Chuck wrote:

> Think of the Grand Canyon.  Now drop it down in scale a bit.  Lake Travis
is
> called a Texas wall dive since that is what we do. It is a sheer drop to
> about 100 feet when the lake is full.  A cataclysmic drop to 100 feet down
> on the rocks if the lake is empty.  This particular day, El Norte had come
> thru and when the wind is out of the N, there is about a 15 or so mile
reach
> between the shorelines for the wind to build up some nice wave action.
When
> you are getting in it tends to throw you back onto the rocks.  Not a
> pleasant experience at all.  When the lake is full, it is not too big of a
> problem since you just walk off the top of the wall into 10 feet or so of
> water but when it is down some getting in and out can be nasty.

Sounds like an interesting dive to say the least.  What's the visibility
like and what water temperatures are likely in the summer, above and below
any thermoclines?

> FWIW, the Great Lakes have currents, tides, and some of the nastiest
weather
> and seas you would ever want to see.  Particularly Superior but Michigan
can
> be ugly as well.

Even Lake Okeechobee can be dangerous.  Because it's relatively shallow,
waves build up high and steep very quickly.

Lee