That rumbling from the roof heralds the approach of Thanksgiving.
Northstate potatoes
A thoughtful neighbor brought us 20 lbs of these beautiful bakers straight from Tulelake. One of the premiere potato regions in the world, and grown here in the northstate.
Yum! Thoughtful neighbors and local grown potatoes, it’s Really Redding.
CASA Superhero Fun Run and Walk in Redding
CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates, one of our favorite charitable causes. According to the CASA website:
“CASA is a national program dedicated to providing quality court advocacy services to abused and neglected children under the jurisdiction of the Dependency Court. More than two million children have been helped by the program since its inception in 1977.”
The Redding Fun Run and Walk was held yesterday, and Erin participated with her young son. Here is a quick video impression.
It was a beautiful Fall day. Redding loves a reason to get outdoors for a fun run or walk. Thanks CASA Superhero run!
The Shasta view
Election victory last night for Brian Dahle
Congratulations to Brian Dahle for handily winning a second term as Assemblyman for the 1st District. His pragmatic approach to legislation is reflected here in this understated acceptance speech in Redding. Thanks also to Bruce Ross and Broker Erin Rader. Handheld video, so a bit shaky.
The republic is well served when business minded individuals step up to put their common sense approach to work for the greater good of our community. Thanks Brian, and family.
Redding is a small enough town that you can get to know your representatives with any effort at all. Face to face politics, it’s Really Redding.
Jefferson Public Radio
We have a few radio stations in Redding. Most are un-listenable, at best. One that I like a lot is JPR for their Rhythm and News programming. In Redding, you can listen at FM 89.7. They have a good signal throughout the area, and/or you can listen online.
The free-form style of the DJs really keep things interesting, and you will surely hear something played you have not heard before. On top of that great service, they were instrumental in leading the drive to restore the Cascade Theatre in Redding. One of our true civic gems. Thanks JPR! Although based in Southern Oregon, you are Really Redding.
Redding is getting warmer
Antlers Bridge replacement in Lakehead is a colossal structure
I don’t think these photos quite capture the scale of this mammoth construction project began in 2009, and located about 20 miles north of Redding. I don’t think I’ve ever come across a construction project this big before, hence why I’ve just had to take a photo of it. I was just amazed by the enormity of it, and I think it’s fair to say that I wouldn’t want to be a construction worker at this moment in time. Imagine the stress and the constant pressure they must be under to get it done? I just hope that their construction manager has the relevant qualifications to pull it off because it must be a very tough job. In fact, I may decide to have a look at sites like Raken just to see if I could potentially become a construction manager if I wanted to. Having the relevant skills would be important, but knowing how to manage a team and a project like this is even more essential, especially if you don’t want it dragging on for this amount of time.
Anyway, I just thought you’d like to see what I saw the other day, as I don’t think my eyes can still fathom it. Also, my shots are blurry since I was just waving my camera around while riding up Interstate 5. You can’t really see it very well while whizzing by at speed, so I thought I’d try to capture it on camera.
Below, you can see a worker in orange on a lift at lower right, for scale. These folks are working a hundred feet (a total guess) in the air. Click to slightly enlarge.
And then these two completely separate structures have to perfectly meet in the air. Impressive work!
Below, you can see the giant fish bas-relief in concrete. I suppose it will be only visible from the lake.
Here’s a better look at the artwork, an image taken from the Cal Trans Antlers Bridge Replacement Project website where you can get a much better view of the work.
The Cal Trans website also had this interesting historical image of the original Antlers bridge construction from 1941.
The sparse vegetation seen in historical photos is always striking to me. The Northstate was much more fire-safe back in the day.
Deer can read
Railroad Park Resort near Castella
Looking for an out-of-the-ordinary dining experience? A scenic drive 50 miles north of Redding gets you to the Railroad Park Resort, where you can dine in a boxcar.
The lovely Karry checks the menu. We imagine the scenery rolling by outside our dining car window, but it’s very pretty outside even stationary.
Inside, the space is filled with railroad memorabilia dimly lit by old incandescent lamps. Wistful remnants of a graceful era. The table lamp is inscribed Paris to Istanbul via The Orient Express.
It’s a romantic place. There’s also dining on a patio with a view of the Crags. And they offer lodging and RV camping spaces on a beautiful creek.
A perfect getaway from the valley to dine in the pines. There’s a complete menu and much more at the Railroad Park Resort website. Redding was born a rail town. And while the trains at the Railroad Park are all stationary, passengers will find themselves transported toward Really Redding.