Category Archives: Redding

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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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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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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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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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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Heading to Redding after a good snowfall season

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Skip@RR

From Shingletown on Hwy 44, looking towards our destination, Redding CA.

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Stronger than Carr, the short film

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Skip@RR

The Carr fire of 2018 wounded Redding badly.  A few local citizens hired a local film studio named speropictures to create something about special about it, and it is quite amazing. The live event premiere of the short seems to … Continue reading →

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Delta Fire pyrocumulus from the 3 Shastas overlook

Posted on September 8, 2018 by Skip@RR

Expand to Full Screen for 4K resolution. Timelapse 4K 1 frame per second, 9/5/2018. The very aggressive Delta Fire, burning just north of Lakehead. Fire season this year is like nothing anyone has ever seen. Anyone aware acknowledges that years … Continue reading →

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Fireworks for the 4th in Redding 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Skip@RR

We celebrate Independence Day in Redding with a big free fireworks show put on every year by the generous McConnell foundation. Here it is as I captured 4K video from a friend’s kitchen in the west hills. 20 minutes condensed … Continue reading →

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