) require a minimum of a Cavern certification to
enter. They don't even allow you to enter at that part of the site with
a flashlight unless you are at least cavern certified. Water temp is
around 70-72 deg. all year round.

Dutch Springs is a quarry. To my knowledge, no overhead environments.
You will probably find a thermocline, which you won't find at Ginnie
Springs.


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On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:38:37 GMT, <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>I've been reading about a place called "Ginnee Springs" in northern
>Florida. I hear it's a great place.
>
>I live iin N.J. and was wondering if there's anything similar (I know
>about Dutch Springs in Pa.) along the east coast, closer to where I
>live.
>
>Any advice will be appreciated.
>
>Sy
>
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There is also Bainbridge Quary in PA route 30 and the Susquehanna
river