Author Archives: Skip@RR

City of Shasta Lake Civic Center

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Skip@RR

Enough Covid gloom. I feel like I need to get back to regular posting. Here’s some photos I took today of the City of Shasta Lake’s Civic Center. I think it looks pretty terrific. Especially so if you had seen … Continue reading →

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Covid again

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Skip@RR

“US response to Covid has ultimately been like our response to school shootings: Once we decided unimaginable loss was a price worth paying for an imagined ideal of freedom, the number of deaths ceased to matter. We’d trade a million … Continue reading →

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New Covid-19 variant roars into town

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Skip@RR

So there’s a new Covid strain in town coined the Delta Variant, which apparently packs a virus load in the sinus that can be 1000 times higher than the original virus. It’s much more contagious, with predictable results in hospitalizations: … Continue reading →

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A pandemic Spring in Redding

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Skip@RR

I last posted here during a grim Christmas season. Despite lockdowns and (frequently ignored) masking and sanitizing regimens, infection rates were on the rise with no end in sight. I could not escape a feeling of gloom and uncertainty about … Continue reading →

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A pandemic Christmas for 2020 in Redding

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Skip@RR

Hello readers. I see it’s been more than a year since I last posted at this blog. There are a couple of reasons for that. Our real estate brokerage, The Address Realty has been very busy. We are considered “Essential … Continue reading →

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Redding’s lovely City Hall

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Skip@RR

We received a light snowfall a few days ago. I was hoping to shoot our City Hall with a dusting of snow, but it had melted away before I got there. Took these shots anyway. It’s a beautiful building.

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Own Redding’s finest Bed and Breakfast!

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Skip@RR

Your rare chance to own one of Redding’s most desirable and highest rated Bed and Breakfasts! Apple’s River House Located on the Sacramento River Trail is a turn-key furnished, equipped, and ready to ramp up opportunity that has been in … Continue reading →

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A Shasta Sunset 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Skip@RR

lol, I tried to post this June 10, but never hit Publish evidently. So here is a sunset shot from last summer. According to my insider sources, Lake Shasta is as full as it will be for 2019, right now. … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter takes flight

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Skip@RR
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Mountain biking in the Redding burn scar

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Skip@RR

Striking mountain bike video of the trails west of Redding, post Carr Fire. These riders and their coolest-ever dog, show what it looks like as the fire recovery begins. Green grass, flowers, and twisted burned manzanita. Looks like you can … Continue reading →

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