Scuba Diving Sand Harbor, Lake Tahoe

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2024

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  • @Tuk9978
    @Tuk9978 Год назад +2

    Beautiful view Beautiful 😊👍👍👍underwater

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thank you Nongkan 🙂

  • @iamrichrocker
    @iamrichrocker Год назад +1

    what a beautiful lake..and area..hope the lake is back to 100% levels...

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Oh yes, the lake is quite full

  • @mattbyrne1822
    @mattbyrne1822 Год назад +2

    The size of those Boulder formations are truly amazing I could only imagine what they are like in person. Keep up the great work 👍

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Will do Matt

  • @Smithsgold
    @Smithsgold Год назад +2

    Sand Harbor is cool !!!!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Yes it is!

  • @capttom7772
    @capttom7772 Год назад +2

    I had an involved day, got out of my wheelchair, rode my bike(first time in 13 years), went to 2 different churches(Sunday here on GUAM, saw my (I hope) new GF at 1st Church), got a bike for my 8 yo neighbor kid, he was EXTREMELY, we rode together to the 2nd church, got back home and he helped me do all kinds of stuff (chores) as it was getting dark I started feeling the soreness in my out of shape legs and I saw your "notification" popup and realized the video was so relaxing, that it was a perfect conclusion to a really GREAT DAY !
    Thanx for that Mark !
    MUCH LOVE FROM GUAM !!!
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Tom! You made my morning. I am so happy for you, what a great day you had and I am glad you took time to share it with me. Thank you! TYSM

    • @TheInsultInvestor
      @TheInsultInvestor Год назад

      he was extremely?

    • @capttom7772
      @capttom7772 Год назад

      @@TheInsultInvestor, WOW ! I just caught that. "HAPPY" is the word I left out, Thanx foe the update !👍😂❤

  • @davidstadtlander1461
    @davidstadtlander1461 Год назад +1

    Awesome footage, love the sunlight reflecting across the rocks, two thumbs up on the fish, great adventure!

  • @patgriffin3928
    @patgriffin3928 Год назад +1

    I used to go diving there back in the mid seventies. It's hard to believe how much the visibility has changed since then. The water was crystal clear and there wasn't any algae on the rocks at all. Every nook and cranny in the rocks was crawling with huge crawdads and we always had them for dinner every time we went there. Thanks for all your great videos.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I remember that VIS, it was like swimming in the air

  • @tammyfrazier8720
    @tammyfrazier8720 Год назад +1

    Good morning, all the good treasure is hiding in them boulders you couldn’t get to 😢. Yes it is very beautiful there.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Hi Tammy, yes, a lot of crevices that are unreachable

  • @RandolphRelicRecovery
    @RandolphRelicRecovery Год назад +1

    Some of those boulders are humongous!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      And these are the small ones...

  • @pacificnorthwestdiggers4205
    @pacificnorthwestdiggers4205 Год назад +1

    What a beautiful ecosystem!! If I had that crystal clear water to dive, I would learn to dive for sure!!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Well, I say learn to dive then find the water! : )

  • @stevelinscome728
    @stevelinscome728 Год назад +1

    Hello from SW Washington state. Yes, I very much enjoyed this video. I love Lake Tahoe. I always wonder how those boulders got there. Looks like the First Nation people used those boulder as grinding stones when the lake was much lower and not able to drain into the Truckee river. Well, still no signs of Tahoe Tessie.😂🙋‍♂️🏍💨

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I would never show my footage of Tessie.

  • @JT-xh4zm
    @JT-xh4zm Год назад

    What a beautiful day. Loved the play of the light dancing on the boulders. How Blessed you must feel living near such a special place. Thanks for sharing!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I do feel blessed to live where I do. However, "near" it a relative term. Is 2.5 hours drive considered near? It is hard for me to remain objective.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Oh... I love the way light reflects (refracts?) in the water. I really LOVE it.

    • @JT-xh4zm
      @JT-xh4zm Год назад

      You are preaching to the choir...I live in Vermont...nothing is near anything and if it looks close on the map there is usually a mountain between here and there. Hence the Vt saying...."you can't get there from here". I hope it is at least a nice drive.

