Author Archives: Skip@RR

Wide view of Mt Shasta Ski Park on an epic Saturday!

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Skip@RR

A gorgeous 60 minute drive north from Redding will deliver you to the Mt Shasta Ski Park. It has always had a great family atmosphere, with parents dropping kids off for the day, and where you often met your neighbors … Continue reading →

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Flying over the river after a Winter storm

Posted on December 15, 2022 by Skip@RR

Drone practice flight over the Sacramento River from the Bluffs to the Sundial Bridge with fresh snow on the mountains in the background. Click on the image below to enlarge, hit play on the video to watch the flight. I’m … Continue reading →

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3D printed homes come to Redding

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Skip@RR

So, evidently I live in a science fiction novel. They print houses in my town. And I took a photo of the work getting underway using a supercomputer/digital camera I carry around in my pocket. It’s easy to get bogged … Continue reading →

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Market Street in Redding 1925

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Skip@RR

The Shasta Historical Society posted this image on Facebook. I cleaned it up a bit in Photoshop.   

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Weather West Blog

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Skip@RR

If you have managed to stumble on this blog, you might also be interested in Redding Weather. Redding weather is inextricably entwined with the weather all around us. And water issues as well. Of course, you can get current weather … Continue reading →

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A bird’s eye view of new construction underway in Downtown Redding

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Skip@RR

So much new construction underway in Redding! I took the drone out for a look, otherwise you can only see it from ground level. Apologies in advance for the jerky camera movements. Over the years I have been flying I … Continue reading →

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Heritage Day at Burney Falls

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Skip@RR

World famous Burney Falls is about an hour drive East from Redding. We went up for their Heritage Day festivities, and it was great fun. Here is Burney Falls: Here’s an image of the event: There were lot’s of demonstrations … Continue reading →

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Virtual tour of the renewed downtown Redding

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Skip@RR

I walked through the new downtown Redding shortly after it opened in early 2021, and I created this virtual tour. It was all so new and clean. It was almost startlingly surreal at the time. Some of the businesses seen … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Pride Month in Redding 2022

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Skip@RR

Greetings from Downtown Redding’s Umbrella Alley. Image from June 2021.

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A rare foggy day in Redding

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Skip@RR

Today is foggy in Redding. It doesn’t often happen. Here are some images of local scenes draped in mist. I took these shots last November.

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