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Tonight’s dive was so special. For weeks, schools of juvenile rockfish have brought so much joy to the canyon. I have filmed them everywhere, the Boundary Wall, Main Wall, North Wall, Secret Garden, and Scripps Canyon. However, they were always shy and stayed away from my light. They have been always the background. But tonight,…
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Superb visibility, gorgeous conditions, big animal encounter – angle shark, giant halibut, huge guitar fish, and bat rays! I kicked out to the canyon at the sunset. The water on the surface was warm and clear, and kicking out was easy. I dropped down to 30 ft sandy flat and saw clear water but as…
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The shores kept lake-like conditions and the surface looked beautiful. Kicked out under the twilight and dropped down in 20 ft sandy flat. The water was so clear that I kicked to the canyon without turning on my light. At the canyon near the main wall, the water turned murky and visibility dropped. Some kind…
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Watched the gorgeous sunset and then kicked out to the canyon with my old point-and-shoot camera. The surface was beautiful. Dropped down right at the wall with 15-20 ft visibility. It was warm (56 F at the canyon) and no surge at all. There were many critters out and I spent most of my time…
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The shores this morning was lake-flat. I kicked out to the secret garden with a hope to see schools of juvenile rockfish. The water from the surface looked beautiful, but a thick yellow layer appeared at about 30 ft. At the bottom of about 90 ft, it cleared a little bit but still murky and…
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I joined Power Scuba today for a visit to the Scripps Canyon. It was a great group of divers and we made a fun trip. When we arrived at the beach, the surf looked small and past the surf zone the water was flat. For the first dive, I geared up quickly and kicked out…
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