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July 31, 2010

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It's easy to silt out yourself and your buddy in Alaska's muddy conditions. Avoid it by staying off the bottom (five feet is good,) improving your kicks (if you are pushing the water backward to propel you forward then you aren't pushing it down to stir up the muck,) and changing your finning techniques. Proven techniques to avoid silting out include the modified flutter and the frog kick.

Juneau

Although I used to live in Juneau, I've never dove there. I imagine there to be a lot of great dives, including some terrific crabbing dives. Watch out for sharks, though, particularly during the legislative season.