First dive of 2026. Kevin found this little octo buried in the sand. Seemed to want to be left alone so we skipped the usual finger wiggling and went on our way
First dive of 2026. Kevin found this little octo buried in the sand. Seemed to want to be left alone so we skipped the usual finger wiggling and went on our way
Lost my dive buddies when I stumbled upon this little guy in the sand. Think I might have been interrupting his lunch 😬
Lost my dive buddies when I stumbled upon this little guy in the sand. Think I might have been interrupting his lunch 😬
Boxing Day dive. Pretty quiet both above and below the surface. All the usual critters must be at the mall shopping for Boxing Day deals
Boxing Day dive. Pretty quiet both above and below the surface. All the usual critters must be at the mall shopping for Boxing Day deals
Tiny grunt sculpin the size of a thumb, a gunnel and a sailfin sculpin
Tiny grunt sculpin the size of a thumb, a gunnel and a sailfin sculpin
Decorator crab, kind of going overboard for the holidays
Decorator crab, kind of going overboard for the holidays
Just when you drop down there's an overhang at around 60' where a bunch of decorated warbonnets live. This one came out to say hello, but was soon blown off the wall by Best Friend Matt's bubbles
Just when you drop down there's an overhang at around 60' where a bunch of decorated warbonnets live. This one came out to say hello, but was soon blown off the wall by Best Friend Matt's bubbles
Ventured up into the saddle between the cut and the bay while the tide was high enough. We don’t normally spend a lot of time up there, but there are things to see
Ventured up into the saddle between the cut and the bay while the tide was high enough. We don’t normally spend a lot of time up there, but there are things to see
Uneventful dive in not so great visibility. Only thing of interest was this Buffalo sculpin doing what it could to blend in
Uneventful dive in not so great visibility. Only thing of interest was this Buffalo sculpin doing what it could to blend in
Amazing visibility. Found one snoozing octo and looked for others in the sand but didn’t find any. Tons of pipe fish though
Amazing visibility. Found one snoozing octo and looked for others in the sand but didn’t find any. Tons of pipe fish though
Grunt sculpin pretending it's a barnacle, but we're not fooled.
Grunt sculpin pretending it's a barnacle, but we're not fooled.
Found a couple moon snails on the way back from the wolf eels, and an itty bitty sculpin of some sort
Found a couple moon snails on the way back from the wolf eels, and an itty bitty sculpin of some sort
Stopped in to visit the wolf eels
Stopped in to visit the wolf eels
1900th dive 🥳
Nothing super cool to see, other than a buffalo sculpin in the sand and a Puget Sound king crab and red Irish lord hanging upside down from the overhang where the warbonnets usually are (but weren't today).
1900th dive 🥳
Nothing super cool to see, other than a buffalo sculpin in the sand and a Puget Sound king crab and red Irish lord hanging upside down from the overhang where the warbonnets usually are (but weren't today).
Puget Sound king crab, some type of gunnel and a couple of nidibranchs
Puget Sound king crab, some type of gunnel and a couple of nidibranchs
These are my creations over the last few years
These are my creations over the last few years
“Maybe if I stay perfectly still and pretend I’m a rock, he won’t notice I’m here”
“Maybe if I stay perfectly still and pretend I’m a rock, he won’t notice I’m here”
Juvenile Puget Sound king crab
Juvenile Puget Sound king crab
With Val at the end to give a sense of scale
With Val at the end to give a sense of scale
Kevin and Katie happened upon this one, who seemed fairly determined to get at something under the rock and is the reason for all the silt — it wasn’t us!
When they’re this big, I don’t offer a finger to grab on to 😬
Kevin and Katie happened upon this one, who seemed fairly determined to get at something under the rock and is the reason for all the silt — it wasn’t us!
When they’re this big, I don’t offer a finger to grab on to 😬
No matter where you are, someone is always watching
No matter where you are, someone is always watching
Went to visit the wolf eels but miscalculated our entry point so ended up way past them. Found one on the way back but no sign of the other two
Went to visit the wolf eels but miscalculated our entry point so ended up way past them. Found one on the way back but no sign of the other two
Couple of juvenile Puget Sound king crabs, what I think is a Red Irish Lord (well camouflaged), grunt sculpin in a barnacle, some giant dendronatids and a sleepy octopus
Couple of juvenile Puget Sound king crabs, what I think is a Red Irish Lord (well camouflaged), grunt sculpin in a barnacle, some giant dendronatids and a sleepy octopus
This one didn’t want to grab a finger either, yet kept swimming towards me so I guess it found me interesting in a non-tactile way
This one didn’t want to grab a finger either, yet kept swimming towards me so I guess it found me interesting in a non-tactile way
Second one was a bit apprehensive at first, but still stuck around to investigate
Second one was a bit apprehensive at first, but still stuck around to investigate
Chris found this little guy in the sand. While it wasn’t quite ready to touch, it was genuinely curious
Chris found this little guy in the sand. While it wasn’t quite ready to touch, it was genuinely curious