lessphp fatal error: load error: failed to find /home4/undersea/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Underseas/style.less{"id":902,"date":"2017-03-29T09:53:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T14:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/?p=902"},"modified":"2017-04-06T13:35:09","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:35:09","slug":"top-8-local-places-need-dive-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/top-8-local-places-need-dive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 8 Local Places you NEED To Dive This Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of scuba diving what usually comes to mind first is an image of clear waters full of tropical fish and brightly colored coral. \u00a0Well, for those of us that are land locked here in the good ol' U-S-of-A, getting to these picturesque locations isn't always feasible. \u00a0The good news is that you actually DO NOT have to travel to a far off exotic location to get world class, amazing diving. Believe it or not, we have some pretty awesome dive sites here in America, many you may have never heard of before.<\/p>\n<p>So, grab your map and mark down these amazing dive sites; then decide which are closest to you and plan a quick get away this summer to as many as you can!<\/p>\n<h2><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Top 8 Dive Sites In America:<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.tripadvisor.com\/media\/photo-s\/05\/ee\/0e\/94\/dive-locker.jpg\" width=\"227\" height=\"170\" \/>Site 1: Panama City Beach, FL<\/h3>\n<p>Deemed the 'wreck capital of the south,' Panama City diving offers over 50 artificial reefs, including ships, barges, bridge spans, and even airplanes. \u00a0The water is warm, the sea life is thriving, and the beaches are beautiful. It's the perfect easy-to-get-to dive vacation destination!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportdiver.com\/sites\/sportdiver.com\/files\/styles\/large_1x_\/public\/import\/2013\/files\/_images\/201306\/dive8.png?itok=uQXWGWNm&amp;fc=50,50\" width=\"154\" height=\"234\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Site 2: Catalina Island, CA<\/h3>\n<p>A clear day on a kelp dive rivals any tropical dive, hands down. \u00a0There is nothing like seeing the rays of the sun shining from above through the kelp. \u00a0Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, is littered with pristine kelp diving. \u00a0In these underwater forests, you'll be sure to see the famous bright orange garibaldi fish, sheepshead, octopi, leopard sharks, angel sharks, and the occasional friendly sea lion. \u00a0The water may be a bit chilly, but sooooo worth it!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3>Site 3: Kona, HI<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com\/5308\/400x267_1424761207jpg.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"206\" \/>Looking for one of the best night diving experiences in the world?? Look no further than Kona, Hawaii. \u00a0In these \"blackwater dives,\" as they've been coined, manta rays will swarm around a large flood light placed on the bottom of the sea floor and feed off of the plankton attracted to the light. \u00a0Having a manta ray swoop over your head just inches away is an experience like no other!<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3>Site 4: Bonne Terre, Missouri<\/h3>\n<p>You can become a deep earth explorer at this abandon lead mine. Named one of the top 10 adventures in America by National Geographic Adventure, you can venture down 24 underwater paths to see abandoned picks, shovels, pillars, archways, ore cars and much more. Check out this video of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bonneterremine.com\/diving\">Bonne Terre Mine<\/a> featured on the Today Show.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lr0cum8D26s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) --><\/h3>\n<h3>Site 5: Morehead, NC<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportdiver.com\/sites\/sportdiver.com\/files\/styles\/large_1x_\/public\/import\/2013\/files\/_images\/201306\/dive4.png?itok=scfdYfax&amp;fc=50,50\" width=\"243\" height=\"162\" \/>If you love wreck diving and sharks this is the place for you! \u00a0The <em>USCG Spar\u00a0<\/em>was intentionally sunk as an artificial reef and is a perfect site for easy wreck penetration as it is very intact and easy to navigate. \u00a0Also, locals to the area boast that you are guaranteed to see between 5-20 sand tiger sharks on every dive.<\/p>\n<h3><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) --><\/h3>\n<h3>Site 6: San Juan Islands, WA<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/orcaswimbylandbank_700_x_330.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/orcaswimbylandbank_700_x_330-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>This Island archipelago is littered with hundreds of islands and reefs just waiting to be explored. \u00a0The water is quite chilly, but nothing a drysuit can't fix and totally worth it. \u00a0Here you will find that everything is bigger in cold water from the anenomies to the octopi. \u00a0 Among the huge walls and rocky reefs, you'll find tons of different fish species and the occasional visit from a harbor seal. \u00a0On a very lucky day, you can hear or even spot the resident orcas living in these waters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3>Site 7: Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, FL<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/shorediving.com\/images\/730-05-Critters-Dave.jpg\" width=\"247\" height=\"214\" \/>This is a simple but spectacular dive site and the best-kept secret of South Florida. \u00a0Max depths only reach around 15-20 feet but you will find some amazing macro creatures here from frogfish and eels to sea horses and beautiful rays. \u00a0This is an easy shore dive under the Blue Heron Bridge (hence the name) but needs to be planned well as it can only be dived during slack tide, otherwise, the tidal current can rip through the area, making it impossible to dive easily.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><!-- .clear (end) -->\n<h3>Site 8: The Florida Keys<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright \" src=\"https:\/\/www.scuba.com\/mecontent\/photos\/medium\/spiegel-grove.jpg\" width=\"253\" height=\"190\" \/>Need we say more? From Key Largo down south to Key West, the Florida Keys are a diver's playground with something for every diver. \u00a0From shallow, colorful reef dives full of sharks, rays, eels, fish and coral, to deep wreck dives; the Keys has something for everyone. \u00a0It's the most visited dive destination in the USA for a reason so head south for some warm, fun, and beautiful diving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of scuba diving what usually comes to mind first is an image of clear waters full of tropical fish and brightly colored coral. \u00a0Well, for those of us that are land locked here in the good ol' U-S-of-A, getting to these picturesque locations isn't always feasible. \u00a0The good news is that you actually DO NOT have to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/top-8-local-places-need-dive-year\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[146,272,88,33,171,271,54,6,64],"class_list":["post-902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dive-travel","tag-dive","tag-dive-sites","tag-dive-travel","tag-diving","tag-florida","tag-local-diving","tag-scuba","tag-scuba-diving","tag-travel","cat-87-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":911,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902\/revisions\/911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}