Florida Caves
Ginnie Springs & Devils Ear/Eye
Cave shots
The cave system that starts at Devil's Ear or Eye is massive and I only visited the first 1500 ft or so along the main line. The cave starts small, especialy around the Lips area, but them opens up into the large passages with sand dunes. The current was "way down" according to locals, but bad enough for someone trained in Mexico, like me. Somewhere while pulling and gliding and shifting the camera around, the focus switch got bumped and most of the pictures came rather soft. I managed to salvage a few though.
Cavern shots
Long time ago, before buddy and I were cave certified, we spent an enjoyable New Year's Day at Ginnie Springs diving within park regulations. This was our first experience diving the springs, seeing the caverns and we liked it immensely. Crystal clear water, huge visibility, easy access and intriguing caverns - what's not to like?
There are actually four caverns on Ginnie Springs Park property. At Ginnie, the heavy metal grate blocks the entrance into a cave, so non-cave trained divers are allowed to have lights on them. Little Devil, Devil's Eye and Devil's Ear are all active cave sites and non-cave trained divers only allowed if they do not have any lights on them.
The water temperature in the springs was about 72F and the brackish colored Santa Fe river was much much colder. The mixing zone of the river and the spring provided for some interesting pictures.