  • @NickatLateNite
    @NickatLateNite Год назад

    Hey Mark... You have become 'the Dive Whisperer', but then again, your bubbles & scooter do make a lot of noise😄... Thanks again for taking us along!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thanks for coming along!

  • @ellengraham4677
    @ellengraham4677 Год назад

    Stunning place, and yes it was a beautiful day. Thanks again for sharing your dive with us. Love from Ellen in England😘😘💋💋

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      🙃😉Thank you so much for commenting Ellen

  • @AuDive0
    @AuDive0 Год назад

    Excellent dive 👍. Lake Tahoe looks alot like Lake Superior along Picture Rocks. Beautiful clear water and large boulders to dive around, but your boulders are rounder 😂. Awesome scenery above and below water . Super enjoyed your video thanks. Gregg 😃🤜

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Awesome! Thanks for tuning in Gregg

  • @michaelch5060
    @michaelch5060 Год назад

    Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Thanks for tuning in Michael

  • @pacediver2594
    @pacediver2594 Год назад +1

    So clear great dive

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thanks PD I hope all is well with you.

  • @mokpot
    @mokpot  Год назад +1

    There is a place Called "The Giant's Playground" I think in Namibia, Africa that has stacks of rocks not unlike this, but on land

  • @medfordJimmy
    @medfordJimmy Год назад

    The Fish Herder is at it again. Amazing stuff you find.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thanks for tuning in Jimmy

  • @mikehurricane5767
    @mikehurricane5767 Год назад

    Mornin Mark . Always enjoy your videos . Great to see you again . I remember diving in ocean water that clear . Actually glad you used a dive flag . One thing I always found amazing was how much noise I could hear underwater . And the boats noise was extremely loud ! Thanks again,,,,,,

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Hello Mike, Clear water diving is a special thing! If I remember correctly, water is 800 more dense than air, so sound wave are transferred easily, which is why it is so difficult to determine which direction it come from.

  • @sylviaainsworth2381
    @sylviaainsworth2381 Год назад

    Omg that is so clear wow you are so lucky to have access to sure beauty

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thanks for tuning in Sylvia

  • @shirleymatthews2980
    @shirleymatthews2980 Год назад

    Love how clear the lake is I think I would have to make lunch out of the crawfish keep it safe

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      It is hard to believe, but years back the water was as clear as air...

  • @joannefrancia5940
    @joannefrancia5940 Год назад +1

    I have cousins who live up at Lake Tahoe. We used to visit every summer and spent a lot of time at the various beaches. I could be wrong but I’m pretty sure you’re the diver that we met one day. I remember asking if you did ever find much. We chatted awhile and I remember it clearly because it’s the only time I ever met a scuba diver. It might have been Pope Beach. . . I wish I could remember, but that’s one of the beaches we went to a lot.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      it is possible, I have dived Pope Beach several times and have answered that very question. Lets just say it was me... Hello again!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Were you sitting near where I was getting out of the water?

  • @richey5663
    @richey5663 Год назад

    The water is soo clear!! Visibility in most Tennessee rivers is a foot or two!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      We have water like that around here also... Clear water makes for better videos...LOL

  • @drewmcvicker1445
    @drewmcvicker1445 Год назад

    WOW, the visibility is amazing!!! Ya, dragging a dive flag along can be a real pain!!

  • @tinman7130
    @tinman7130 Год назад

    Lots of colors and patterns. That place was so rocky I expected Bullwinkle to show up at any moment

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      LOL good reference

  • @philm.5537
    @philm.5537 Год назад

    This is the first time that I got claustrophobic watching one of your videos...I think it was the rocks and the little caves.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Oh no! Look away from the screen. 🙂 Thanks for tuning in!

    • @philm.5537
      @philm.5537 Год назад +1

      this is actually one of my favorite videos because I've been going to Sand Harbor for 30+ years and this is my first look at what has been below me,. @@mokpot

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      This is pretty cool! I am glad you got to see!

  • @gonsolop2429
    @gonsolop2429 Год назад

    7:03 Mokpot, you could use a handycap claw for reaching deep targets around boulders.
    They are very handy.

