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In Response to “12 Pieces of Dive Gear Every Female Diver Should Have”

PADI released a blog article months ago, that has caused a bit of an uprising from the scuba community in the recent social media post. The social post “Attention all female divers! Dive into Comfort and Style! Finding the perfect gear enhances your underwater experience. From stylish wetsuits to epic apparel, we’ve got you covered …

Scuba Diving Larimer County Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue Dive Dog Training

Diving. Dogs. Boats. A dog training day with Larimer County Search and Rescue proved to be the perfect combination of all the good things in life. Several dogs from Colorado brought the energy to party, along with their talented handlers, boat captains and training leaders. Volunteer scuba divers assisted in the training by rewarding the …

Colorado Freshwater Fish

Scuba Diving with Colorado’s Freshwater Fish

Lake diving can offer a similar experience to ocean diving, if you treat it with the same amount of enthusiasm. In the ocean, there are amazing things to see everywhere you look – the same goes from lake diving. The more you dive, the better you get, and learning about fish will help you find …

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Cozumel: Shallow Dives

“Why would you shallow dive in Cozumel when you have places like Palancar, Columbia, and Santa Rosa”? – Everyone Phoenix Rising When mentioning scuba diving on the world’s second largest barrier reef, eyes fill with excitement. But mention muck diving in the same area and eye rolling usually follows. What could you possibly see, besides …

Underwater Snapshots of Blue Hole, NM

Time has afforded a quick gift to a fun-loving diver: new (and used) gear, shipping just in time to make this trip. The opportunity to bring the dog, the camera and some scuba gear allowed us to capture a few of the moments which make life worth living. The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM …

Underwater Snapshots of Flaming Gorge

Where can you dive on the border of Utah and Wyoming simultaneously? Flaming Gorge. Scuba diving the mountain areas marries unique diving experiences with ever-changing water levels and thus, conditions. With lower visibility, colder water and weather that changes by the minute, this dive site can prove to be challenging, and yet offer up a …

Underwater Snapshots of Aurora Reservoir

The first thought upon entering the reservoir: green. Everything is green. Large, healthy crawdads start crawling out of their wintertime mud beds, the algae is already starting to take over as the Chironomids start dancing in the water column. Each sight and sound signifies the beginning of spring and the local diving scene opening. It’s …