{"id":5981,"date":"2020-02-01T11:24:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981"},"modified":"2020-09-19T14:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T18:52:23","slug":"quarry-tour-usa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981","title":{"rendered":"Quarry Tour USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quarry Tour USA<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-2048x996.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-2-500x243.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Terry the Transit, the SCUBA van of awesome, helps make the tour happen in locations lacking support for GUE-specific equipment configurations, and allows us to be on the road for months at a time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fddb368102a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fddb368102a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#the_quarry_tour_what_why_goals\" >The Quarry Tour: What, Why, Goals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#quarry_tour_stops\" >Quarry Tour Stops<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#gue_fundamentals_classes_on_the_tour\" >GUE Fundamentals classes on the Tour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#upper-level_gue_classes_on_the_tour\" >Upper-Level GUE classes on the Tour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#fun_diving_community_building_on_the_tour\" >Fun Diving &amp; Community Building on the Tour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#community_building_beyond_the_tour\" >Community Building BEYOND the Tour<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#regional_communities\" >Regional Communities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\/#how_to_join_the_tour\" >How to Join the Tour<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_quarry_tour_what_why_goals\"><\/span>The Quarry Tour: What, Why, Goals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wet Rocks Diving, every summer (baring pandemics), makes a 3,500 mile road trip across the Eastern USA, bringing GUE training and GUE community support to regions with a new or growing GUE presence. We offer training, organize community events and info session, and go fun diving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Wet Rocks Diving&#8217;s bases is in North Florida, which features conditions and dive sites conducive to productive year-round training and dive coaching. Divers would visit us in North Florida, then return home to a region in the USA without a local GUE instructor. When their local buddies heard about their Fundamentals experience in Florida and saw their improvement in diving, they too wanted the Fundamentals-experience for themselves. Sadly,  not everyone can travel to North Florida. Therefore, the tour was created to bring Fundamentals and an introduction to GUE to them <strong>in their local region<\/strong>. At first, it started with a few locations in the south and mid-Atlantic and kept growing. The tour was born out of over five years of planning and building relationships with dive centers and dive sites across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our goal is to bring GUE to under-served regions of the USA and help new GUE communities grow. Aided by the benefits of a standardized system, networking divers not only within one region, but between multiple regions as afforded many a new friendship and more diving opportunities!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=4159#mission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=4159#mission\">Evolve. Excel. Explore. Enjoy!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"quarry_tour_stops\"><\/span>Quarry Tour Stops<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The general structure of the tour is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/received_879216292543099.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/received_879216292543099.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/received_879216292543099-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/received_879216292543099-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/received_879216292543099-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p id=\"block-fde7cb50-8cee-42c5-bd02-318119ca4a3c\">JUNE &#8211; Mid-Atlantic<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-8ae6fa29-2b0a-4777-9962-208ff9767386\"><li>Raleigh, NC<\/li><li>Rawlings, Southern VA<\/li><li>Dutch Springs, PA<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-525cf53a-8413-4538-8477-1af884ee4d4f\">JULY &#8211; New England<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-ed884b10-ca26-4f65-ac18-95937bdff01f\"><li>Metro Boston<\/li><li>NH?<\/li><li>Lake Champlain, VT?<ul><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-9682697e-3c3b-4f43-ba31-06bcb7b5189f\">AUG to Early SEPT &#8211; Mid-West<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-fff76435-c4c6-4e36-9b77-06380862343f\"><li>Gilboa or White Star, OH<\/li><li>Michigan (upon request only)<\/li><li>Haigh Quarry, IL (near Chicago)<\/li><li>Wisconsin?<\/li><li>Southern IL (Mermet) or Pennyroyal Quarry, KY<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p id=\"block-79e2f552-461a-454e-84ed-794f5c0758c2\">Mid SEPT (or other times of the year upon request)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-205c6028-1cc8-4ebb-b608-6f45fb311f4d\"><li>Atlanta Metro\/Northern AL<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"gue_fundamentals_classes_on_the_tour\"><\/span>GUE Fundamentals classes on the Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the schedule of the tour for this summer, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=2200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Calendar\">live calendar<\/a>, showing available class seats. Tour seats often fill months in advance. <a href=\"mailto:reservetour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"mailto:reservetour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\">Email us today<\/a> to reserve your seat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a class is FULL, do still<a href=\"mailto:tourfull5981@wetrocksdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"mailto:tourfull5981@wetrocksdiving.com\"> email us<\/a>, as we may be able to add another instructor and therefore 3 more seats to the class date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recreational 1 (Learn to Dive) classes are also possible, upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tour dates are generally finalized in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"upper-level_gue_classes_on_the_tour\"><\/span>Upper-Level GUE classes on the Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon demand, we offer Fundamentals Upgrades, Recreational 2, Primers, Rescue, Recreational 3, Tech 1, and Instructor training. <a title=\"mailto:upperleveltour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:upperleveltour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\">Email