Welcome to Cove Diver's Homepage

Hi! My name is Jim, and I am most happy when I am underwater.  The monicker "Cove Diver" came about by my activities as a volunteer with the National Park Service doing underwater video programs from the landing cove at Anacapa Island in Channel Islands National Park.  On this website, I will write about my dive experiences and other related topics. You see, I am truly been blessed because I have been able to meet some great people, make a lot of new friends, and "go yondering" in search of new dive adventures.  By the way, the opinions that I express here are mine and mine alone.

Essays

My First Experience Teaching Scuba Diving

California History and Marine Archaeology

Channel Islands Shipwreck Report (currently out of print, soon to be available on CD-ROM)

Diving the Landing Cove--My Life as a Video Program Volunteer

Kelp Forest Monitoring--2000

Kelp Forest Monitoring-2001
Day One-The Trip Over
Day One--The Diving
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
The Last Day

Letter from Catalina--2001
This year's trip over
Casino Staircase
The 100th Dive

Cozumel Confidential--2003
Drift diving and other fun

Galapagos Journal-2004
Whale Shark Encounter
The Panga is our friend

Deadhorse Diary

Baja Journey-1990

Links

Brandon Cole, Photographer and Friend
Visiting the Channel Islands

UCSB Dive Club. Many a fine hour I spent there.
Pardise Dive Club--Santa Barbara