paddling with a camera

I typically paddle along the west shore of the Horsetooth Reservoir making rest and photo stops in one of the coves or in old sandstone quarries. Recently, I discovered another spot in former quarries with some beautiful lichen patterns on rocks. Camera: Pentax Optio W10 with a reduced exposure and a white balance set to shadow.

About Lyons sandstone from Molly Brown House Museum:

Larimer County, Colorado. Historic buildings constructed of brown Lyons Sandstone are unusual because few quarries produced blocks of this color more than a few inches thick. Most of the brown sandstone from the hogbacks west of Loveland and Fort Collins occurred in thin-bedded slabs that were perfect for windowsills, lintels, mantels, steps and flagstones. Demand for this material was great, and large amounts were quarried. West of Fort Collins, at Stout, quarries were operated by the Union Pacific Railroad and stone was shipped east in the late 1800s.

Related posts and links:

• Paddling in the Rain and Wind on the Horsetooth Reservoir
• Launching Thunderbolt Kayak on Horsetooth Reservoir from Lory State Park
• Paddling Horsetooth Reservoir in the Fort Collins Foothills
• Horsetooth Reservoir paddling photography at Mountain Wayfarer
• 20 Paddling and Photography Destinations
• Map of Colorado Paddling Destinations

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