Category Archives: Redding

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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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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New Courthouse in Redding is about to open

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Skip@RR

I see the new courthouse in Redding  is finally set to open. I captured this aerial footage of it under construction in the fall of 2022. The scene starts across the street at the old courthouse, dressed in beautiful fall … Continue reading →

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Redding projected as #1 for real estate appreciation by Core Logic

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Skip@RR

Rare (read: Never) is it that I re-post anything here from our local paper, which is often very negative about my favorite city. If it bleeds, it leads. But this article really caught my attention. People are starting to notice … Continue reading →

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Redding’s Garden of Lights 2023

Posted on January 4, 2024 by Skip@RR

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 →

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Where can you see the real night sky near Redding?

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Skip@RR

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 →

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The Sacramento River runs through Redding

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Skip@RR

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 →

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Indigenous music on a bridge between worlds

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Skip@RR

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 →

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Superbloom Spring 2023 near Redding

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Skip@RR

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.

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