Category Archives: Sundial Bridge

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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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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A sunny day after a rare afternoon snowfall just a day earlier in Redding

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Managed WordPress Migration User

The day after an unusual snowfall in Redding CA, I fly over the Sacramento River and survey the surroundings. A notable fibonacci influenced landmark at the McConnell Arboretum is easily visible. Music is by Craig Padilla and myself from our … Continue reading →

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Snow Day! Sundial Bridge and surrounds in early Spring 2023

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Skip@RR

Snowy Sundial Bridge taken 2/24/2023 after a brief but intense snow event. Music in this 4K video is by Craig Padilla and Skip Murphy from the CD Planetary Elements, Vol 2. “Lithium” C 2005, Courtesy of Space for Music Records. … 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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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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A Sundial Solstice 2018

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Skip@RR

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The Sundial in our lives

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Skip@RR

Dramatically rising from Redding’s verdant canopy of riparian trees, the brilliant white gnomon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnomon) of the Sundial Bridge is visible for miles. An enormous and poignant timepiece that serves to remind all: Omnes vulnerant, ultima necat. (All hours wound; the … Continue reading →

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