dive in the US west coast

Hello guys,

We are two couples from Spain planning to go to the west and visit national parks (yosemite, yellowstone, grand canion, etc). We're two divers and two non-divers, and we think that we could combine the national parks with some dives.

We think to spent about 3 weeks of August on this trip, maybe 2 weeks for national parks and one week to dive or so ...

Initially, we think that Baja could be a good choice, however we are open ... could someone advise about that?

Is it a good seasson to go there? is it a good place for non-divers while we dive? any recommendation about dive center or accommodation? Should we take a flight or could we drive to go there?

Any recommendation about this or other choices will be wellcome

Thanks and best regards !

Amadeo

We are two couples from Spain planning to go to the west and visit national parks (yosemite, yellowstone, grand canion, etc). We're two divers and two non-divers, and we think that we could combine the national parks with some dives.

 

We think to spent about 3 weeks of August on this trip, maybe 2 weeks for national parks and one week to dive or so ...

 

Initially, we think that Baja could be a good choice, however we are open ... could someone advise about that?

 

Is it a good seasson to go there? is it a good place for non-divers while we dive? any recommendation about dive center or accommodation? Should we take a flight or could we drive to go there?

Hi,

I'm not clear whether you are planning to visit all three of the national parks you mention in the two weeks you have alloted for non-dive activities. If you are, I think that would be difficult to do. Yosemite in Calfornia, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona are very far apart. I think you would enjoy your vacation more if you limited your visit to, for example, one national park combined with the diving.

You might want to visit Yellowstone and combine it with a visit to the following museum in nearby Cody, Wyoming:

Museum in Cody Wyoming

I have been to this museum on my way to Yellowstone and it is a place that should not be missed, particularly if you are interested in the American West.

As for driving in Mexico, my advice would be: Don't risk it! I have heard horror stories of drivers stopped by the Mexican police for small traffic violations. The police then demand huge sums of money and basically hold you hostage until you pay them.

My two cents,

Ellen

Hello guys,

 

We are two couples from Spain planning to go to the west and visit national parks (yosemite, yellowstone, grand canion, etc). We're two divers and two non-divers, and we think that we could combine the national parks with some dives.

 

We think to spent about 3 weeks of August on this trip, maybe 2 weeks for national parks and one week to dive or so ...

 

Initially, we think that Baja could be a good choice, however we are open ... could someone advise about that?

 

Is it a good seasson to go there? is it a good place for non-divers while we dive? any recommendation about dive center or accommodation? Should we take a flight or could we drive to go there?

 

Any recommendation about this or other choices will be wellcome

 

Thanks and best regards !

 

Amadeo

I'd say go to Catalina Island just off Los Angeles. Great diving from shore or boat operators, and it's a great town for non-divers to spend a few days in.

Your probably going to fly into Los Angeles anyway if you are going to head to Yosemite. So, I second heading out to Catalina Isalnd for a couple of days of diving.

baja is great, my wife and I just drove down to loreto and back to los angeles.. a week long trip is perfect!

there is diving in la bufadora, mulege, loreto, and la paz.

Or, you can dive out of los angeles at catalina & anacapa islands.

August is a very good time for diving at any of these places.

you can get much more detailed information by posting on scubaboard.com in the southern california section

you can find the websites for many popular california dive boats here:

http://www.ladiving.org/boats.html

Scott

It is very hot in Baja in Aug. I go there every Aug. Two years ago we were chased out by a hurricane.

If you do Yosemite (and you should) you can also do Sequoia National park then drive over to Santa Barbara and dive the Channel Island National park.

Go with Truth Aquatics.

http://www.truthaquatics.com/calendar/aug08.htm

If there Aug. limited load trip has openings it is a great trip.

Thanks to all of you!!

We have to organize the itinerary carefully, and decide what national parks we will visit and how much time we will spent in every site. Catalina & anacapa islands or Channel Island National park at Santa Barbara looks like good choices also (I didn't know before).

Probably we would need a road map to calculate distances and time and then decide to if drive or flight. Fortunatelly, gasoline is cheaper in the US than here in Europe !!

Cheeers!