Cave Diving

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=125 BGCOLOR="#3366FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="042467d1egblwh.gif"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="785" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 41 ><NOBR><div> <B>                                       </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Cave Diving</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=3><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="10763630.gif" border=0 width="99" height="99" ALT="reel_guy.gif" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="373"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="373" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="71"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="71" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="193"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="193" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 31 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="main.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Old South Tractor"><U>Old South Tractor</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="new.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New!"><U>What's New!</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="before.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Iron in the Raw!"><U>Iron in the Raw!</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="dd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Davis Davis"><U>Davis & Davis</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT>Cave Diving<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >   |   </FONT><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About/Contact Us"><U>About/Contact Us</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=355 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-253/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="515" height="63">  </div> <bR> <div> What better way to cool off and relax after a hot, dirty tractor restoration project than to dip into the cool waters of the North Florida springs?  The question Speedy & Laura get asked most frequently, is "What do you see in there?"  We've never been able to adequately answer it with words, but now we can direct people to this little corner of our website!</div> <div> Warning!  Cave diving can be an extremely dangerous activity, resulting in serious injury or death.  Never, ever venture into an underwater cave without the proper training and equipment.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="15" WIDTH="634" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 354 WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="354" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="101e75a0.jpg" border=0 width="231" height="346" ALT="labyrinth_lg.jpg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="103e85c0.jpg" border=0 width="232" height="348" ALT="secrets_lg.jpg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 65 WIDTH="90"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="65" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="90" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="234"><div> <B>Into the Labyrinth</B></div> <div> © Wes Skiles/Karst Productions, Inc.</div> <div> Two divers in Ginnie Springs, near High Springs, FL.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="238"><div> <B>Secrets to be Explored</B></div> <div> © Wes Skiles/Karst Productions, Inc.</div> <div> The entrance to the Devil's Ear system in the Santa Fe River, at Ginnie Springs.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="563" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 265 WIDTH="163"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="265" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="163" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10684030.jpg" border=0 width="388" height="259" ALT="diepolder_lg.jpg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 81 WIDTH="163"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="81" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="163" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="389"><div> <B>DiePolder II</B></div> <div> © Wes Skiles, Karst Productions, Inc.</div> <div> This is one beautiful shot!   This is a very deep cave in the Floridian Aquifer; it took a major investment of time, equipment, and support divers to yield this most impressive result.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Wes Skiles sells these great prints at <A HREF="http://floridasprings.com/images.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://floridasprings.com/images.html"><U>http://floridasprings.com/images.html</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> Here's some of our diving pix--more coming soon!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="10" WIDTH="646" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM HEIGHT= 234 WIDTH="108"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="234" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="108" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1152bdf0.jpg" border=0 width="299" height="223" ALT="Laura at Cow jpeg.jpg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=BOTTOM><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="10fbade0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="222" ALT="Speedy gearing up.jpg" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="108"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="33" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="108" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="296"><div> This is a still from digital video of Laura surfacing after a dive at Cow Springs, near Luraville, FL.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Speedy gearing up at Little River.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="736" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 251 WIDTH="174"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="251" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="174" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="12374f50.jpg" border=0 width="372" height="245" ALT="Little River.JPG" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="165"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="251" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="165" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="726"><div> Little River Spring, near Branford, Florida, is one of our favorite cave systems.  We swim it, but</div> <div>  many divers use scooters there.  Doesn't the water look awesome?  That's the Suwannee River in the background.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="dd.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Davis Davis"><U>BACK</U></A>  <A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>  </U></A><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>NEXT</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>