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 Год назад +1

    What have you ever found of interest in those little pits that you flush out?!---At one point, it eventually struck me to realize just how ancient that lake is...I finally saw the fish!---Sad dedication.---It must be a weird sensation, swimming atop the bubbles of another!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Not in the lakes Alana, but in the rivers yes, I have found all sorts of things, fishing weights, old bullets, coins , rings, even an old spur once

  • @sylviaainsworth2381
    @sylviaainsworth2381 Год назад

    Its like a differentvworld

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      It is definitely a different world! ❤

  • @ryansriverfinds3232
    @ryansriverfinds3232 Год назад

    What is the water temperature there? That water looks so beautiful thank you for sharing the experience with us.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I think it was 63F I may have shown it on my dive computer.

  • @bornonfire452
    @bornonfire452 Год назад

    Amazing content a metal detector underneath and between them rocks could have been rich with cold at one time .👍

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Perhaps I will give that a try one day!

  • @kellyfoster9703
    @kellyfoster9703 Год назад

    Mark have you ever seen jellyfish in the freshwater lakes and rivers? There are jellyfish in Bass Lake but they are only visible for a few weeks in September into October. Only the size of a nickel, very delicate and super clear.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I have not seen them, but I know they exist

  • @opartida91
    @opartida91 4 месяца назад

    This is great! How expensive is it to do this? I wanna do it so bad

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  4 месяца назад +1

      Hi, thank you for watching, and I am glad you're excited about doing scuba diving, it is an awesome activity! So much fun! The prices will vary according to the level of personal purchases you do, I recommend you just visit a local dive shop and talk with them to get an idea of what the cost will be. Have fun and we'll see you underwater

    • @opartida91
      @opartida91 4 месяца назад

      @@mokpot thank you!

  • @gonsolop2429
    @gonsolop2429 6 месяцев назад

    5: 21 That Crodad is nolonger cool.
    You confiscated his shades.

  • @nickt7658
    @nickt7658 Год назад

    Awesome motpok!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      Thanks Nick

    • @nickt7658
      @nickt7658 Год назад

      Just wanted to let you know that I recognize what you do to give to all in your explorations ..gas money to get there, refills of oxygen cylinders, waking up early to get there, etc etc. I and the rest of us appreciate you.Nk.

  • @debbie4220
    @debbie4220 Год назад

    Mark, you think that cracked rock is a rock? Perhaps it’s a giant egg deciding when to let loose the alien babies inside? One never knows, do one? 😊
    P.S. you need a pair of grippers, just saying!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      hmmmm 🤔 You may be on to something here. Maybe the rock monster from Galaxy Quest?

  • @gonsolop2429
    @gonsolop2429 Год назад +1

    9:39 targets at 9 o'clock & 3 o'clock.

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      yes... deeper in the rocks, than my arm is long. Thanks!

    • @gonsolop2429
      @gonsolop2429 Год назад

      May I suggest a golden foeggey reach claw?
      Mine is Smith & Nephew Roivan A665-008
      It used to be my job for 22 years to clean out a festival wishing well.
      As I got older it got harder to squawt & bend plus multiple spider bites. This claw, my father's extra one was given to me by my mom. It works wonders on dimes, pennies, nickles, quarters, half-dollars, & larger coins, cans, ect.
      It's half light wieght aluminum with sturdy plastic componants, & a ribbed rubber tip.
      If I had a cnc machine or even a 3D printer, I'd be temped to make stronger componants for this.
      But its really not necessary.

  • @madmanmechanic8847
    @madmanmechanic8847 Год назад

    If you look at 3:23 you will see a perfectly round circle glide across the screen and down in a direct pattern. That is a orb that is a spirit in the water wow ! Trip my shit out

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      So not just a light reflection on the camera lens?

    • @madmanmechanic8847
      @madmanmechanic8847 Год назад

      @@mokpot Mark rewind the footage if you look at the circle it is perfectly round and it travels at in a directional pattern across the water then it drops down to the bottom of the lake in front of the camera . You my friend have a Orb and that is a spirit .

