Emerald Sea Photography
Boyd's Boulders
Boydski's Boulders are a pair of giant rocks hiding just
below the surface of Hood Canal. The top of these
massive boulders lie a mere twenty feet below the surface
while the craggy faces drop away to the base at about 50
feet of depth. The rocks are covered with all kinds of
interesting critters and the deep channels around and
between the rocks provide intriguing swim-throughs and
crevices for divers to explore.
There are many smaller rocks surrounding the giant pair that hide wolf eels and octopus. You will also find a wall that rises all the way to the surface of the Canal. The bottom area below the boulders slopes away to a large bottle field amongst the sea whips at about 100 feet of water depth. Another BFR can be found in 125 feet of water to the northeast of the big boys, for those seeking more adventure.
Every time we dive this site we
always find a lot of uncommon
critters. On our last dive, we observed hundreds of snake pricklebacks congregating below the boulders and
then a bunch of
very large scaled crab kept us amused at our safety
stop.
This dive site is well protected from southerly or southwesterly winds and makes a great second dive after diving nearby Rosie's Ravine or Fulton Creek Wall. I'll bet if you asked Don Coleman (Pacific Adventure) nicely, he'd take you to see Boydski's Boulders and you'd have a wonderful day of diving on Hood Canal.