Quarry open in St. Cloud

[Elkman]

I'd echo Lonnie's comments on the quarries, for the most part.  One interesting thing I found about Quarry #18 was that the water quickly got cloudy at about 43 feet, and I could almost see a level of haze floating there.  Below 43 feet, it very rapidly got darker -- it was very dark at the maximum depth of 53 feet.

My favorite part about the quarries was the great visibility.  I knew as soon as I looked into Quarry #18 that it was going to be much better than Square Lake or most other local diving places.  The downside is that there isn't a lot of room for exploring -- it's easy to see everything in one of the quarries with a single dive.  I wouldn't consider this a major dive destination or anything, but it would work as a good half-day outing.