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Rainbow River Drift Dive: Boy Scouts headed upstream on dive boat.  Note SCUBA tanks secured by rope.

 

Three Boy Scouts,  certified Advanced Open Water divers: Sam, Ryan, & Jack

 

Jeff holds a rare Rainbow River underwater plum!

 

Ryan S. mans one of the diver down flag buoys.  

 

Sam is ready for Rainbow River drift dive.  

 

John with his JVC Video Cam in a Ikelite Housing.  Note the fragile river grass below, which helps filter the spring water in the Rainbow River.

 


Ryan N. with some of the slower Rainbow River wildlife.  Note that the red hair color of the Scouts in this drift dive is from the magenta shift caused by the underwater filter.  Compare hair to the top photos, above. 

 

Nathan with what looks like an arrowhead.  Fake Spanish gold doubloons from a movie set can still be found at the bottom of the Rainbow River.

 

 

 

 

 

Note Sam's knees bent to avoid disturbing Rainbow River grass during drift dive.

 

Ryan S. equalizes ear squeeze pressure as he descends into the Rainbow River.

 

 

Ten-year-old Sasank on his second Rainbow River drift dive.

 

Normally mellow Nathan displaying his US Diver Temper.

 

David Dipietro with the leading diver down flag buoy.

 

Nathan experiments with an inexpensive underwater camera.

 

Sam practices ancient Rainbow River drift dive meditation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rare photo of Ninja Drift Diver, Anthony.

 

Jeff and Rainbow River grass.

 


Scouts filing into the "Rainbow River Cave," actually a small cavern.

 

 

Divers' air bubbles escape through roof of Rainbow River Cave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Dive Shop?

Adventure Diving!

Boy Scout Scuba Troop 452 Citrus County FL
 

 

 

   

 

 


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