Diving the Great Divide

It looks amazing Peter!!!

Unbelievable!
you know me. I don\'t dive, would be too scared . But this visibility... Unbelievable! And wedged between Europe and North America plates! It sounds almost crazy. But really, your photos blew my mind.

Awesome picture!

Clear Lake
Very "cool" pix. Check this out for one of you possible dives in the future. Clear Lake, located about 2.5 hours Southeast of the Portland/Vancouver area or about 75 miles East of Eugene, OR, is surrounded on three sides by 9,000' tall snow-capped mountains at an elevation of 3,012' and is primarily fed by snow runoff from nearby Mount Washington and the surrounding areas. Sources state the runoff filters through underground caverns for more than 20 years before emptying into Clear Lake. Clear Lake also serves as the headwaters of the McKenzie River, which is the sole source of drinking water for Eugene, Oregon. Clear Lake is reported to be one of the most exceptional freshwater dive spots in the United States, a certain unique experience. Submerged in the lake are upright preserved trees that were killed approximately 3,000 years ago when volcanic activity created the lake, bubbling springs, eerie neon green foliage, and weird little stick bugs underwater (plus some little red dots that I swore had legs and were also moving). The trees are remarkably preserved due to the cold year-round water temperatures of between 35–43 °F. The lake has two main bodies connected by a fast moving bottleneck which presents some fair water movement when in that channel, in all other places underwater the water is serene. Visibility can ebb into the 100'+ range at times. http://eugenediveclub.com/photo_gallery/clear_lake/clear_lake.html