I photographed a twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs for the Powder Springs Patch newspaper on Friday, July 29, 2011. The monthly event allows canoe enthusiasts to explore George Sparks Reservoir for close to two hours at dusk. Don Scarbrough Jr., the interpretive ranger for the park, leads paddlers across a portion of the 215 acre lake. These are my favorite images from the paddle.
Jesse Guess pulls canoes off of the rack at Sweetwater Creek State Park before the beginning of the twilight paddle on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Chris Chambless, right, Bella Swiderski and Kimberly Walker stand with paddles in hand as they wait for the start of the twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Jesse Guess drops a canoe into the water at George Sparks Reservoir during the start of the twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Susan Stewart climbs into a canoe as Jesse Guess holds it steady at Sweetwater Creek State Park in Lithia Springs on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Bella Swiderski and Chris Chambless look around the George Sparks Reservoir as they paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Don Scarbrough Jr., the interpretive ranger at Sweetwater Creek State Park, gives an overview of the park and the George Sparks Reservoir at the start of the twilight paddle on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Tina Pratt and Kimberly Walker paddle a canoe on the George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Taylor Phillips, left, and his wife Raven paddle a canoe on George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Tiffany Duong and her husband My come through a colvert that crosses underneath Mt. Vernon Rd. as they participate in the twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Amanda Whatley paddles through a culvert underneath Mt. Vernon Rd. with her partner Brian Lee during the twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Paddlers canoe on George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011. Once a month a twilight canoe paddle is held to explore the reservoir from a different vantage point.
Greg Hall, left, and his wife Linda paddle across George Sparks Reservoir during a twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Tina Pratt paddles across George Sparks Reservoir during the twilight paddle at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
The sun starts to set as Glenn Campbell and Susan Stewart paddle a canoe on the George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park during a twilight paddle on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Linda Hall points out a heron to her husband as they take a twilight paddle across George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Susan Stewart, left, and Glenn Campbell paddle at twilight on the George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.
Ducks swim past canoers as they take a twilight paddle across George Sparks Reservoir at Sweetwater Creek State Park on Friday, July 29, 2011.