By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network Possession Point photo courtesy John Rawlings Washington State has a diving secret. There’s a set of islands tucked in-between the famous San Juan Islands and lo

Story by Andy and Virginia LambPhotos by Andy Lamb After 44 years as a diver, a first visit to DEMA seemed a long overdue. In addition, the timing seemed perfect for my wife Virginia and me – residents of

By Jesse MillerGuest Writer, Dive News Network Photos by Jesse Miller By Saul Rico When I was first notified that one of my photographs won first place in the Northwest Dive Expo’s annual photo competition

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network Tacoma, WA has long been referred to as the Gateway to the Olympics but here, in the Pacific Northwest, it holds another distinction too. It is the gateway to scu

By: Barb Roy and Wayne GrantPhotos by Barb Roy After returning from an exhilarating encounter with a group of playful sea lions at Norris Rocks, I must say, a visit to Hornby Island is a great dive escape in B

Flickr_albumid=72157629235152245 By Karen CoxGuest Writer, Dive News Network There they were! Every time we descended they were there waiting. They were there waiting to follow us. They stalked us like jealou

By Kimberly BowkerGuest Writer, Dive News Network “Is it worth it?” This seemed to be the most popular question of the day. Passing hikers asked us this as we each hauled more than 80 pounds of diving gear

Flickr_albumid=72157629235034787 Below the thunders of the upper deep, Far, far beneath in the abysmal sea, His ancient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep The Kraken sleepeth… (excerpt from The Kraken, by Lord Alfr

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network In my humble opinion, Cozumel is one of the best places in the world to dive. It literally has more divers per square inch than any other dive destination in the

By Rick StrattonPublisher, Dive News Network Howe Sound, located just North of the City of Vancouver British Columbia offer some of the best access to scuba diving on the BC mainland. Once devastated by the