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I'd like to dive in some rivers that have fossels and bones.
From fast current to mild current.
I have a dive buddy that has gone to the Cooper once.
I know is more than just jumping in and poking around.
Are there any websites or training I could get?
Thanks Groov
hey groove....let me know if you find out anything....i live in fayetteville now but will soon be moving to fuquay varina. If i am not on the road...in Korea now....because of work...I would be interested in diving a river.
Where you out of in NC??
rich
Welcome to my neighborhood Rich, I am kind of between FV/Holly Springs/Apex/Garner.
All the rivers that I know of are muddy and silty to the extent that finding anything is not likely. I have seen divers in the Cape Fear River near Southport, but with the boat traffic and very swift currents I don't think I would dive there due to safety concerns. Call me chicken but I have seen what a prop does to a manatee. They were looking for old bottles or so I was told. I have considered doing some night dives (due to boat traffic) at some of lake boat ramps around here, looking for dropped stuff like fishing rods or wallets.
Right on! Knees in the breeze
I was active from 85-88 in West Germany
Then off to 2/504 PIR (FIST)
Anyway, yes I found a link on this group that does nothing but river diving.
Also, I have a pailantologist (fossel guy) friend whose given me all these river dive sites to go and check out.
River diving is fun and very rewarding but it often includes many hazards. A few may include, but not be limited to: Inability to read gages, entanglement, mudballs, disorientation, crabs (that fight back), stugeons bumping you sideways in midwater, changing currents, snakes, gators, boat traffic, etc. This sounds like a shameless plug but why don't you venture down to Charleston and visit my old friend Tom McMillan and make a few dives with him? There is a lot to learn about river diving. He makes it fun for lots of people.
Norm
I'm planning on diving the Lumber River in Southeast N.C. at some point. I grew up around this river, and doing some research shows there is the possibility of fossils, not to mention "old stuff". The Lumber River is more tannic than anything, which means there is some vis, and the bottom is mostly sand, so that is a benefit as well.
If anyone is serious about trying it out, let me know. I'll be in the area from time to time for work or visiting family, so a dive is a possibility. Talking to a dive shop in the area, there are some locals that dive this river.
I don't think it has been dove much, which adds to the excitement of what may be laying around down there!
Do a search on the internet also, there is some info on the river and it's history.
Hey Crawford,
I have an instal in Lumberton mid Feb. And I'm planning on getting wet @ the Lumber. At the boat launch starting up stream 2 bridges up.
Give me an e mail if you want to meet, or talk about it.
I have a map of fossel & bone areas from the Museum.
I'd be cool if Herman wanted to go , safty in numbers.
Originally Posted by crawford
I'm planning on diving the Lumber River in Southeast N.C. at some point. I grew up around this river, and doing some research shows there is the possibility of fossils, not to mention "old stuff". The Lumber River is more tannic than anything, which means there is some vis, and the bottom is mostly sand, so that is a benefit as well.
If anyone is serious about trying it out, let me know. I'll be in the area from time to time for work or visiting family, so a dive is a possibility. Talking to a dive shop in the area, there are some locals that dive this river.
I don't think it has been dove much, which adds to the excitement of what may be laying around down there!
Do a search on the internet also, there is some info on the river and it's history.
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