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Redding’s Garden of Lights 2023
A quick aerial overview of Redding’s Garden of Lights from 2023. Music excerpt “Live illusions” by Craig Padilla and Skip Murphy from the CD “Analog Destination,” recorded in Redding California in 2008, courtesy of of Groove Unlimited NL. Thank you … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photography, Redding, Sundial Bridge, Turtle Bay Museum, Uncategorized, Video
Tagged #thisisredding, craigpadilla, gardenoflights
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Northstate Climate Action website
Thoughtful local folks run a website with a focus on the climate crisis: NSClimateAction.org. Fighting for climate justice, or even climate crisis awareness, has always been an uphill battle in the Northstate. Many of these folks running this site have … Continue reading
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Where can you see the real night sky near Redding?
Light pollution. That sounds ugly, but that’s what it is. For many places on the modern earth, the night sky is not filled with stars. Fortunately, nearby to Redding you can see the Milky Way and other wonders of celestial … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography, Redding, Shopping, Whiskeytown Lake
Tagged Light pollution, Map, Milky Way, Night Sky
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The lady of the mountain
Just another spectacular Autumn day in Northern California. The relatively high lake level seems extra fortuitous for this time of year, perhaps heralding another bountiful water year, climate permitting. The lady of the mountain wearing a skimpy, powdery negligee in … Continue reading
Posted in Mt Shasta, Photography
Tagged #thisisredding, Autumn, Fall, Lake Shasta, MtShasta, Shasta Lake
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Really Red Redding
I ran across this image by accident this evening. I captured it from the annual fireworks show put on in Redding for Independence Day. Click to enlarge.
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The Sacramento River runs through Redding
I shot this view of Redding one Summer day in 2023. The extent to which Redding is shaped and defined by the gorgeous Sacramento River is clear. Musical backdrop by Craig Padilla and Skip Murphy. Click the image below to … Continue reading
Posted in Arboretum, Redding, Sacramento River, Sundial Bridge
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Indigenous music on a bridge between worlds
I met this gentle spirit on Redding’s Sundial Bridge this evening. Behind him here on the right are the ancestral burial grounds for the Wintu people. Drawing on the water spirit of this place, on this bridge between worlds, with … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Redding, Sundial Bridge
Tagged indigenous flute, Sundial Bridge, Wintu burial grounds
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Castle Crags, late April 2023
About 25 minutes drive on Interstate 5 north of Redding, you come across a spectacular sight. Granite spires rising through the forest to the west. This is Castle Crags State Park. Pull off the highway for hiking, camping, or just … Continue reading
Posted in Drone video, Lake Shasta, Photography, Shasta Lake, Things to do, Video
Tagged Castle Crags, Lake Shasta, Redding, Siskiyou County
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Superbloom Spring 2023 near Redding
A genuinely wet winter season after so many years of drought have led us into an epic season of springtime wildflowers. Here’s a drone video my grandson and I captured a few days ago.
Posted in Drone video, Redding, Uncategorized, Wildlife
Tagged Millville, Palo Cedro, Superbloom
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A snow crested Redding evening
In this image, we see the Sundial Bridge located in Redding, California, captured during the early evening in late Winter. The bridge and Sacramento River is beautiful in the sunset reflection, and provides the main focus of the image. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Sundial Bridge
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