I have wanted to dive the Yukon ever since Randy returned from his trip to see the sinking of the ship. He was unable to dive the ship at that time and has wanted to dive it since then also, probably more than I.

We were lucky to meet (and become friends with) another diver/uw photographer that lives in San Diego, who volunteered to take us out in his boat to dive the Yukon. He also gave us some tips on the layout of the ship and what we might see.

The visibility wasn't great until about 60-70 feet down where it opened up to about 50 feet. As you descend there is nothing but green water around you. Then you see a huge dark shape looming beneath you. It's the Yukon!

There is already lots of growth on the ship including Metridian Anemones, both white and orange. I had never seen an orange Metridian before and was very surprised. Plenty of fish around the wreck including a large Ling Cod resting in the same place both days.

Check out the images from the trip by clicking on the link above.

My first trip to Catalina Island was in May 2001. We rented a house with some friends and arranged 3 days of diving on the King Neptune.

Although I had seen many photographs of Garibaldi fish, I was still very surprised by how orange they really are! And how aggressive! The visibility was excellent and I was able to get some wide-angle shots of the kelp forest rising 60+ feet off the bottom.

One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the Giant Sea Bass at Italian Gardens. They are huge!

Images from Catalina can be seen by clicking on the link above.

Back to Divermaiden Home
All content in this web site is copyrighted by Kathy Mendes, 2001-2003. No part of this web site may be copied, reproduced, redistributed or stored by any means without the express written consent by Kathy Mendes.

Last updated December 1, 2003