Redding (population 85,000) is located in the heart of northern California along the 5 Freeway. Highway 299 passes through town as well as Highway 44. The 299 leads to Eureka and the 44 passes near Lassen Volcanic Park on its way east towards Susanville.

Redding is the gateway city to the surrounding Shasta-Trinity forests as well as the Whiskeytown Recreation area. The winters can be quite cold and the summers can be quite hot with temperatures well over 100 degrees F. When the summer temperature reach the triple digits on my trips to Redding, I reach for the Popsicle's in the freezer and head up to Lake Shasta for some summer time cooling action. See the section on Lake Shasta for more details.
		Photos of the Sundial Bridge on a very sunny warm day in September

For information on climbing Mt. Shasta please visit the author's Mt. Shasta article

The fairly new Sundial Bridge designed by the world famous Spanish architect & Engineer Santiago Calatrava is located over the great Sacramento River. This bridge is located at the 300 acre Turtle Bay Expo and Exploration park, and the bridge is now the new downtown entrance to the Sacramento river and the nearby trails. We also have a photo of his famous bridge in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Large rock statues of turtles sit in front of the visitor center - photo to the right.

Redding is the author's birthplace, a fact he is quite proud of. -The Turtle Bay Visitor Center

Last Updated: 11/30/08 15:16:47