One of the "local" sites I like to dive in Resurrection Bay is Boulder City. It's a cove with a cliff on one side. Many large boulders fell from the cliff years ago, some of which are leaning against it, creating a protected cave-like area. It's open on both ends and viz is usually excellent (at least 20'). The diver positions over the hole at ~40' and exhales. Once you drop in to ~50', it's wide open and you can easily see the wide open other end in ambient light, the top of which is at ~70' and the bottom ~110'. Horizontal distance is ~ 20' or so. Most divers like to look around, on, between and under the boulders and wall inside this structure as there are a lot of small critters as well as some very large sponges, nudibranches, abalone, cucumbers and stuff.
Anyhow, this is a popular site for one of the local charter boats. Though they generally consider an "advanced" dive site, I did a couple of my AOW dives there (I was one of those folks who took AOW immediately after OW
). Although I agree that because of the depth and nature of this dive, it's rightly considered an "advanced" dive, since it's open at both ends, it's not a "real" cave. What do you think?
Anyhow, this is a popular site for one of the local charter boats. Though they generally consider an "advanced" dive site, I did a couple of my AOW dives there (I was one of those folks who took AOW immediately after OW
). Although I agree that because of the depth and nature of this dive, it's rightly considered an "advanced" dive, since it's open at both ends, it's not a "real" cave. What do you think?
