Life and all in Redding California
Love this whimsical yard art, seen in the Quail Ridge neighborhood of Redding.
Muldoon: [Just before he gets attacked by a raptor] “Clever girl.”
Actually, our region was once home to a very large dinosaur, Shastasaurus. From Wikipedia:
Shastasaurus (“Mt. Shasta lizard”) is an extinct genus of ichthyosaur from the middle and late Triassic, and is the largest marine reptile that has yet been found.
If we again return to being an inland sea, Really Redding may be beachfront.
Here’s some interesting research results about nearby Mt Lassen recently published in Wired Magazine.
“This National Science Foundation-funded project at the Lassen Volcanic Center looked at the three most recent eruptions from Lassen Peak and Chaos Crags – the 1915 Lassen Peak dacite, the 1,100 year old Chaos Crags rhyodacite and the 27,000 year old Lassen Peak dacite (see above). Of those three eruption, the 1915 is the most famous and the 100th anniversary of that eruption is around the corner. However, it was tiny, coming in at just short of 0.01 cubic kilometers. The eruption at Chaos Crags was 100 times larger while the 27,000 year old eruption of Lassen Peak was over 200 times larger.”
Wow, bet that was impressive. Still, happy not to witness it in person.
BTW Here is Lassen today, with just a bit of snow. More please! Click on the image for their webcam.
So writes Photographer/Dentist Dr. Chris Nelson on his gorgeous website.
It’s true. And he has the photos to prove it. Click on the image above to be taken to his site and gallery. Skilled work!
All you need is a camera and some imagination. Redding provides the backdrops.
That’s ReallyRedding.
This restaurant is a fine example of a rural, small town cafe. They serve breakfast and lunch in the classic American style. We stopped in for a late lunch on a rainy day recently.
I’ve seen it packed for the noon hour. A cafe like this serves more than food for this small agricultural community. It’s a place to see your neighbors, and talk about things. Hence the name. Chatty.
The lovely Karry opted for a Patty Melt. I ordered the special, a Jalapeno Burger.
The food was good, but the Ham and Bean soup was really outstanding. A tangy, rich flavor that triggered memories of similar soups I’ve enjoyed in the past. Taking me back, as though an elixir of youth. It really hit the spot on this blustery day. Warming the bones.
Located in bustling downtown McArthur, about 75 miles due west of Really Redding on Highway 299E. On the south side of the street, you can’t miss it. They don’t seem to have a website, but that doesn’t mean much out here. Although I had good 4G reception, fiddling with my phone seemed somehow out of place. People don’t come here for the wi-fi. They come for much more.
Best to find yourself fully in the moment, in the Chatty-Kathy.
Active NorCal publishes a fine magazine devoted to all things relevant to our active lifestyle in the northstate. It comes to us by mail.
Fitness and outdoor activities are a big deal around Redding, so this publication targets a fertile niche. In Redding, the number of sporting goods stores is only slightly outnumbered by physical therapy practices. Active NorCal also found online at http://activenorcal.net/digiedition so can be read when you are not engaged in your active lifestyle pursuits. Or Like Active Norcal on Facebook. We keep a link to them in the sidebar, if you are browsing this blog in desktop mode. And increasingly, you are not at your desktop. At least according to our blog view statistics.
Mobile, online, and active, it’s ReallyRedding.