Author Archives: Skip@RR

Morning mist in Redding CA

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Skip@RR

Morning mist rising up from the pool signals the approaching Autumnal end of our swim season, which in turn sets my mind’s eye soaring up into the dreamy sky overhead and back. Music excerpt “Mystical Fantasies” by Craig Padilla.

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Late summer sunset, where the river runs through Redding

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Skip@RR

Here’s a soothing flight overlooking the Sacramento River as it passes through Redding California on its way to the sea. The devastating Park Fire rages into the fragile and crucial Mill Creek drainage of the norther Sierra. One of the … Continue reading →

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4th of July 2024 in Redding CA

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Skip@RR

Brief timelapse of fireworks (24sec) captured in Redding California on July 4th 2004. Redding has an annual celebration display funded by an amazing philanthropic fund, The McConnell Foundation. It has become quite the party for the whole region. Without this … Continue reading →

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Sunset at Lake Redding

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Skip@RR

Lake Redding forms when the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District raises a wooden dam across the Sacramento River at Caldwell Park. The resulting weir supplies the old irrigation canal feeding the homes and farms to the south. There is a fish … Continue reading →

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Solstice Sunrise on the Sundial Bridge 2024

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Skip@RR

This turned out nice. Video by me. It’s Really Redding.

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The 150 year history of the Redding School District.

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Skip@RR

A really very interesting documentary about the history of Redding’s schools: I had a tiny (very tiny) part in adding to this documentary with an 1890 map of Redding I archived here at Really Redding in 2016. Click to enlarge: … Continue reading →

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A brief timelapse of Castle Crags

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Skip@RR

A very brief timelapse I captured in late Spring of 2024 featuring the famous Castle Crags of southern Siskiyou County. More a learning exercise than anything. I hope to do more and longer timelapse videos.

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Timelapse sunrise over Redding CA 4/12/2024 – 5 seconds long.

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Skip@RR

Did this TL yesterday. Turned out nice. Skip Murphy While 5 seconds may be my attention span lately, bear in mind that this took a lot longer to shoot and edit. I shot a frame every 10 seconds and you … Continue reading →

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Glowing Wild at Turtle Bay

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Skip@RR

Here are a few images I captured of the Glowing Wild exhibit at the McConnell Arboretum at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding. Glowing Wild at Turtle Bay is lovely and well worth your time: https://turtlebay.ticketapp.org/portal/product/76  

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Sunset over the Sacramento River at the Sundial Bridge

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Skip@RR

Sunset over the Sacramento River in Redding in March of 2024. Lovely evening. Brief excerpt of music by Craig Padilla and me from Eye of the Storm.

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