Underwater Snapshots of Bonne Terre Mine

Pitch black. Overhead environment. Cold water. No lights allowed. What could go wrong? Bonne Terre Mine is an abandoned lead mine complete with mining tools, restrictions, ore carts and tracks, a movie prop from a 1990s movie, and a locomotive. Additionally, there is a functional pontoon boat inside the mine, giving tours of the mine …

The Ultimate Scuba Trip Planning Guide

A Timeline For Your Dive Trip The Ultimate Scuba Trip Planning Guide is a timeline for anyone needing to prepare for that friends or family vacation, scuba trip, cruise or other scuba diving vacation.  Take the needless stress out of your vacation plans be being prepared. Prevent that last minute spending and stress, and give …

Homestead Crater Road & Weather Tracker

Track your next road trip to the Homestead Crater in Midway, Utah from Colorado and Wyoming with the Homestead Crater Road & Weather Tracker. Traffic Cameras & Road Conditions I-25 North to Wyoming CoTrip I-80 Laramie, Wyoming West East Elk Mountain, Wyoming West East Sinclair, Wyoming West East Rock Springs, Wyoming West East Evanston, Wyoming …

Blue Hole Road & Weather Tracker

Track your next road trip to the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, NM from Colorado and Wyoming with the Blue Hole Road & Weather Tracker. Route Weather Cheyenne Elevation: 6,062′ Fort Collins Elevation: 5,003′ Denver Elevation: 5,280′ Pueblo Elevation: 4,692′ Raton Pass Elevation: 7,835′ Las Vegas Elevation: 6,424′ Santa Rosa Elevation: 4,616′ Traffic Cameras & …

DiveDoggie Days of Summer

Summertime, Water, Dogs, Magic. Traveling the world allows divers to meet all kinds of people of different origins, customs and colors. On occasion, a diver may also encounter a dog of any breed, size or color. Dogs are a Catalyst If you have a beach full of people, perhaps you might strike up a conversation …

Monterey Bay California

Scuba Diving Monterey Bay in California is an experience some will enjoy, or not.  Unlike Caribbean and South Pacific diving, the California coast is considered cold water diving.  The diving requires extra thermal protection such as a 7mm wetsuit, or a dry suit in addition to gloves and a hood.  Staying warm is one concern, …

Cozumel Coati

When we dive, we find opportunities to experience local culture, traditions, food, music and more.  Sometimes, we are lucky enough to see different animals and flowers.  On an island in Honduras, we saw a live Tree Sloth. In central Florida, we were lucky enough to encounter Manatees in a freshwater spring.  In Mexico, we found …

Airplane wing over ocean and island

Why You Should Leave Your Country

Why you should leave your country, at least once… To gain perspective. Cultural Differences I sit on a flight returning from another out-of-country experience and realize that foreign travel is not only exciting and amazing (and tricky, at times), but it offers a perspective unlike any other. Cultures are different. Languages are different. Food is …