Category Archives: Sacramento River

A snow crested Redding evening

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Skip@RR

In this image, we see the Sundial Bridge located in Redding, California, captured during the early evening in late Winter. The bridge and Sacramento River is beautiful in the sunset reflection, and provides the main focus of the image. In … Continue reading →

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Shasta Dam spillway 6 years ago today

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Skip@RR

Exactly 6 years ago today, I took this video of the spillway at Shasta Dam near full flow. We have not seen anything remotely near this capacity reached since then. Our Sacramento River watershed has been suffering terrible drought over … Continue reading →

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Walk through the Garden of Lights 2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Skip@RR

Only a few more days left to enjoy an evening stroll through the McConnell Arboretum festooned with zillions of dancing lights. Seen here from above via my drone video:   I’ve written about this unique attraction before, and it just … 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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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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Sunset at the Sacramento River near the rail trestle.

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Skip@RR

Unseasonably warm November weather helped me decide to shoot a timelapse of the Sacramento River at the rail trestle. It wasn’t a super spectacular sunset, but it was very pretty nonetheless. Over the course of shooting, I was surprised to … Continue reading →

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Redding’s Ribbon Bridge after the Carr Fire

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Skip@RR

Aerial footage from the day they re-opened Redding’s Sacramento River Trail on the north side. The bridge itself was closed due to the Carr Fire. I posted this on Facebook saying it wasn’t as bad as I’d feared. That comment … Continue reading →

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More drone imagery of the Sundial

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Skip@RR

This comes from the Sacramento Bee. See it at the link: https://www.sacbee.com/news/weather/article214268174.html Photogenic mid-town Redding.

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Early Spring on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Skip@RR

Out for a bike ride on a nice day at the trail, I happened upon a duck standing on a turtle. Turtles and ducks, just hanging out. That’s Really Redding.

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The Hilltop Drive trailhead to Sacramento River Trail

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Skip@RR

Hike Redding! Image captured during a break in the weather on a January day from above the Hilltop Dive trailhead to the river trail. This section of trail gets plenty of use. You can park on Hilltop and be rewarded … Continue reading →

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