It’s Anything But a Trash Heap: Enjoying Anacapa’s Garbage Cove Garbage Cove! What kind of name is that for a dive site?! In spite of its unattractive name, the diving in…Dale & Kim ShecklerNovember 9, 2017
Coches Prietos: No Pigs, But Plenty of Photo Hogs Santa Cruz Island’s Coches Prietos anchorage means “dark pig” in Spanish, but in my mind the dive site off the…Dale & Kim ShecklerAugust 11, 2017
Fast, Fun Action at Anacapa’s Sea Lion Beach No animals encountered in the California underwater world are quite as playful as sea lions. Their big dark puppy-dog eyes…Dale & Kim ShecklerJanuary 21, 2017
A Gem of a Dive Site: Catalina’s Multi-faceted Bird Rock In our humble opinion Bird Rock is among the best dive sites on Catalina Island. The underwater terrain varies from…Dale & Kim ShecklerAugust 13, 2016
Challenges and Rewards at Egg Rock Visiting remote dive sites can be challenging due to weather and sea conditions, but we often find that the more…Dale & Kim ShecklerJune 10, 2016
Santa Rosa Island’s Talcott Shoal Talcott Shoal is arguably one of the best lobster hunting spots in all the Channel Islands. But wait, you…Dale & Kim ShecklerJanuary 13, 2016
Jewels of the Calif. Coast, Part 1: Northern Channel Islands A native Chicagoan, it wasn't until I became a scuba diver that I discovered Santa Catalina isn't the only island…Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 1, 2015
Nooks and Crannies In the multitude of holes and mini-caves we found numerous lobster, an octopus, and a couple of moray eels. Mountains…Dale & Kim ShecklerNovember 12, 2015
Anacapa’s Wreck of the Equator With most sunken wrecks it is fun to talk about illustrious careers of sailing from distant ports to wayward harbors…Dale & Kim ShecklerOctober 22, 2015
The Wreck of the SueJac Many divers have an affinity for shipwrecks. We seem to be drawn to examples of how man tries to tame…Dale & Kim ShecklerAugust 18, 2015