us with your request<\/a> and we&#8217;ll discuss what&#8217;s possible. More and more will become possible as each region and community grows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"fun_diving_community_building_on_the_tour\"><\/span>Fun Diving &amp; Community Building on the Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tour is not just about training. These regions are often defined and bound together by awesome dive sites. The Mid-Atlantic region has the WWII wrecks of the Graveyard of the North Atlantic and Eastern Great Lakes\/Upper St. Lawrence River; the New England region has Mass Bay, Long Island Sound, Eastern Great Lakes\/Upper St. Lawrence River; and the Mid-West has the mighty Great Lakes. Amazing shipwrecks can be found in each of these regions and a diver in that region tends to visit these wreck meccas at least a few time each dive season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don&#8217;t train in these wreck-laden locations as the conditions (especially surface) are not predictable enough to rely on during Fundamentals and most parts of Learn to Dive classes; the quarries provide that weather-insulated consistency. But we want to get out and dive these wrecks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So you&#8217;ll notice on the tour schedule that there are blank weeks between some of the course dates. This is for fun wreck diving in the lakes, oceans, and maybe even a mine dive. We&#8217;ll also schedule info sessions and other community events in this periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-1024x498.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6008\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6008\" class=\"wp-image-6008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-2048x996.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-in-Ohio-2019-c-Meredith-Tanguay-1-500x243.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Gilboa, Ohio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6011\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6011\" class=\"wp-image-6011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-boston-wrecks-3-patriot-2019-july.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Patriot &#8211; Mass Bay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6009\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6009\" class=\"wp-image-6009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-2048x1381.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Dive-Gathering-Near-Chicago-2019-c-Ryan-Cook-3-higher-res-445x300.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The Caribbean of the Midwest  &#8211; Near Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6010\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6010\" class=\"wp-image-6010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/knowles-esperanza-mine-3-2019-july.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Esperanza Marble Mine in Vermont<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"community_building_beyond_the_tour\"><\/span>Community Building BEYOND the Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/47m-down-uncaged-not-trailer-e1600541090757.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"245\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/47m-down-uncaged-not-trailer-e1600541090757.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6006\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Wet Rocks Diving is committed to building communities <strong>and connecting those communities to different regions<\/strong>. We&#8217;ve used the time afforded us by the lemons of 2020 to make lemonade. We have online learning and supplemental continuing education as well as online social hours and online Dive Movie Roasts to bring people together and build friendships. This networking helps grow each region but also connects divers to those outside of their own region&#8230; many a road trip is now is being planned!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"regional_communities\"><\/span>Regional Communities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Communities in these regions are growing. To connect with other divers in the USA&#8217;s Mid-west, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, or Hawaii, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">see this page to join a regional team<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Team email lists are a benefit to GUE students and GUE-trained divers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_join_the_tour\"><\/span>How to Join the Tour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to find out more? Want to reserve a seat in a class or on a fun dive? Want to request the tour make a stop at your location?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer <strong>free online info sessions<\/strong> where you can find out what GUE Fundamentals is all about, if it&#8217;s right for you, how to prepare, and what are some of the special resources Wet Rocks Diving has built for our teams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jointour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"mailto:jointour5981@wetrocksdiving.com\">Email us today!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-1024x768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6002\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6002\" class=\"wp-image-6002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20180915_122309.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Because Dive Matters!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"903\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6003\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?attachment_id=6003\" class=\"wp-image-6003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset-768x755.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/20190903_193557-quarry-sunset-305x300.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 903px) 100vw, 903px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Sunset over a Midwest Quarry<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quarry Tour USA The Quarry Tour: What, Why, Goals Wet Rocks Diving, every summer (baring pandemics), makes a 3,500 mile road trip across the Eastern USA, bringing GUE training and GUE community support to regions with a new or growing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/?page_id=5981\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"showcase.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5981","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5981"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5981\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6020,"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5981\/revisions\/6020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wetrocksdiving.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}