  • @robertbaker2628
    @robertbaker2628 Год назад

    Look there is life in that dead lake lol. Enjoy tour video's!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Thanks Robert

  • @markmessner4554
    @markmessner4554 Год назад +1

    Looks like those small “holes” in the one rock early in your video could of been created by Native American to grind seeds to made flour. The water level long ago was much lower until the dam was built

    • @alanatolstad4824
      @alanatolstad4824 Год назад

      In this case, I suspect those pits were glacier-formed way back when!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I did some quick research, the dam raises the water level as much as 10.1 Feet

  • @Jane_Dow
    @Jane_Dow Год назад

    I can only imagine what people would think if you took off at full speed. Cause all they'd see would be your safety diving flag racing across a top the water. ( scene from " Fresh Water JAWs " ) :~)

  • @roylamkin7177
    @roylamkin7177 Год назад

    split in rock reminds me of pacman

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      And... now it does for me too

  • @roylamkin7177
    @roylamkin7177 Год назад

    what are rules for boaters/swimmers/etc when they see your dive flag? do you think it helps? just wondering :)

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      In general for boaters and jet-skis the flag is a good place to practice high speed turns... 😬 in open water a boat is supposed to stay 300ft./90 meters away. In navigation channels and inlets, 100 feet/30 meters. But in truth many, if not most boaters have no idea what the flag means.

  • @jond988
    @jond988 Год назад

    One piece of trash always adds up. The ogre marble field just short of golf balls! Good times!

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад +1

      That is a good way to look at it...

  • @kdpjsp
    @kdpjsp Год назад

    It's sad that the pioneers left so much trash behind.

  • @philipcallicoat3147
    @philipcallicoat3147 Год назад

    Wonder where the fish are😢.....

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      In deeper water...

    • @philipcallicoat3147
      @philipcallicoat3147 Год назад

      Just remember that Lake Tahoe was very cold!😔🥶 Another excellent podcast !!! Thanks!!!!

  • @TheInsultInvestor
    @TheInsultInvestor Год назад

    Hey not too far from me

  • @samwestoby140
    @samwestoby140 Год назад

    Not many fish in that lake

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      Less than there once was but, I see quite a few in deeper water.

  • @madmanmechanic8847
    @madmanmechanic8847 Год назад

    Mark is this line attached to the divers flag a new law? That is dangerous and could cause diver entanglement. I would display the flag on the surface as required by law but just attach a weight on the end of the rope and drop it . Its pretty apparent who ever the dumb ass that came up with this law is not a diver. How are they going to know you do or not have it attached? Just tell them hey was hanging out at the bottom of the lake that is the reason it was not moving . What happens if some drunk dude in a boat hits that son of bit ## and you are tied to it ? Oh hell no take off the string dude dont want anything to happen to you. That would suck man

    • @mikehurricane5767
      @mikehurricane5767 Год назад

      That law is in every place I have ever dove . Started in Florida in the early 1970's . Not perfect , but does help .

    • @madmanmechanic8847
      @madmanmechanic8847 Год назад

      @@mikehurricane5767 When I got my cert my instructor never said anything about dragging around a tube with a flag and even in my dive book there is nothing about it. How ever I do agree with the federal law about displaying a dive flag while diving but I have never in my life seen or heard of a diver dragging around a flag with a string on it . Hey lets go dive a wreck ok let me spool out 250 foot of string because Federal law states I have to tow around a tube with a flag on it. That way when I go down into the wreck I will get tangled up and stuck and die in the wreck ! Sorry but they can kiss my A ## I am not dragging around a string and tube . Just amazes how brain dead people are that come up with these laws. Look how quick Mark got tangled up in the rocks . And dont forget about the durnk dude in the Baja 75 miles an hour that hits your tube @ If the string holds you are going for one hell of a ride !

    • @mokpot
      @mokpot  Год назад

      I agree towing a flag can be an entanglement hazard, I believe the State of Nevada regulations are that a diver must remain within 100 feet of the flag. Since our dive plan was to cover about 700 feet (in one direction) it was necessary to tow it. It is widely known that citations are frequently written to divers who do not use or, properly use a flag on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.