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	June 21, 2003

We parked the dive boat at what we figured was the deepest spot of the lake (45.536283 degrees N, 88.839233 degrees W) and put down a anchor line. We used the line to get to the bottom.

It took a few minutes to reach the abyss. I was surprised at the amount of light present. On lake Metonga after about 30 feet it's dark. At the deepest spot on Lucerne you can still see items. The water temperature on the bottom, despite surface temperatures of +70°F, was about 45°F.

The bottom itself is covered in a fine silt. There are small black flecks sprinkled over the top. The whiteish thing in the center of the picture is a small piece of a cedar leaf. We saw no fish.

My dive partner stuck his arm into the silt to check on it's thickness. He went in up past his elbow without hitting anything hard.<br><br>

Pulling his arm out produced a cloud at that spot that lasted our entire time at the bottom.

To get back to the surface we climbed the anchor rope and did a safety stop at 15 feet. It was good to be in the warmer surface water again.

Coming up from such depths can be tricky and dangerous without a rope to ascend with (if you rise to fast "bad" things can happen to your pulmonary system that can ruin your whole day).

Upon our arrivial back, water monkeys were thrown in to assist us.

We are planning to do dives #3 and #4 during the week following the 4th of July. Exact dates and times will come later.<br><br><br>-Nemo

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