Rouse Simmons 18 June 2006

[Chris H]

Two dives on the Rouse Simmons on Sunday morning.  Rain and fog greeted us at the dock and made for a slow boat ride to the wreck.  The lake wasn't flat by any means, but the frequency of the rollers made it not so bad.    The upper 30-50 ft was very green with visibility less than desireable.    This made the wreck very dark, and for a while it seemed we were on a night dive.  With the lights off, everything had that eerie dark green shadow to it.  I'll leave my light on thanks.  Visibility on the wreck was easily 40+ feet.    On the second dive there was more ambient light, but the conditions in the water column remained the same.    The water was 42ish at depth and I think I saw 53 and 57 at 20ft for the final hang.  The warm water at deco was nice, but it is hard to beat the visibility usually associated with cold water.