Really Redding

A Sundial Solstice 2018

BySkip@RR June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Solstice on the Sundial Bridge

12 Angry Men at Riverfront Playhouse

BySkip@RR June 24, 2018June 30, 2018

Just returned from “12 Angry Men” at Riverfront Playhouse. Brilliant concept and execution! An immersive experience. Really hits home if you’ve ever served on a jury. The superb acting just draws you in. Runs until July 7. Highly recommended. More at https://www.riverfrontplayhouse.net/

Lake Shasta

Redding is a cool resort town

BySkip@RR May 22, 2018May 23, 2018

Driving around downtown, and bicycling the Sacramento River trail, it’s sometimes easy to forget Redding is also a world class resort town near one of the biggest recreational lakes in California. Our busy season starts Memorial Day weekend. Here are some recent scenes from a couple marinas on the Pit Arm all ready for the…

Sundial Bridge

The Sundial in our lives

BySkip@RR April 15, 2018

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 last one kills) We are allotted roughly 28,000 days on this earthly plane. The last…

Photography | Redding | Sundial Bridge

Sundial Bridge from above the Sacramento River in Winter

BySkip@RR March 18, 2018March 19, 2018

The post title says it all. We got a little break in the weather and so I went looking for something to photograph. Same view from a lower altitude. Here’s a couple fishermen casually discussing something or another, while standing in the middle of the river.

Sacramento River | Turtle Bay Museum | Wildlife

Early Spring on the Sacramento River Trail in Redding

BySkip@RR March 11, 2018

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.

Photography

Good morning Redding, at 32F.

BySkip@RR March 11, 2018

Taken on a late February morning. About 32 f.

Photography | Redding | Sundial Bridge

Superb Owl Sunday

BySkip@RR February 20, 2018

Spotted these acrobatically inclined individuals north of the Sundial Bridge, whilst there was some sort of big game on TV.

Art

Because we can

BySkip@RR February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

Photography | Redding | Sacramento River

The Hilltop Drive trailhead to Sacramento River Trail

BySkip@RR January 23, 2018January 25, 2018

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 with a pleasant aerobic walk down to the river and back. Click to enlarge: Here’s…