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snorkels and masks and they were
able to catch glimpses of the ocean
life in the sound, but as they hud-
dled around a rainy campfire at the
end of the three-day outing, some-
one casually remarked:
"Hey, we ought to come back with
scuba gear and really take a look at
what's down there!"
This idea expanded during the
months ahead to include not only a
scuba diving expedition, but also
three days of skiing, mountain bik-
ing, and hiking at Whistler, B.C., 100
miles north of Vancouver, site of the
largest ski resort in North America.
Turning the idea into reality took
two years of planning, preparation,
and fund-raising. It would take
nearly $8,000 to finance the kind of
trip envisioned by Post 585, and as
Mark puts it: "We decided right away
that selling pizzas or candy bars
door-to-door was not the answer."
Out of the blue, however, the post
discovered an ideal money-making
project: moving office furniture and
files for various relocating busi-
nesses in the community.
"We made about $200 apiece for
moving one company to another
building," Scott Pryor recalls.
Another major problem was that
nobody in the post was scuba certi-
fied, so everyone had to enroll in
classes and do four "open-water"
dives to earn certification. Adult
Advisors also had to become certi-
fied lifeguards in order to meet BSA
safety standards for the trip.
The trip's entire itinerary was co-
ordinated through the BSA's Chief
Seattle Council. A long list of details
included obtaining a trip permit
from Canadian authorities, hiring
professional scuba guides, reserving
lodging, checking ferry schedules,
and finding out about local condi-
tions, but all this was handled well
in advance.
Finally, at 2:30 on a Monday
morning, the Explorers converged at
Mark's house, where their loaded
vans were ready and waiting, and
they were off on the first leg of
"Scuba-Ski, BC."
Eleven hours later, after a 144-mile
drive to Vancouver, two ferry trips,
and some more driving in the vans,
the Explorers reached their first
destination, Powell River.
The group's first dive was in the
Powell River Breakwater. Here they
hoped to explore the wreck of the
100-foot sailing vessel Malahat,
which was lying in 80 feet of water.
Unfortunately, however, rough water,
high winds, and the Explorers' own
inexperience as divers, thwarted their
plans.
Early Tuesday, the group pressed
on northward for a dive at Keys
Cove, which offered many cliffs,
ledges, crevices, and small caves to
explore. But one of the most inter-
esting parts of the trip came before
they even reached the dive site. As
Scott recalls:
"Our guides took us down this
road where you couldn't even tell a
road was there. It was just like going
through a jungle for about a mile—a
very slow mile—and then when we
finally came out of the trees, we were
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turn LDS
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