| Colorado is a landlocked state hundreds of miles from | | | | offers some excellent opportunities for exploration |
| the nearest coast, but you can still enjoy scuba | | | | through scuba diving; Colorado's mining industry was |
| diving; Colorado has a number of lakes and rivers | | | | the heart and soul of the state's economy for |
| that can offer challenge and enjoyment. A Colorado | | | | decades. Given the nearby town's historical |
| scuba dving vacation is not as far-fetched as you | | | | significance, who knows what interesting artifacts |
| might think. For those who are "hard core" about | | | | one might encounter on a Colorado scuba diving |
| their scuba diving, Colorado lakes and rivers are just | | | | vacation? |
| as good as anyplace in the world. | | | | Getting Your Dive Equipment |
| The Town That Drowned | | | | Colorado has its fair share of stores that sell proper |
| One of the more interesting destinations for a | | | | equipment, staffed by experienced personnel who |
| Colorado scba diving vacation is Horsetooth Reservoir | | | | also offer certification courses. Colorado diving gear |
| southwest of Fort Collins. In 1946, the federal Bureau | | | | suppliers can also give you insight as to where in the |
| of Reclamation chose the site of the town of Stout, | | | | state to go. If you have the time and money to go |
| located along the La Poudre River. By 1949, the dam | | | | further afield, however, the fine folks at Colorado |
| was completed and Stout, which had been | | | | diving gear supply stores can also arrange scuba |
| established only seventy years earlier as a camp for | | | | diving vacations to other, more exotic destinations as |
| stone quarry workers, had to be abandoned. The | | | | well. |
| remains of the town are still under water at the | | | | In any event, you will need to be certified before |
| lake's southern end; with proper training and dive | | | | you go scuba diving. Colorado requirements are just |
| equipment, Colorado scuba divers can enjoy a fine | | | | as stringent as other places in the U.S., and this of |
| adventure. | | | | course is for your own safety; you'll need to know |
| Historic Mining | | | | about the normal hazards, safety practices and how |
| After outfitting at their local Colorado diving gear | | | | to properly use and care for dive equipment. |
| supplier, scuba diers may wish to head for the high | | | | Colorado instructors can take you through this |
| country to the historic mining community of Leadville, | | | | process and help you get ready for scuba diving |
| where scenic Turquoise Lake is right nearby. The lake | | | | colorado style. |