Things I Would NOT Like To Do – Dive To The Bottom Of Center Lake In Fort Collins

This afternoon the Coloradoan was reporting about the horrendous smell coming from Center Lake, near Fossil Creek Park. The cause of the smell is a bit of a mystery and aside from testing, the city plans on sending a diver to the bottom to make sure the aerators are working properly. (Which were put in to help alleviate the smell a few years back.)

If I were any kind of diver on the city's speed dial I would be booking a vacation to get out of town!

Simply driving by the stinky lake is bad enough, but if you told me I was going to actually go for a swim in it and take a look around the depths of dead plant life at the bottom, I'd say you're crazy.

(If you don't know where Center Lake is, go take a drive near Fossil Creek Park, and to quote Toucan Sam, "Just follow your nose!")

On it's best day that thing smells like rotten eggs and fermenting dairy products right now. I do hope they can figure out a way to tame the stench. But the guy (or gal) they suit up for a dip in that thing deserves some sort of medal. I've seen things on Fear Factor I'd rather do than that.

[Coloradoan]